boulot

French

Etymology

Deverbal of boulotter, similar semantic development as in -role

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.lo/, (older, now chiefly Belgium) /bu.lɔ/

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• Rhymes: -o, -ɔ
• Homophones: boulots (general), bouleau, bouleaux (with /o/)

Noun

boulot m (plural boulots)

1. (colloquial) work

   J’ai trop de boulot à faire.

   I've got too much work to do.

2. (colloquial) job

   J’ai trouvé du boulot.

   I've found a job.

   Beau boulot.

   Good job.

Synonyms

• taf

Derived terms

• métro, boulot, dodo
• petit boulot

Further reading

• “boulot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.