beau, bel before vowel or mute h,, belle1

A. adj

• 1 beautiful; handsome se faire beau = to do oneself up ce n'est pas beau à voir! (fam) = it's not a pretty sight! Definition of beautiful in the British & World English dictionary Definition of beautiful in the US English dictionary Translate beautiful | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 good; fine; nice; lovely un beau geste = a noble gesture fais de beaux rêves! = sweet dreams! au beau milieu de = right in the middle of c'est bien beau tout ça, mais… (fam) = that's all well and good, but… Definition of good in the British & World English dictionary Definition of good in the US English dictionary Translate good | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 [sum] tidy; [salary] very nice Definition of tidy in the British & World English dictionary Definition of tidy in the US English dictionary Translate tidy | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. nm

• qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? = done anything interesting?

C. phr

• j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas = it's no good my trying, I can't do it

D. phr

• 1 well and truly Definition of well and truly in the British & World English dictionary Definition of well and truly in the US English dictionary Translate well and truly | into Spanish

• 2 definitely Definition of definitely in the British & World English dictionary Definition of definitely in the US English dictionary Translate definitely | into German | into Italian | into Spanish