best boy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for best boy in the English»French Dictionary

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

See also well2, well1, Sunday best, good

I.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] N

well → well up

I.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADJ

2. well (in satisfactory state, condition):

II.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADV

1. well (satisfactorily):

2. well (used with modal verbs):

it may well be that + subj

3. well (intensifier):

III.well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] INTERJ

I.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] N

2. good (benefit):

III.good <comp better, superl best> [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] ADJ

15. good (competent):

VI.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] INTERJ

VII.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd]

I.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] N

III.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ] INTERJ inf

IV.boy [Brit bɔɪ, Am bɔɪ]

best boy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for best boy in the English»French Dictionary

I.best [best] ADJ superl of good

1. best (the finest):

See also well2, well1, good

I.well1 <better, best> [wel] ADJ

II.well1 <better, best> [wel] ADV

III.well1 [wel] INTERJ (exclamation)

I.good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
What are the 10 best boy band songs of all time?
www.post-gazette.com
We had the best boy bands ever.
www.huffingtonpost.com
On the whole, girls did better than boys but the best boys outperformed the best girls.
spectator.org
And happy the owners of stately homes willing to have burly gaffers and best boys camped on their crumbling doorsteps for months on end.
www.independent.co.uk
If there was, the best boys would stay and that would solve 80 per cent of our problems.
www.stuff.co.nz
Obviously, there are no guidelines for being the best boy friend/girl friend.
www.thehindu.com
I'm sure the best boy and key grip are vital cogs in the cinematic wheel, but do we really need to know their names?
www.dailymail.co.uk
As he's my best boy in the panto and means the world to me.
www.thesun.ie
These were some of the five best boys and girls in their respective sports -- be it swimming, wrestling, basketball or hockey -- from the past week.
missoulian.com
He is the best boy ever.
www.derryjournal.com

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