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bourrer
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. to stuff
Après avoir bourré le coffre de valises, nous avons pris la route.After stuffing the trunk with suitcases, we hit the road.
b. to pack
Quand il y a de l’orage, mon fils bourre son lit de peluches pour se rassurer.When there’s a thunderstorm, my son packs his bed with stuffed animals to feel safe.
c. to cram
Elio a bourré son sac à dos de livres parce qu’il avait peur de s’ennuyer à la campagne.Elio crammed his backpack with books because he was afraid of getting bored in the countryside.
d. to fill
Mon grand-père bourre toujours ses placards de boîtes de conserve parce qu’il a peur de manquer.My grandfather always fills his cupboards with canned goods because he’s afraid of running out.
a. to stuff
Les parents de Jules nous ont bourré de sucreries tout l’après-midi. Je peux à peine bouger !Jules's parents stuffed us with sweets all afternoon. I can barely move!
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
4. (to fill up)
a. to be filling
J’aime beaucoup le kouign-amann, mais tout ce beurre, ça bourre !I really love kouign-amann, but all that butter is so filling!
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Indicative of "bourrer"
Collins French Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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