Bolt

"Bolt" in French

boulon

(metal fastener)

carreau

(short, stout, blunt-headed arrow)

rouleau

(large roll of material)

verrou

(sliding pin or bar in a lock)

verrou

(bar to prevent a door from being forced open)

vis

(metal fastener)

éclair

(lightning spark)

boulonner

(to connect pieces using a bolt)

monter

(of a plant, to grow quickly)

monter en graine

(of a plant, to grow quickly)

s’enfuir

(to escape)

s’échapper

(to escape)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.