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Translation

beautiful, handsome (masculine)

Word origin

From Latin bellus ('pretty, handsome, fine'). The same root gave English 'beauty' and 'belle'.

Origin
Latin
Root
bellus
English cognates
beauty, belle, embellish

Grammar

Femininebelle
Masc pluralbeaux
Fem pluralbelles
Pre-vowel mascbel

Examples

aujourd'hui, .

It is a beautiful day today, let us go for a walk.

C' , .

It is a beautiful piece of work, you can be proud of it.

l'.

He has a beautiful smile that puts people at ease.

' .

What a beautiful gift you gave me for my birthday.

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Fine weather should return at the end of the week.

aujourd'hui .

The weather is really lovely today in the garden.

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