Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
look moins nul
English translation:
less dorky/clueless look
Added to glossary by
Nathalie Reis
Apr 22, 2010 18:39
14 yrs ago
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French term
look moins nul
French to English
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Je ne suis pas intéressé, je préfère les filles avec un look moins nul
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less dorky/clueless look
Here are two possibilities, but it depends on exactly what kind of "look nul" it is.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci!"
8 mins
polyglot45
Native in French
&
English
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
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227
less of a mess (stylewise)
register hard to gauge
21 mins
Caitriona82
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
Professional, accurate and on time
Native in: English , Irish
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Irish to English
less frumpy
Just another suggestion. It really depends on the age of the person who is being spoken about because I would generally use this word when speaking about women, not teenage girls.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/frumpy
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/frumpy
+1
32 mins
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
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16
who look like they're more "with it"
Less vacant.
2 hrs
with more pizazz/not as drab/boring
Hello,
That's how I read "nul" here.
I hope this helps.
That's how I read "nul" here.
I hope this helps.
12 hrs
Philippa Smith
Native in English
Works in field
29 years turning out perfect English
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
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49
more stylish
As in, turning it around to say "I prefer more stylish girls" (or "girls with more style").
My instinct is that the reflection is on the girl's style rather than her personality - so her look being "nul" rather than her manner. And that she's just not stylish enough for the speaker...
My instinct is that the reflection is on the girl's style rather than her personality - so her look being "nul" rather than her manner. And that she's just not stylish enough for the speaker...
1 day 1 hr
a more interesting look
"Nul" means non existent, crap, or useless, but we don't say "less useless" in English, so how about the positive spin?
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