beau in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for beau in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for beau in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

I.beau (belle), bel before vowel or mute h, <mpl beaux> [bo, bɛl] ADJ

1. beau (esthétiquement):

ce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir inf!

2. beau (qualitativement):

III.avoir beau VB

IV.bel et bien ADV

VI.de plus belle ADV

VII.belles N fpl

VIII.beau (belle), bel before vowel or mute h, <mpl beaux> [bo, bɛl]

beau fixe METEO
to be on a high inf
beau gosse inf
beau linge inf
belle page TYPO

IX.beau (belle), bel before vowel or mute h, <mpl beaux> [bo, bɛl]

See also vieux, pluie, fille, démener

I.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj] ADJ

3. vieux (ancien):

II.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj] N m (f)

III.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj] ADV

IV.vieux N m

V.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj]

old thing dated
old thing dated
old bag inf, pej
vieux croûton inf pej
vieux jeton inf
vieux schnock inf pej

VI.vieux (vieille), vieil before vowel or mute h, <mpl vieux> [vjø, vjɛj]

pluie [plɥi] N f

fille [fij] N f

démener <se démener> [dem(ə)ne] VB refl

beau-fils <pl beaux-fils> [bofis] N m

beau-papa <pl beaux-papas> [bopapa] N m

beau-parent <pl beaux-parents> [bopaʀɑ̃] N m

beau-frère <pl beaux-frères> [bofʀɛʀ] N m

beau-père <pl beaux-pères> [bopɛʀ] N m

beau in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for beau in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

beau (belle) <devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet bel, x> [bo, bɛl] ADJ antéposé

beau <x> [bo] N m

beau-frère <beaux-frères> [bofʀɛʀ] N m

beau-père <beaux-pères> [bopɛʀ] N m

beau-fils <beaux-fils> [bofis] N m

Translations for beau in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

beau Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He turns out to be her college beau.
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The only other time that occurred was when, through a bizarre turn-of-events, her beau's wife was revived by paramedics after she was declared dead.
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Beau also stated that everybody in the band signed off on it and everything was done above ground.
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