French Conversation · Level 137
30 words
French word
nickel
Pronunciation
IPA/nikɛl/
Meaning
- adjectiveperfect
Example
Ton travail est nickel.
Your work is perfect.
More examples
L'appartement est nickel après le ménage.
The apartment is spotless after cleaning.
Core concept
A polished, spotless result with nothing out of place.
Common phrases
être nickel
be perfect
c'est nickel
That's perfect
appartement nickel
spotless apartment
Similar words
propre: Clean on the surface, without dirt or debris.
parfait: Perfectly complete and meeting an ideal standard.
Definition in French
Adj. familier. Très propre ou impeccable ; par extension, qui est réalisé de façon parfaite.
Word origin
The adjective nickel developed from the French noun nickel for the metal and extended its polished, clean appearance to flawless results.
Usage tips
- Nickel is a colloquial adjective that commonly stays unchanged with feminine and plural nouns, as in une finition nickel and des résultats nickel.
Other meanings
- spotlessadjective
- nickelnoun
Opposites
- imparfaitimperfectadjective
- saledirtyadjective
Related words
- nickelénickel-platedadjective
- nickelagenickel platingnoun