Provençal-English dictionary

Letter B

2011 entries starting with B

← Back to search

ba-bihejaire chatterbox ba-lançaire oscillatory babacho fool babaraudo domino babarauno dizziness babarot weevil babaroto cockroach (animal) babau insect; bogeyman babau-lusènt firefly bàbi toad; oaf; slap babiha to chatter (person); to babble babihadis chattering babihage chatter babihaire chatterbox babiheja to chatter (baby); to chatter (person) babiho prattle babilounen Babylonian babin slap babino chops babo larva babord port baboucho slipper babourant stifling babourineto window catch; latch babussa to set (sun) babylone Babylon bacaiau cod (dried); stockfish bacanalo bacchanal bacanau uproar bacegoun cutting pliers bacela to beat, to pester, to hit; to strike; to slap bacelage threshing; slapping bacelamen bump bacèu beater, slap, slap (smack) bacha to sag; to cover with a tarpaulin bachacoun the last of the litter bachas trough, basin, pit, cesspool, big drum; watering trough; basin bachasso kneading trough, box, puddle, causeway pond bachassolo wooden bowl bachassoun small trough bachelar cicisbeo bacheleirat baccalaureate bachelié bachelor bachi bacchic bachiqueleja to talk nonsense; to quibble bachiquello trinket; trifle bachiquelo trifle, bagatelle, knick-knack bacho tarpaulin bachoco bump (blow), bruise; lump bachoun tub bachuca to shake, to jostle, to manhandle bachucado scramble bachucha to jostle, to manhandle; to scold bacile bacillus baciloun bacillus bacin basin; washbasin bacina to warm; to foment bacinaduro fomentation bacinet basin; vat; small basin bacino basin, bowl bacous uliginous bada to admire, to contemplate, to open the mouth; to gape; to yawn bada-davans to contemplate badado grimace badafra to gash badafro gash badai yawn badaia to yawn, to die; to agonize badaiage yawn badaiaire yawner badaioun gag; cavesson; strut badaiouna to gag badaire spectator; admirer badaiun urge to yawn; yawning badalige gawking badalugo brushwood fire badant gaping; ajar badarela to gawk badarèu balcony; who only gapes, onlooker; belvedere badassiero moor, heath Badasso thyme; plantain badassoun wild thyme badau silly; onlooker baderno old fogey badet watchman; lookout badiano star anise badié gaping; open badiéu open, ajar; gaping badin playful badina to swipe (steal), to joke; to banter badinado joke badinage banter badinaire joker badinarié playfulness bado-bè gag baduca to gawk bafouia to mock baga to ring bagadello rosette bagage luggage baganaudie bladder senna tree baganaudo bladder senna bagas bawdy bagna to bathe, to wet bagnado swim bagnadou bather; swimming pool bagnadouiro bathtub; bather bagnaduro wetness, dew; morning dew bagnage wetting; wetness bagnaire bather bagneja to moisten bagniero thermal baths bagno penal colony bagno-bacello hotchpotch bagnouleja to moisten bagnoulet bonnet flap; damping box bagnun humidity bago ring; beacon bago-d'ai glass ring bagot utricle bagueto stick baguié bay laurel, laurel; casket; ring box bahut chest, sideboard, trousseau, furniture bahutié chest-maker; casket-maker bai lease baia to give, to supply, to pass (to give); to give; to deliver baiaire lessor baianço transfer; donation baiard bay; handbarrow; stretcher baile steward, rector; agent; bailiff; director; governor; manager; master baile-pastre master shepherd bailo midwife, wet nurse, nurse baio berry, blunder; tub; nonsense baioco baiocco baiòu kissing crust baiouneto bayonet baisa to kiss baiso-ma-mìo smoke tree baisso drop, hollow (noun), basin (terrain), ebb; shallows; slope; depression baisso-luserno firefly bajana foul-smelling; rancid; hodgepodge bajano dish of boiled vegetables bajaulo hamper bajoula to pamper bal ball bala to dance, to sway; to dance baladaire wandering balado ballad balaguso dray balaire dancer; entertainer balança to swing, to oscillate balançado oscillation; weighing balançadou swing balançage swaying balançamen swaying balancello swing seat balancié pendulum balancino lift balanço balance; perplexity; deliberation balanda to swing balandado swing balandra to swing about balandran pump handle; lanky fellow balanlè hip movement balans bearing, swinging; swing; libration balarèu choreographic; ballerina balarin entertainer balarino bayadere balastre ballast balaus faggot; fascine balaussié bundler balcoum balcony balcoun balcony baleja to babble (baby), to oscillate; to swing balen balcony, gallery; ambo; awning; front steps balena whaleboned; to stiffen with busk balenat whale calf balenié whaler baleniero whaleboat; yawl baleno whale; busk balenoun whale calf balès sturdy balestié crossbowman balet ballet balèti popular dance baleto dormer window bàli panicle balicot basil (plant) balicoutia to botch balin front steps balin-balan hobbling along, swaying balisto successful bidder balivèu standard tree balo ball, bundle balot bale baloti ballet baloto pill; horehound balouard boulevard baloufo altercation baloulamen tossing baloun ball, football balouna bloated; to bloat balouna-men bloating balounié balloonist; balloon-maker balourdarié clumsiness balouta to toss about; to flap baloutage runoff balustrado balustrade balustre baluster baluta to sift balutage sifting balutarié bolting room balutela to sift balutèu bolter bambarot cockchafer bambaroto cockchafer bambocho binge bambou bamboo bambouchado bambocciata bambouchaire reveller bambueio brushwood ban-marìo bain-marie banage antlers (deer) banalita banality bananié banana tree banano banana banard who has horns, stag beetle; cuckold banarello banal banarèu banal banaru devil; tall horned one, cuckold, capricorn banastarié basketry banasteto small basket banastié basket maker banasto basket, fool (idiot), imbecile; hamper banastoun basket; small hamper; wicker basket banastounié basket maker banau banal banc bench, workbench; stall bancado row, bank bancau stone bench, rickety, wheelwright's vice, tier, flowerbed, sabre, ter… banco bank; beater; counter; grass banco-routié bankrupt banco-routo bankruptcy bancoun bench band fine; ban banda to stiffen; to tighten; to hoop bandage bandage bandagisto truss maker bandeireto banner bandeirolo banner bandeja to hesitate bandi precipitate, release; banished; loose; throw; hurl; let go; project… bandiero banner bandimen projection; ban; banishment; launch bandisoun expulsion bandit bandit bando band (group) bando-foro action stations bandouliero bandolier; sash baneja to appear, to show one's horns, to seem; to emerge banejado apparition; emersion banejaire who makes horns, who appears banello basket; angle iron baneto green bean, small horns; antenna; tentacle baneu flag banihoun stump; corn; layer cutting; tentacle banlègo suburb bano horn (animal) banquet banquet, flowerbed; bench banqueto bench; foot warmer banquié banker banu devil; horned baousclo blenny bar bar baragnado barrier, hedge; fence baragno stile, hedge, sluice baragnoun windbreak barando balustrade barata to traffic; to deal in secondhand; to defraud; to barter barataire cheat, faker; fraudster baratarié barratry baratié defrauder barba barbed barbabou salsify (wild); scorzonera barbacano barbican; corbel barbadou boor, coarse person barbajolo young quail barbajòu houseleek barbano galbanum barbaramen barbarously barbare barbarian barbaresc Barbary barbarie barbarity; maize barbarin Barbary; beard barbarisme barbarism barbaroto cockroach barbat vine layer barbata to chirp barbeja to shave barbejage razing barbejaire barber; who shaves barbela to desire ardently, to sigh; to aspire; to crave; barbed; to desire… barbelant throbbing; panting; thrilling barbelas handsome young man barbeleja to sigh barbelet barb barbeno beard; hairy; rootlet or radicle barbenous barbed; filamentous barbesin forest fly barbeto rochet barbèu roach; barbel; greenhorn; young lad barbicho goatee barbié pertaining to the beard, who shaves; barber barbihoun goatee; barbel; hairy barbo beard barbo-blanc greybeard barbocho water spaniel; goatee barbot burbot barbouia to daub; to scribble barbouiado marmalade; hodgepodge; hotchpotch barbouiage daubing; scribbling; grimoire; incoherence barbouiaire dauber barbouta to paddle barbouti to stammer; to mumble barboutimen stammering; halting recitation barboutina to murmur barboutino wormseed barbu bearded barcado boatful barcage lighterage; freight charge barcarés boats (flotilla); fleet; haven; port barcatié boatman barcilouneto cradle barcilouno cradle barco boat; ferry barcot dinghy; small boat; boat bard slab, mud, silt, clay; handbarrow; clay barda to press on; to armour-plate; to pave bardaco water cooler jug bardage paving bardalage bellowing bardassa to fell bardat paved ground; pavement bardello saddle without a tree bardeto pad bardèu cofferdam bardié brickmaker bardiero clay deposit; clay pit bardis cob bardot shingle; hinny; scapegoat bardouia to mumble bardouio empty-handed bardoulin leerfish bardoun hinny bargagna to haggle bargagnage haggling bargagnolo bribe bargouïn gibberish bargouïna to jabber bargouïnage gibberish bargouïnaire jabberer barguigna to move, to try to resist barhihat barb barioto wheelbarrow barioula to daub with colours bariouladuro motley bariouta to wheelbarrow barioutado barrowload barioutaire usurer baritoun baritone barja to chat (to gab); to chatter; to waffle barjaca to chatter, to chat, to jabber barjacaire talkative barjaco talkative person; chatterbox barjado chatter barjaire talkative barjavoun aphyllanthes barjo lip; chops; jowl; loquacity; verbiage barjoulado sugared almond barlingo-barlango so-so barloco biribi; charm barlouca to mumble barloucage mumbling barlugo dizziness Barnabèu Barnabas barnage baronage barnat strawberry pot baroumètre barometer baroun baron barounage baronage barounen baronial, imperious barounié barony barqueirolo barcarolle; small boat barqueja to hesitate; to boat; to sail barquejaire boatman; bargeman; ferryman barquet boat; small boat; skiff; gondola; dinghy barquié boater barquieu pool; basin, fishpond; aquarium barquihoun small boat barra to bar, narrow-minded, narrow-minded (mind), to close, to strike out… barraca to barrack barracamen camp barracan barracan barracana to daub with colours barracanado striped barraco shack barracouno kiosk barradis closing barrado dam; embargo barradou oven door; clasp barraduro closing; enclosure barrage dam barraio openwork barralet can; small barrel; hautboy strawberry; grape hyacinth barralié cooper; wine amphora barraqueto escarole barrassarié imbroglio barrau barrel (50l) barreja to cart, to ransack (disorder); to devastate barret beret barretié hosier barretin crush barreto rod; bar barrèu rung bàrri rampart, ramparts barrian working-class barrica to barricade barricada to barricade barricado barricade barricaire cooper barrichèu barrel barrico barrel barricot small barrel barrielo type of barrel, small keg, churn barrieloun small pot; lesser celandine barrierat stile barriero barrier barriéu barrel; hogshead; herring barrel barrihet small barrel; gherkin barro bar, cliff, cudgel; baroque barroun bar; stick; faggot; log barrugo wart barrula to wander, to roll, to roam, to stroll; to crumble; to tumble down; t… barrulado tumble; roll barrulage haulage barrulaire roller, mobile phone, vagabond; itinerant, nomad; who rolls, prowler… barrularello adventurer barrulejaire prowler barruleto small wheel, roulette barrulèu hoop bartas brushwood, bush, thicket bartassas scrubland bartassié truant; place covered with bushes; bushy; jungle bartavela to talk nonsense bartavelle hinge bartavello latch, partridge; hinge; weathervane; turnstile; latch staple bartavèu scatterbrained barto brushwood bartouleja to barter; to exchange bartoulejaire secondhand dealer bartoulejarello secondhand dealer Bartoumiéu Bartholomew baruge rumor, murmur bas stocking (garment); bottom (lower part); low (adjective), vile; low… bas-relèu bas-relief bas-saca to jerk bas-ventre hypogastrium; lower abdomen basa to base basalte basalt basalten basaltic basana to tan basani to tan basano sheepskin basar bazaar, the furniture, racket basaruta to chatter basco Basque baseli basil baselico basilica, gentian basièli basil basile basil baso base basocho basoche bassaca to jolt, to ransack (disorder), to shake, to rehash, to torment bassacado jolt, shake bassacage ransacking; sack (plunder); shaking bassacaire one who keeps repeating bassacamen pillage bassaco straw mattress bassamen basely basse-culo seesaw bassesso baseness basset basset hound bassina to pester basso-culo seesaw bassoun bassoon bassounié bassoon bassour shallows bast callus; hilum; umbilicus basta to suffice bastaio harnessing bastanço sufficiency bastant sufficient bastard bastard, hybrid, wild bastardèu cofferdam bastardige bastardy bastaren hybrid bastengage bulwark bastengo netting basti to build; to construct bastidan farmer; countryman bastideto small country house bastido farm, villa; countryside; barn; sharecropping farm bastidoun cottage bastidouno villa bastié harness maker bastiho bastille bastimen building, ship bastioun bastion bastisoun construction bastissèire builder; constructor bastisso building bastistèri baptistery basto good, in short (adv), would to God; amen; Basque bastoun stick bastoun-de-sant-jaque hollyhock bastouna to beat, to thrash, to club; to cudgel bastounado beating; flogging bastounet small stick bastounié president of the bar bastounisto stick fighter batacla to botch batacula to spank bataia to hesitate; to struggle bataiadou fighter bataiaire pugnacious bataiard pugnacious bataié bellicose; martial bataio battle bataiolo bulwark bataioun battalion batarello clamp batarèu beater; clapper batarié battery bate-cor heartbeat; palpitation; emotion bate-fiò lighter batedis beating; pulsation batedisso battery batedou threshing floor; thresher; beater batega to palpitate bategant panting batèire beater bateja to baptize batejado baptistery batejat baptism batelarié inland waterway transport batemen beating batènt leaf (window) baterello threshing machine baterìo bacterium batesoun beating batèsto battle; battery; combat; brawl batèu boat; ocean liner batige threshing batismau baptismal batisme baptism batisto batiste bato hoof (animal) batouiro churn batracian batrachians batre to beat batu beaten; beat, work, outing; session batun puddled clay batuso threshing machine baucage bowling green Baucas grass bauco grass, Gramineae; gramen baudour gaiety, joy; gladness baudrié baldric baudufeja to mock baudufo prostitute, spinning top (toy) baumassie troglodyte baume balm baumelu cavernous; craggy; winding baumeto crevice baumié balsam tree baumo cavern, cave; den bauquiho pasture baus peak steep rock, cape, cliff, promontory; escarpment; rock baussemino balsam baussito bauxite bautuga to disturb, to disrupt, to profane bava to drool bavaduro smudge bavardage chatter bavardeja to chatter bavarello rochet bavarèu bib bavariha to blur bavariheja to shimmer bavariho smudge; viscosity bavarihous drooling bavasseja to drool bave drool baviero bib bavo-de-biòu tassel bavourleja to blur bavous drooling bavouso blenny bavun drool beak bè-d’auco sole bè-de-faucoun sea urchin bé-jaune greenhorn be-suqueja to dawdle beat blissful beatifica to beatify beatificacioun beatification Beatris Beatrice bebèi plaything, trinket bebeiroun baby bottle bèbo pout, to pout; lip beca to peck becado beakful becage pasture becarre natural becarut flamingo becassino snipe becasso woodcock becassoun sandpiper bechard pitchfork; hoe bechas fork bechet pike bechi cough remedy bechiga obsessed (preoccupied by worry); to vex bechigous sorrowful; surly; sorrow bèco-figo warbler bèco-flour hummingbird Bedarrido Bédarrides bedèu beadle bedigas idiot, imbecile, foolish; dolt (person); gawker; simpleton; sheep-lik… bedigo yearling ewe; ewe bedocho basoche bedouin Bedouin bedoulo silly, fool bèfi thick-lipped begagno dauber begeja to stammer begoumas colostrum begu overaged begudo refreshment bar; open-air café begueja to stammer beguin crush beguino beguine bèi bey beilage bailiwick beileja to direct, to command, to act as boss beilejamen commandment beilesso bailiff's wife; director; manager; mistress beilié bailiwick, governance, flock; agency beillesso steward beisa to embrace; to kiss beisado kissing beisaduro kissing crust beisamen kissing beisouteja to embrace beissa to lower, to bump, to belittle; to nap cloth beissiero dregs bela to bleat, to weep, to gaze complacently; to admire; to contemplate; t… belage bleating belaire bleating belamen nicely, gently; bleating; reasonably belas pretty boy belèn crib (Christmas); nativity belesso beauty belèu perhaps belge Belgian belgico Belgium belico basil (plant) belicot basil beljo Belgian bèlli-gènt in-laws bello beautiful; beautiful or beautiful bello-dono belladonna bello-estello Venus bello-fiho daughter-in-law bello-maire mother-in-law bello-sorre sister-in-law beloi jewel beloio adornment, jewel; headdress belòri jewel, adornment; trinket; narcissus; luxury, jewels belot nicely pretty; comely belouias pretty boy belour beauty belouso smock belu spark belugan gurnard beluganço shimmer belugant gleaming; sparkling belugno atom; corpuscle belugo spark; sparkle; shiny belugueja to sparkle, to shimmer, to fizz, to scintillate beluguejaire sparkling beluguejamen sparkling beluguejant sparkling; scintillating beluguet sparkling; brisk; sprightly; spark beluquejage twinkling belusca to burn (poultry skin) bemòu flat bèn well (adv), capital, estate (property), wealth bèn-adus who brings good, variety of black grape bèn-aise ease; well-being bèn-ama beloved bèn-amanço success bèn-ananço success bèn-anant prosperous bèn-astru wealthy bèn-astruga to congratulate, to welcome; to compliment; to congratulate bèn-di apophthegm bèn-dire fine speech bèn-disènt eloquent bèn-educa well-brought-up bèn-estanço propriety bèn-estant seemly bèn-èstre well-being bèn-lèu soon bèn-oulènt perfumed bèn-tant so much bèn-tenènt owner bèn-vengu welcome bèn-voulènci benevolence bèn-voulènt benevolent benc spike (noun); roughness; stump; point bencado tear bencu pointed benda to bandage; to cock bendela to bandage bendelet small band bendèu headband, slap; phylactery bendisènt insinuating bendo band (fabric paper) bendoun headband benechié holy water font benedicioun blessing benefice profit beneficia to benefit beneficiàri beneficiary beneficiat to benefit beneficié to benefit benesi to bless; blessed benfa benefit benfasènço charity; skill benfasènt beneficent benfatour benefactor beni to bless benigneta benignity benin benign benisoun blessing benissèire unctuous benura to beatify; happy benuranco beatitude; felicity; abundance of goods; happiness; blessing benurous blessed bequeta to peck bequeto pincers bequihoun reed; mouthpiece bèrbi tetter berbious scaly berc gap-toothed; toothless bercelonnette cradle berenguiero hatband beret kid, young she-goat bereto nanny goat bergagnolo bribe bergeiret shepherd boy bergeireto shepherdess song bergeirouneto shepherdess song bergié shepherd bericle lorgnette, glasses; aquamarine; spectacles; beryl berigouliero mushroom bed berigoulo mushroom; agaric berland gambling den (coarse); three of a kind berlandeja to gamble berlesso steward berliero suspension ring; earflap berlingau humbug; knucklebone Bernadeto Bernadette berno half-mast bernus burnous bèro bier (coffin) berret beret bérri basket berriado basketful berrigaud from Berry berrugo wart berrugous warty bes birch besagudo twybill besaigre sourish besalena to pant besaliero millrace besaloun nave besant bezant besas double ace besau canal; millrace bescaira to veer; to tack bescaire slant; skew bescant cacophony bescanta to spread; to be out of tune bescaume balcony; front steps bescle spleen besclun spleen bescomte miscalculation bescoumta to miscalculate bescountour detour; allegation; circumlocution; periphrasis bescournu misshapen bescuchèu biscuit bescue biscuit; annealed bescutin biscuit besigogno trifle beslié offence besougno utensil; thing; task; effect; object besougnous needy besoun need besourdo cockle bessai perhaps bessauta to omit bessedo birch grove bessoun twins; twin bestenda to hesitate bèsti stupid, brute bestialamen bestially bestialen bestial; animal bestialenco animal bestialeta bestiality bestialié animal painter bestialige bestiality bestiamen foolishly; stupidly bestiàri livestock; cattle, brute, boor; lout; animal bestiau livestock; cattle; bestial; brutal bestieto small creature bestige foolishness, folly (state), stupidity; ineptitude bèstio beast bestiolo small creature bestiouleto critter; animalcule bestiouno critter, insect bestira to bleat, to prevaricate; to lengthen; to quaver; to delay bestirage quaver bestiso stupidity bestort spun yarn bestour detour bestourna to castrate; to castrate by twisting bestourre bastion besuca to nibble besucaire haggler besucarié futility besucous meticulous besuquet fussy eater, finicky; fussy; delicate; fastidious besuqueto dearer, spoiled besuscla to flame, to singe; to scorch bet colostrum betelèn Bethlehem bèto barge; pram; yawl betona to concrete betoniero concrete mixer betorgo morsel betounico betony betum concrete; bitumen betum-armeja reinforced concrete betuma to concrete betumage concreting bèu beautiful bèu-bèu flattery, adulation bèu-fiéu stepson, son-in-law bèu-fraire brother-in-law bèu-paire father-in-law bèu-parènt in-laws bèu-parlant smooth talker bèu-vesè belvedere bèuge Belgian béugico Belgium beuglement mooing bèujo Belgian béulaigo abstemious béulòli barn owl; osprey beure beverage; to drink, drink béurre dregs (to drink the chalice) bèusso handbarrow bèuta beauty bèuvesé belvedere bevable drinkable, potable bevasseja to sip bevedou watering trough; small trough bevèire drinker bevèndo drink; potion beveto refreshment bar bevocho swill bevoucheja to guzzle bezouard bezoar biais skill, ability, aptitude, manner, way; air; bearing; attitude; slant… biaisa to slant; to bend biaiseja to tack (fig); to sidestep biaisejado inflection biaisejage slanting biaissous skillful biasso snack, nosebag, satchel; knapsack; saddlebag; bread bag biau canal; millrace bibli biblical biblioufile bibliophile bibliougrafe bibliographer biblioumane bibliomaniac biblioutecàri librarian biblioutèco library biblo bible bicarbounat bicarbonate bicheto little doe bicho doe bichoun lapdog biciéucleto bicycle bicoco shack bidoun can bidourseja to twist bidourset jolt bief millrace bierlong oblong bierraire brewer bierro beer (drink) biéu trunk, volute, whelk bifa to cross out; to strike out bifaduro crossing out bigame bigamist bigamìo bigamy bigarra to variegate bigarradié bitter orange tree bigarrado bitter orange bigarraduro variegation bigata to traffic bigatano javelin bignet fritter bigo mast, pole, sheerleg, greasy pole bigot bigot; mattock bigournau murex bigournèu winkle bigoussoun hoe bigoutarié bigotry biha to bind tightly bihage binding rope bihard billiards bihet ticket biheto ticket, ballot, pass, ticket; billet biho marble bihoun block (wood); log; billon; garrote; laths bihounet billet bijarramen strangely bijarrarié oddity bijarre bizarre; eccentric; heteroclite bijarreta oddity; singularity bijarrige oddity; eccentricity bijoun turpentine; benzoin; masterwort bijout jewel bijoutarié jewellery bijoutié jeweller bilan assessment bilans assessment bile bile bilengo bilingual bilenguisme bilingualism bilioun billion bilous bilious bimbelot trinket bimbolo dizziness bina to hoe, to weed binage hoeing binocle pince-nez binome binomial biòu ox (bull in the Camargue), bull biòu-marin sea lion, seal, sea calf bioudiversita biodiversity biougrafe biographer biougrafi biographical biougrafìo biography bioulougìo biology bioumasso biomass bipède biped biqueja to dawdle birbe scrap biribi biribi birounado grub bait bis brown; wind, north wind; stick bisbis squabble bisca to grumble (people); to be peeved biscaïn Biscayan biscant vexing biscanta to hoe biscarlet bidet biscarrot inconstant bisco quarrel, bad mood, irritation; pique bisèu bevel bisoun bison bissa to encore bissanteno infinity bissèst bissextile day bissestiéu bissextile biste steak bistèco steak bistourin scalpel bistratra whinchat; stonechat bistre bistre bitor bittern bitume bitumen bitumenous bituminous biva bivouac bivaca to bivouac bizànci Byzantium bizantin Byzantine bla wheat blacaredo oak grove blacas white oak; oak blacasset young oak blad wheat blad-cournu spur blad-de-barbarié maize blad-de-tres-mes March wheat blad-turc maize bladarié land with wheat bladié grain dealer bladre sycamore blaga to chat (talk), to converse blago joke blaime blame, slander, reproach blanas whitish blanc white; albumin blanc-signat signed blank blancado frost, white frost blancas whitish blanchi to whitewash; to whiten; to palliate blanchissage laundering blanchissèire launderer blanchoun white hare, wild cress blancour whiteness blancun albinism blandi to flatter blanqueja to be white, to dress in white, to appear white, to make white; to wh… blanquejaire whitening blanquet blanket cloth; cerate blanqueta whiteness blanqueto marker; blanquette blanquié tawer blanquin whitening blanquinèu white blanquinous albino; whitish blasfema to curse; to blaspheme blasfemadou blasphemous blasfemaire blasphemer blasfème blasphemy blasfèmi blasphemy blasiga to overwhelm blason sand blasoun coat of arms blasouna to emblazon; to blazon blasounaire armorist; heraldist blastema to blame, to curse; to slander blava to bruise blave pale; livid blaveiròu bruise (blow) blaveiroula to bruise blaveja to turn pale blaven bluish blavesso lividity blavet cornflower; purplish; aphyllanthes blavi to turn blue; to turn pale blavinèu light blue; purplish blavour lividity bledo chard; small chard bledo-rabo beetroot bleima to blame, to slander bleimaire reproving bleimous slanderous bleseja to lisp blesejadis lisp blesi to wither; worn; jaded; to break in blesin drizzle blesinado frost blessa to wound blessaduro wound blest lock (hair) blesto stem; sheaf blestu schistose; talcose blet beetroot; overripe; worn bleteja to become overripe bleto chard; stick; switch bletoun stem bletouneja to beat down with a pole blettir to bruise bléuge dazzling; gleaming blinda to armour blo humble blodo smock, apron blot block blou husk blouca to block, to immobilize; to buckle bloucage blockage; blockade blouco buckle blound blond; chestnut bloundet fair-haired lad bloundin fair-haired lad blouquié shield blouvèu husk (chestnuts) blu blue bluet cornflower bluias bluish bluieja to turn blue bluiet cornflower; kingfisher bluieto flea beetle bluii to turn blue bluiour blue bluious bluish bluiouso bluish boa boa bòchi billy goat bocho ball (pétanque) boco ball (game) bofo pit bogo husk (chestnuts) boio executioner bol bowl bòli dregs bolo bowl, boundary marker, vase; large cup bòmi vomit; nausea; vomiting; retching bon good; bonus; maid (servant) bon-aubret privet bon-coulègo friend bon-jour hello bon-plen tailwind (marine) bon-rùbi horehound bon-sèr good evening bon-sero good evening bon-vèspre good evening bon-viscle althaea; marshmallow bonadi fortunately bonaventuro fortune-telling bònis-erbo parsley bono-di thanks to bono-man tip, gift bono-voio rascal, idler bonodi grace (to) bonur happiness bord edge bordo filth bore boron borgno one-eyed bòri borie, hovel, hut, farm; cottage; tenant farm borno cavern; crevice; hollow bos woods (forest), wood bosso bump boto bunch (vegetables); boot bou billy goat, wineskin; fishing spot cast of the net; ochre; catch bou-leguet impulsive boubino spool bouca to submit boucachoun ibex boucado mouthful boucamen payment boucan din, racket boucana to scold boucaran buckram boucau jar; neck; opening boucha blocked bouchado blocked bouchard smeared boucharda to daub; to bush-hammer bouchardo bush hammer boucharié butcher's shop bouchèio pimple bouchié butcher (meat) bouchoun jack (in bowls), jack (bowls); cork bouchouna to rub down bouchounié cork maker bouco mouth, estuary, mouth (of oven), lip; inlet; river mouth Bouda Buddha bóudano dewlap boudenfia to swell boudenfla to inflate, to bulge boudenfle swollen; bloated; turgescent; oedematous boudenflige puffiness; swelling; dropsy; tumefaction; turgescence boudiflard chubby-cheeked boudin blood sausage boudino bull's eye boudougnado tumefaction boudougneja boudougno bump (blow), bruise; lump; nodosity; tumour boudouira to wallow (oneself) boudousca siliquose boudousco silique boudousqueto silicle bóudrèio prostitute bóudreja to ransack (disorder) bòudro silt; mud; mire bóudroi monkfish bóudroun scaffold hole bóudrous muddied; muddy bouèmi gypsy; bohemian, bohemia boufa to blow; to suggest; to breathe in boufado breath; puff boufaduro puff; blister boufage insufflation; blowing boufaire prompter boufamen blowing boufanto puffed boufareloun chubby baby boufarèu puffed boufarié blower boufe breath; wind boufeja to pant boufet bellows (to fan fire); puffed; empty; tuft; puffed up bouffina to swallow up boufia to eat boufiga swell; puff up; budded; bladder boufigaduro bloating; swelling boufigant vesicant boufigo bladder, blister, bubble, canker sore; goldbeater's skin; blister boufigous aphthous boufigue bladder, air bubble boufigueto bubble; vesicle boufo breath boufo-cèndre whining child boufo-fiò poker boufo-lende lousy boufo-lesco greedy boufo-troucho glutton boufoun clown; buffoon boufouna to banter; to clown boufounado joke, escapade, nonsense; buffoonery; jest boufounaire joker; buffoon; facetious; pasquinade boufra to inflate boufre puffy; dropsical boufrige puffiness; dropsy bouge convexity; bulge; bulging; swollen; tuberosity bougia candle maker bougìo candle bougna to stain bougnaru tubercular bougneta to stain bougneto fritter, stain bougno bump (blow); tumour bougnoun hoard bougre fellow bouhi pot-au-feu boui broth; effervescence; boiling boui-abaisso bouillabaisse bouiaco gruel bouias peat bog bouie to boil; herdsman, ploughman, robin bouiènt boiling bouièu gut (intestine); tubular (bicycle), intestine bouimen gypsy bouin plug bouina to bound, to locate, to limit bouino boundary marker bouiòu bucket bouioun broth; purl; consommé bouioun-blanc mullein bouiouna to bubble bouiounamen bubbling bouiounblanc mullein bouira to mix bouirèu boot bouiroun pilfering; rooting bouis boxwood; duck; mallard bouissedo boxwood (place covered with) bouisseso pyxis bouisset mallard bouisson bush bouissoun bush bouissounado bushes bouissounous bushy bouitesoun limping bouitié case, jewel box; box maker bouito box bóuja to swell, to be puffed; to move boujarroun apprentice tinsmith, little rogue, small tin measure; rogue, rascal… bóujoula tuberous bóuju swollen; prominent boul track (animal trace), seal; bubble; stamp; stride boula to seal, to seal up, to brand cattle, to mark bounds; bullate; to tre… boulage sealing; trampling boulangié baker boulé agitation; stirring boulega to stir, to shake, to shake (fig); to move boulegadis agitation, riot, mobility, incessant movement; eventful boulegage stirring boulegaire who stirs, awkward customer; agitator boulegamen movement; stirring boulegant restless boulegant-anto restless boulegoun unruly (child); restless boulegoun-ouno restless bouleguet wriggling; lively; exuberant boulegun agitation boulengié baker boulenjarié bakery boulet bolete, cannonball, strides bouleto pellet bouli to boil, to stew; to ferment boulidou kettle, vat bouliduro decoction boulié silt, sediment; abacus, trawl fishing boulimen boiling boulina to bowline boulino bowline boulis quilted boulisoun boiling; bubbling boulit stew, boiled beef boulo ball; sphere boulo-de-nèu guelder rose boulofo glume bouloudrom bowling ground bouloun bolt boulouna to bolt boulour-muda to ripen boulouversa to upset boulouverso cataclysm; revolution boumb bulge; bulging; convexity boumba to bound; to bulge boumbamen bulge boumbarda to bombard boumbardamen bombardment boumbardeleja to bombard boumbardié bomber boumbardo bombard; gunboat boumbasino bombazine boumbet bodice, waistcoat boumbi to bound, to burst; obese; to burst boumbiha to wriggle boumbimen bounding boumbo bomb boumbounamen buzzing boumbouneja to buzz; to ring; to throb boumbounejado shooting pain boumbouno demijohn boumbu swollen; convex boumi to bring up (vomit), to vomit bóumian gypsy, gitano; bohemian, gypsy bóumiano bohemian, gypsy boumico vomica boumido retching bounaço dead calm bounamen simply bounas excellent bounbouniero candy box bounbouniho candy; sweet bound leap; start bounda to bound; to fill up boundaire who leaps, throws the ball, irascible boundella to bounce boundoun water outlet hole; bung boundouna to bung bounet cap; sounding board bounetarié hosiery bounetié hosier bouneto biretta; cap; bonnet bounias meek; simple-hearted; benign; good-natured bouniassamen good-naturedly bouniassarié good nature; good-naturedness bounificacioun improvement bounimen patter bouniquet delicate bounoumìo good nature bounta kindness bountable volunteer bountous kindness (full); benevolent; volunteer bountousamen voluntarily bóupret bowsprit bouquet bouquet (of flowers) bouquetié bouquet holder bouquetin ibex bouqueto smile bouquin old book bouquina to browse books bouquincan sou'wester bouquineja to browse books bouquinié secondhand bookseller bouras borax bourassous murky bourbo mist bourboui imbroglio; borborygmus; quagmire; chaos; mess; muddle bourbouia to muddle; to spoil bourbouiado medley; rhapsody bourbouiaire draft; rhapsodist bourbouioun rough draft bourda to border; to fib bourdado broadside bourdaduro border; edged bourdage planking bourdarèu slip bourdeja to tack, to skirt, to border bourdejado broadside bourdequin buskin bourdèus Bordeaux bourdigas thicket bourdigo fish weir bourdihaire garbage collector bourdihé refuse dump, dustbin bourdihié dump, dustbin bourdiho filth; bastard; sweepings; straw; refuse; dregs bourdihoun small drone bourdo blunder; crook bourdouira to ransack (disorder), to rummage bourdouiro jumble bourdoun bumblebee boureau boreal boureja to bud bourgaden working-class bourgado suburb; small town bourgalamen civilly; liberally bourgalige courtesy, loyalty bourgau loyal, polite; civil; urbane bourgenc rhododendron bourgés bourgeois bourgesié bourgeoisie bourgin fine net bourgneja to sight bourgougno Burgundy bourguignoun Burgundian bourin-bourant hastily bourja to stir up; to disgorge bourjadon plane bourjadouiro milk churn bourjouna to poke bourlesc burlesque bourlo nonsense bourna limited bourneu neck (bottle); pipe bourniclet short-sighted bournigoun hovel bouro-bouro hubbub commotion bouroulado pell-mell bouroun-bouroun pell-mell bourouna to bud bourra to stuff, to throw (to throw oneself violently) bourrado shove bourrage borage bourrage-fèr viper's bugloss bourralié harness maker bourras cloth (bed sheet); frieze bourrascado strong squall; squall bourrassado kit bourrassu covered with coarse padding bourre bud; brown bourrèio bourrée bourreja to bud bourrela to torment bourrelaire persecutor bourrelas executioner bourreleja to sabotage bourrelet pad bourren swaddling cloth bourrencado kit bourreto foil bourrèu executioner bourri to bud; down bourricado stupidity bourricho hamper bourrico she-donkey bourricot small donkey bourrihous fluffy; downy bourrihu downy; tomentose bourrin-bourran noisily bourrin-bourrant impetuously, disruptively; tumultuously bourrisco donkey; ass bourro wool; flock; brown; padding; down; hair; tow bourro-bourro in bulk, hastily bourroula to upset, to muddle, to disturb, to trouble; to mix bourroulado imbroglio; jumble bourroulaire disruptor bourroulamen upheaval; swarming bourrouleto porridge bourroulis upheaval; effervescence; rolling bourroulo brawl, confusion; quarrel; melee; disturbance; tumult bourroun bud bourroun-bourroun pell-mell bourrouna to bud bourseja to club together boursèu capsule boursicau small purse boursié scholarship holder bourso purse boursoun tobacco pouch; fob pocket bourtoulaigo purslane bousa wooded; to panel bousage timbering bousarié panelling bóusaru potbellied bousca to seek, to look for bouscage grove bouscaire researcher bouscarasso timber forest bouscaren forest, sylvan bouscarido warbler; garden warbler bouscarlo warbler bouscarlo-de-mar squid bouscas bastard, wild, false; apocryphal bouscasso bastard bouscassous uncultivated, wild bouscatié woodcutter bouscatiero woodpile bousco north wind, grove, heat, search bóuset dung bóusié dung beetle bousiga to root for worms bousigadou boar's rooting; boar's snout bousigage boar's rooting bousigoun snout bousiha to botch bousihage botching bousin murmur, rumour, din, racket; uproar bousinaire rowdy bousinamen murmur bòuso dung; paunch bousquet grove bousquetié woodland boussa to dent; to box boussage bossage bóussaire boxer bousseja to swell boussela bulbous boussello bulb bousselo bulb bousserlo blister bousseto boss boussèu pulley boussignolo nodosity; tubercle boussihu uneven (path) bòusso boxing boussolo compass boustiga to annoy, obsessed (worried), to tease; to irritate boustigage irritation boustiguejaire teasing boustre jolly fellow bout end; cutting bout-dóu-mounde cecum bouta to put; to bark; to boot; to place; to establish bouta-couire pot-au-feu boutadis quip boutado shove boutadous capricious; whimsical boutani botany boutanico botany boutanisto botanist boutard stave wood boutas well then!, let's say boutasso big cask, tun boutèu calf boutié bootmaker boutigo shop boutigolo stall boutiguié shopkeeper; storekeeper boutiha to draw off from the vat boutihié drinker, sink, seedbed of squash, cupbearer; butler; wine amphora boutiho bottle boutiholo bubble; vesicle boutihoula urceolate boutihoun baby bottle boutino ankle boot boutis puffy, hollow, cottony; plumetis; header, breeze block boutjouna to rummage boutjounado scramble bouto vat, barrel, cask; indeed; cask; barrel bouto-bouiro rough draft bouto-en-trin hors-d'oeuvre (cooking), life of the party bouto-fiò incendiary, pyromaniac; firebrand; fireship bouto-foro boom bouto-sello boot and saddle boutoun bud, button, hub boutouna to button boutounié button maker boutouniero buttonhole bouvachoun steer bouvaio bovine bouvarié cowshed bouvatié oxherd bouvau cowshed bouvet bullfinch bouvino the bulls (Camargue); bovine bra pointer; purulence; suppuration braca to aim bracouna to poach bracounage poaching bracounaire poacher bracouneja to poach bracounié poacher bradala to moo, to bellow; to bellow; to bawl bradalage bellowing brafa to gorge brafado blowout brafarié gluttony brafo gorging; gluttony brafounié storm braga to prance bragaire prancer bragard sumptuous; lavish; dashing; luxurious; prancing bragardiso pride; ostentation; prancing; bawdiness bragarié splendor braguetia to quack braguetian charlatan; conjurer; juggler; ham actor; clown braguetinado quackery braguié truss braie truss; suspensory braieto briefs; knickers; codpiece; drawers braieto-de-cougniéu primrose braieto-de-couguiéu primrose braimo bream braio breeches, trousers; breeches; hose; upper hose braio-courto shorts braio-de-couguiéu gentian braioun trap bram howl; braying; cry; bellowing brama to bray, to bawl, to moo, to bellow, to roar, to vociferate; to bello… bramadasso vociferation bramadis bellowing bramadisso long clamour bramado jeer bramadou glottis; larynx bramaire who shouts, bawler, whiner; bawler; shrill; bellowing; squawker; squa… bramant roaring bramareu bawler bramin brahmin bramo brahmin bramo-fam starving bramo-pan starveling bramo-vaco dog's bane brancàci fool brancage branches brancan stretcher, cudgel, big cart brancaru branchy branco branch; gills; vein; rib brancu branchy brancun the branches (general); branches branda to shake, to stir; to move; to pitch brandado cod brandade, jolt brandadou seesaw brandamen swaying brandant dangling; wobbling brande swing, round, peal of bells, language, gait, hanging hurdle, hammock… brande-abas commotion brandi to brandish brandiha to stagger; to vibrate brandihamen vibration brandineja to waddle brandinejage waddle brando-alèssi ninny brando-alo flycatcher brando-biasso gangly; starveling brandoula to swing brandoulado jolt brandoulaire oscillatory brandòulamen swinging brandoun firebrand brandussa to shake, to wobble, to waver bras arm; fragile brasa to weld; to braze brasaduro brazing brasas great blaze; blaze brasc brittle; fragile braseja to braise; to grill brasiero brazier; braising pan brasiha to poke brasil Brazil braso embers brassa to brew brassado hug, embrace; accolade; brewery; armful brassage brewing brassaire brewer brassalet bracelet brassard armband brassarié brewery brassau gauntlet brasseja to gesticulate brassejaire gesticulator brassejamen gesticulation brassié brachial; camisole brasso breaststroke brassòu armful brau bull; bison brau-gavot aurochs bravado musketry bravadou braggart bravaire intrepid bravajedo threat bravamen much, very, really; considerably; reasonably bravarié bravery bravas meek braveja to taunt; to brave; to defy bravejado bravado; threat bravejaire braggart bravet well-behaved (adj child) braveta kindness, wisdom (child); convenience; probity bravuro bravery brè needle; peak breca to chip; chipped brecado breach brecaduro chipped corner brechet wishbone brèco breach, leak (of water) brecous arduous; steep brefounié storm; squall brega to grind; to break flax bregadié corporal bregadisso crushing bregado brigade; legion bregadouiro brake bregaloun Montpellier aphyllanthes bregamen crushing bregand brigand bregandage brigandage bregandeja to play the brigand; to brigand bregandino brigandine breganèu berm; gunwale bregantin brigantine bregantino spanker bregaru thick-lipped bregateja to mumble Bregido Brigitte brego lip, quarrel (to pick), quarrel; jaw bregoun hemp-brake; plane bregouna to scutch bregounello hemp stalk breguesoun crushing; scutching breguigna to thrash about bregun tow brèino frost, hoarfrost; rime bren bran (grain); bran brenacho barnacle goose or barnacle; brant goose brenado poultice brenigo crumb; scrap brenoun acorn bres pipe, fowling; cradle bresaire trickster bresca spongy (alveolar); eyeleted brescaire beekeeper brescambiho brisque bresco honeycomb waffle, cake (hive wax); brisque; waffle bresego mouth ulcer breseira to furbish bresié cinders; middlings bresiha to twitter; to warble bresihadis twittering bresihamen chirping bresiheja to chatter (baby) bressa to rock; to rake bressado rocking bressarello lullaby; nursemaid bressarèu rocking, lullaby bresseirolo lullaby bresseto berth bresso scraper; rustic bed, couch; cradle; hammock; bed; basket bressolo cradle bressoula to rock bressoulet pannier seat bret stutterer; rapier; stammerer bretello strap bretié swashbuckler bretou-nejamen stammering bretoun stutterer; Breton bretouneja to stammer, to mumble; to babble bretounen British brèu sprig; little moment; spell; talisman; brief; amulet; formula; curse brevamen briefly brevet patent breveta to patent; brevity breviàri breviary; abridgement; epitome bri brig; brick bri-gouleja to split bricolo strap; knapsack; shoulder belt bricoula to tinker bricoulage tinkering bricoulaire handyman bricouleja to haggle, to quibble brida bridle; to bridle bridèu snaffle brido bridle; framework bridoun snaffle, bridle briéu current; impetuosity; paroxysm brifa to guzzle briga to seek brigadeleja to read haltingly brigadèu mumbler brigai fragment brigaia to crush; to split up brigantin schooner brigo crumb, debris; scrap; intrigue; strand; particle brigoulage shattering; crushing brigouleja to nibble brigouloun piece (small) brigoun small debris brigueto crumb briha to shine brihacioun radiance; brilliance brihant shiny brihanta to make sparkle brihantamen brilliantly; splendidly brihaudo spark brimbalié bilberry brinda to toast, to clink glasses; to toast brindado basketful brinde toast (in honour of); toast; toast or toste brindo basket (to carry) bringo nag, mean person briquet lighter briquetage brickwork briqueto briquette brisa broken brisadis debris (whole); fragmentation brisaduro break brisamen breakage; shattering brisarèu brittle brisaud smock brisca to point (masonry) briso debris, crumb brisoir brake brisoun small debris, sprig brisounet tiny bit brisun debris (whole) brivado short interval of time bro jug, edge (land); edge; verge brocho spit broco kindling, cutting, pin; padding; needle; small stick broda to embroider brome brome bronchito bronchitis brosso brush bròu poof brouca to stitch broucado skewer broucadou farrier's hammer broucaduro brochure broucage stitching broucaire stitcher broucanteja to deal in secondhand goods broucantejage secondhand dealing broucantié secondhand dealer broucanto bric-a-brac broucat brocade broucheto skewer brouda to embroider broudaire embroiderer broudarié embroidery broufa to snort, to gush forcefully broufadisso gust (wind) broufounié storm (at sea) brouia to muddle brouiadisso falling-out brouiado medley brouiage muddling brouiamen muddle brouio quarrel brouioun rough draft brouit gruel brouliha to vegetate broumeja to cast the bait into the water broumet marmalade broumo strangles (horse); pituita; shipworm broun-ziduro blight brounc apophysis; prominence brounca to stumble; to flinch brounchito bronchitis brouncho bronchus brounde abrupt; arrogant broundiho twig broundo branch, foliage brounza to tan, to harden, to intoxicate brounzant harsh, severe; brusque brounzanto brusque brounze bronze brounzi to scorch; to rustle; to growl; to tan; to snore; to stridulate; to t… brounzidou wolf brounziduro suntan brounzimen rumbling, snoring brounzina to buzz; to quiver brounzissènt strident brouquet mockery; trinket; taunt; jest brouqueta to mock; to taunt brouquetado mockery brouqueto match broussa to brush; to turn broussaire brusher brousseta to brush broussiero dairyman broussin whey, kneaded cheese brousso brushwood; heather; curds broustiha to graze brout bouquet, sprig (flower); shoot brouta to grow, to vegetate (plants) broutelado fruit cluster broutiero willow grove, animal breast brouve fragile brouzi to scold brouzina to simmer (liquid) bru-talamen brutally bruei shoot of a plant emerging from the ground; thicket; shoot; tiller brueio wilted leaves, foliage; vegetation; eruption bruia to germinate, to grow, to vegetate (plants); to proliferate bruiaduro gemmation; germination; heat rash brula to burn; to cauterize bruladou fuel bruladuro burn brulaire burner brulamen combustion; fire brulant burning brulesoun cremation; inflammation brulot fireship bruma to smoke (to make smoke) brumant smoking brumo mist; foam brumous misty brun brown bruneleto self-heal brunet brownish brunèu brownish bruni to brown brunidou burnisher bruniduro brown rust brunimen burnishing brunissèire burnisher Brunoun Bruno brusc heather, hive; abrupt; brusque brusca to rush bruscamen abruptly bruscarié brusqueness bruscla to burn (poultry skin) brusènt noisy brusi to rustle brusimen burst; rustling brusino chanterelle brusissènt noisy brusqueja to become brusque brusquié apiary brùsti brush; hackle brustia to comb flax brustiaire brusher brut noise; raw; dirty; coarse; ignoble; sordid brutaleja to brutalize brutaleta brutality brutalige brutality brutas sordid brutau brutal brutelous dirty brutesso coarseness brutice impurity; dirt; soiling brutié bittern brutige sordidness; raw state, filth, villainy, stupidity brutisso stain bubo pimple buboun tumour; bubo bucouli bucolic budèu gut (intestine), intestine buerbo mire, slime; paunch; obesity; belly bufet sideboard bufle buffalo bufletarié leather strapping bugada to wash bugadage leaching bugadarié laundry room bugadié launderer, laundry, wash tub; laundryman; laundress, washerwoman bugado laundry buget budget, partition bugeta to partition bugetage partitioning bugle bugle bulàri bullary buletin ballot bulisto bullary bulo bull (pope); bubble; decoy burat burat buratin buratine burbaio guts burco milk churn burelisto tobacconist bureto cruet burèu office; beige burin burin burina to engrave burnous burnous burounié milkman burra to butter burrado cream of milk; buttered slice; cream burraire butter dish burrat buttered burre butter burreja to cream burriero churn burrous buttery buscaio twigs; trifles buscatello small biscuit busco log, kindling bussado shock bust bust buta to incite, to push, to provoke; to bump butado thrust; propulsion butage act of pushing butaire bulldozer butarèu stay butassa to jostle, to bump, to push (forcefully) butassado scramble butasso scramble buteto stroller butin loot butinarello bee butineja to forage buto target; goal; mound; wedge buto-avans boar's snout; propeller buto-rodo boundary marker, wheel guard buto-saut springboard