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bourrer

French → English

verb//bu.ʁe//

(general) Stuff: to fill something completely or tightly with a material

Il faut bourrer le colis de papier journal pour protéger les objets fragiles.

(English) The package must be stuffed with newspaper to protect fragile objects.

Le soldat bourrait pensivement sa pipe avec du tabac brun.

(English) The soldier was pensively stuffing his pipe with dark tobacco.

verb//bu.ʁe//

(informal) Gorge: to eat or drink excessively beyond one's capacity

Les enfants se sont bourrés de bonbons pendant toute la fête d'anniversaire.

(English) The children gorged themselves on candy during the whole birthday party.

Il ne faut pas bourrer l'estomac d'un bébé au-delà du nécessaire.

(English) You shouldn't overfeed a baby's stomach beyond what is necessary.

Entry ID: fr:en:bourrer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary