bourdon
Meanings
Noun
1. bumblebee (species of bee)
2. drone (music)
3. blues (feeling of sadness) (figurative, colloquial, figuratively)
4. A pilgrim's staff.
5. bourdon (large, low-pitched bell)
Examples5
Les bourdons peuvent voler plus haut que le mont Everest.
Bumblebees can fly higher than Everest.
Les bourdons sont plus gros que les abeilles.
Bumblebees are bigger than bees.
Les bourdons sont couverts de poils.
Bumblebees are furry.
Je me souviens qu’un jour, étant enfant, j’allai voir le bourdon de Notre-Dame.
I remember that one day, when I was a child, I went to see Notre-Dame's great bell.
Pourquoi les bourdons bourdonnent-ils ?
Why do bumblebees buzz?