Skip to content

mufle

boor

noun MÜFL Rare
People & Society Values

Also means

snout (of an animal)

Usage Note

Mufle literally means the broad flat nose of a bovine or large mammal, but its primary everyday use is figurative: a rude, coarse, or inconsiderate person (roughly 'lout' or 'boor'). The related noun muflerie denotes boorish behaviour.

Examples

"Quel mufle, il n'a même pas dit merci!"

Natural Translation

What a boor — he didn't even say thank you!

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