Also means
bare
Usage Note
Nu means naked, bare, or unclothed. The feminine form is nue, plural nus / nues. À l'oeil nu means 'with the naked eye', and nu-pieds means barefoot. In art, un nu (noun) refers to a nude figure in painting or sculpture — France has a long tradition of the academic nude as a high-art genre.
Examples
"Il marche nu-pieds sur la plage."
Natural Translation
He walks barefoot on the beach.
Literal Translation
He walks bare-footed on the beach
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