What does buse in French mean?

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

The word buse in French means buzzard, idiot, pipe, nozzle, poor grade, red-shouldered hawk, red-tailed hawk, rough-legged hawk, broad-winged hawk, dipstick, nitwit, numbskull, doofus. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word buse

buzzard

nom féminin (gros rapace) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les buses tournent dans le ciel au-dessus de leurs proies.
Buzzards circle in the sky above their prey.

idiot

nom féminin (familier (personne stupide) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quelle buse celle-là !
What an idiot she is!

pipe

nom féminin (gros tuyau d'évacuation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mairie installe des buses pour évacuer les eaux de pluie.
The town hall has put in pipes to take away the rain water.

nozzle

nom féminin (tuyau de canalisation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La buse du pulvérisateur se bouche facilement.
The spray nozzle gets blocked easily.

poor grade

nom féminin (Belgique (mauvaise note)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
François n'avait pas révisé et s'est pris une buse en histoire !
Frank flunked history because he hadn't revised.

red-shouldered hawk

nom féminin (type de rapace) (bird of prey)

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

red-tailed hawk

nom féminin (type de rapace) (bird of prey)

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

rough-legged hawk

nom féminin (type de rapace) (bird of prey)

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

broad-winged hawk

nom féminin (rapace) (bird)

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

dipstick, nitwit, numbskull, doofus

nom féminin (familier, péjoratif (crétin) (colloquial)

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

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