"beau comme un cœur" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /bo kɔm œ̃ kœʁ/ Forms: belle comme un cœur [feminine], beaux comme des cœurs [masculine, plural], belles comme des cœurs [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Literally, “beautiful as a heart, pretty as a heart”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|beautiful as a heart, pretty as a heart}} “beautiful as a heart, pretty as a heart”, {{lit|beautiful as a heart, pretty as a heart}} Literally, “beautiful as a heart, pretty as a heart” Head templates: {{fr-adj|fp=belles comme des cœurs|mp=beaux comme des cœurs}} beau comme un cœur (feminine belle comme un cœur, masculine plural beaux comme des cœurs, feminine plural belles comme des cœurs)
  1. (simile, of people) pretty as a picture, cute as a button Categories (topical): Appearance Related terms: beau comme un dieu
    Sense id: en-beau_comme_un_cœur-fr-adj-P9p1jUfA Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes

Inflected forms

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