French word

botter

Pronunciation

IPA/bote/

Meaning

  • verbkick

Example

Le joueur a botté le ballon.

The player kicked the ball.

Illustration for botter (kick)

More examples

Elle a botté la chaise par colère.

She kicked the chair in anger.

Core concept

A foot striking an object to send it away or launch it.

Common phrases

  • botter le ballon

    kick the ball

  • botter quelqu'un

    kick someone

  • botter la porte

    kick the door

Similar words

donner un coup de pied: To give one forceful kick with the foot.
tirer: To kick a ball hard so that it flies.
envoyer: To send a ball or object far away with the foot.

Definition in French

Frapper avec le pied pour repousser ou lancer quelque chose.

Word origin

French botter derives from botte, meaning 'boot', with the verb-forming suffix -er, and originally referred to striking with a boot.

Usage tips

  • Botter is transitive, so botter le ballon takes the object directly without a preposition.

Opposites

Related words

  • botteurkickernoun
  • bottékickedadjective

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