belle/bɛl/
noun · A2 · Frequency 10142
nounfeminine
Meanings
beautiful woman, belle, beauty
As a noun, refers to a beautiful woman; commonly used in literary or colloquial contexts.
girlfriend
Informal usage referring to a female romantic partner.
Examples
La belle du village attirait tous les regards pendant la fête.
The village belle attracted everyone's attention during the festival.
Une belle a remporté le concours organisé par le quartier.
A beauty won the contest organized by the neighborhood.
Marc a présenté sa belle à ses collègues après le travail.
Marc introduced his girlfriend to his colleagues after work.
Collocations
- une bellea beautiful woman
- sa bellehis girlfriend
Common mistakes
la belle est très beau
la belle est très belle
Belle is a feminine adjective and must agree in gender with the noun; cannot use masculine adjective beau.
Related words
synonymjolie fillepretty girl
synonympetite amiegirlfriend
nounfeminine
Meanings
beautiful woman, belle, beauty
As a noun, refers to a beautiful woman; commonly used in literary or colloquial contexts.
girlfriend
Informal usage referring to a female romantic partner.
Examples
Les belles de la soirée ont attiré tous les regards.
The beauties at the party attracted everyone's attention.
Dans ce roman, les belles du village se retrouvent chaque dimanche sur la place.
In this novel, the village beauties meet in the square every Sunday.
Ces deux musiciens sont venus avec leurs belles.
These two musicians came with their girlfriends.