Vocabulary
beau
bel: masculine singularhandsome, fine, attractive; nice; fair (weather)
Adjective
bel
bel (unit of sound intensity)
Noun
bel esprit
wit, genius, bel esprit
Noun
belge
Belgian; from Belgium
Adjective
belle
beautiful woman, belle, beauty; girlfriend
Noun
belvédère
belvedere, gazebo; the plant belle-à-voir
Noun
belliqueux
bellicose; warlike, belligerent; warmongering; war
Adjective
belligérant
belligerent
Adjective
belligérant
belligerent
Noun
belette
weasel (specifically, the least weasel)
Noun
belote
belote; king and queen of the trump suit, in the game belote
Noun
belgique
Belgian
Adjective
bellot
somewhat beautiful (used especially of babies)
Adjective
belliciste
warmonger
Noun
belon
a type of oyster (of species Ostrea edulis)
Noun
belladone
deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
Noun
bellâtre
fop, dandy
Noun
belosse
sloe; fruit of blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Noun
bellicisme
warmongering
Noun
belek
look out, watch out, careful
Interjection
bellement
beautifully
Adverb
belligérance
belligerence
Noun
bellovaque
Bellovaci
Adjective
belgitude
the concept of Belgian national identity, formulated in a self-depreciating or humorous way
Noun
belgicisme
a French word or phrase of Belgian origin; a belgicism
Noun
belouga
beluga (creature, caviar)
Noun
bellifontain
of Bellefontaine
Adjective
bellique
war
Adjective
belluaire
a gladiator who fought animals, beastmaster
Noun
belle-âge
a long time
Noun
bel étage
piano nobile (main storey of a building)
Noun
bellastre
show-off, poseur
Noun
belligène
belligenous, belligenic, belliferous (that leads to war)
Adjective
bel-enfant
stepchild; son- or daughter-in-law ('child-in-law')
Noun
belle-mère
mother-in-law; stepmother; a retired politician (male or female) who tries to keep influencing their successors through public or behind-the-scenes interventions
Noun
bellissime
super-beautiful
Adjective
belle-dabe
synonym of belle-mère
Noun
belle-sœur
sister-in-law (wife's or husband's sister); sister-in-law (brother's or sister’s wife); step-sister, stepsister
Noun
belle-nièce
stepniece; niece-in-law
Noun
belle-maman
synonym of belle-mère
Noun
belle-fille
daughter-in-law (wife of one's child); stepdaughter (daughter of one's spouse and another person)
Noun
belle-doche
synonym of belle-mère
Noun
bel et bien
well and truly
Adverb
bellouniste
Relating to the militant Algerian nationalist Mohammed Bellounis
Adjective
bellouniste
a supporter of Mohammed Bellounis during the Algerian War
Noun
belle saison
summer
Noun
belle société
beautiful people, smart set, high society
Noun
belle-de-nuit
marvel of Peru; marsh warbler, reed warbler; prostitute
Noun
belle-de-jour
a cultivated species of bindweed, Convolvulus tricolor whose flowers are only open for a day
Noun
belle lurette
a long time; ages
Noun
belle-famille
in-laws
Noun
belle infidèle
an elegant but unfaithful and inaccurate translation
Noun
belgo-canadien
of Belgium and Canada
Adjective
belles-lettres
belles-lettres (light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties)
Noun
belliqueusement
bellicosely; in a warlike manner
Adverb
belgo-hollandais
of Belgium and Holland
Adjective
belgo-luxembourgeois
of Belgium and Luxembourg
Adjective