What does butiner in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word butiner in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use butiner in French.
The word butiner in French means gather pollen, gather nectar, forage in, glean, surf, make out with. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word butiner
gather pollen, gather nectarverbe intransitif (récolter le pollen) Les abeilles butinent dans les fleurs. The bees are gathering pollen (or: nectar) from inside the flowers. |
forage inverbe transitif (être dans les fleurs) Les abeilles butinent les fleurs. The honey bees are foraging. |
gleanverbe transitif (figuré (chercher çà et là et collecter) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") J'a butiné des idées dans l'œuvre de ce philosophe. |
surfverbe intransitif (familier (surfer sur Internet) (internet) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Elle a passé l'après à butiner de sites en sites. She spent the afternoon surfing from site to site. |
make out withverbe transitif (argot (embrasser, peloter) (US, slang) Il a passé l'après-midi à butiner sa copine. He spent the afternoon making out with his girlfriend. |
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