"beau" meaning in French

See beau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bo/ Audio: Fr-beau.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: bel [before-vowel, masculine, singular], belle [feminine], beaux [masculine, plural], belles [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: Inherited from Middle French beau, from Old French biau, bel, from Latin bellus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|beau|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French beau, {{inh+|fr|frm|beau}} Inherited from Middle French beau, {{inh|fr|fro|biau}} Old French biau, {{m|fro|bel}} bel, {{inh|fr|la|bellus}} Latin bellus Head templates: {{fr-adj|mv=bel}} beau (masculine singular before vowel bel, feminine belle, masculine plural beaux, feminine plural belles)
  1. handsome, fine, attractive Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-beau-fr-adj-vgO2cpvR Disambiguation of Appearance: 51 17 0 13 19
  2. nice
    Sense id: en-beau-fr-adj-4YYCLQkx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 54 3 21 11
  3. fair (weather)
    Sense id: en-beau-fr-adj-bvuCprpk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adverb

IPA: /bo/ Audio: Fr-beau.ogg [France, Paris]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: Inherited from Middle French beau, from Old French biau, bel, from Latin bellus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|beau|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French beau, {{inh+|fr|frm|beau}} Inherited from Middle French beau, {{inh|fr|fro|biau}} Old French biau, {{m|fro|bel}} bel, {{inh|fr|la|bellus}} Latin bellus Head templates: {{fr-adv}} beau
  1. in vain
    Sense id: en-beau-fr-adv-LseFQXGK

Noun

IPA: /bo/ Audio: Fr-beau.ogg [France, Paris] Forms: beaux [plural]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: Inherited from Middle French beau, from Old French biau, bel, from Latin bellus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|beau|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French beau, {{inh+|fr|frm|beau}} Inherited from Middle French beau, {{inh|fr|fro|biau}} Old French biau, {{m|fro|bel}} bel, {{inh|fr|la|bellus}} Latin bellus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} beau m (plural beaux)
  1. (Louisiana) boyfriend Tags: Louisiana, masculine Categories (topical): Male people Coordinate_terms: belle, blonde, femme, gars, homme
    Sense id: en-beau-fr-noun--jGrlHqQ Disambiguation of Male people: 7 12 0 8 73 Categories (other): Louisiana French

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "word": "Beau"
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    {
      "word": "beau comme le jour"
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      "word": "beau comme un cœur"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "de plus belle"
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    {
      "word": "du plus bel effet"
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    {
      "word": "être dans de beaux draps"
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      "word": "faire la part belle"
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      "word": "faire la pluie et le beau temps"
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      "word": "faire le beau"
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    {
      "word": "fais de beaux rêves"
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      "word": "la belle affaire"
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      "word": "mourir de sa belle mort"
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      "word": "poire belle Hélène"
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