Usage Note
Boucle covers a buckle (belt), a loop (road or code), and a curl of hair. Boucler la boucle ('to close the loop') is a common idiom meaning to come full circle. In informal speech, boucler can also mean to lock up or wrap something up.
Examples
"Elle a des boucles blondes."
Natural Translation
She has blond curls.
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