What does boulet in French mean?

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

The word boulet in French means ball, cannonball, millstone, millstone around your neck, numbskull, dimwit, lump, cannonball, cannonball, attack. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word boulet

ball

nom masculin (sphère métallique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les bagnards traînaient un lourd boulet au pied.
The convicts were dragging heavy balls attached to their feet.

cannonball

nom masculin (projectile à canon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les soldats plaçaient le boulet dans le canon avant de faire feu.
The soldiers placed the cannonball in the cannon before firing.

millstone, millstone around your neck

nom masculin (familier (charge, obligation) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le prêt étudiant du jeune homme était devenu un boulet.
The young man's student loan had become a millstone around his neck.

numbskull, dimwit

nom masculin (familier (tocard, idiot) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
- Mon frère est arrivé en retard à mon mariage et en plus, il avait oublié les alliances ! - Mais quel boulet !
"My brother arrived late to my wedding and then he'd forgotten the rings!" - "What a numbskull!"

lump

nom masculin (charbon aggloméré)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On livrait le charbon en boulets.
Coal is delivered in lumps.

cannonball

nom masculin (Football : tir puissant) (football, figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'avant-centre a envoyé un boulet au fond des filets.
The centre forward sent a cannonball to the back of the net.

cannonball

nom masculin (projectile)

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

attack

nom masculin (figuré (critique virulente de [qch]) (figurative)

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

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