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Dictionary French ↔ English: belle

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ADJ

beau/bel | belle | beaux | belles

NOUN

a belle | belles

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ethn. Bellilois {m}

person from Belle-Île

ethn. Belliloise {f}

person from Belle-Île [female]

2 Words: Verbs

l'échapper belle

to have a lucky escape

l'échapper belle

to have a narrow escape

l'échapper belle [idée de soulagement]

to have a close shave [coll.] [fig.]

2 Words: Nouns

immo. belle demeure {f}

mansion [large house]

hist. Belle Époque {f}

Belle Époque [also: belle époque, belle epoque, La Belle Époque]

belle-famille {f} [famille du conjoint]

belle-fille {f}

daughter-in-law

belle-fille {f} [remariage]

belle-mère {f}

belle-mère {f} [conjointe du père]

belle-sœur {f}

3 Words: Others

de plus belle {adv} [fam.]

with renewed vigour [Br.]

depuis belle lurette {adv} [fam.]

for a long time

3 Words: Verbs

vêt. avoir belle allure

to look very stylish

3 Words: Nouns

belle réalisation {f} technologique

extraordinary feat of engineering

belle-de-nuit {f} [prostituée]

lady of the night

4 Words: Others

à la belle saison {adv}

in the summer months

4 Words: Verbs

occup. avoir une belle situation

to have a good job

faire une belle remontée

to make a good recovery

4 Words: Nouns

géogr. Belle-Île-en-Mer {f} [île française] [aussi : Belle-Île]

Belle-Île [also: Belle-Île-en-Mer, or Belle Isle]

5+ Words: Others

destiné à une belle carrière {adj} {past-p}

destined for a successful career

il y a belle lurette {adv} [fam.] [fig.]

5+ Words: Verbs

dormir à la belle étoile

to sleep out [outdoors, no tent]

dormir à la belle étoile

to sleep rough [Br.] [outdoors, no tent]

faire la part belle à qc.

to place great emphasis on sth.

faire la part belle à qc.

to put great emphasis on sth.

faire la part belle à qn.

to give sb. the best deal

se tailler une belle réputation

to make a good reputation for oneself

5+ Words: Nouns

belle promesse {f} qui a fait pschitt

grand promise that came to nothing

Fiction (Literature and Film)

film F La Belle imprudente

Julia Misbehaves [Jack Conway]

film F Qui donc a vu ma belle ?

Has Anybody Seen My Gal? [Douglas Sirk]

Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)

bot. T

langue {f} de belle-mère [fam.] [Dracaena trifasciata ; formerly : Sansevieria trifasciata]

mother-in-law's tongue [coll.]

bot. T

langue {f} de belle-mère [fam.] [Dracaena trifasciata ; formerly : Sansevieria trifasciata]

snake plant [coll.]

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