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bouillir: to boil (becoming boiling; reach boiling point); to boil (cause to boil); to seethe
bouilloire: kettle
bouillon: broth (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled); bubble rising from a boiling liquid; gulp of liquid which escapes forcefully; flesh rising on a fold; risen fold of cloth
bouillon blanc: alternative spelling of bouillon-blanc
bouillon de culture: growth medium, culture medium
bouillon-blanc: common mullein (Verbascum thapsus L.); synonym of psiadie à feuilles de buglosse (Psiadia anchusifolia (Poir.) Cordem.)
bouillonnant: bubbling, frothing
bouillonnement: bubbling, boiling; ferment
bouillonner: to bubble; to froth; to seethe; to get angry
bouillotte: hot water bottle; A rapidly-played variety of brelan or gleek (a card game resembling poker); Water heater
bouillotter: to simmer
boujadi: inexperienced fool
boukak: alternative spelling of boucaque
boul: abbreviation of boulevard alternative form of boul.
boul.: blvd. (boulevard)
boulaie: birch orchard
boulanger: baker (who bakes bread; contrast pâtissier)
boulanger: To prepare and bake bread.
boulangerie: bread shop; bakery, baker's
boulangisme: Boulangism
boulangiste: Boulangist
boulangiste: Boulangist
boulard: skin flick, porno (pornographic movie)
bouldozeur: bulldozer
boule: butt, bum, ass
boule: ball, globe; bowl (in the game of bowls); scoop (for example, of ice cream); bauble; head or face
boule Quies: earplug
boule de Berlin: Berliner (doughnut with a sweet filling)
boule de cristal: crystal ball
boule de démolition: wrecking ball (heavy ball used in demolition)
boule de feu: fireball
boule de geisha: Ben Wa ball, geisha ball
boule de mammouth: gobstopper, jawbreaker (type of candy)
boule de neige: snowball; (type of) viburnum
boule de poils: hairball; furball
boule de quille: bowling ball
boule disco: disco ball (suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it)
boule puante: stinkbomb
boule à facettes: disco ball (suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it)
boule à thé: tea ball, tea strainer, tea infuser
boule à zéro: closely shaven head, buzzcut
boule-de-neige: horse mushroom; guelder rose
bouleau: birch tree
bouledogue: bulldog
bouler: to inflate, swell up
boulet: cannonball; ball and chain; fetlock; goof, goofball
boulet de canon: cannonball; powerful shot
boulette: small ball; meatball
bouletteux: drug mule
bouleute: bouleutes
boulevard: bulwark, rampart; boulevard, avenue; causeway
boulevard urbain: urban boulevard, stroad, arterial road; urban boulevard
boulevardier: boulevardier
boulevardier: boulevardier
bouleversant: heartrending, deeply moving, deeply touching, earth-shattering (very upsetting)
bouleversement: disruption, havoc
bouleverser: to completely and drastically change, to overturn; to shake, to cause a strong emotion; to disorganize, to turn upside down
boulier: abacus
boulier compteur: abacus (a calculating frame)
boulimie: bulimia (bulimia nervosa - eating disorder)