nice-looking in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

1. beau (esthétiquement):

beau (belle) enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux
beautiful
beau (belle) homme, garçon
handsome
beau (belle) jambes
nice
beau (belle) corps, silhouette, dents
good
beau (belle) couleur, son, musique, maison, jardin, objet
beautiful
tu es belle (extraordinairement)
you're beautiful
tu es belle (normalement)
you look lovely
c'est une belle fille
she's very nice-looking
c'est une belle femme
she's a beautiful woman
avoir belle allure personne:
to cut a fine figure
avoir belle allure maison, voiture:
to be fine-looking
se faire beau
to do oneself up
faire beau qn
to smarten sb up
ce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir inf!
it's not a pretty sight!
peindre qc sous de belles couleurs
to make sth sound wonderful

2. beau (qualitativement):

beau (belle) vêtements, machine, performance, match, spectacle
good
beau (belle) œuvre, collection, bijou, spécimen
fine
beau (belle) travail, poste, cadeau, anniversaire
nice
beau (belle) temps, jour
fine, nice
beau (belle) journée, promenade, rêve
lovely
beau (belle) promesse, débat, discours, projet
fine
beau (belle) effort, victoire, exemple, manière
nice
beau (belle) geste, sentiment, âme
noble
beau (belle) pensée
beautiful
beau (belle) carrière
successful
beau (belle) succès, avenir, optimisme
great
fais de beaux rêves!
sweet dreams!
il fait beau
the weather is fine
il n'est pas beau de faire
it's not nice to do
un beau jour/matin/soir
one fine day/morning/evening
au beau milieu de
right in the middle of
rien n'est trop beau pour lui/eux
nothing is too good for him/them
c'est bien beau tout ça, mais inf
that's all very fine, but
trop beau pour être vrai
too good to be true
ça serait trop beau! inf
one should be so lucky! inf
ce ne sont que de belles paroles
it's all talk
assez de belles paroles, dites ce que vous avez à dire
enough of your fine words, say what you have to say
il y a beau temps qu'il n'est pas venu
he hasn't been here for ages

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
fine weather
être au beau fixe temps, baromètre:
to be set fair
être au beau fixe affaire, relation:
to be going well
avoir le moral au beau fixe inf
to be on a high inf
beau gosse inf
good-looking guy inf
être beau gosse
to be good-looking
beau linge inf
high society
fréquenter le beau linge
to hang out with society types inf
beau parleur
smooth talker
beau parti (homme)
eligible bachelor
beau parti (femme)
good match
épouser un beau parti
to marry money
beau sexe
fair sex
beaux jours (beau temps)
fine weather uncountable
beaux jours (belle époque)
good days
les beaux jours sont arrivés
the fine weather is here
c'étaient les beaux jours
those were the days
Beau Danube bleu MUS
Blue Danube
bel esprit
bel esprit
la Belle au Bois dormant
Sleeping Beauty
Belle Époque
Belle Époque
style Belle Époque
Belle Époque style
belle page TYPO
right-hand page
belle plante inf
gorgeous specimen inf
belle vie
life of ease
c'est la belle vie!
this is the life!
avoir la belle vie
to live it up
belles années
happy years

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):

vieux (vieille)
old
dans la vieille ville
in the old town
le vieux Nîmes
the old part of Nîmes
le vieux continent
the old world
une vieille connaissance
an old acquaintance
au bon vieux temps
in the good old days
mes bonnes vieilles pantoufles
my dear old slippers
mon nouveau et mon vieux vélo
my new bike and my old one
c'est un vieux rêve à moi
it has always been my dream
c'est de la vieille histoire
that's ancient history
une vieille amitié/rivalité
a long-standing friendship/rivalry
il est très vieille France
he's a gentleman of the old school
des habitudes vieille France
formal manners
des prénoms qui font vieille France
first names which are full of old-world charm

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]

vieil or
old gold
vieille barbe inf
old bore
vieille branche inf
old thing dated
vieille fille
old maid
vieille garde
old guard
vieille noix inf
old thing dated
vieille peau pej
old bag inf, pej
vieux beau
ageing Romeo
vieux clou inf (véhicule)
old crock inf
vieux croûton inf pej
old duffer inf
vieux garçon
old bachelor
vieux jeton inf
old fuddy-duddy inf
vieux jeu
old-fashioned
vieux renard
old fox
vieux rose
dusty pink, old rose
vieux routier
old stager
vieux schnock inf pej
fuddy-duddy inf

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

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nice-looking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nice-looking in the French»English Dictionary

enfin [ɑ̃fɛ̃] ADV

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It further noted that it was an old, well-built and nice-looking village.
en.wikipedia.org
It may not get rid of them all together but it's a nice-looking repellant that costs next to nothing to try.
canadaam.ctvnews.ca
The game received positive reactions in the area of graphics and environments, being bright, colorful, and cheery, undeniably nice-looking with slick presentation, and with cut-scenes that are visually sharp.
en.wikipedia.org
There are lovely flowers and a really nice-looking, free-form pool in a courtyard surrounded by large trees.
www.thestar.com
It was a nice-looking dog, blue-eyed and gentle-faced and its coat a pretty tricolour.
www.orilliapacket.com
I often can't tell them apart, so pleasant, nondescript -- well, nice-looking -- and even of tone are they.
torontoist.com
And he's a nice-looking, clean-cut guy who says the right things and represents the university well off the field and in the public eye.
www.atlantamagazine.com
We've sort of gotten used to having to spend a disproportionate amount of money on nice-looking computers.
gizmodo.com
The plants can also be grouped to form a nice-looking hedge.
globalnews.ca
It's a nice-looking van -- but is it stylish?
www.theglobeandmail.com

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