No. 7,292 in French
nil
"Nil" in French means "nothing" or "zero."
In a sentence
Le score final du match était nul.
The final score of the match was nil.
Here, 'nul' reflects a score in sports, meaning no points were accumulated by either side.
Dans cet héritage, la valeur de cet objet est pratiquement nulle.
In this inheritance, the value of this object is practically nil.
In this context, 'nulle' is used to signify an insignificant or non-existent value of an item.
Sans leurs efforts, les chances de succès seraient proches de zéro ou nulles.
Without their efforts, the chances of success would be close to zero or nil.
'Nulles' is used here to denote a near-zero probability, emphasizing the absence or negligible chances of success.
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