French Conversation · Level 174
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IPA/bulɛ/
Ne sois pas un boulet pour l'équipe.
Don't be a burden to the team.
Il est considéré comme un boulet par ses collègues.
He is considered a burden by his colleagues.
A cannonball turned into a figurative weight attached to a group.
être un boulet
be a burden
un boulet pour l'équipe
a burden to the team
se sentir comme un boulet
feel like a burden
casse-pieds: A person who repeatedly annoys others over minor matters.
peste: An unpleasant person whose company others want to avoid.
poids mort: A useless member of a group who holds back its work.
Mot familier pour désigner quelqu'un considéré comme un poids dans une équipe ou un projet parce qu'il ralentit ou gêne les autres.
Formed from boule and -et, boulet first referred to a small ball, then to a cannonball, before developing its figurative sense of a hindrance.