Nerd - In french

[MTIH1992]

We have French students come to live with us, and i would like to tell them what My friend is ( a nerd ) it doesnt seem to be in my french dictionary so i was hoping you cleaver people would know. If no nerd translation, is there an equivalant?

Matt

[The Master]

doesn't

clever

[lankeela]

As an official cleaver person I take exception to you trying to change my description. Are your related to the word butcher?

Anyway as to the answer - is it Le Nerd? Or Un Nerd.

[maximo]

It could be "ringard", or even "un plouc" ( a bit more familiar ). If you mean nerd as in geek, you can say he's "un fou de l'informatique" ( as in computer crazy ), or something.....

[Octavius]

I found a translation but it has several meanings, your friend may not appreciate you telling those darn frenchies that he is a cr�tin (personne peu intelligente) as it can also mean something entirely different.

[atoach]

"un intello" ? (I don't think nerds are 'peu intelligent', quite the reverse, though their intelligence takes precedence over their social skills). 'ringard', yes, that too: uncool, square; 'plouc' to me is a redneck or a yokel.

[lankeela]

Someone has removed an answer - mine doesn't make sense any more!