[LittleNemoInS]

While I agree that bouton can mean pimple or zit, it's the rest of the phrase that I don't understand. Bouton doesn't mean projection, and sure isn't a verb...

[mbrubeck]

Note that the English word was derived from Old French, not Modern French. And Old French noun boton/bouton (”bud”) is itself formed from the Old French verb boter/bouter, “to thrust.” It’s had a variety of meanings in French generally related to ”thing that pushes out.”

Google Translate is not a very complete dictionary. You can find many more definitions in Trésor de la langue française informatisé :

https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/bouton

It means “projection” in the sense of ”bit that sticks out,” like its use in goldsmithing or for the foot at the bottom of a harp.

[pessimizer]

> It means “projection” in the sense of ”bit that sticks out,”

And it also means that in English.

[mbrubeck]

(minor correction: the pegs of a harp, not the foot.)

[vel0city]

Projection can be a noun in English, and often is.

Related definition from Google: "A thing that extends outward from something else: 'the particle board covered all the sharp projections'"

Synonyms: protuberance, protrusion, sticking-out bit, overhang, prominence, spur, outcrop, outgrowth, jut, bulge, jag...

And obviously, projection can be a noun in its probably most common usage as in "an estimate or forecast of a future situation or trend based on study of present ones". In the phrase, "this is the projection of where the hurricane will go", "the projection" is a noun. The verb in this phrase is "is", a linking verb.

"Wall Street bankers crafted a projection of the market." The verb here is "crafted". What did they craft: a projection. A noun.

"I watch the projection on the screen." - The verb here is watch. What am I watching: the projection. A noun.