Bridau (en. Bridle)

bri-do

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A bridau is an individual who is unattractive or whose appearance is considered strange.

He is a real bridau, always dressed inappropriately.

Il est un vrai bridau, toujours habillé de façon inappropriée.

A cumbersome or clumsy thing.

This piece of furniture is a bridau in our small apartment.

Ce meuble est un bridau dans notre petit appartement.

Of uncertain origin, possibly derived from the verb 'brider', meaning to constrain or limit.

to be a bridau

means to be awkward or unattractive.

être un bridau

to behave like a bridau

applies to someone who acts in an ungainly manner.

se comporter comme un bridau

bride

a device used to control an animal, often associated with connotations of restriction.

bride

cumbersome

that takes up a lot of space and obstructs passage.

encombrant

is used to refer to a person with strange manners.

Look at him, he looks like a bridau with his way of speaking.

Regarde-le, on dirait un bridau avec sa façon de parler.

refers to something that is not elegant.

That car is a bridau on the road.

Cette voiture est un bridau sur la route.