Paperwork
bd
AbbreviationOfficialA1Meaning
boulevard
The abbreviation of boulevard in an address: 12 bd Voltaire. It is read « boulevard », and written in full whenever there is room.
How it is said
boulevard
Gender and article
le bd · masculine
Where you meet it
An envelope, a map, a property advert.
Example
Agence ouverte du lundi au samedi, 48 bd Voltaire, Paris 11e.
Agency open Monday to Saturday, 48 bd Voltaire, Paris 11th.
In the DELF
reading A1
Watch out
No dot, lowercase: bd. « Bld » and « boul. » are also seen, but bd is the Post Office form.
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