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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
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bouter [bute] VB trans dated

bouter ennemi:

bouter
to drive (hors de out of)

I. arc-bouter, arcbouter [aʀkbute] VB trans

arc-bouter
to buttress

II. s'arc-bouter VB refl

s'arc-bouter refl:

s'arc-bouter
to brace oneself (contre against)
English
English
French
French
brace
arc-bouter (against contre)
to brace oneself
s'arc-bouter (for en prévision de)

in the PONS Dictionary

arc-bouter [aʀkbute] VB refl

s'arc-bouter contre [ou à] qc/sur qc
to brace oneself against sth
in the PONS Dictionary

arc-bouter [aʀkbute] VB refl

s'arc-bouter contre [ou à] qc/sur qc
to brace oneself against sth
Présent
jeboute
tuboutes
il/elle/onboute
nousboutons
vousboutez
ils/ellesboutent
Imparfait
jeboutais
tuboutais
il/elle/onboutait
nousboutions
vousboutiez
ils/ellesboutaient
Passé simple
jeboutai
tuboutas
il/elle/onbouta
nousboutâmes
vousboutâtes
ils/ellesboutèrent
Futur simple
jebouterai
tubouteras
il/elle/onboutera
nousbouterons
vousbouterez
ils/ellesbouteront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

s'arc-bouter contre [ou à] qc/sur qc
to brace oneself against sth

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