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butte (hill)
noun
[UK: ˈbjuːt]
[US: ˈbjuːt]

butte◼◼◼nom {f}

butter [buttered, buttering, butters] (to spread butter on, see also: spread; butter)
verb
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə(r)]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩]

beurrer◼◼◼verbeHe hates butter. = Il déteste le beurre.

butter [butters] (other foodstuffs like butter)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə(r)]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩]

beurre◼◼◼nom {m}He hates butter. = Il déteste le beurre.

butter [butters] (soft foodstuff made from milk)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə(r)]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩]

beurre◼◼◼nom {m}He hates butter. = Il déteste le beurre.

butter dish (specialised dish in which butter is served)
noun

beurrier◼◼◼nom {m}

butter knife (dull-edged knife for spreading butter)
noun

couteau à beurre◼◼◼nom {m}

butter one's bread on both sides (profit from two things at the same time)
verb

vouloir le beurre et l'argent du beurreverbe

butter up (to flatter)
verb
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə(r) ʌp]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩ ʌp]

flatter◼◼◼verbe

caresser dans le sens du poil◼◼◻verbe

butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary)
phrase

on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confessionphrase

butterbur [butterburs] (herb)
noun
[UK: bˈʌtəbˌɜː]
[US: bˈʌɾɚbˌɜː]

pétasite◼◼◼nom {m}

buttercup [buttercups] (herb of the genus Ranunculus)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.əkʌp]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.kəp]

renoncule◼◼◼nom {m}

bouton-d'or◼◻◻nom {m}

fleur de l'impatiencenom {m}

gobet du diablenom {m}

grenouillettenom {m}

butterfingered (prone to dropping things, see also: clumsy)
adjective
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə(r) ˈfɪŋ.ɡəd]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩ ˈfɪŋ.ɡərd]

qui a des mains de beurreadjectif

butterfingers [butterfingers] (someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.fɪŋ.ɡəz]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.ˌfɪŋ.ɡr̩z]

maladroit◼◼◼nom

avoir deux mains gauches◼◻◻nom

butterfly [butterfly] (butterfly tape)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ]

pansement papillonnom {m}

butterfly door (type of car door)
noun

porte papillon◼◼◼nom {f}

butterfly effect [butterfly effects] (technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ ɪ.ˈfekt]

effet papillon◼◼◼nom {m}

butterfly kiss (Very light kiss.)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ kɪs]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ ˈkɪs]

baiser papillon◼◼◼nom {m}

butterfly knife (folding pocket knife)
noun

balisong◼◼◼nom {m}

butterfly knot (type of knot)
noun

nœud d'encordementnom {m}

nœud de papillonnom {m}

nœud de papillon alpinnom {m}

nœud de virenom {m}

butterfly net (net used to collect butterflies)
noun

filet à papillons◼◼◼nom {m}

butterfly stroke (swimming stroke)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ strəʊk]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.flaɪ stroʊk]

papillon◼◼◼nom {m}

butterfly valve (valve which can be used for isolation or regulating flow)
noun

papillon◼◼◼nom {m}

butterflyfish (tropical marine fish)
noun

poisson-papillon◼◼◼nom {m}

buttermilk [buttermilks] (traditional buttermilk)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.mɪlk]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.mɪlk]

babeurre◼◼◼nom {m}

butternut [butternuts] (tree)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌtənʌt]
[US: ˈbʌtənʌt]

noyer cendré◼◼◼nom {m}

noyer à beurrenom {m}

butternut squash [butternut squashes] (Cucurbita moschata cultivar)
noun
[UK: bˈʌtənˌʌt skwˈɒʃ]
[US: bˈʌtɚnˌʌt skwˈɑːʃ]

doubeurrenom {m} NomF

butterscotch (sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.skɒtʃ]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.skɑːtʃ]

caramel◼◼◼nom

butterscotch (hard candy)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.ə.skɒtʃ]
[US: ˈbʌt.r̩.skɑːtʃ]

caramel au beurre◼◻◻nom {m}

butterwort (plant of the genus Pinguicula)
noun
[UK: bˈʌtəwˌɔːt]
[US: bˈʌɾɚwˌoːrt]

grassette◼◼◼nom {f}

buttfuckable (worthy of being buttfucked)
adjective

enculableadjectif

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