What does boucler in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word boucler in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use boucler in French.
The word boucler in French means buckle, close off, finish, wrap up, be curly, be on a loop, lock, shut, close, wrap everything up, round everything off, pack your bags, finish packing, balance a budget, wrap up, button it. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word boucler
buckleverbe transitif (attacher avec une boucle) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La jeune fille boucla sa ceinture. The young girl buckled her belt. |
close offverbe transitif (fermer à la circulation) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Les policiers ont bouclé le quartier. The police have closed off the neighbourhood. |
finishverbe transitif (finir, achever) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Les préparatifs furent bouclés la veille à 18 heures. The preparations were finished at 6 pm the day before. |
wrap upverbe transitif (Journalisme : finir : un numéro) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Les journalistes ont bouclé le numéro de janvier. The journalists have wrapped the January issue up. |
be curlyverbe intransitif (faire des boucles) Ses cheveux bouclent naturellement. Her hair is naturally curly. |
be on a loopverbe intransitif (Informatique : s'exécuter sans fin) (computing) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ce programme boucle indéfiniment. This program is on an indefinite loop. |
lock, shutverbe transitif (familier (enfermer quelqu'un) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le vieil homme a bouclé son chien à la cave. The old man locked his dog in the cellar. |
closeverbe transitif (familier (fermer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'épicier a déjà bouclé son magasin. The grocer has already closed his shop. |
wrap everything up, round everything offlocution verbale (figuré (finir) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
pack your bags, finish packinglocution verbale (déménager, partir) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
balance a budgetlocution verbale (obtenir les fonds nécessaires) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ils ont bouclé leur budget, trois semaine avant leur départ. |
wrap uplocution verbale (finir un dossier) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") |
button itlocution verbale (familier (se taire) (informal) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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