Polyglot Dictionary

boue

/bu/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. mud

    • Ses bottes sont couvertes de boue.

      His boots are covered in mud.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

argile

Close — similar earthy materials, mud vs clay.

Similar in other languages

German

Lehm

Close — mud relates to clay, loam.

English

clay

Close — mud relates to clay.

Practice

1 What does boue mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ses bottes sont couvertes de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches boue?

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