Skip to content

barbu

bearded man

noun adjective bar-BÜ Rare
People & Society Community

Also means

bearded (adjective)

Usage Note

Barbu functions as both a noun ('a man with a beard') and an adjective modifying a masculine noun. The feminine form barbue exists as an adjective and also as a noun for the brill (a flatfish). The phrase vieille barbe is a separate idiom for an old fogey.

Examples

"Le barbu au coin de la rue me sourit."

Natural Translation

The bearded man on the street corner smiled at me.

Free starter pack

Building your French vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common French words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore French by topic