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    Bordenave (en. Bordenave)

    /bɔʁ.də.nav/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    An individual of low value or insignificant.
    That man is a bordenave who doesn’t stand out from the rest.
    Cet homme est un bordenave qui ne se distingue pas du reste.
    A negligible or uninteresting object.
    This old book is a bordenave that no one wants to read.
    Ce vieux livre est un bordenave que personne ne veut lire.

    Etymology

    Uncertain origin, but may derive from words in the dialect.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    To be a bordenave
    To be perceived as worthless or unimportant.
    Être un bordenave
    Not worth a bordenave
    Not worth much.
    Ne vaut pas un bordenave

    Related Words

    negligible
    Which can be neglected, unimportant.
    négligeable
    insignificant
    Which has no meaning or significance.
    insignifiant
    banal
    Ordinary, without originality.
    banal

    Slang Meanings

    To mock someone by calling them a bordenave.
    He is always there, being a bordenave.
    Il est toujours là, à faire le bordenave.
    To use bordenave to refer to a group of uninteresting friends.
    We are hanging out with some bordenaves tonight.
    On traîne avec des bordenaves ce soir.