English-French translations for nub

• noyau
• nœud
  Nous le savons tous, mais c'est là le nœud de cette situation lamentable. We all know it, but the nub of the lamentable situation is this.
  Tel est le nœud du débat concernant la directive sur les services et ses énormes failles. That is the nub of the debate on the deeply flawed Services Directive.

Definition of nub

• The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon
• The essence or core of an issue, argument etc
• The clitoris
• To hit the ball weakly
• To beckon
• A noob; a newcomer or incompetent

Examples

• What do you think is the nub of the problem?
• He cant even make himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? What a nub

Related words

• Danube
• snub
• nubile
• Nubian
• Nubia
• obnubilation
• connubial
• nubuck
• nubby