What does bouter in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word bouter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bouter in French.
The word bouter in French means drive out, push out, raze, brace, buttress, brace yourself, dig your heels in, dig in your heels, buttress, buttress. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word bouter
drive out, push outverbe transitif (littéraire (chasser [qqn] dehors) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") C'est Jeanne d'Arc qui bouta les Anglais hors de France. |
razeverbe transitif (littéraire (détruire) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Les insurgés ont bouté la statue du roi à terre. |
braceverbe transitif (appuyer avec force) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il faut arc-bouter le dos pour faire cet exercice de gymnastique. You need to brace your back to do this exercise. |
buttressverbe transitif (soutenir) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il faudra arc-bouter ce vieux mur. We need to buttress this old wall. |
brace yourselfverbe pronominal (prendre appui) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") Lise s'est s'arc-boutée de toute ses forces pour retenir l'armoire qui allait tomber. Lisa braced herself as hard as she could to hold the wardrobe which was going to fall. |
dig your heels in, dig in your heelsverbe pronominal (figuré (ne pas démordre d'une position) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
buttressverbe transitif (arc-bouter, étayer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La mairie a décidé de contre-bouter le mur qui menaçait de s’effondrer. |
buttressverbe transitif (arc-bouter, étayer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le cantonnier a contrebouté ce mur branlant avec des pieux. |
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