botter

botter [bɔte]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

   a. ( = plaire) (inf) ça me botte I like that

   b. botter les fesses de qn (inf) to give sb a kick up the backside (inf!)

   c. (Football) to kick

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bɔte

verbe transitif

1) (chausser de bottes) to put [somebody's] boots on

2) (colloq) (plaire)

ça le botte! — he loves it, he really digs it (colloq)

3) (frapper du pied) to kick

botter le derrière (colloq) de quelqu'un — to boot somebody up the backside (colloq)

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bɔte

1. vt

1) (donner un coup de pied à) to kick

botter les fesses de qn * — to give sb a kick up the backside

2) (= chausser) to put boots on

3) * (sujet chose)

ça me botte — that's great

2. vi

RUGBY to kick the ball

botter en touche fig — to avoid the question

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botter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (chausser de bottes) to put [sb's] boots on;

2 (fournir en bottes) to sell boots to;

3 ○(plaire) ça le botte! he loves it, he really digs it○;

4 (frapper du pied) to kick; botter le ballon to kick the ball; botter le train or le derrière○ or les fesses○ de qn to boot sb up the backside○ GB, to kick sb in the ass◑.

B vi Équit, Sport to kick.

Idiome

botter en touche to kick into touch.

[bɔte] verbe transitif

1. [chausser - enfant] to put boots on ; [ - client] to provide boots for, to sell boots to

2. (locution)

ça me botte! (familier) it's great!

botter le train (familier) ou les fesses (familier) ou le derrière (familier) ou le cul (très familier) à quelqu'un to kick somebody in the pants

se faire botter les fesses ou le cul (très familier) to get a kick up the backside

3. SPORT to kick

il a botté la balle en touche he kicked the ball into touch

4. (figuré)

botter en touche to stall, to play for time