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bandérilléro nom {m}

banderillero(one who sticks the banderillas in the bull's neck)
noun

barbouiller verbe

daub [daubed, daubing, daubs]◼◼◼(to apply something in hasty or crude strokes)
verb
[UK: dɔːb] [US: ˈdɒb]

barbouilleur nom {m}

dauber [daubers]◼◼◼(unskillful painter)
noun
[UK: ˈdɔː.bə(r)] [US: ˈdaʊ.bər]

smearer(unskillful painter)
noun

barillet nom {m}

barrel [barrels]◼◼◼(part of a clarinet)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.rəl] [US: ˈbæ.rəl]

cylinder [cylinders]◼◼◼(part of a revolver which contains chambers for rounds)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.lɪn.də(r)] [US: ˈsɪ.lən.dər]

bastille nom {f}

bastille [bastilles]◼◼◼(old name for prison, dungeon)
noun
[UK: ˈbæ.ˌstɪl] [US: ˈbæ.ˌstɪl]

Bastille nom {f}

Bastille◼◼◼(a prison in France)
proper noun
[UK: ˈbæ.ˌstɪl] [US: ˈbæ.ˌstɪl]

bataille nom {f}

battle [battles]◼◼◼(general action, fight, or encounter; a combat)
noun
[UK: ˈbæt.l̩] [US: ˈbæt.l̩]
You lost the battle. = Tu as perdu la bataille.

fight [fights]◼◼◻(battle)
noun
[UK: faɪt] [US: ˈfaɪt]
We won the fight. = Nous avons gagné la bataille.

combat [combats]◼◼◻(a battle; a fight)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒm.bæt] [US: ˈkɑːm.bæt]

bataille d'Angleterre nom {f}

Battle of Britain◼◼◼(series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II)
proper noun

bataille d'eau nom {f}

water fight◼◼◼(activity where the participants get each other wet)
noun

bataille d'oreillers [Quebec] nom {f}

pillow fight◼◼◼(a play fight that involves hitting others with pillows)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪ.ləʊ faɪt] [US: ˈpɪlo.ʊ ˈfaɪt]

bataille de boules de neige nom {f}

snowball fight◼◼◼(play fight)
noun

bataille de polochons nom {f}

pillow fight◼◼◼(a play fight that involves hitting others with pillows)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪ.ləʊ faɪt] [US: ˈpɪlo.ʊ ˈfaɪt]

bataille de pouces nom {f}

thumb war◼◼◼(children's game)
noun

bataille navale nom {f}

battleship◼◼◼(guessing game)
noun
[UK: ˈbætl.ʃɪp] [US: ˈbæ.təl.ˌʃɪp]

bataille rangée nom {f}

pitched battle◼◼◼noun
[UK: pɪtʃt ˈbæt.l̩] [US: ˈpɪtʃt ˈbæt.l̩]

batailleur adjectif

contentious(given to struggling)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈten.ʃəs] [US: kən.ˈten.ʃəs]

batailleur adjectif
{m}

hawkish(supportive of warlike foreign policy)
adjective
[UK: ˈhɔːkɪʃ] [US: ˈhɒkɪʃ]

bateau en bouteille nom {m}

ship in a bottle◼◼◼(ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle)
noun

bâton de taille nom {m}

tally stick(piece of wood with notches or scores)
noun

bébé corneille nom

squab [squabs](baby rook)
noun
[UK: skwɒb] [US: skwɒb]

belle-fille nom {f}

daughter-in-law [daughters-in-law]◼◼◼(wife of one's child)
noun
[UK: ˈdɔː.tə.rɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈdɔːr.tə.rɪn.ˌlɔːr]

stepdaughter [stepdaughters]◼◼◼(daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself)
noun
[UK: ˈstep.dɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈstep.ˌdɒ.tər]

belle-fille [stepdaughter] nom {f}

stepchild [stepchildren]◼◼◼(the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner)
noun
[UK: ˈstep.tʃaɪld] [US: ˈstep.ˌtʃaɪld]

béquille nom {f}

crutch [crutches]◼◼◼(device to assist in motion as a cane)
noun
[UK: krʌtʃ] [US: ˈkrətʃ]
He walks on crutches. = Il marche avec des béquilles.

kickstand◼◼◻(levered bar of a bicycle or motorcycle)
noun
[UK: kˈɪkstand] [US: kˈɪkstænd]

charley horse(a muscle cramp, usually in the thigh or leg)
noun

Berdouilleux nom propre

Jabberwock(fantastical monster)
proper noun
[UK: ˈdʒæ.bəˌrw.ɒk] [US: ˈdʒæ.bəˌr.wɑːk]

bidonville nom {m}

slum [slums]◼◼◼(dilapidated neighborhood)
noun
[UK: slʌm] [US: sˈləm]
John lives in a slum. = John vit dans un bidonville.

skid row(especially dilapidated section of a city)
noun
[UK: skɪd raʊ] [US: ˈskɪd ˈroʊ]

bidonville nom {f}

shantytown [shantytowns]◼◼◻(area containing a collection of shacks and shanties)
noun
[UK: ˈʃæn.tɪ.taʊn] [US: ˈʃæn.ti.ˌtɑːwn]

bidouiller verbe

tinker [tinkered, tinkering, tinkers]◼◼◼(to fiddle with something in an attempt to fix or improve it)
verb
[UK: ˈtɪŋkə(r)] [US: ˈtɪŋkər]

twiddle [twiddled, twiddling, twiddles](to wiggle, fidget)
verb
[UK: ˈtwɪd.l̩] [US: ˈtwɪd.l̩]

bidouiller [colloquial] verbe

tamper [tampered, tampering, tampers]◼◼◼(alter by making unauthorized changes)
verb
[UK: ˈtæm.pə(r)] [US: ˈtæm.pər]

bijoux de famille nom {m pl}

family jewels◼◼◼(testicles)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.mə.li ˈdʒuːəlz] [US: ˈfæ.mə.li ˈdʒuːəlz]

bollocks(testicles)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒl.əks] [US: ˈbɑːl.əks]

crown jewels(jewelry)
noun

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