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bud Meaning in French (bud signification en français)

nounbourgeon, pote
verbbourgeonner
Synonymes:amicopain
bourgeon in English:bud
Phonetic:buʁʒɔ̃
Plural: buds
Gender:Masculin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de bud en français est bourgeon, pote, bourgeonner. (Un petit germe ou une petite fleur non encore ouverte.)

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Bud visual illustration - Meaning in French (bourgeon)
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Definitions of Bud

  1. 1
    noun
    bourgeon

    A small, undeveloped shoot or flower that has not yet opened.

    Un petit germe ou une petite fleur non encore ouverte.

  2. 2
    verb
    bourgeonner

    To begin to grow or develop, especially a plant shoot or flower.

    Commencer à croître ou à se développer, en particulier un germe ou une fleur de plante.

  3. 3
    noun(informal)
    pote

    An informal term for a friend or companion.

    Terme informel pour désigner un ami ou un compagnon.

Example Sentences

casual

“The rose bush is full of buds.”

Le rosier est plein de bourgeons.

casual

“The trees are starting to bud in spring.”

Les arbres commencent à bourgeonner au printemps.

informal

“Hey, bud, how's it going?”

Salut, pote, comment ça va ?

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

amicopain

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

ennemi

Inflected Word Forms

past tensebudded
present participlebudding

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

nip something in the budidiom

To stop something before it has a chance to develop or become a problem.