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B n1 ( person) raseur ○ /-euse m/f ; wine/cricket bore raseur qui ne parle que de vin/de cricket ; he's such a bore quel raseur ○ ;2 ( situation) barbe f ; what a bore! quelle barbe! ; it's an awful bore having to wait quelle barbe de devoir attendre ;4 ( diameter) (of gun barrel, pipe) calibre m ; small-bore rifle carabine f de petit calibre ; 12-bore shotgun fusil m de calibre 12 ;5 ( wave) mascaret m.C vtr1 ( annoy) ennuyer (with avec) ;D vi to bore into/through [person, machine, insect] forer dans/à travers ; her eyes bored into me elle me perçait de son regard.to bore sb stiff ou to death ou to tears faire mourir qn d'ennui ; to bore the pants off sb ○ faire mourir qn d'ennui.
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