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boueux
adjective
muddy
bouf
noun, feminine
alternative spelling of bouffe
bouffable
adjective
edible; eatable
bouffarde
noun, feminine
pipe
bouffe
noun, masculine
singer of comic operas (bouffes); comic opera
bouffe
noun, feminine
grub (food)
bouffe
adjective
comic, amusing
bouffe de rue
noun, feminine
street food
to eat; to eat, to worry; to consume in excess; to bash (criticise harshly)
to be vehemently anticlerical, to sharply criticize the clergy
to eat pussy
to eat pussy
bouffetance
noun, feminine
grub; chow
bouffette
noun, feminine
tuft; rosette
bouffeur
noun, masculine
eater (person who eats)
bouffi
adjective
puffy; swollen (with pride etc.)
bouffi
noun, masculine
fatty, porker
to cause to become swollen or puffy; to puff up
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of bouffir
bouffissure
noun, feminine
swollen flesh, intumescence (especially referring to soft swellings without redness)
bouffon
adjective
grotesque, silly, clownlike
bouffon
noun, masculine
fool (person who entertained a sovereign); buffoon, fool (someone foolish)
bouffonnade
noun, feminine
buffoonery
ridiculously, farcically; stupidly, hilariously
bouffonnerie
noun, feminine
buffoonery; farce
bouffée
noun, feminine
puff (of wind, smoke, etc.); surge, rush
bouffée d'air frais
noun, feminine
breath of fresh air
bouffée d'oxygène
noun, feminine
breath of fresh air
bouffée de chaleur
noun, feminine
hot flash, hot flush (feeling of intense heat with sweating and rapid heartbeat, often caused by the changing hormone levels that are characteristic of menopause)
boug
noun, masculine
chap, guy
bougainvillée
noun, feminine
bougainvillea (Bougainvillea)
bouge
noun, masculine
hovel; dive; bulge, protuberance
bougeoir
noun, masculine
candlestick, sconce
bougeotte
noun, feminine
wanderlust; itchy feet
bouger
verb
to move; to budge
bougette
noun, feminine
budget (purse for carrying coins)
bougie
noun, feminine
candle; spark plug
bougie à boule
noun, feminine
a urological tool used to assess urethral diameter, that is ball- (or bulb-) tipped
bougna
noun, masculine
bunya
bougnat
noun, masculine
a coalman and barkeeper; a native of Auvergne
bougnoule
noun, masculine/feminine
wog; raghead (person of North African descent)
bougon
adjective
grumpy, sullen
bougon
noun, masculine
grump, grumbler
bougonnement
noun, masculine
grumbling; grumble
to grumble (complain); to sulk
bougonneur
noun, masculine
grumbler
bougre
noun, masculine
guy, dude, man, fellow, chap; wretch (miserable, luckless person); imbecile; idiot; sodomite, bugger (homosexual)
bougre de
adjective
synonym of espèce de
much, many
bougresse
noun, feminine
trout (an objectionable elderly woman); young, unmarried woman known for having a 'wild side'; female equivalent of bougre: girl, dudette, lass (term of address)
bouh
interjection
boo!
boui-boui
noun, masculine
low quality drinking establishment or café; greasy spoon
bouif
noun, masculine
cobbler, snobber
bouillabaisse
noun, feminine
bouillabaisse (fish soup from Provence)
bouillable
adjective
boilable
bouillant
adjective
boiling (having reached boiling point); very hot
to fuck
bouille
noun, feminine
face
bouilleur
noun, masculine
boiler; Formula One engine; a person who distils spirits (at home)
bouillie
noun, feminine
gruel; mash; porridge; paste; mixture