"bête à manger du foin" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /bɛt a mɑ̃.ʒe dy fwɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-bête à manger du foin.wav Forms: bêtes à manger du foin [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “(so) dumb as to eat hay”. A pun on bête, which means both "dumb" and "beast". Etymology templates: {{m-g|(so) dumb as to eat hay}} “(so) dumb as to eat hay”, {{lit|(so) dumb as to eat hay}} Literally, “(so) dumb as to eat hay” Head templates: {{fr-adj|mf}} bête à manger du foin (plural bêtes à manger du foin)
  1. (simile) Very stupid; dumb as a rock; dumb as a doorknob Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: bête comme ses pieds, con comme un balai, con comme la lune
    Sense id: en-bête_à_manger_du_foin-fr-adj-kvekNILl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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