volée de bois vert
French, noun/vɔ.le də bwa vɛʁ/
volée de bois vert is spelled V-O-L-É-E-D-E-B-O-I-S-V-E-R-T (15 letters). Volée de bois vert is a French feminine noun meaning “severe reprimand, often to correct an undesirable behaviour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bastonnade”.
What does volée de bois vert mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesevere reprimand, often to correct an undesirable behaviour
- 2
feminineharsh criticism
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bastonnade. 2. Avoinée, brossée, raclée. 3. Vive remontrance.
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.
Forms of volée de bois vert
- volées de bois vert plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce volée de bois vert?
- /vɔ.le də bwa vɛʁ/
- \vɔ.le də bwa vɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to volée de bois vert
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.