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boucher

to block, plug up

verb noun boo-SHEH Less Common

Also means

butcher (noun)

Usage Note

boucher as a verb means to stop up a hole or block a passage—boucher un trou (to fill a hole). As a noun, un boucher is a butcher; the shop is une boucherie. The feminine noun form une bouchère refers to a female butcher or a butcher's wife.

Examples

"Il faut boucher ce trou dans le mur."

Natural Translation

We need to plug this hole in the wall.

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