bille en tête
French, adverb/bi.j‿ɑ̃ tɛt/
bille en tête is spelled B-I-L-L-E-E-N-T-Ê-T-E (11 letters). Bille en tête is a French adverb meaning “unhesitatingly, audaciously, boldly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Façon de frapper la boule, ou bille, blanche au-dessus et à la verticale de son centre”.
What does bille en tête mean in English?
adverb
- 1
unhesitatingly, audaciously, boldly
- 2
rashly, recklessly, without thinking, on a whim
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Façon de frapper la boule, ou bille, blanche au-dessus et à la verticale de son centre. 2. Droit au but, directement, sans hésiter. 3. Sans réfléchir, bêtement
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce bille en tête?
- /bi.j‿ɑ̃ tɛt/
- \bi.j‿ɑ̃ tɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.