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beautiful, handsome, fine, clear, fine
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Beautiful in appearance, fine weather, admirable quality, or beauty itself.
Examples
Il cherche le beau dans la nature.
He seeks beauty in nature.
Il a réussi une belle performance.
He gave an impressive performance.
Ces fleurs sont belles.
These flowers are beautiful.
Elle aime le beau en peinture.
She loves beauty in painting.
Le beau n'est pas toujours facile à définir.
Beauty is not always easy to define.
Similar words
ensoleillé
beauté
agréable
joli
remarquable
magnifique
admirable
Meanings
Examples
C'est un beau jardin.
It's a beautiful garden.
Elle porte une belle robe.
She is wearing a beautiful dress.
Quel bel arbre !
What a beautiful tree!
Ces fleurs sont belles.
These flowers are beautiful.
Il a un beau sourire.
He has a beautiful smile.
Examples
Il fait beau aujourd'hui.
The weather is nice today.
Nous avons eu du beau temps.
We had good weather.
Demain, le ciel sera beau.
Tomorrow the sky will be clear.
Par beau temps, nous marchons au parc.
In fine weather, we walk in the park.
Le temps reste beau ce soir.
The weather stays fine this evening.
Examples
Elle a fait un beau geste.
She made a fine gesture.
C'est une belle idée.
That's a great idea.
Il a réussi une belle performance.
He gave an impressive performance.
Nous avons passé une belle journée.
We had a lovely day.
C'est un beau résultat.
That's a great result.
Examples
Elle aime le beau en peinture.
She loves beauty in painting.
Le beau n'est pas toujours facile à définir.
Beauty is not always easy to define.
Ce musée célèbre le beau.
This museum celebrates beauty.
Il cherche le beau dans la nature.
He seeks beauty in nature.
Le beau varie selon les époques.
Ideas of beauty change over time.
Etymology
From Latin bellus, ‘pretty’; masculine bel occurs before a vowel or mute h.
FAQ
What does beau usually mean?
Why do people say un bel arbre?
Bel replaces beau before a masculine noun starting with a vowel or mute h.
What does il fait beau mean?
Can beau praise an action?
Yes: un beau geste is an admirable gesture.
Yes. It means beauty or the beautiful as an ideal.
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