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• Décrit une personne, généralement une femme, ayant une apparence ou des manières masculines ; peut aussi décrire quelque chose de rude ou de sévère.

Describes a person, typically a woman, who has a masculine appearance or mannerisms; can also describe something that is tough or rugged.

1. B2informal

   Describes a person, typically a man, who has a markedly masculine appearance or manner.

   Butch (apparence masculine)

   • He has a very butch look with his short hair and muscular build.
   • She described him as butch and rugged.
   • The actor's butch style made him popular in action films.

   Synonymesmachomanlymasculineruggedvirile

   Antonymeseffeminatefemininewomanly

2. Stereotypically masculine traits (LGBTQ+ context)B2informal

   In LGBTQ+ communities, describes a person, often a woman, who adopts stereotypically masculine traits or appearance.

   butch (masculine traits)

   • She identifies as a butch lesbian and prefers wearing suits.
   • The butch community has its own unique style and culture.
   • He is a butch gay man who enjoys traditional masculine hobbies.

   Synonymesmannishmasculine

   Antonymeseffeminate

• Personne dont le métier est de découper et de vendre de la viande en boutique. Peut aussi désigner une personne brutale ou un boucher au sens figuré, comme un tueur ou un destructeur.

A person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop.

1. Meat sellerA2formalculinary

   A person whose job is to cut up and sell meat in a shop.

   Boucher (vendeur de viande)

   • The butcher prepared a fresh cut of beef for the customer.
   • She bought a chicken from the local butcher.
   • The butcher recommended the lamb chops for dinner.

   Synonymesmeatman

2. Cruel killerB2formal

   A person who kills people in a cruel or violent way.

   Bourreau, assassin cruel

   • The dictator was known as a butcher of his own people.
   • History remembers him as a butcher responsible for countless deaths.
   • The general was accused of being a butcher on the battlefield.

   Synonymeskillermurdererslaughtererslayer

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire l'abattage d'animaux pour la nourriture, ou, au sens figuré, pour désigner le fait de gâcher ou de détruire quelque chose par des actions maladroites ou destructives.

A verb used to describe the act of slaughtering animals for food, or metaphorically, to ruin or spoil something through clumsy or destructive action.

1. Kill animals for foodB1formal

   To slaughter or prepare animals for consumption.

   Abattre et dépecer des animaux pour l'alimentation

   • The farmer butchers pigs every winter.
   • He learned how to butcher a chicken from his grandfather.
   • The meat is butchered and packaged at the facility.

   Synonymesdressslaughter

2. Kill violentlyB2formal

   To kill someone in a brutal or cruel manner.

   tuer sauvagement

   • The soldiers butchered innocent civilians during the war.
   • The dictator's regime butchered thousands of people.
   • The massacre saw entire villages butchered without mercy.

   Synonymesassassinateexecuteexterminatekillliquidatemassacremurderslaughterslay

3. Ruin or spoilB2informal

   To ruin something through incompetence or carelessness.

   massacrer, gâcher par maladresse

   • The director butchered the classic novel in his film adaptation.
   • He completely butchered his speech by forgetting his lines.
   • The chef butchered the recipe by adding too much salt.

   Synonymesbotchbungleflubfumblemanglemarmess upmismanagemuffruinspoil

   Antonymesfiximprovemendperfectrepair