What does botte in French mean?

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

The word botte in French means boot, boot, bunch, bundle, fencing move, in boots, drop goal, put boots on, work for, boot, provide with boots, It's like looking for a needle in a haystack, have under your thumb, combat boot, haystack, rubber boot, secret weapon, I get a kick out of it, Puss in Boots, be 's puppet, be under 's thumb, boot hook, boot jack, boot pull. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word botte

boot

nom féminin (chaussure montante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bottes font partie de l'habit du cavalier.
Boots are part of a horse rider's outfit.

boot

nom féminin (chaussure haute pour lieux humides)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En temps de pluie, je mets des bottes en caoutchouc.
I wear rubber boots when it's raining.

bunch

nom féminin (lot de légumes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les radis sont vendus en botte.
Radishes are sold in bunches.

bundle

nom féminin (lot de végétaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On voit dans la campagne des bottes de foin et de paille.
In the countryside, bundles of hay and straw can be seen.

fencing move

nom féminin (mouvement d'escrime caractéristique)

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

in boots

adjectif (muni de bottes)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le chat botté est un conte de Perrault.
Puss in Boots is a tale by Perrault.

drop goal

nom masculin (Sport : frappe du pied) (rugby)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au football américain, le botté est marqué lorsque le ballon passe entre les deux poteaux.
In American football, a field goal is scored when the ball goes between the two posts.

put boots on

verbe transitif (chausser de bottes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En raison du temps pluvieux, la mère botta ses enfants.
The mother put boots on her children because of the rain.

work for

verbe transitif (familier (plaire à [qqn]) (informal)

Faire un barbecue demain nous botte bien.
Having a barbecue tomorrow works for us.

boot

verbe transitif (familier (Sports : envoyer [qch] avec le pied) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le joueur de rugby botta le ballon en touche.
The rugby player booted the ball into touch.

provide with boots

verbe transitif (fournir [qqn] en bottes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Chaque hiver, il nous faut botter les enfants.
Every winter, we need to provide the children with boots.

It's like looking for a needle in a haystack

(expression d'une grande difficulté) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cela va nous prendre une éternité : autant chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin !
This is going to take us forever; it's like looking for a needle in a haystack!

have under your thumb

locution verbale (figuré (dominer [qqn]) (figurative)

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

combat boot

nom féminin (rangers, chaussure de soldat) (usually plural)

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

haystack

nom féminin (foin réuni en masse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les agriculteurs forment des bottes de foin.

rubber boot

nom féminin (botte en caoutchouc)

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

secret weapon

nom féminin (coup surprise imparable) (figurative)

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

I get a kick out of it

(familier (ça me plaît) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

Puss in Boots

nom propre masculin (personnage de conte français) (fairytale character)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Chat Botté porte un grand chapeau, des cuissardes, et se bat avec une épée.

be 's puppet, be under 's thumb

(être aux ordres de [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il est à la botte du syndicat.

boot hook

nom masculin (crochet) (for putting on boots)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tire-botte est un crochet qui aide à enfiler une botte.

boot jack, boot pull

nom masculin (planchette découpée en V) (for removing boots)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On coince le talon de la botte dans le tire-botte pour s'en défaire.

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