beurrer
Meanings
Verb
1. to butter, to rub with butter
2. to get dirty, to soil smth. (or oneself, with se) (Canada, Quebec)
3. to exaggerate, to try too hard (Canada, Quebec, transitive)
Examples8
De beaux mots ne beurrent pas les navets.
Fine words butter no parsnips.
Tom a beurré son toast.
Tom buttered his toast.
Ils nous ont beurré les lunettes.
They got butter on our glasses.
Tom a beurré sa tartine.
Tom put some butter on his toast.
Thomas s'est encore coupé en beurrant son pain. Je ne sais pas comment il fait.
Thomas cut himself again while buttering his bread. I don't know how he does it.
Il ne sait même pas beurrer son propre pain.
He can't even butter his own bread.