"boulet" meaning in French

See boulet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bu.lɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-boulet.wav Forms: boulets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French boulet, corresponding to boule + -et. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|frm|boulet}} Middle French boulet, {{af|fr|boule|-et}} boule + -et Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} boulet m (plural boulets)
  1. cannonball Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boulet-fr-noun-gPjd~SBv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -et, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 9 33 15 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -et: 40 13 26 21 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 57 4 25 14
  2. ball and chain Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boulet-fr-noun-zdD0F6Gv
  3. (anatomy) fetlock Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-boulet-fr-noun-jNh9xI0u Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (slang) goof, goofball Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-boulet-fr-noun-XWiLXTb2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boulet de canon, tirer à boulets rouges

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "boulet de canon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tirer à boulets rouges"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
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            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
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          "goofball"
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        "(slang) goof, goofball"
      ],
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "word": "tirer à boulets rouges"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "cannonball"
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          "fetlock"
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
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      ],
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