"bête" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /bɛt/, /bɛːt/ Audio: Fr-bête.ogg [France], Qc-bête.ogg [Canada] Forms: bêtes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French beste, from Old French beste, probably partially borrowed from Classical Latin bēstia (“beast”), or less likely from an alternative Vulgar Latin bēsta (“animal”). Compare biche (probably from Old French bisse, itself from Vulgar Latin bīstia; compare Italian biscia). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|beste|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French beste, {{inh+|fr|frm|beste}} Inherited from Middle French beste, {{inh|fr|fro|beste}} Old French beste, {{der|fr|la|bēstia||beast}} Latin bēstia (“beast”), {{der|fr|VL.|bēsta||animal}} Vulgar Latin bēsta (“animal”), {{m|fr|biche}} biche, {{m|fro|bisse}} bisse, {{m|la|bīstia}} bīstia, {{cog|it|biscia}} Italian biscia Head templates: {{fr-adj}} bête (plural bêtes)
  1. (offensive) Not very bright and lacking in judgement; stupid; inept Tags: offensive Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: idiot
    Sense id: en-bête-fr-adj-ezkkAv-A Disambiguation of Personality: 17 20 34 28 0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 8 34 13 1
  2. Which could have been easily averted; silly Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-bête-fr-adj-hiV5iWRA Disambiguation of Personality: 17 20 34 28 0
  3. (Canada, informal) Having a bad character or in a bad mood; showing great displeasure in interacting with people; ill-tempered Tags: Canada, informal Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-bête-fr-adj-a8osbLIw Disambiguation of Personality: 17 20 34 28 0 Categories (other): Canadian French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: b*t* (english: censored) Related terms: abêtifier, bestial, bestiaire, bestiau, bestiole, bêtement, bêtise, bêtisier

Noun

IPA: /bɛt/, /bɛːt/ Audio: Fr-bête.ogg [France], Qc-bête.ogg [Canada] Forms: bêtes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French beste, from Old French beste, probably partially borrowed from Classical Latin bēstia (“beast”), or less likely from an alternative Vulgar Latin bēsta (“animal”). Compare biche (probably from Old French bisse, itself from Vulgar Latin bīstia; compare Italian biscia). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|beste|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French beste, {{inh+|fr|frm|beste}} Inherited from Middle French beste, {{inh|fr|fro|beste}} Old French beste, {{der|fr|la|bēstia||beast}} Latin bēstia (“beast”), {{der|fr|VL.|bēsta||animal}} Vulgar Latin bēsta (“animal”), {{m|fr|biche}} biche, {{m|fro|bisse}} bisse, {{m|la|bīstia}} bīstia, {{cog|it|biscia}} Italian biscia Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bête f (plural bêtes)
  1. beast, animal Tags: feminine Categories (topical): People, Personality Synonyms: animal
    Sense id: en-bête-fr-noun-fxlbC0ms Disambiguation of People: 7 0 41 51 0 Disambiguation of Personality: 17 20 34 28 0
  2. (derogatory) fool Tags: derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-bête-fr-noun-GGefEOUG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: b*t* (english: censored)

Inflected forms

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    {
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    {
      "word": "bête à Bon Dieu"
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    {
      "word": "bête à manger du foin"
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    {
      "word": "bête comme chou"
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    {
      "word": "bête comme ses deux pieds"
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    {
      "word": "bête comme ses pieds"
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    {
      "word": "bête de foire"
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    {
      "word": "bête de scène"
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "morte la bête, mort le venin"
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      "english": "censored",
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    }
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}

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      "word": "abêtifier"
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      "word": "bestial"
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      "word": "bestiaire"
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    {
      "word": "bestiau"
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    {
      "word": "bestiole"
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      "glosses": [
        "Which could have been easily averted; silly"
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        "French terms with quotations"
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        {
          "english": "I say that, but these last few weeks she hasn't been as nasty [lit: \"less of a beast\"]. Even with me.",
          "ref": "1999, Chrystine Brouillet, Les Fiancées de l'Enfer, page 69",
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