Billot (en. Chop)

/bi.lo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A piece of cut wood, often cubic or rectangular in shape.

The lumberjack left several blocks of wood in the forest.

Le bûcheron a laissé plusieurs billots de bois dans la forêt.

In the kitchen, a billot can refer to a cutting board.

She used her block to prepare the vegetables.

Elle a utilisé son billot pour préparer les légumes.

The word 'billot' comes from the old French 'biliot', a diminutive of 'bil', which means 'stick' or 'stem'.

to be a blockhead

To be very heavy or not intelligent.

être un billot

to go from one block to another

To do things in a clumsy or aimless manner.

aller de billot en billot

bille

A round object made of wood or metal.

bille

billon

A small piece of metal, often related to currency.

billon

An idiot

This man is a real blockhead; he understands nothing.

Cet homme est un vrai billot, il ne comprend rien.