zero

In a sentence

• Le thermomètre affiche zéro degré aujourd'hui.

  The thermometer shows zero degrees today.

  The word 'zéro' is used here as a numerical value indicating no temperature beyond freezing point.

• Je suis arrivé dans ma classe zéro minute avant que la cloche ne sonne.

  I arrived in my class zero minutes before the bell rang.

  Here, 'zéro' indicates no units of time—a lack of minutes—expressing hurried arrival.

• Il y a zéro chance qu'il pleuve ce soir selon la météo.

  There is zero chance of rain this evening according to the weather forecast.

  'Zéro' describes the probability of an event, metaphorically indicating its impossibility.