butch

butch, masculine

Décrit une femme, souvent lesbienne, dont l'apparence ou les manières sont traditionnellement considérées comme masculines.

En anglais simple : Describing a woman, often a lesbian, whose appearance or manner is traditionally seen as masculine.

• She describes herself as a butch lesbian.
• Her butch style includes short hair and sturdy boots.
• Some butch women feel comfortable wearing suits.

Synonymes : masculine

Contraires : femme

Expressions courantes : butch lesbian, butch woman, butch identity

masculin, viril

Dont l'apparence ou les manières sont traditionnellement considérées comme très masculines.

En anglais simple : Having an appearance or manner traditionally seen as very manly.

• The actor looked butch in his leather jacket.
• He adopted a butch style for the role.
• Her short haircut gave her a more butch appearance.

Synonymes : masculine, manly

Contraires : feminine

Expressions courantes : butch look, butch style, very butch

butch

Lesbienne dont l'apparence ou les manières sont traditionnellement considérées comme masculines.

En anglais simple : A lesbian whose appearance or manner is traditionally seen as masculine.

• She identifies as a butch.
• The group welcomes butches and femmes.
• As a young butch, she found friends in the lesbian community.

Synonymes : dyke

Contraires : femme

Expressions courantes : a butch, butch and femme