aboyer

/a.bwa.je/

verb★Beginner

informal

To bark (of a dog or similar animal)

Le chien aboie quand il voit un inconnu.

The dog barks when it sees a stranger.

Arrête d'aboyer !

Stop barking!

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Commonly used to describe the sound dogs make.

aboyer après quelqu'unto bark at someoneaboyer à la luneto bark at the moon (figurative)

aboyer comme un chienphrase

to bark like a dog

In informal contexts, 'aboyer' can describe someone shouting angrily, similar to 'barking' in English.

Always refers to the sound made by dogs or similar animals unless used figuratively.

From Old French 'abaiier', from Latin 'latrare' (to bark).

Primarily used for dogs, but can be used figuratively for humans in a derogatory sense.

aboyer

to bark

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✎ Noted on May 2, 2026FR → EN