BOF

bof [bɔf]

exclamation

• il est beau ! -- bof he's good-looking! -- do you think so?

• qu'en penses-tu ? -- bof what do you think of it? -- not a lot

• ça t'a plu ? -- bof did you like it? -- not really

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(colloq) bɔf exclamation

‘tu aimes la soupe?’ - ‘bof, pas vraiment!’ — ‘do you like soup?’ - ‘hmm, not particularly’

‘tu préfères la mer ou la montagne?’ - ‘bof!’ — ‘which do you prefer the sea or the mountains?’ - ‘I don't mind’

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bɔf excl *

exclamation expressing lack of enthusiasm or interest, I dunno *

Tu aimes ça? - Bof ... — Do you like it? - I dunno, it's OK ...

Comment ça va? - Bof! Pas terrible. — How is it going? - I dunno, not so good.

On pourrait aller au ciné, qu'est-ce que tu en dis? - Bof, ouais pourquoi pas. — We could go to the cinema, what do you think? - I dunno, alright then, why not.

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bof○ excl ‘c'est un bon acteur’-‘bof, pas terrible!’ ‘he's a good actor’-‘hmm, not so hot○!’; ‘tu aimes la soupe?’-‘bof, pas vraiment!’ ‘do you like soup?’-‘hmm, not particularly’; ‘tu préfères la mer ou la montagne?’-‘bof!’ ‘which do you prefer the sea or the mountains?’-‘I don't mind’.

[bɔf, beoɛf] (abréviation de Beurre, Œufs, Fromages) nom masculin

HISTOIREname given to black market profiteers during the Occupation of France