berme, n.f., (fort.) berme.
bermudienne (-di-è-n), n.f., (bot.) bermudiana.
bernable, adj., deserving to be laughed at, ridiculous.
bernacle, n.f. V. barnacle.
bernardin, n.m., -e, n.f., bernardine (monk, nun).
berne, n.f., tossing in a blanket; banter. En —; (nav.) awaft. Mettre le pavillon en —; to set up the flag at half-mast.
bernement, n.m. V. berne.
berner, v.a., to toss in a blanket; to ridicule, to make a fool of, to deride, to laugh at.
berneur, n.m., chaffer, banterer, sneerer.
bernique, int., (pop.) no use; not a bit of it, no go. Je croyais le trouver chez lui, mais —; I thought I should find him in the house, but the bird had flown!