What does buter in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word buter in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use buter in French.
The word buter in French means trip over, have difficulty with , have trouble with, rest against, bump off, stumble over, dig your heels in, dig in your heels, get 's back up, stumble over a word, try to find the word, get bumped off. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word buter
trip oververbe transitif indirect (heurter le pied contre [qch]) Il s'est cassé le gros orteil en butant contre une pierre. He broke his big toe tripping over a stone. |
have difficulty with , have trouble withverbe transitif indirect (être arrêté par une difficulté) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") En anglais, Alain bute sur la prononciation de certains mots. In English, Alain has difficulty (or: trouble) with the pronunciation of certain words. |
rest againstverbe transitif indirect ([qch] qui s'appuie sur [qch]) Les poutres du toit butent contre le mur. The roof beams rest against the wall. |
bump offverbe transitif (argot (tuer) (slang) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Ce porteur de flingue a déjà buté cinq de ses concurrents. This gunman has already bumped off five of his rivals. |
stumble oververbe transitif indirect (hésiter en parlant, se tromper) (figurative) C'est la première fois qu'il parle en public, il bute sur certains mots. It's his first time speaking in public and he's stumbling over some words. |
dig your heels in, dig in your heelsverbe pronominal (se braquer) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Quand je lui demande avec qui elle sort, elle se bute et ne dit rien. When I ask her who she's going out with, she digs her heels in and says nothing. |
get 's back upverbe transitif (braquer [qqn]) (informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") N'insiste pas trop, tu vas finir par le buter ! Don't keep on; you'll end up getting his back up! |
stumble over a wordlocution verbale (bredouiller, fourcher) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
try to find the wordlocution verbale (hésiter, chercher un mot) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
get bumped off(très familier (se faire tuer) (slang) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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