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butin

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nounmasculine
  1. loot, bootythe proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband
  2. what is obtained or amassed by laborious collection
  3. what is collected by insects such as bees or ants; a load of pollen, nectar, etc.
  4. furniture
  5. belongings, household possessions

Used in the library

  • Deux ou trois fois au début de juillet Maria alla cueillir des bleuets avec Télesphore et Alma-Rose; mais l'heure de la maturité parfaite n'était pas encore venue, et le butin qu'ils rapportèrent suffit à peine à la confection de quelques tartes de proportions dérisoires.Two or three times at the beginning of July Maria went to pick blueberries with Télesphore and Alma-Rose; but the hour of perfect maturity had not yet come, and the loot they brought was barely enough to make a few tarts of derisory proportions.B1Maria Chapdelaine
  • On fit un butin considérable.We made a considerable loot.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
  • L'espoir d'y faire un riche butin fut néanmoins pour beaucoup dans cet accès de patriotisme.The hope of making a rich loot was nevertheless for many in this access of patriotism.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I

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