French

Noun

mouche f ‎(plural mouches)

1. fly (insect)
2. bullseye (center of a target)
3. (historical) A spy employed by the ancien régime to seek out subversive ideas.

Derived terms

Related terms

• mouchard
• moucheron
• moucheter

Descendants

• Portuguese: muche

Verb

mouche

1. first-person singular present indicative of moucher
2. third-person singular present indicative of moucher
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of moucher
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of moucher
5. second-person singular imperative of moucher

References

• “mouche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Portuguese

Noun

mouche f (plural mouches)

1. Alternative spelling of muche