bouculé

I'm at a loss yet again. I've come across a word I don't find a translation for. It could well be Canadien.

bouculé

It's in the expression

avoir peur d'être bouculé

It's conceivable that it should be bousculé, but I'd like to see if anyone recognizes the word as written.

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Permalink Reply by Vedas on May 14, 2015 at 10:36am

Hello,

no it must be bousculé : to be afraid to be rushed

Permalink Reply by Dwayne Roberts on May 14, 2015 at 7:05pm

Besides "rushed," could this be "shoved around" or "crowded"?

EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on May 14, 2015 at 7:12pm

"jostled" is how I would think of it.

EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on May 14, 2015 at 12:04pm

"bouclé" ?

I think that would mean "emprisoned"

I also though it could be used more loosely to mean you were in a very tight spot but I can't find any examples to back up my recollection.

Permalink Reply by Vedas on May 14, 2015 at 7:51pm

without context there no way to decide if it means "to be jostled" or "to be rushed"

as "être bousculé" is an idiomatic expression meaning you can't keep up with things like tasks in your job, you lack time to achieve everything.