What does beurre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word beurre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use beurre in French.

The word beurre in French means butter, butter, buttered, plastered, blotto, wasted, pie-eyed, pear, Beurre pear, Beurré pear, European pear, butter, churn butter, screw, garlic butter, beurre blanc, clarified butter, pissed as a newt, peanut butter, cocoa butter, shea butter, slightly salted butter, unsalted butter, black butter sauce, black butter sauce, brown butter, softened butter, salted caramel, not count for anything, count for nothing, butter knife, butter cream, butter cream icing, make money hand over fist, butter slicer, butter biscuit, yellow French bean, ham sandwich, buttermilk, top up your income, block of butter, will never set the world on fire, knob of butter, black eye, Petit-Beurre, pack of butter, for nothing, butter sauce, bread and butter, want to have your cake and eat it. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word beurre

butter

nom masculin (matière grasse issue du lait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ses croissants au beurre sont excellents.
Her butter croissants are excellent.

butter

nom masculin (matière grasse végétale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le beurre d'arachide est très calorique.
Peanut butter is very high in calories.

buttered

adjectif (enduit avec du beurre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Rien de tel que des tartines beurrées au petit déjeuner !
There's nothing better than slices of buttered bread for breakfast!

plastered, blotto, wasted, pie-eyed

adjectif (familier (ivre) (slang)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il est revenu complètement beurré du bistrot.
He came home from the pub completely plastered.

pear, Beurre pear, Beurré pear, European pear

nom féminin (variété de poire) (fruit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La beurré hardy est une poire très juteuse.
The Beurre Hardy pear is a very juicy pear.

butter

verbe transitif (étaler, enduire de beurre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il ne faut pas oublier de beurrer les moules à tarte.

churn butter

locution verbale (faire du beurre à partir de crème)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

screw

locution verbale (vulgaire, argot, vieilli (faire l'amour) (slang, vulgar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

garlic butter

nom masculin (ail mélangé avec du beurre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

beurre blanc

nom masculin (sauce pour poisson blanc) (sauce: Gallicism)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

clarified butter

nom masculin (beurre purifié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pissed as a newt

adjectif (familier (très ivre) (UK, slang, vulgar)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
À la fin de la soirée il était beurré comme un petit lu.

peanut butter

nom masculin (pâte d'arachide à tartiner) (nut spread)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le beurre de cacahuète est une pâte à tartiner faite à base d'arachides.

cocoa butter

nom masculin (graisse de pâte de cacao)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le beurre de cacao s'obtient de la pression des fèves du cacaotier.

shea butter

nom masculin (cire issue du Karité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

slightly salted butter

nom masculin (beurre légèrement salé) (dairy product: UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le beurre demi-sel se mange souvent avec des crudités.

unsalted butter

nom masculin (beurre non salé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

black butter sauce

nom masculin (beurre brûlé) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

black butter sauce

nom masculin (sauce pour poisson) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brown butter

nom masculin (sauce à base de beurre cuit) (sauce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

softened butter

nom masculin (cuisine : beurre ramolli) (cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

salted caramel

nom masculin (sirop de sucre au beurre salé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

not count for anything, count for nothing

locution verbale (familier (être négligeable)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

butter knife

nom masculin (couteau sans dent non pointu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

butter cream, butter cream icing

nom féminin (nappage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bûches de Nöel sont décorées de crème au beurre.

make money hand over fist

locution verbale (argot (faire des bénéfices)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

butter slicer

nom masculin (fil servant à couper le beurre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

butter biscuit

nom féminin (galette exclusivement au beurre) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Bretons font des galettes pur beurre.

yellow French bean

nom masculin (haricot jaune)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ham sandwich

nom masculin invariable (familier (sandwich au jambon et au beurre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai prévu des jambon-beurre pour notre repas du midi.

buttermilk

nom masculin (babeurre, petit lait) (dairy product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

top up your income

locution verbale (figuré (améliorer l'ordinaire)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

block of butter

nom féminin (grosse quantité de beurre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

will never set the world on fire

locution verbale (familier, péjoratif (être un peu bête)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mon collègue est gentil, mais il n'a pas inventé le fil à couper le beurre.

knob of butter

nom féminin (petit morceau de beurre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Par prudence pour ma santé, je mets seulement une noix de beurre sur mes aliments.

black eye

nom masculin (figuré (cocard)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les garçons se sont battus et Pierre est revenu avec un œil au beurre noir.

Petit-Beurre

nom masculin (biscuit) (French biscuit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le petit-beurre a été inventé par les usines Lefèvre-Utile.

pack of butter

nom féminin (portion de beurre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il réserva la moitié de la plaquette de beurre pour un quatre-quarts.

for nothing

locution adverbiale (familier, péjoratif (sans prendre en compte)

butter sauce

nom masculin (sauce à base de beurre) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bread and butter

nom féminin (tartine recouverte de beurre) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

want to have your cake and eat it

locution verbale (figuré (tout vouloir) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le problème avec toi, c'est que tu veux le beurre et l'argent du beurre.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Your problem is that you want to have your cake and eat it!

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