nuire
to harmFumer nuit à la santé.
Smoking harms health.
general
to harm or damage someone or something, with à
Ce bruit nuit à mon travail.
This noise harms my work.
Le tabac nuit gravement à la santé.
Tobacco seriously harms health.
formal
to be detrimental to a reputation or interest
Ce scandale pourrait nuire au ministre.
This scandal could harm the minister.
Synonyms
Word Origin
From Latin nocere.
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais