buffon

byfɔ̃

buffonne

Definition

Definition of buffon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

comique

Rare

personne qui fait rire les autres par ses plaisanteries

Rare

Le buffon du roi amusait la cour avec ses spectacles.

farceur

plaisantin

ridicule

Rare

personne qui agit de façon ridicule et stupide

Rare

Il fait le buffon au lieu de travailler sérieusement.

niais

pitre

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Origin of buffon

nom propre, Buffon (nom de famille)

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cobe de Thomas

animal

antilope africaine aussi appelée cobe de Buffon

Examples of buffon in a sentence

Dans la pièce, le buffon intervient pour détendre l’atmosphère.
Tout le monde le traite de buffon après sa blague.
Ce buffon a encore attiré l'attention en classe.

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English:jester, fool, ...
German:Spaßmacher, Clown, ...
Italian:buffone, pagliaccio, ...
Spanish:bufón, ...
Portuguese:bobo, tonto, ...
Chinese:小丑, 丑角, ...
Japanese:道化師, 道化者, ...
Arabic:مُهَرِّج, أبله, ...
Hebrew:לֵיצָן, בַּדְרָן, ...
Russian:шут, посмешище, ...
Ukrainian:блазень, клоун, ...
Catalan:bufó, persona ridícula, ...
Danish:nar, tosse, ...
Dutch:grappenmaker, ...
Greek:γελωτοποιός, καραγκιόζης, ...
Hungarian:bohóc, bolond, ...
Khmer:ត្លុក, មនុស្សកំប្លែង, ...
Korean:익살꾼, 바보, ...
Polish:błazen, głupiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):palhaço, bobo, ...
Romanian:bufon, caraghios, ...
Swedish:gycklare, pajas, ...
Thai:ตัวตลก, คนโง่, ...
Turkish:soytarı, ...
Vietnamese:anh hề, kẻ hề, ...

Buffon

byfɔ̃

Definition of Buffon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

patronymenom de famille français porté par plusieurs personnalités

Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon était un célèbre naturaliste français.

nom de famille

nom propre

patronyme

géographiecommune française située dans le département de la Côte-d'Or

Buffon est un petit village bourguignon de quelques centaines d'habitants.

commune

localité

village

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cobe de Buffon

antilope d'Afrique à robe fauve avec parties claires et noires

Le cobe de Buffon vit dans les savanes d'Afrique de l'Ouest.

Origin of Buffon

nom propre, Buffon (naturaliste français)

Examples of Buffon in a sentence

J’ai rencontré un Buffon lors d’une conférence à Dijon.
Nous avons visité Buffon pendant nos vacances d'été.
La mairie de Buffon organise une fête annuelle.

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English:Buffon, ...
German:Buffon, ...
Italian:Buffon, ...
Spanish:Buffon, ...
Portuguese:Buffon, comuna de Buffon, ...
Chinese:布丰, 比丰, ...
Japanese:ビュフォン, ...
Arabic:بوفون, ...
Hebrew:בּוּפוֹן, ...
Russian:Буффон, ...
Ukrainian:Буффон, ...
Catalan:Buffon, ...
Danish:Buffon, ...
Dutch:Buffon, ...
Greek:Μπουφόν, ...
Hungarian:Buffon, francia község Côte-d'Or megyében, ...
Khmer:ប៊ុយហ្វុង, ...
Korean:뷔퐁, 뷔퐁 마을, ...
Polish:Buffon, ...
Portuguese (BR):Buffon, comuna de Buffon, ...
Romanian:Buffon, comună, ...
Swedish:Buffon, ...
Thai:บุฟฟง, ...
Turkish:Buffon, Buffon köyü, ...
Vietnamese:họ Buffon, ...

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Definition of buffon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of buffon

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Terms with buffon included in their meaning

Examples of buffon in a sentence

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Definition of Buffon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

Expressions with Buffon

Origin of Buffon

Terms related to Buffon

Examples of Buffon in a sentence

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