brechet, n.m., breastbone, brisket.
bredi-breda, adv., (fam.) hastily.
bredindin, n.m., (nav.) garnet.
brédissure, n.f., (med.) locked jaw.
*bredouillage, n.m., jabbering, sputtering.
*bredouille, n.f., (trictrac) lurch. Jouer —; to play lurches. Sortir —; to go away as one came. Revenir —; to return with an empty bag (of sportsmen). Se coucher —; to go to bed supperless.
*bredouillement, n.m., stuttering, stammering, faltering.
*bredouiller, v.n., to stammer, to stutter, to falter.
*bredouilleu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., stammerer, stutterer.
br-ef, -ève, adj., brief, short, concise, succinct. Une réponse brève; a brief reply. Avoir le parler —; to be a man of few words.