nuire

/nɥiʁ/
to harm

Fumer 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.

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