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bête nom {f} | beast [beasts]◼◼◼(domestic animal) beast [beasts]◼◼◼(non-human animal) animal [animals]◼◼◼(organism other than man) animal [animals]◼◼◼(organism) animal [animals]◼◼◼(person who behaves wildly) monster [monsters]◼◼◻(a prodigy) hotshot [hotshots]◼◻◻(someone with exceptional skills in a certain field) |
bête adjectif {f} | stupid [stupider, stupidest]◼◼◼(lacking in intelligence) |
bête adjectif {m} | silly [sillier, silliest]◼◼◼(foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom) |
bête adjectif | dumb [dumber, dumbest]◼◼◼(extremely stupid) foolish◼◼◻(lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) dim [dimmer, dimmest]◼◻◻(not smart) goofy◼◻◻(silly) vapid◼◻◻(lifeless, dull, or banal) shit-for-brains(Very stupid) |
bête comme chou preposition | like shooting fish in a barrel(extremely easy) |
bête comme ses pieds ("dumb as their own feet") adjectif | thick as a brickadjective |
bête de charge nom {f} | beast of burden◼◼◼(animal that carries or pulls a load) |
bête de proie nom {f} | beast of prey◼◼◼(animal) |
bête de sexe nom {f} | sex machine◼◼◼(person) |
bête de somme nom {f} | beast of burden◼◼◼(animal that carries or pulls a load) |
bête noire nom {f} | bête noire◼◼◼(an anathema) pet peeve◼◼◼(something that is personally annoying; a personal dislike) |
bête noire nom | whangdoodle(term of disparagement) |
bête sauvage nom {f} | beast [beasts]◼◼◼(non-human animal) |
bête stupide adjectif | dumb [dumber, dumbest]◼◼◼(pointless or unintellectual) |
bête à manger du foin ("dumb to the point of eating hay") adjectif | thick as a brickadjective |
bêtement adverbe | stupidly◼◼◼(in a stupid manner) |
[colloquial] bête à bouffer du foin adjectif | all there(negative form, "not all there": mentally incompetent) |
[informal] bête à pleurer adjectif | all there(negative form, "not all there": mentally incompetent) |
bébête adjectif | silly [sillier, silliest]◼◼◼(playful, giggly) babyish(like a baby) |
bébête nom {f} | critter [critters]◼◼◻(a creature) |
chercher la petite bête verbe | nitpick [nitpicked, nitpicking, nitpicks]◼◼◼(to correct minutiae or find fault) |
chercher la petite bête (look for the small beast) verbe | split hairs◼◼◼(to consider fine details) |
embêtement nom {m} | nuisance [nuisances]◼◼◼(minor annoyance or inconvenience) |
embêter verbe | bother [bothered, bothering, bothers]◼◼◼(to annoy, disturb) trouble [troubled, troubling, troubles]◼◼◻(to bother; to annoy) annoy [annoyed, annoying, annoys]◼◼◻(to disturb or irritate) bug [bugged, bugging, bugs]◼◼◻(to annoy) |