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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bo.dʁyʃ/
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Noun

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baudruche f (plural baudruches)

  1. rubber skin
  2. Ellipsis of ballon de baudruche; (toy) balloon
    • 1972, Georges Brassens (lyrics and music), “La Ballade des gens qui sont nés quelque part”, in Fernande:
      Quant à l’air qu’ils emploient pour gonfler leurs baudruches / Leurs bulles de savon, c’est du souffle divin
      As for the air they use to blow up their balloons / And their soap bubbles, it is divine inspiration [literally "divine breath"]
  3. (informal, derogatory) windbag

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