buck Meaning | BeDict

noun

Bouc, mâle

A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad.

Examples :

"The farmer saw a large buck in his field. "

L'agriculteur a vu un grand mâle dans son champ.

noun

Bélier

An uncastrated sheep, a ram.

Examples :

"The farmer brought the young buck to the market for sale. "

L'agriculteur a amené le jeune bélier au marché pour le vendre.

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jeune homme, jeune premier

A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.

Examples :

"The new buck in the office, fresh out of college, was already making a name for himself with his bold ideas. "

Le nouveau jeune homme du bureau, fraîchement sorti de l'université, se faisait déjà un nom grâce à ses idées audacieuses.

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noun

Un fat, un dandy

A fop or dandy.

Examples :

"The new student, a real buck in a bright red blazer, was the talk of the school. "

Le nouvel élève, un vrai dandy dans un blazer rouge vif, était la coqueluche de l'école.

appearance person style culture essential

noun

Homme noir, nègre

A black or Native American man.

Examples :

"The new history teacher was a young buck, recently hired to teach at the high school. "

Le nouveau professeur d'histoire était un jeune nègre, récemment embauché pour enseigner au lycée.

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Dollar

A dollar (one hundred cents).

Examples :

"Can I borrow five bucks?"

Puis-je emprunter cinq dollars ?

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Rand

A rand (currency unit).

Examples :

"My uncle just received 500 bucks from his investment. "

Mon oncle vient de recevoir 500 rands de son investissement.

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Dollar, fric

(by extension) Money.

Examples :

"Corporations will do anything to make a buck."

Les entreprises feront n'importe quoi pour gagner du fric.

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Cent dollars

One hundred.

Examples :

"The farmer sold his produce for a buck a pound. "

L'agriculteur a vendu ses produits pour cent dollars la livre.

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Jeton, marqueur

An object of various types, placed on a table to indicate turn or status; such as a brass object, placed in rotation on a US Navy wardroom dining table to indicate which officer is to be served first, or an item passed around a poker table indicating the dealer or placed in the pot to remind the winner of some privilege or obligation when his or her turn to deal next comes.

Examples :

"The "buck" was passed around the table, indicating whose turn it was to choose the movie for the family's movie night. "

Le jeton a été passé autour de la table, indiquant à qui revenait le tour de choisir le film pour la soirée cinéma familiale.

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noun

Responsabilité, blâme

(in certain metaphors or phrases) Blame; responsibility; scapegoating; finger-pointing.

Examples :

"pass the buck"

rejeter la responsabilité

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noun

Le corps d'un moulin à poteaux

The body of a post mill, particularly in East Anglia. See Wikipedia:Windmill machinery.

Examples :

"The old post mill's buck was heavily weathered, showing years of wind and rain. "

Le corps du vieux moulin à poteaux était fortement exposé aux intempéries, montrant des années de vent et de pluie.

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Million de dollars, billet d'un million

One million dollars.

Examples :

"The lottery winner received a buck. "

Le gagnant de la loterie a reçu un million de dollars.

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Euro

A euro.

Examples :

"My cousin just received a payment of 50 bucks for his part-time job. "

Mon cousin vient de recevoir un paiement de 50 euros pour son travail à temps partiel.

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noun

Chevalet de sciage

A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the sawbuck to hold the pieces of wood while he worked. "

Le charpentier a utilisé le chevalet de sciage pour maintenir les morceaux de bois pendant qu'il travaillait.

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noun

Cheval d'arçons

A leather-covered frame used for gymnastic vaulting

Examples :

"The gymnast practiced her vaulting routine on the sturdy buck. "

La gymnaste a pratiqué sa routine de saut sur le cheval d'arçons robuste.

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Gabarit

A wood or metal frame used by automotive customizers and restorers to assist in the shaping of sheet metal bodywork. See Street Rodder "Making a Wood Buck".

Examples :

"The car customizer used a wooden buck to carefully shape the fender. "

Le préparateur automobile a utilisé un gabarit en bois pour façonner soigneusement l'aile.

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verb

S'accoupler

To copulate, as bucks and does.

Examples :

"The male deer buckled the female deer during mating season. "

Le cerf mâle s'est accouplé avec la biche pendant la saison des amours.

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Clogging afro-américain

A type of African American traditional clogging.

Examples :

"The dance instructor taught the students a new type of buck, a traditional African American clogging style. "

Le professeur de danse a enseigné aux élèves un nouveau type de clogging afro-américain.

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noun

Mulet

The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

Examples :

"The farmer showed the class a young buck, a hybrid animal. "

L'agriculteur a montré à la classe un jeune mulet, un animal hybride.

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Hybride

The generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals.

Examples :

"The mule is a buck, a hybrid animal created from a horse and a donkey. "

Le mulet est un hybride, un animal hybride créé à partir d'un cheval et d'un âne.

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Hybride

A hybrid plant.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully cultivated a new buck of roses, a hybrid variety. "

L'agriculteur a soigneusement cultivé un nouvel hybride de roses, une variété hybride.

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noun

Têtu, entêté

A stubborn person.

Examples :

"The young buck refused to complete his homework, even though his teacher explained it multiple times. "

Le jeune têtu a refusé de faire ses devoirs, même si son professeur le lui a expliqué plusieurs fois.

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Mule, passeur

A person paid to smuggle drugs.

Examples :

"The police arrested the drug buck who was bringing cocaine into the country. "

La police a arrêté la mule qui importait de la cocaïne dans le pays.

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noun

Pièce, médaille

A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error.

Examples :

"The antique coin collection contained a rare buck, a fifty-cent piece with an unusual design on both sides. "

La collection de pièces antiques contenait une pièce rare, une pièce de cinquante cents avec un dessin inhabituel des deux côtés.

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Personnage, compagnon

A MMORPG character, or NPC companion in a tabletop RPG, used mainly to store extra inventory for the owner's primary character.

Examples :

"My online game character has a buck that carries all my extra gear. "

Mon personnage de jeu en ligne a un compagnon qui transporte tout mon équipement supplémentaire.

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noun

Cocktail à base de ginger ale ou de ginger beer, de jus d'agrumes et de diverses liqueurs

Any of a group of cocktails involving ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and various liquors.

Examples :

"My dad made a delicious buck for everyone at the family gathering. "

Mon père a préparé un délicieux buck pour tout le monde lors de la réunion de famille.

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Foc

A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.

Examples :

"The sailboat had a large, sturdy buck sail. "

Le voilier avait un grand foc robuste.

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Machine à filer le coton

A kind of cotton-spinning machine.

Examples :

"The textile factory used a large buck to spin cotton for their new line of shirts. "

L'usine textile utilisait une grande machine à filer le coton pour filer le coton pour leur nouvelle ligne de chemises.

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Mocassin

A shoe that has no fitting or strap around the heel, but which covers the foot.

Examples :

"My grandfather wore comfortable bucks to walk in the garden. "

Mon grand-père portait des mocassins confortables pour se promener dans le jardin.

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verb

Se plier, se courber

To bend; buckle.

Examples :

"The old wooden chair buckled under the weight of the large stack of books. "

La vieille chaise en bois s'est pliée sous le poids de la grande pile de livres.

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verb

Faire le moulinet, ruer

(of a horse or similar saddle or pack animal) To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack.

Examples :

"The horse bucked violently, throwing the young boy off its back. "

Le cheval a fait le moulinet violemment, projetant le jeune garçon à terre.

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verb

Faire le moulinet, ruer

(of a horse or similar saddle or pack animal) To throw (a rider or pack) by bucking.

Examples :

"The horse bucked, throwing the young rider to the ground. "

Le cheval a fait le moulinet, projetant le jeune cavalier à terre.

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verb

Mettre au bouc

To subject to a mode of punishment which consists of tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.

Examples :

"The unruly student was buckled for disruptive behavior in the classroom. "

L'élève indiscipliné a été mis au bouc pour son comportement perturbateur en classe.

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verb

Résister, s'opposer

(by extension) To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.

Examples :

"The student bucked against the strict rules of the school, refusing to complete the required homework assignments. "

L'élève s'est opposé aux règles strictes de l'école, refusant de faire les devoirs obligatoires.

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verb

Se cabrer, faire des bonds

(by extension) To move or operate in a sharp, jerking, or uneven manner.

Examples :

"The motor bucked and sputtered before dying completely."

Le moteur s'est cabré et a toussoté avant de s'arrêter complètement.

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Surmonter, braver

(by extension) To overcome or shed (e.g., an impediment or expectation), in pursuit of a goal; to force a way through despite (an obstacle); to resist or proceed against.

Examples :

"The student had to buck the pressure of failing grades to achieve her academic goals. "

L'étudiante a dû surmonter la pression des mauvaises notes pour atteindre ses objectifs scolaires.

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verb

Contrebattre

(riveting) To press a reinforcing device (bucking bar) against (the force of a rivet) in order to absorb vibration and increase expansion. See Wikipedia: Rivet:Installation.

Examples :

"The mechanic had to buck the rivet to ensure a strong connection in the bicycle frame. "

Le mécanicien a dû contrebattre le rivet pour assurer une connexion solide dans le cadre du vélo.

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verb

Scier un arbre abattu en morceaux plus courts

To saw a felled tree into shorter lengths, as for firewood.

Examples :

"The carpenter buckled the fallen tree trunk into smaller pieces for the fireplace. "

Le charpentier a scié le tronc d'arbre abattu en morceaux plus petits pour la cheminée.

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verb

Réduire la tension

To output a voltage that is lower than the input voltage. See Wikipedia: Buck converter

Examples :

"The power supply in the lab equipment bucks the voltage down from 12 volts to 5 volts for the circuit to work properly. "

L'alimentation électrique de l'équipement de laboratoire réduit la tension de 12 volts à 5 volts pour que le circuit fonctionne correctement.

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noun

Hêtre

The beech tree.

Examples :

"The park ranger identified the tall, sturdy tree as a buck. "

Le garde forestier a identifié le grand et robuste arbre comme un hêtre.

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Lessive

Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.

Examples :

"The laundrywoman used a strong buck to whiten the white shirts. "

La blanchisseuse utilisait une lessive forte pour blanchir les chemises blanches.

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Linge

The cloth or clothes soaked or washed.

Examples :

"After the rain, the boy's school uniform was a soggy buck, needing to be hung out to dry. "

Après la pluie, l'uniforme scolaire du garçon était du linge trempé, qui devait être étendu pour sécher.

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verb

Tremper, lessiver

To soak, steep or boil in lye or suds, as part of the bleaching process.

Examples :

"The laundromat worker used lye to buck the whites, making them brighter. "

L'employé de la laverie a utilisé de la lessive pour tremper les blancs, les rendant plus éclatants.

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verb

Laver, lessiver

To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.

Examples :

"My grandmother used to buck the laundry on wash day, beating the clothes against stones in the creek. "

Ma grand-mère lavait le linge le jour de la lessive, en battant les vêtements contre des pierres dans le ruisseau.

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verb

Broyer, concasser

To break up or pulverize, as ores.

Examples :

"The miners used special machines to buck the ore into smaller pieces for easier transport. "

Les mineurs utilisaient des machines spéciales pour broyer le minerai en morceaux plus petits afin de faciliter le transport.

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Meanings

Bouc, mâle

Examples :

"The farmer saw a large buck in his field. "

L'agriculteur a vu un grand mâle dans son champ.

Bélier

Examples :

"The farmer brought the young buck to the market for sale. "

L'agriculteur a amené le jeune bélier au marché pour le vendre.

jeune homme, jeune premier

Examples :

"The new buck in the office, fresh out of college, was already making a name for himself with his bold ideas. "

Le nouveau jeune homme du bureau, fraîchement sorti de l'université, se faisait déjà un nom grâce à ses idées audacieuses.

Un fat, un dandy

Examples :

"The new student, a real buck in a bright red blazer, was the talk of the school. "

Le nouvel élève, un vrai dandy dans un blazer rouge vif, était la coqueluche de l'école.

Homme noir, nègre

Examples :

"The new history teacher was a young buck, recently hired to teach at the high school. "

Le nouveau professeur d'histoire était un jeune nègre, récemment embauché pour enseigner au lycée.

Dollar

Examples :

"Can I borrow five bucks?"

Puis-je emprunter cinq dollars ?

Rand

Examples :

"My uncle just received 500 bucks from his investment. "

Mon oncle vient de recevoir 500 rands de son investissement.

Dollar, fric

Examples :

"Corporations will do anything to make a buck."

Les entreprises feront n'importe quoi pour gagner du fric.

Cent dollars

Examples :

"The farmer sold his produce for a buck a pound. "

L'agriculteur a vendu ses produits pour cent dollars la livre.

Jeton, marqueur

Examples :

"The "buck" was passed around the table, indicating whose turn it was to choose the movie for the family's movie night. "

Le jeton a été passé autour de la table, indiquant à qui revenait le tour de choisir le film pour la soirée cinéma familiale.

Responsabilité, blâme

Examples :

"pass the buck"

rejeter la responsabilité

Le corps d'un moulin à poteaux

Examples :

"The old post mill's buck was heavily weathered, showing years of wind and rain. "

Le corps du vieux moulin à poteaux était fortement exposé aux intempéries, montrant des années de vent et de pluie.

Million de dollars, billet d'un million

Examples :

"The lottery winner received a buck. "

Le gagnant de la loterie a reçu un million de dollars.

Euro

Examples :

"My cousin just received a payment of 50 bucks for his part-time job. "

Mon cousin vient de recevoir un paiement de 50 euros pour son travail à temps partiel.

Chevalet de sciage

Examples :

"The carpenter used the sawbuck to hold the pieces of wood while he worked. "

Le charpentier a utilisé le chevalet de sciage pour maintenir les morceaux de bois pendant qu'il travaillait.

Cheval d'arçons

Examples :

"The gymnast practiced her vaulting routine on the sturdy buck. "

La gymnaste a pratiqué sa routine de saut sur le cheval d'arçons robuste.

Gabarit

Examples :

"The car customizer used a wooden buck to carefully shape the fender. "

Le préparateur automobile a utilisé un gabarit en bois pour façonner soigneusement l'aile.

S'accoupler

Examples :

"The male deer buckled the female deer during mating season. "

Le cerf mâle s'est accouplé avec la biche pendant la saison des amours.

Clogging afro-américain

Examples :

"The dance instructor taught the students a new type of buck, a traditional African American clogging style. "

Le professeur de danse a enseigné aux élèves un nouveau type de clogging afro-américain.

Mulet

Examples :

"The farmer showed the class a young buck, a hybrid animal. "