What does bûcher in French mean?

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

The word bûcher in French means pyre, stake, stake, cram, woodshed, log. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bûcher

pyre

nom masculin (tas de bois où on brûle les morts) (funeral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tradition est de mettre les dépouilles au bûcher dans ce pays.
The tradition in this country is to put the body on a pyre.

stake

nom masculin (tas de bois de condamnation) (medieval method of execution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jeanne d'Arc est morte brûlée vive sur un bûcher.
Joan of Arc was burnt alive on the stake.

stake

nom masculin (supplice) (medieval method of execution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jeanne d'arc a été condamnée au bûcher.
Joan of Arc was sentenced to die at the stake.

cram

verbe intransitif (familier (étudier intensivement)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cet étudiant bûche en prévision de son examen.
The student is cramming before his exam.

woodshed

nom masculin (abri pour bois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On garde le bois à l'abri de la pluie dans le bûcher.
We keep the wood in the woodshed, out of the rain.

log

verbe transitif (Can (abattre les arbres)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ce costaud bûche des érables dans une forêt du Grand Nord.
The burly man fells maple trees in a forest in the Great North.

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