belle

See also Belle

English

Etymology

From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛl/

Noun

belle (plural belles)

1. An attractive woman.

   In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.

Translations

beautiful woman

• Bulgarian: красавица (bg) (krasávica)

• Finnish: kaunotar (fi)
• Slovak: krásavica (sk) f

See also

belle assemblée belle dame belle laide

belle passion belles-lettres

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Dutch

Verb

belle

1. singular present subjunctive of bellen

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛl/, X-SAMPA: /bEl/

Adjective

belle

1. feminine form of beau

Noun

belle f (plural belles)

1. beautiful woman, belle, beauty

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Interlingua

Adjective

belle (comparative plus belle, superlative le plus belle)

1. beautiful

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Italian

Adjective

belle f pl

1. feminine form of bello

Noun

belle f

1. Plural form of bella

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Jèrriais

Adjective

belle f

1. feminine form of bieau

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Latin

Etymology

From bellus (“pretty, handsome”)

Adverb

bellē (comparative bellius, superlative bellissimē)

1. well, neatly, perfectly
2. prettily, delightfully

Related terms

• bellus
• bonus

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Turkish

Verb form

belle

1. note