What does boulot in French mean?

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

The word boulot in French means job, work, hard work, chubby, tubby, plump, Let's get to work!, Good job, find a job, find work, land a job, do 's dirty work for him/her, do your fair share of the work, all work and no play, odd job, casual work, holiday job, leave the dirty work to , leave all the dirty work to, dirty work, get to work, set to work, find work, find a job. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word boulot

job

nom masculin (familier (travail, emploi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je change de boulot à la fin du mois.
I'm changing jobs at the end of the month.

work, hard work

nom masculin (familier (effort)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec un peu de boulot, nous aurons fini de retaper la maison pour l'hiver.
With a bit of work, we'll have finished doing up the house before the winter.

chubby, tubby, plump

adjectif (familier (petit et replet)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Je suis un peu boulotte mais ma sœur, elle, est maigre comme un clou.
I'm a bit chubby but my sister is as thin as a rake.

Let's get to work!

interjection (familier (Au travail !)

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

Good job

(familier (félicitations)

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

find a job, find work, land a job

locution verbale (familier (obtenir un travail)

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

do 's dirty work for him/her

locution verbale (familier, péjoratif (s'occuper du travail ingrat d'un autre)

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

do your fair share of the work

verbe intransitif (familier (assumer sa part de travail)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Alice a largement fait sa part du boulot dans ce projet.

all work and no play

(routine quotidienne)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le quotidien des habitants des grandes villes c'est métro, boulot, dodo.

odd job, casual work

nom masculin (travailleur peu rémunérateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand j'étais étudiant, je faisais des petits boulots pour me payer mes vacances.

holiday job

nom masculin (emploi saisonnier) (UK)

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

leave the dirty work to , leave all the dirty work to

(familier, péjoratif (se débarrasser d'une tâche ingrate)

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

dirty work

nom masculin (familier, péjoratif (travail ingrat)

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

get to work, set to work

locution verbale (familier (commencer à travailler)

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

find work, find a job

locution verbale (familier (décrocher un emploi)

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