What does bel in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bel in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bel in French.

The word bel in French means bel, beautiful, lovely, fine, nice, nice, polite, nice, beauty, gorgeous, beautiful, bel canto, well and truly, Bel Ami, raised ground floor, have a bright future ahead of you, there really is, there really are. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bel

bel

nom masculin (unité de puissance sonore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette perceuse produit trop de bels.
This drill produces too many bels.

beautiful

adjectif (joli)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
J'habite dans une belle maison. // Quel bel homme !
What a good-looking man!

lovely

adjectif (plaisant)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ces instruments produisent de beaux sons.
These instruments make beautiful sounds.

fine

adjectif (agréable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
J'aime bien me promener tard durant les belles soirées d'été.
I like to go for late walks during the fine summer evenings.

nice

adjectif (bien fait)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est parfait, c'est du beau travail !
That's perfect. Nice work!

nice

adjectif (familier (bien, correct)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce n'est pas beau de mentir.
It's not nice to tell lies.

polite

adjectif (élégant)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Vincent a eu une belle attention à mon égard.
Vincent showed me polite attentions.

nice

adjectif (important) (figurative, informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mon oncle a amassé un beau pécule au fil du temps. // Tu t'es fait une belle bosse, dis donc !
Hey, you've got yourself quite a bump there!

beauty

nom masculin (choses belles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Kant définit le beau comme « ce qui plaît universellement sans concept ».
Kant defines beauty as "that which pleases universally without a concept."

gorgeous, beautiful

(familier (terme familier pour un proche) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bel canto

nom masculin (technique de chant italienne) (singing, Italian)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

well and truly

adverbe (indiscutablement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Eh oui, c'est bel et bien fini entre le couple hollywoodien.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The team was well and truly thrashed.

Bel Ami

nom propre (roman d'apprentissage de Maupassant) (novel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bel-Ami est un roman de Maupassant qui retrace l'ascension sociale de Georges Duroy de Cantel.

raised ground floor

nom masculin invariable (Belgique (rez-de-chaussée surélevé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La pièce de réception est situé au bel-étage.

have a bright future ahead of you

locution verbale (avoir la promesse d'un bel avenir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Avec ses notes, cette étudiante est promise à un bel avenir.

there really is, there really are

(c'est avéré)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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