"bout" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bu/, /but/ Audio: Fr-bout.ogg Forms: bouts [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French bout (“a blow”), derivative of bouter (“to strike”), of Germanic origin. More at bouter. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|fr|fro|bout||a blow}} Old French bout (“a blow”), {{m|fro|bouter||to strike}} bouter (“to strike”), {{der|fr|gem}} Germanic, {{m|fr|bouter}} bouter Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bout m (plural bouts)
  1. end, extremity, tip (of a physical object) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bout-fr-noun-l6mHZu-L
  2. bit, piece, scrap Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bout-fr-noun-yhlL33Wv
  3. (nautical) rope Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-bout-fr-noun-~k1Vuf-l Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (curling) end Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Curling
    Sense id: en-bout-fr-noun-Nh5I0DCP Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à bout de, à bout portant, à bout (english: to the limit, without any room for manoeuvre), à tout bout de champ, au bout de, au bout du fil, avec des bouts de ficelle, bon bout, bout à bout, bout de doigt, bout de l’an, bout de sein, bout du monde, bout d’essai, bout filtre, brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts (english: to burn one's candle at both ends), connaître sur le bout des doigts, de bout en bout (english: from start to finish, from one end to the other), debout, filer par le bout, joindre les deux bouts, jusqu’au bout, jusqu’au bout (english: all the way, to the bitter end), mener par le bout du nez, montrer le bout de son nez, ne pas être au bout de ses peines, ne pas être au bout de ses surprises, ne pas regarder plus loin que le bout de son nez, ne pas voir plus loin que le bout de son nez, par le bon bout, pousser à bout, regarder par le petit bout de la lorgnette, remercier du bout des lèvres, sur le bout de la langue, tailler le bout de gras, tenir le bon bout, venir à bout, voir le bout du tunnel

Verb

IPA: /bu/, /but/ Audio: Fr-bout.ogg
Rhymes: -u Etymology: From Middle French, from Old French bout (“a blow”), derivative of bouter (“to strike”), of Germanic origin. More at bouter. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|frm|-}} Middle French, {{der|fr|fro|bout||a blow}} Old French bout (“a blow”), {{m|fro|bouter||to strike}} bouter (“to strike”), {{der|fr|gem}} Germanic, {{m|fr|bouter}} bouter Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} bout
  1. third-person singular present indicative of bouillir Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: bouillir
    Sense id: en-bout-fr-verb-n0nUT3mJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 19 29 46

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "bout",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a blow"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French bout (“a blow”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "bouter",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to strike"
      },
      "expansion": "bouter (“to strike”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "gem"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "bouter"
      },
      "expansion": "bouter",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle French, from Old French bout (“a blow”), derivative of bouter (“to strike”), of Germanic origin. More at bouter.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "bout",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "bouillir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person singular present indicative of bouillir"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bouillir",
          "bouillir#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/but/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "boue"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "boues"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bous"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bou"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bout"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "bouts"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-bout.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3a/Fr-bout.ogg/Fr-bout.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Fr-bout.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bout"
}

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