Buffalo in French
Buffalo in French is Buffalo, buffle, ictiobus — Buffalo means to intimidate, confuse, or trick someone, often to pressure them into doing something.
Buffalo in French
Buffalo
buffle
An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
ictiobus
The buffalo fish (Ictiobus spp.).
chasser
(transitive) To hunt buffalo.
battre
(US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
confondre
(US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
intimider
(US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
être
(US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
frapper
(archaic, transitive) To pistol-whip.
What does "Buffalo" mean?
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verb To intimidate, confuse, or trick someone, often to pressure them into doing something.
"The nontechnical administrator should never be buffaloed by the esoteric vocabulary and the endless jargon of the computer expert."
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verb To hunt buffalo.
"The tribe buffaloed each autumn to stock up on food for winter."
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Buffalo in a sentence
- The nontechnical administrator should never be buffaloed by the esoteric vocabulary and the endless jargon of the computer expert.
- If nonfiction is where you do your best writing, or your best teaching of writing, don't be buffaloed into the idea that it's an inferior species.
- The tribe buffaloed each autumn to stock up on food for winter.
- He spent that season buffaloing on the plains with a small group of hunters.
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What is "Buffalo" in French?
"Buffalo" in French is Buffalo, buffle, ictiobus. Buffalo means: To intimidate, confuse, or trick someone, often to pressure them into doing something.
Are there other ways to say "Buffalo" in French?
Yes — French has 9 translations listed for "Buffalo": Buffalo, buffle, ictiobus, chasser, battre, confondre.
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