bouffette

bufɛt

Definition

Definition of bouffette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

décoration

Dated

petit ornement rond et moelleux attaché à un objet pour décorer

Dated

La bouffette dorée orne le rideau du salon.

boule décorative

pompon

mode

Dated

nœud de ruban gonflé utilisé comme accessoire vestimentaire

Dated

Sa robe était ornée de bouffettes en satin blanc.

fatigue

Dated

état d'essoufflement avec transpiration après un effort

Dated

Après la course, il avait une grosse bouffette.

coup de fatigue

essoufflement

marine ancienne

Rare

troisième voile située sur le grand mât des galères anciennes

Rare

Le marin hissa la bouffette pour prendre le vent.

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petit ornement rond et moelleux attaché à un objet pour décorer
nœud de ruban gonflé utilisé comme accessoire vestimentaire

Origin of bouffette

français, bouffer (manger) + ette (diminutif)

Examples of bouffette in a sentence

Elle a acheté une bouffette pour décorer le coussin.
Elle portait une bouffette rose sur son chapeau.
Les bouffettes décorent souvent les costumes traditionnels.
La bouffette m'a surpris après avoir monté les escaliers.
Il a eu une bouffette en jouant au football sous le soleil.
La bouffette fut déchirée lors de la tempête.

On apercevait la bouffette blanche au sommet du mât.

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English:pom-pom, puff bow, ...
German:Bommel, Schleifenrüsche, ...
Italian:pon pon, fiocco a sbuffo, ...
Spanish:borla, lazo abullonado, ...
Portuguese:borla, cansaço extremo, ...
Chinese:绒球, 蓬松丝带结, ...
Japanese:ポンポン, リボン飾り, ...
Arabic:طُرَّة, زينة شريطية, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹנְפּוֹן, סֶרֶךְ מְנֻפָּח, ...
Russian:помпон, пышный бант, ...
Ukrainian:помпон, пишний бант, ...
Catalan:borla, llacet bufat, ...
Danish:pompon, en sløjfe, ...
Dutch:pompon, puff, ...
Greek:διακοσμητική μπάλα, φουσκωτός φιόγκος, ...
Khmer:រំយោល, ធ្នូខ្សែបូ, ...
Korean:방울장식, 리본 장식, ...
Polish:pompon, pękata kokarda, ...
Portuguese (BR):pompom, bouffette, ...
Romanian:pompon, buburuză, ...
Swedish:pompong, rosett, ...
Thai:พู่กลม, โบว์พอง, ...
Turkish:ponpon, fiyonk, ...
Vietnamese:bông tua rua, nơ phồng, ...

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Definition of bouffette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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Origin of bouffette

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