belles
belles is the French word for the plural of beautiful women.
belles is used to refer to multiple women who are beautiful.
Did you know?
- The term is famously used in the phrase les belles-mères, which literally translates to 'beautiful mothers' but actually means 'mothers-in-law'.
- The phrase la belle époque refers to a specific historical period of peace and optimism in France between 1871 and 1914.
- In French, belles can describe something aesthetically pleasing that isn't a person, such as de belles notes to describe high academic grades.
Examples in context
- Les filles dans cette boîte de nuit sont vraiment canons !The girls in this nightclub are really stunning!
- Les belles fleurs ajoutent de la couleur à ce jardin.The beautiful flowers add color to this garden.
- L'équipe de France a remporté la coupe du monde avec de belles performances.The French team won the World Cup with great performances.
- Les belles expressions artistiques sont toujours appréciées par le public.Beautiful artistic expressions are always appreciated by the public.
- J'ai visité de belles régions de la France comme la Bretagne et la Provence.I visited beautiful regions of France like Brittany and Provence.
- Ce sont de très belles femmes.They are very beautiful women.
- Les belles filles de la classe arrivent.The beautiful girls from the class are arriving.
- Elle a vu de belles actrices au cinéma.She saw some beautiful actresses at the cinema.
Example conversation
Chloé and Nathan are looking at photos of their cousins.
- ChloéRegarde mes cousines sur la photo.Look at my cousins in the photo.
- NathanC'est vrai, elles sont très belles.It's true, they are very beautiful.
- ChloéMerci, Nathan !Thank you, Nathan!
- NathanDe rien, Chloé.You're welcome, Chloé.
