bosser

bosser (inf) [bɔse]

➭ TABLE 1

1. intransitive verb

( = travailler) to work

2. transitive verb

[+ examen] to swot for (Brit)

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(colloq) bɔse verbe intransitif to work

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bɔse *

1. vi

to work, (avec idée d'acharnement, de peine) to slog away Grande-Bretagne to slave away

2. vt

[examen] to cram for, [matière] to mug up on

bosser un examen — to cram for an exam

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bosser○ verb table: aimer

A vtr to work on, to swot up○ GB, to cram.

B vi to work; bosser comme un fou to slave away○.

[bɔse] (familier) verbe intransitif

to work

j'ai bossé toute la nuit pour cet examen I stayed up all night working for that exam

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[bɔse] (familier) verbe transitif

to swot up (separable) (UK), to grind away at (US)