No. 1,876 in French
nuage
Cloud.
In a sentence
Un nuage est apparu dans le ciel bleu.
A cloud appeared in the blue sky.
Here, 'nuage' refers to a meteorological formation made of condensed water droplets in the atmosphere, typically seen floating in the sky.
Le nuage de poussière provoqué par le camion était énorme.
The dust cloud caused by the truck was enormous.
In this usage, 'nuage' metaphorically represents a large accumulation or concentration of particles in the air, forming a visible mass.
Le nuage informatique permet de stocker des données en ligne.
The cloud computing allows storing data online.
Here, 'nuage' is used in a technical metaphorical sense, referring to 'the cloud' in computing which symbolizes decentralized online data storage systems.
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