porter aux nues

French

Etymology

Nues is not the adjective meaning "naked", but the old French noun for "cloud" (cf. nuage).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.te o ny/

Verb

porter aux nues

  1. to praise, extol
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