French dictionary
beurrer/bœʁ/
verb · B1 · Frequency 13626
verb
Meanings
to butter, to rub with butter
To spread butter on food
to get dirty, to soil something (or oneself, with se)
To soil something or oneself (with reflexive pronoun se)
to exaggerate, to try too hard
Informal use meaning to exaggerate or overdo something
Examples
Je beurre une tranche de pain avant d’ajouter la confiture.
I butter a slice of bread before adding the jam.
Je beurre le moule pour que le gâteau ne colle pas.
I butter the pan so that the cake does not stick.
Je beurre généreusement les tartines du petit déjeuner.
I generously butter the slices of bread for breakfast.