No. 1,649 in French
zéro
The numerical value of nothing; zero.
In a sentence
Son score était zéro après le premier tour.
His score was zero after the first round.
Here, 'zéro' is used to represent the numerical value of zero in the context of a scoring or ranking.
Il n'avait zéro pourcentage de chance de gagner.
He had zero percent chance of winning.
In this sentence, 'zéro' emphasizes the complete absence of possibility or likelihood quantitatively.
Je donne zéro crédit à cette idée.
I give zero credit to this idea.
'Zéro' here is employed metaphorically to signify utter disbelief or lack of acknowledgment regarding the credibility of an idea.
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