The two main meanings of ‘boucher’ are ‘to cork, put a cork in’ and ‘to block (up)’.<\/p>\n
Expressions:<\/span><\/p>\n J’ai les oreilles bouch\u00e9es : my ears are blocked;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 boucher le passage \u00e0 quelqu’un : to stand in somebody’s way;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 boucher la vue : to block the view.<\/p>\n Se boucher<\/span>\u00a0 is both ‘to get blocked (or choked) up’ \u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0‘<\/em>to get cloudy, to become overcast’. Other expressions for ‘se boucher’ :\u00a0\u00a0‘se boucher les oreilles’ : ‘to put one’s fingers in one’s ears’ OR ‘to turn a deaf ear’\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ‘se boucher les yeux’ : ‘to hide one’s eyes’ OR ‘to turn a blind eye’.<\/p>\n Finally: an expression I learnt only yesterday: ‘\u00e7a lui en a bouch\u00e9 un coin’ which means ‘he\u00a0was staggered\/flabbergasted\/gobsmacked’.\u00a0Your guess is as good as mine as to what the literal translation may be. (Note that flabbergasted has no ‘h’ as ‘aghast’ does).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The two main meanings of ‘boucher’ are ‘to cork, put a cork in’ and ‘to block (up)’. Expressions: J’ai les oreilles bouch\u00e9es : my ears are blocked;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 boucher le passage \u00e0 quelqu’un : to stand in somebody’s way;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 boucher la … Continue reading