What does bûche in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bûche in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bûche in French.

The word bûche in French means log, Yule log, numbskull, pyre, stake, stake, cram, woodshed, log, goat's cheese log, come a cropper. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bûche

log

nom féminin (morceau de bois de chauffage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je mets des bûches de 50 cm dans ma cheminée.
I put 50cm-long logs in my fireplace.

Yule log

nom féminin (dessert de Noël en forme de bûche) (dessert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je préfère les bûches glacées aux bûches pâtissières.
I prefer ice cream Yule logs to ones with buttercream.

numbskull

nom féminin (familier, péjoratif (personne stupide) (figurative, pejorative, slang)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut tout lui expliquer 5 fois, c'est une bûche !
You have to explain everything to him five times; he's a numpty!

pyre

nom masculin (tas de bois où on brûle les morts) (funeral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La tradition est de mettre les dépouilles au bûcher dans ce pays.
The tradition in this country is to put the body on a pyre.

stake

nom masculin (tas de bois de condamnation) (medieval method of execution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jeanne d'Arc est morte brûlée vive sur un bûcher.
Joan of Arc was burnt alive on the stake.

stake

nom masculin (supplice) (medieval method of execution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jeanne d'arc a été condamnée au bûcher.
Joan of Arc was sentenced to die at the stake.

cram

verbe intransitif (familier (étudier intensivement)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Cet étudiant bûche en prévision de son examen.
The student is cramming before his exam.

woodshed

nom masculin (abri pour bois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On garde le bois à l'abri de la pluie dans le bûcher.
We keep the wood in the woodshed, out of the rain.

log

verbe transitif (Can (abattre les arbres)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ce costaud bûche des érables dans une forêt du Grand Nord.
The burly man fells maple trees in a forest in the Great North.

goat's cheese log

nom féminin (type de fromage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

come a cropper

locution verbale (familier (tomber à terre) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle a pris une bûche et a les genoux râpés.

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