allons boucher
Near future nous conjugation of boucher.
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le boucher, la bouchère, boucher
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
1. (profession)
a. butcher
Bernard travaille comme boucher au supermarché.Bernard works as a butcher at the supermarket.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
2. (figurative) (violent murderer)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. butcher (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Les médias ont commencé à appeler ce tueur insaisissable le « boucher des montagnes ».The media began calling this elusive killer the "butcher of the mountains."
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to seal
Avant, on utilisait de la cire pour boucher l'ouverture d'une bouteille.In the past, people used to use wax to seal the opening of a bottle.
b. to fill
Le réparateur a bouché la fissure dans le mur avec un mastic imperméable.The repairman filled the crack in the wall with a waterproof sealant.
c. to plug
Il faut boucher la bonde pour remplir la baignoire.You need to plug the drain to fill up the tub.
d. to stop
Claire a demandé à Luc de boucher le trou dans le seau.Claire asked Luc to stop the hole in the bucket.
e. to cork (with a cork)
Il est important de boucher ce flacon de parfum pour éviter l'évaporation.It's important to cork this bottle of perfume to avoid evaporation.
4. (to hinder)
a. to block
Des arbres tombés bouchaient la route menant au chalet.Fallen trees blocked the road leading to the cabin.
b. to obstruct
Les feuilles mortes vont boucher la gouttière s'il pleut trop fort.The fallen leaves will obstruct the gutter if it rains too hard.
Conjugations
Indicative of "boucher"
Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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