bavard

French

Etymology

From bave (“spittle”) +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.vaʁ/

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Adjective

bavard (feminine bavarde, masculine plural bavards, feminine plural bavardes)

1. (overly) chatty, talkative, garrulous

   Synonyms: loquace, volubile

   Ces jeunots n’ont pas l’air du genre bavards.

   These young people do not seem to be the talkative type.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bavardage
• bavard comme une pie
• bavarder
• bavardeur
• pie bavarde

Noun

bavard m (plural bavards, feminine bavarde)

1. chatterbox (chatty person)

Further reading

• “bavard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.