button

button [{{t}}'bʌtən]

1 noun

(a) (on clothing, bell, switch, sword) bouton m;

∎ {{}}familiar{{}} on the button exactement^□ ;

∎ $1000 on the button très exactement 1000 dollars;

∎ six o'clock on the button six heures tapantes;

∎ as bright as a button vif, éveillé

(b) {{}}American{{}} (badge) badge m

(c) (sweet)

∎ chocolate buttons pastilles fpl de chocolat

(d) {{}}Computing{{}} (on mouse) bouton m; (for menu selection) case f

(e) {{}}Sport{{}} (in rowing) taquet m

2 transitive verb

(gen) & {{}}Fencing{{}} boutonner;

∎ {{}}familiar{{}} button it or your lip or your mouth! ferme-la!, boucle-la!

3 intransitive verb

se boutonner;

∎ the blouse buttons at the back le chemisier se boutonne par derrière ou dans le dos

4 buttons noun

{{}}British{{}} {{}}old-fashioned{{}} groom m, chasseur m

5 Buttons proper noun

{{}}Theatre{{}} = ami de Cendrillon dans la pantomime 'Cinderella'

►► {{}}Skiing{{}} button lift téléski m, {{}}familiar{{}} tire-fesses m inv;

button mushroom champignon m de couche ou de Paris;

{{}}Ornithology{{}} button quail tridactyle m, turnix m;

{{}}Botany{{}} button tree platane m d'occident

➲ button up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (piece of clothing) boutonner

(b) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} (conclude) régler^□

2 intransitive verb

(a) (piece of clothing) se boutonner

(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (shut up)

∎ button up! ferme-la!, boucle-la!

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