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English-French Dictionary: belle

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ADJ

beau/bel | belle | beaux | belles

l'échapper belle: to have a lucky escape
to have a narrow escape
l'échapper belle [idée de soulagement]: to have a close shave [coll.] [fig.]
belle demeure {f}: mansion [large house]immo.
belle écriture {f}: calligraphy
Belle Époque {f}: Belle Époque [also: belle époque, belle epoque, La Belle Époque]hist.
belle gosse {f} [fam.]: hottie [esp. Am.] [coll.] [woman]
belle pêche {f}: good catchichtyo.
fine catchichtyo.
belle-famille {f}: in-laws {pl} [coll.]sociol.
belle-famille {f} [famille du conjoint]: family-in-law
belle-fille {f}: daughter-in-law
belle-fille {f} [remariage]: stepdaughter
belle-mère {f}: mother-in-law
belle-mère {f} [conjointe du père]: stepmother
belle-sœur {f}: sister-in-law
de plus belle {adv} [fam.]: with renewed vigour [Br.]
depuis belle lurette {adv} [fam.]: for a long time
avoir belle allure: to cut a fine figure
to look very stylishvêt.
être belle joueuse [loc.]: to be a good sport [female] [idiom]
faire la belle [loc.]: to preen (oneself) [fig.] [female: be vain]
faire la belle [personne]: to show off
to play the decidersport
jouer la belle: to play the deciderjeuxsport
se faire belle: to preen (oneself) [female person: take care of appearance]
belle réalisation {f} technologique: extraordinary feat of engineering
belle-de-nuit {f} [prostituée]: lady of the night
lady of the evening [prostitute]sociol.
à la belle étoile {adj} {adv}: alfresco
al fresco
à la belle étoile {adv}: outdoors
out of doors
in the open (air)
à la belle saison {adv}: in the summer months
C'était une belle époque.: It was a wonderful time.
(se) faire la belle [loc.]: to do a bunk [Br.] [idiom]
to take a powder [Am.] [idiom]
avoir une belle situation: to have a good joboccup.
avoir une belle voix: to have a beautiful voicemus.
être belle à croquer [fam.] [loc.]: to be drop-dead gorgeous [coll.] [idiom]
faire une belle remontée: to make a good recovery
réaliser une belle performance: to play wellsport
to put up a fine performancesport
to put in a great performancesport
se faire la belle [loc.]: to make a getaway
to skedaddle [coll.]
to do a bunk [Br.] [coll.] [idiom]
to go on the lam [Am.] [sl.] [idiom]
to bunk (off) [Br.] [sl.] [to run off]
Belle-Île-en-Mer {f} [île française] [aussi : Belle-Île]: Belle-Île [also: Belle-Île-en-Mer, or Belle Isle]géogr.
détroit {m} de Belle Isle [détroit canadien entre l'île de Terre-Neuve et la péninsule du Labrador]: Strait of Belle Islegéogr.
langue {f} de belle-mère [accessoire]: party horn
party blower
noisemaker [party horn]
Cette grève nous promet une belle pagaille.: This strike is guaranteed to cause chaos.occup.
destiné à une belle carrière {adj} {past-p}: destined for a successful career
Elle a une belle anatomie.: She's got a good figure.anat.
il y a belle lurette {adv} [fam.] [fig.]: ages ago
On l'a échappé belle !: That was close!
That was a close call!
That was a near go! [coll.]
That was a close shave! [fig.]
coucher à la belle étoile [loc.]: to sleep in the open air [idiom]
dormir à la belle étoile: to sleep out [outdoors, no tent]
to sleep rough [Br.] [outdoors, no tent]
enlever à qn. une belle épine du pied [loc.]: to get sb. out of a jam [idiom]
faire la part belle à qc.: to put great emphasis on sth.
to place great emphasis on sth.
faire la part belle à qn.: to give sb. the best deal
mourir de sa belle mort [loc.]: to die a natural death
to die of natural causes
to die peacefully in old age
rendre la vie plus belle: to make life better
se tailler une belle réputation: to make a good reputation for oneself
belle promesse {f} qui a fait pschitt: grand promise that came to nothing
Belle de jour: Beauty of Day [Luis Buñuel (1967)]filmF
Belle du Seigneur: Belle du Seigneur [Albert Cohen (1968)]littérat.F
La Belle au bois dormant: Sleeping Beauty [Brothers Grimm (1812)]littérat.F
La Belle et la Bête: Beauty and the Beast [Walt Disney Pictures (1991 & 2017)]filmF
La Belle imprudente: Julia Misbehaves [Jack Conway]filmF
Qui donc a vu ma belle ?: Has Anybody Seen My Gal? [Douglas Sirk]filmF
langue {f} de belle-mère [fam.] [Dracaena trifasciata ; formerly : Sansevieria trifasciata]: snake plant [coll.]bot.T
mother-in-law's tongue [coll.]bot.T

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