Monday, March 9, 2009

Mot du Jour: Beau/Belle (handsome/beautiful)

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
beau (bel before vowel or mute h), belle1, mpl ~x /bo/ , /bɛl/
  1. adjective
    1. beautiful;
      handsome;
      se faire ~ to do oneself up;
      ce n'est pas ~ à voir (familiar) ! it's not a pretty sight!;
    1. good;
      fine;
      nice;
      lovely;
      un ~ geste a noble gesture;
      fais de ~x rêves! sweet dreams!;
      au ~ milieu de right in the middle of;
      c'est bien ~ tout ça, mais… (familiar) that's all well and good, but…;
    1. [sum] tidy;
      [salary] very nice.
  1. masculine noun qu'est-ce que tu as fait de ~? done anything interesting?
  1. avoir beau phrase j'ai ~ essayer, je n'y arrive pas it's no good my trying, I can't do it.
  1. bel et bien phrase
    1. well and truly;
    1. definitely.
COMPOUNDS:
~ fixe fine weather;
~x jours fine weather;
palmy days, good days.
IDIOMS:
faire le ~ [dog] to sit up and beg;
c'est du ~! (familiar) ironic lovely!

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