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bel US English

a unit used in the comparison of power levels in electrical communication or of intensities of sound, corresponding to an intensity ratio of 10 to 1

Bel US English

another name for Baal.

Bel in Baal (also Bel) US English

a fertility god whose cult was widespread in ancient Phoenician and Canaanite lands

Bel Air US English

an affluent residential section of Los Angeles, California

bel canto US English

a lyrical style of operatic singing using a full rich broad tone and smooth phrasing

Bel Paese US English

a rich, white, mild, creamy cheese of a kind originally made in Italy

bel esprit US English

a witty person

Sidi bel Abbès US English

a town in northern Algeria, south of Oran; population 197,600 (est. 2009)

Bel and the Dragon US English

a book of the Apocrypha containing additional stories of Daniel, concerned mainly with his refusal to worship Bel and his slaying of a dragon

bel French-English

→ beau 1, beau 4

nel bel mezzo in bello Italian-English

right in the middle

un bel niente in bello Italian-English

absolutely nothing

il bel mondo in bello Italian-English

the beautiful people

il bel mondo in mondo Italian-English

fashionable society

un bel niente in niente Italian-English

absolutely nothing, damn-all

bel tenebroso in tenebroso Italian-English

dark and handsome man

former un bel ensemble in ensemble French-English

to form a harmonious whole

un bel pezzo d'uomo in pezzo Italian-English

a fine figure of a man