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belle- nom {f} | -in-law◼◼◼(related through marriage) |
belle- adjectif | step-(prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) |
Belle au bois dormant nom {f} | Sleeping Beauty◼◼◼(main character in this story) |
belle-cousine nom {f} | cousin-in-law(cousin of one's wife) cousin-in-law(wife of one's cousin) |
belle-de-jour nom {f} | morning glory [morning glories]◼◼◼(plant) |
belle-de-nuit nom {f} | marvel of Peru(Mirabilis jalapa) |
belle de Sud nom {f} | Southern belle(American female archetype) |
belle-fille nom {f} | daughter-in-law [daughters-in-law]◼◼◼(wife of one's child) stepdaughter [stepdaughters]◼◼◼(daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) |
belle-fille [stepdaughter] nom {f} | stepchild [stepchildren]◼◼◼(the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner) |
belle-grand-mère nom {f} | grandmother-in-law(grandmother of one's spouse) |
belle-mère nom {f} | mother-in-law [mothers-in-law]◼◼◼(spouse’s mother) stepmother [stepmothers]◼◼◼(wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) |
belle-nièce nom | niece-in-law◼◼◼noun |
belle plume nom {f} | wordsmith◼◼◼(one who uses words skillfully) |
belle-sœur nom {f} | sister-in-law◼◼◼(brother's wife) sister-in-law◼◼◼(husband's brother's wife) sister-in-law◼◼◼(husband's sister) sister-in-law◼◼◼(sister's wife) sister-in-law◼◼◼(wife's brother's wife) sister-in-law◼◼◼(wife's sister) |
belle-tante nom {f} | aunt-in-law◼◼◼(aunt of one's husband) aunt-in-law◼◼◼(aunt of one's wife) aunt-in-law◼◼◼(wife of one's aunt) aunt-in-law◼◼◼(wife of one's uncle) |
belle adjectif {f} | beautiful◼◼◼(possessing charm and attractive) fine [finer, finest]◼◼◻(of weather: sunny and not raining) fair [fairer, fairest]◼◼◻(pretty or attractive) |
belle nom {f} | belle◼◼◻(beautiful woman) |
Bellefontaine nom {f} | Bellefontaine◼◼◼(a French commune) Bellefontaine◼◼◼(city in Ohio) |
belles-lettres nom {f pl} | belles-lettres◼◼◼(light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties) fiction [fictions]◼◻◻(literary type) |
[generally use belle-sœur "sister-in-law"] co-belle-sœur nom | co-sister-in-lawnoun |
coussin de belle-mère nom | crown of thorns(starfish) |
dormir à la belle étoile verbe | sleep rough◼◼◼(to sleep outdoors) |
Herbe à la belle Fille nom {f} | rue(any of various perennial shrubs of the genus Ruta) |
la belle affaire ! nom {f} | big deal◼◼◼(so what) |
La Belle au bois dormant nom {f} | Sleeping Beauty◼◼◼(fairy tale) |