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button ['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∎ chocolate buttons pastilles fpl de chocolat∎ familiar button it or your lip or your mouth! ferme-la!, boucle-la!se boutonner;∎ the blouse buttons at the back le chemisier se boutonne par derrière ou dans le dosBritish old-fashioned groom m, chasseur mTheatre = ami de Cendrillon dans la pantomime 'Cinderella'button mushroom champignon m de couche ou de Paris;Ornithology button quail tridactyle m, turnix m;Botany button tree platane m d'occident(a) (piece of clothing) boutonner(a) (piece of clothing) se boutonner∎ button up! ferme-la!, boucle-la! -
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A n1 (on coat, bell, switch, sword) bouton m ; to do up/to undo a button boutonner/déboutonner un bouton ; chocolate buttons pastilles fpl de chocolat ;4 Comput bouton m.C vi [dress etc] se boutonner.as bright as a button vif/vive d'esprit ; he's a button short ○ il lui manque une case ○ ; on the button ○ ( exactly) au petit poil ○ ; ( on time) à l'heure pile ○ ; to have all one's buttons ○ avoir toute sa tête.■ button up:▶ button [sth] up, button up [sth] boutonner [garment] ; button (up) your lip ○ ! la ferme ○ ! ; the deal is all buttoned up ○ ! l'affaire est dans le sac ○ ! -
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button [ˈbʌtn]1. nouna. bouton m[garment] se boutonner4. compounds* * *['bʌtn] 1.1) (on coat, switch) bouton mto do up/undo a button — boutonner/déboutonner un bouton
2) US ( badge) insigne m, badge m3) Computing bouton m2.intransitive verb [dress, etc] se boutonnerPhrasal Verbs:••as bright as a button — [child] très éveillé/-e
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