noeud
/nø/
1.
nounmasculine
knot
tie
bow (decorative knot)
Je n'arrive pas à défaire ce noeud de mes lacets.
I can't undo this knot in my shoelace.
Synonyms:boucle
2.
nounmasculine
knot (nautical speed: one nautical mile per hour)
Le bateau file à douze noeuds.
The boat is doing twelve knots.
3.
nounmasculine
crux; central difficulty; tangled problem
Le noeud du problème, c'est le manque d'informations fiables.
The crux of the problem is the lack of reliable information.
Synonyms:point crucial, blocage
