The Wordsmith Dictionary

beau ti fy |ˈbyo͞otəˌfī ˈbjudəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( beautifies, beautifying, beautified ) [ with obj. ] improve the appearance of. DERIVATIVES beau ti fi ca tion |ˌbyo͞otəfiˈkāSHən |noun, beau ti fi er noun

beauty

beau ty |ˈbyo͞otē ˈbjudi | ▶noun ( pl. beauties ) 1 a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, esp. the sight: I was struck by her beauty | an area of outstanding natural beauty. • a combination of qualities that pleases the intellect or moral sense. • [ as modifier ] denoting something intended to make a woman more attractive: beauty products | beauty treatment. 2 a beautiful or pleasing thing or person, in particular: • a beautiful woman. • an excellent specimen or example of something: the fish was a beauty, around 14 pounds. • (the beauties of ) the pleasing or attractive features of something: the beauties of the Pennsylvania mountains. • [ in sing. ] the best feature or advantage of something: the beauty of keeping cats is that they don't tie you down. PHRASES beauty is in the eye of the beholder proverb beauty cannot be judged objectively, for what one person finds beautiful or admirable may not appeal to another. beauty is only skin-deep proverb a pleasing appearance is not a guide to character. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French beaute, based on Latin bellus ‘beautiful, fine. ’

beauty bush

beau ty bush (also beautybush ) ▶noun a deciduous Chinese shrub of the honeysuckle family, with clusters of yellow-throated pink tubular flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental. [Kolkwitzia amabilis, family Caprifoliaceae. ]

beauty contest

beau ty con test |ˈbjudi ˌkɑnˌtɛst | ▶noun a competition for a prize given to the woman judged the most beautiful. • a contest between rival institutions or political candidates that depends heavily on presentation.

beauty mark

beau ty mark ▶noun another term for beauty spot ( sense 2 ).

beauty pageant

beau ty pag eant ▶noun see pageant.

beauty parlor

beau ty par lor (also beauty salon or beauty shop ) ▶noun an establishment in which hairdressing, makeup, and similar cosmetic treatments are carried out professionally.

beauty queen

beau ty queen |ˈbjudi ˈkwin | ▶noun a woman judged most beautiful in a beauty contest.

beauty sleep

beau ty sleep |ˈbjudi ˈslip | ▶noun humorous sleep considered to be sufficient to keep one looking young and beautiful.

beauty spot

beau ty spot |ˈbjudi ˈspɑt | ▶noun 1 a place known for its beautiful scenery. 2 a small natural or artificial mark such as a mole on a woman's face, considered to enhance another feature.

Beauvoir, Simone de

Beau voir, Simone de see de Beauvoir, Simone.

beaux

beaux |bōz boʊ | plural form of beau.

beaux arts

beaux arts |ˌbō ˈzär boʊ ˈɑrts | ▶plural noun 1 fine arts. 2 (usu. Beaux Arts ) [ as modifier ] relating to the classical decorative style maintained by the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, esp. in the 19th century. ORIGIN from French beaux-arts .

beaux yeux

beaux yeux |bəʊz ˈjəː, French bəɔz jœ | ▶plural noun literary beautiful eyes. • favourable regard. ORIGIN French.

Oxford Dictionary

beau

beau |bəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. beaux or beaus |bəʊz, bəʊ | ) dated 1 a boyfriend or male admirer. 2 a rich, fashionable young man; a dandy. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French, literally ‘handsome ’, from Latin bellus.

Beaubourg Centre

Beaubourg Centre |ˈbəʊbɔːg, French bəɔbuʀ | another name for Pompidou Centre.

Beau Brummell

Beau Brum |mell see Brummell, George Bryan.

beaucoup

beau coup |bōˈko͞o, ˈbo͞oˌko͞o boʊˌku | ▶adjective informal many or much: you can spend beaucoup bucks on software. ORIGIN French.

Beaufort scale

Beaufort scale |ˈbəʊfət | ▶noun a scale of wind speed based on a visual estimation of the wind's effects, ranging from force 0 (less than 1 knot or 1 kph, ‘calm ’) to force 12 (64 knots or 118 kph and above, ‘hurricane ’). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Sir Francis Beaufort (1774 –1857 ), the English admiral and naval hydrographer who devised it.

Beaufort Sea

Beau |fort Sea |ˈbəʊfət | a part of the Arctic Ocean lying to the north of Alaska and Canada. ORIGIN named after the English admiral Sir Francis Beaufort (see Beaufort scale ).

beau geste

beau geste |bəʊ ˈʒɛst, French bəɔ ʒɛst | ▶noun ( pl. beaux gestes pronunc. same ) a noble and generous act. ORIGIN French, literally ‘splendid gesture ’.

beau idéal

beau idéal |ˌbəʊ iːdeɪˈal, French bəɔ ideal | ▶noun a person or thing representing the highest possible standard of excellence in a particular respect. ORIGIN French, literally ‘ideal beauty ’.

Beaujolais

Beaujolais |ˈbəʊʒəleɪ, French bəɔʒəɔlɛ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a light red or (less commonly ) white burgundy wine produced in the Beaujolais district of SE France.

Beaujolais Nouveau

Beaujolais Nouveau |ˌbəʊʒəleɪ nuːˈvəʊ, French bəɔʒəɔlɛ nuvəɔ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a Beaujolais wine sold in the first year of a vintage. ORIGIN from Beaujolais + French nouveau ‘new ’.

Beaumarchais, Pierre de

Beaumarchais, Pierre de |ˈbəʊmɑːˌʃeɪ, French bəɔmaʀʃɛ | (1732 –99 ), French dramatist; full name Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. He is chiefly remembered for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775 ) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784 ), which inspired operas by Rossini and Mozart.

beau monde

beau monde |bəʊ ˈmɒnd, French bəɔ mɔ̃d | ▶noun (the beau monde ) fashionable society. ORIGIN French, literally ‘fine world ’.

Beaumont

Beau mont |ˈbōˌmänt ˈboʊmɑnt | an industrial port in southeastern Texas, on the Neches River, a center of the oil industry; pop. 110,553 (est. 2008 ).

Beaumont, Francis

Beaumont, Francis |ˈbəʊmɒnt | (1584 –1616 ), English dramatist. He collaborated with John Fletcher on Philaster (1609 ), The Maid's Tragedy (1610 –11 ), and many other plays. The Knight of the Burning Pestle ( c. 1607 ) is attributed to Beaumont alone.

Beau Nash

Beau Nash see Nash, Richard.

Beaune

Beaune |bəʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a red burgundy wine from the region around Beaune in eastern France.

Beauregard, P. G. T.

beau sabreur

beaut

beaut |bjuːt | informal ▶noun a particularly fine example of something: the idea was a beaut. • a beautiful person. ▶adjective Austral. /NZ very good or beautiful: a beaut view.

beauteous

beaut |eous |ˈbjuːtɪəs | ▶adjective literary beautiful. ORIGIN late Middle English: from beauty, on the pattern of bounteous and plenteous .

beautician

beaut |ician |bjuːˈtɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun a person whose job is to give people beauty treatment.

beautiful

beau ¦ti |ful |ˈbjuːtɪfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically: beautiful poetry | a beautiful young woman. • of a very high standard; excellent: she spoke in beautiful English. PHRASES the beautiful game Brit. soccer. the beautiful people 1 fashionable, glamorous, and privileged people. 2 (in the 1960s ) hippies. the body beautiful an ideal of physical beauty: there is an array of products for producing the body beautiful. DERIVATIVES beautifully adverb

beautify

beauty

beauty |ˈbjuːti | ▶noun ( pl. beauties ) 1 [ mass noun ] a combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight: I was struck by her beauty | an area of outstanding natural beauty. • a combination of qualities that pleases the intellect. • [ as modifier ] denoting something intended to make someone more attractive: beauty treatment. 2 a beautiful or pleasing thing or person, in particular: • a beautiful woman: a blonde beauty. • an excellent example of something: the fish was a beauty, around 14 pounds. • (the beauties of ) the pleasing or attractive features of (something ): the beauties of the English countryside. • [ in sing. ] the best aspect or advantage of something: the beauty of keeping cats is that they don't tie you down. ▶adjective Austral. /NZ informal good; excellent (used as a general term of approval ). PHRASES beauty is in the eye of the beholder proverb that which one person finds beautiful or admirable may not appeal to another. beauty is only skin-deep proverb a pleasing appearance is not a guide to character. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French beaute, based on Latin bellus ‘beautiful, fine ’.

beauty bush

beauty contest

beauty con |test ▶noun a contest in which the winner is the woman judged the most beautiful. • informal a contest between rival institutions which depends heavily on presentation.

beauty mark

beauty mark |ˈbjuːti mɑːk | ▶noun North American term for beauty spot ( sense 2 ).

beauty pageant

beauty pa ¦geant ▶noun see pageant.

beauty queen

beauty queen ▶noun a woman judged most beautiful in a beauty contest.

beauty salon

beauty salon (also beauty parlour ) ▶noun an establishment in which hairdressing, make-up, and similar cosmetic treatments are carried out professionally.

beauty sleep

beauty sleep ▶noun [ mass noun ] humorous sleep considered to be sufficient to keep one looking young and beautiful.

beauty spot

beauty spot ▶noun 1 Brit. a place known for its beautiful scenery. 2 a small natural or artificial mark such as a mole on a woman's face, considered to enhance her attractiveness.

Beauvoir, Simone de

Beau |voir see de Beauvoir, Simone.

beaux

beaux plural form of beau.

beaux arts

beaux arts |bəʊz ˈɑː, French bəɔz aʀ | ▶plural noun 1 fine arts. 2 (usu. Beaux Arts ) [ as modifier ] relating to the classical decorative style maintained by the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the 19th century. ORIGIN French.

beaux esprits

beaux es |prits plural form of bel esprit.

beaux yeux

beaux yeux |bəʊz ˈjəː, French bəɔz jœ | ▶plural noun literary beautiful eyes. • favourable regard. ORIGIN French.

American Oxford Thesaurus

beau

beau noun dated 1 Sally and her beau: boyfriend, sweetheart, lover, darling, partner, significant other, escort, young man, admirer, suitor; informal main squeeze, boy toy. 2 an eighteenth-century beau: dandy, fop; dated swell, coxcomb, popinjay.

beautiful

beautiful adjective beautiful fashion models | a beautiful crystal vase: attractive, pretty, handsome, good-looking, alluring, prepossessing; lovely, charming, delightful, appealing, engaging, winsome; ravishing, gorgeous, stunning, arresting, glamorous, bewitching, beguiling; graceful, elegant, exquisite, aesthetic, artistic, decorative, magnificent; informal divine, drop-dead gorgeous, easy on the eye, killer, cute, foxy; formal beauteous; archaic comely, fair. ANTONYMS ugly. WORD SPECTRUM: beautiful / ugly

beautiful stunning ravishing divine enchanting magnificent exquisite glamorous bewitching beguiling gorgeous drop-dead gorgeous alluring beauteous winsome lovely charming comely delightful engaging arresting elegant graceful fetching seemly good-looking prepossessing foxy pretty attractive cute appealing handsome dapper natty bonny fair

fine

passable plain not much to look at unprepossessing inelegant gawky unappealing ill-favored ill-looking unlovely unsightly homely unpleasant haggard lumpish grim awful deformed disfigured gross disgusting ghastly frightful odious plug-ugly butt-ugly reptilian repellent repulsive hideous misshapen monstrous vile revolting repugnant grotesque ugly

Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.

beautify

beautify verb efforts to beautify the town center: adorn, embellish, enhance, decorate, ornament, garnish, gild, smarten up, prettify, enrich, glamorize, spruce up, spiff up, deck (out ), trick out, grace; informal do up, tart up, pimp. ANTONYMS spoil.

beauty

beauty noun 1 the beauty of the scenery: attractiveness, prettiness, good looks, comeliness, allure; loveliness, charm, appeal, eye-appeal, heavenliness; winsomeness, grace, elegance, exquisiteness; splendor, magnificence, grandeur, impressiveness, decorativeness; gorgeousness, glamour; literary beauteousness, pulchritude. ANTONYMS ugliness. 2 she is a beauty: beautiful woman, belle, vision, Venus, goddess, beauty queen, picture; informal babe, hottie, looker, good looker, beaut, siren, doll, arm candy, lovely, stunner, knockout, bombshell, dish, peach, eyeful, fox. ANTONYMS hag. 3 the beauty of this plan: advantage, attraction, strength, benefit, boon, blessing, good thing, strong point, virtue, merit, selling point. ANTONYMS drawback. WORD NOTE pulchritude A paradoxical noun because it means beauty but is itself one of the ugliest words in the language. Same goes for the adjectival form pulchritudinous. They're part of a tiny elite cadre of words that possess the very opposite of the qualities they denote. Diminutive, big, foreign, fancy (adjective ), colloquialism, and monosyllabic are some others; there are at least a dozen more. Inviting your school-age kids to list as many paradoxical words as they can is a neat way to deepen their relationship to English and help them see that words are both symbols for things and very real things themselves. — DFW Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage. WORD NOTE See sex appeal Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

Oxford Thesaurus

beau

beau noun dated 1 she was approached by three potential beaux: boyfriend, sweetheart, lover, fiancé, darling, partner, significant other, escort, young man, admirer, suitor, follower; informal steady, date, toy boy, fancy man, fella; literary swain. 2 an eighteenth-century beau: dandy, fop, gallant, cavalier, man about town; informal swell, toff; archaic dude, blade, blood, coxcomb, popinjay.

beautiful

beautiful adjective a beautiful young woman: attractive, pretty, handsome, good-looking, nice-looking, pleasing, alluring, prepossessing, as pretty as a picture; lovely, charming, delightful, appealing, engaging, winsome; ravishing, gorgeous, heavenly, stunning, arresting, glamorous, irresistible, bewitching, beguiling; graceful, elegant, exquisite, aesthetic, artistic, decorative, magnificent; Scottish & N. English bonny; informal tasty, smashing, divine, knockout, drop-dead gorgeous, fanciable, beddable, easy on the eye; Brit. informal fit; N. Amer. informal cute, foxy; Austral. /NZ informal beaut, spunky; formal beauteous; archaic comely, fair; rare sightly, pulchritudinous. ANTONYMS ugly.

beautify

beautify verb 1 he can grow flowers to beautify the garden: adorn, embellish, enhance, decorate, ornament, garnish, gild, smarten, prettify, enrich, glamorize, spruce up, deck (out ), trick out, grace; informal get up, do up, do out, tart up. ANTONYMS spoil, uglify. 2 she started to beautify herself: prettify, glamorize, prink, primp, preen; apply make-up /cosmetics; informal do /doll oneself up.

beauty

beauty noun 1 a young woman of great beauty | the raw beauty of the Australian deserts: attractiveness, prettiness, good looks, pleasingness, comeliness, allure, allurement; loveliness, charm, appeal, heavenliness, voluptuousness; winsomeness, grace, elegance, exquisiteness; splendour, magnificence, grandeur, impressiveness, picturesqueness, artistry, decorativeness; gorgeousness, glamour, irresistibility; Scottish & N. English bonniness; formal beauteousness, pulchritude. ANTONYMS ugliness. 2 Esther was no beauty: beautiful woman, belle, vision, charmer, enchantress, Venus, goddess, beauty queen, English rose, picture, seductress; French femme fatale; informal looker, good looker, lovely, stunner, knockout, bombshell, dish, cracker, smasher, peach, eyeful, bit of all right. ANTONYMS ugly woman; hag. 3 the beauty of the system is that the information can be called up instantaneously: advantage, attraction, strength, benefit, asset, draw, lure, pull, strong point, boon, blessing, virtue, merit, selling point, good thing /point, bonus, plus, added extra. ANTONYMS drawback.

Duden Dictionary

Beau

Beau Substantiv, maskulin meist spöttisch , der |boː |der Beau; Genitiv: des Beau [s ], Plural: die Beaus französisch beau, eigentlich = der Schöne, zu: beau < lateinisch bellus = schön gut aussehender Mann

Beaufortskala

Beau fort ska la , Beau fort-Ska la Substantiv, feminin Meteorologie , die Beaufort-Skala |ˈboːfɐt … boˈfoːɐ̯ …ˈboːfɐt … boˈfoːɐ̯ …|die Beaufortskala; Genitiv: der Beaufortskala die Beaufort-Skala; Genitiv: der Beaufort-Skala nach dem englischen Admiral Sir F. Beaufort ursprünglich 12 -, jetzt 17 -teilige Skala zur Messung der Windstärke

beaufschlagen

be auf schla gen schwaches Verb Technik |be au fschlagen |auf etwas auftreffen

Beaufschlagung

Be auf schla gung Substantiv, feminin , die |Be au fschlagung |

beaufsichtigen

be auf sich ti gen schwaches Verb |be au fsichtigen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus der Kanzleisprache des 15. Jahrhunderts Aufsicht führen (über jemanden, etwas ) die Schüler, jemandes Arbeit beaufsichtigen

Beaufsichtigung

Be auf sich ti gung Substantiv, feminin , die |Be au fsichtigung |die Beaufsichtigung; Genitiv: der Beaufsichtigung, Plural: die Beaufsichtigungen das Beaufsichtigen; das Beaufsichtigtwerden

beauftragen

be auf tra gen schwaches Verb |be au ftragen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « (jemandem ) einen Auftrag geben; (jemandem ) auftragen, etwas zu tun jemanden mit etwas beauftragen | der Rechtsanwalt ist beauftragt, meine Interessen wahrzunehmen

Beauftragte

Be auf trag te substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin |Be au ftragte |die /eine Beauftragte; der /einer Beauftragten, die Beauftragten /zwei Beauftragte weibliche Person, die einen bestimmten Auftrag hat

Beauftragter

Be auf trag ter substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin Beauftragte |Be au ftragter |der Beauftragte /ein Beauftragter; des /eines Beauftragten, die Beauftragten /zwei Beauftragte Person, die einen bestimmten Auftrag hat er ist mein Beauftragter

Beauftragung

Be auf tra gung Substantiv, feminin , die |Be au ftragung |die Beauftragung; Genitiv: der Beauftragung, Plural: die Beauftragungen das Beauftragen; das Beauftragtwerden

beaugapfeln

be aug ap feln schwaches Verb |be au gapfeln |

beäugeln

be äu geln schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich scherzhaft |be äu geln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « interessiert, neugierig betrachten, ansehen jemanden, etwas neugierig beäugeln

beäugen

be äu gen schwaches Verb |be äu gen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « genau, eingehend betrachten jemanden misstrauisch beäugen

beaugenscheinigen

be au gen schei ni gen schwaches Verb Papierdeutsch, aber meist scherzhaft |be au genscheinigen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu Augenschein in Augenschein nehmen, ansehen der Sachverständige wird den Schaden beaugenscheinigen | den neuen Wagen beaugenscheinigen

Beau Geste

Beau Geste Substantiv, feminin , die |boˈʒɛst |die Beau Geste; Genitiv: der Beau Geste, Plural: die Beaux Gestes |[boˈʒɛst ] |französisch höfliche Geste, freundliches Entgegenkommen

Beaujolais

Beaumarchais

Beau mar chais Eigenname |bomarˈʃɛː |französischer Schriftsteller

Beaune

Beaune Substantiv, maskulin , der |boːn |der Beaune; Genitiv: des Beaune [s ], Plural: die Beaunes |[boːns ]|französisch Qualitätswein aus der südfranzösischen Stadt Beaune Burgund

beauskunften

be aus kunf ten schwaches Verb Amtssprache |be au skunften |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu Auskunft jemandem eine Auskunft erteilen sie beauskunften auf Wunsch Adressen | der beauskunftete (mitgeteilte ) Betrag | die beauskunfteten Daten

Beauté

Beau té Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |boˈteː |die Beauté; Genitiv: der Beauté, Plural: die Beautés französisch beauté, über das Vulgärlateinische zu lateinisch bellus = schön [elegante ] schöne Frau sie ist eine Beauté

Beauty

Beau ty Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈbjuːti |die Beauty; Genitiv: der Beauty, Plural: die Beautys englisch beauty = Schönheit < (alt )französisch beauté, Beauté Beauté

Beautycase

Beau ty case , Beau ty-Case Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das Beauty-Case |ˈbjuːtikeɪs ˈbjuːtikeɪs |der, auch: das Beautycase; Genitiv: des Beautycase, Plural: die Beautycases |[…sɪs ]|der, auch: das Beauty-Case; Genitiv: des Beauty-Case, Plural: die Beauty-Cases |[…sɪs ]|zu englisch case = Koffer Kosmetikkoffer

Beautycenter

Beau ty cen ter , Beau ty-Cen ter Substantiv, Neutrum , das Beauty-Center |ˈbjuːtisɛntɐ ˈbjuːtisɛntɐ |a Laden, 1 ; Abteilung 2c für Kosmetika b Kosmetiksalon

Beautyfarm

Beau ty farm , Beau ty-Farm Substantiv, feminin , die Beauty-Farm |ˈbjuːti … ˈbjuːti …|Schönheitsfarm

Beautyfluid

Beau ty fluid , Beau ty-Fluid Substantiv, Neutrum , das Beauty-Fluid das Beautyfluid; Genitiv: des Beautyfluids, Plural: die Beautyfluids das Beauty-Fluid; Genitiv: des Beauty-Fluids, Plural: die Beauty-Fluids flüssiges Mittel zur Pflege der [Gesichts ]haut

Beauvoir, de

Beau voir, de Eigenname |də boˈvo̯aːɐ̯ |französische Schriftstellerin

French Dictionary

beau

beau belle adj. et n. m. (pl. beaux, belles ) adjectif 1 Qui crée une impression agréable. : Un beau paysage, une belle aquarelle, de beaux enfants. SYNONYME harmonieux . 2 Qui est réussi. : Un beau gâteau, une belle randonnée, une belle situation. 3 Clair, calme. : Le temps est beau, la mer est belle. 4 Qui éveille un sentiment d ’admiration. : Un beau caractère, une belle action. Note Grammaticale L ’ancienne forme masculine bel s ’emploie devant un nom singulier commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet. Un bel éléphant, un bel homme. Cette règle s ’applique également aux adjectifs fou, mou, nouveau, vieux. nom masculin Ce qui fait éprouver un sentiment d ’admiration et de plaisir. : Avoir le goût du beau. SYNONYME beauté . LOCUTIONS Avoir beau. S ’efforcer en vain. Note Syntaxique Cette locution est suivie de l ’infinitif. Note Technique Dans cette locution qui exprime l ’inutilité de l ’action énoncée par l ’infinitif, l ’adjectif beau demeure invariable. Elle avait beau se lever tôt, elle arrivait toujours en retard. Bel et bien. Réellement. : Elle a bel et bien vendu la propriété. SYNONYME vraiment . Note Grammaticale Dans cette locution figée, l ’adjectif bel reste invariable. Elle est bel et bien venue hier. De plus belle. De nouveau. : Il recommence de plus belle à chanter très fort. Faire le beau, la belle. Se tenir debout sur ses pattes arrière, en parlant d ’un chien. : Princesse fait la belle à merveille. L ’échapper belle. Éviter de peu ce qui menaçait. : Nous l ’avons échappé belle: quelques minutes de plus et le pont s ’écroulait. Note Grammaticale Dans cette expression, le participe passé est invariable.

beau-

beau- adj. (pl. beaux- ) adjectif Les mots composés avec l ’adjectif beau, qui indique un lien de parenté par alliance ou d ’un second mariage, s ’écrivent avec un trait d ’union et prennent la marque du pluriel aux deux éléments. : Un beau-père, des beaux-fils.

beauceron

beauceron , onne adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin De la Beauce. : Le dynamisme beauceron. Un Beauceron, une Beauceronne. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule.

beaucoup

beaucoup adv. adverbe 1 En grande quantité, d ’une valeur élevée, d ’une certaine intensité. : Elle a planté beaucoup de fleurs. Il a beaucoup de talent. Il y a beaucoup d ’appelés, mais peu d ’élus. SYNONYME nombre ; plusieurs . 2 Énormément. : Elle a beaucoup aimé ce film. Il mange beaucoup trop. ANTONYME peu . Note Syntaxique Beaucoup suivi d ’un adverbe ne s ’emploie que devant mieux, plus, trop, moins . Pierre dessine beaucoup mieux que moi, mais on dira le ruisseau coule très (et non *beaucoup ) doucement. LOCUTION De beaucoup Avec une grande différence. : Elle est de beaucoup la plus avisée. De tout son groupe, il est de beaucoup le plus innovateur. Note Grammaticale Accord du verbe: – Beaucoup + nom singulier. Le verbe est au singulier. Beaucoup de monde a participé à l ’exposition. – Beaucoup + nom pluriel. Le verbe est au pluriel. Beaucoup de personnes sont venues. – Beaucoup + nom féminin. L ’attribut ou le participe est au féminin. Beaucoup de filles ont été admises. – Beaucoup (sans complément ). L ’accord se fait au masculin pluriel. Beaucoup sont présents. Note Orthographique beaucou p.

beau dommage

beau dommage loc. adv. locution adverbiale Certainement, sans doute. : Viendras-tu ce soir? Beau dommage que j ’y serai!

beau-fils

beau-fils n. m. (pl. beaux-fils ) nom masculin 1 Gendre. 2 Fils que le conjoint a eu d ’une précédente union.

beau-frère

beau-frère n. m. (pl. beaux-frères ) nom masculin 1 Mari de la sœur. 2 Frère du conjoint.

beaujolais

beaujolais n. m. nom masculin Vin du Beaujolais. Note Typographique Ce nom prend une majuscule s ’il désigne la région de France, une minuscule s ’il désigne le vin originaire de cette région.

beau-père

beau-père n. m. (pl. beaux-pères ) nom masculin 1 Père du conjoint. 2 Second mari de leur mère, par rapport aux enfants issus d ’une précédente union.

beauté

beauté n. f. nom féminin Qualité de ce qui est beau, de ce qui remplit d ’admiration. : La beauté d ’un enfant, d ’un paysage, d ’une œuvre d ’art. SYNONYME beau ; harmonie . ANTONYME laideur . LOCUTIONS De toute beauté. Remarquablement beau. : En mai, le Jardin botanique de Montréal est de toute beauté. Être en beauté. Être à son avantage. : La nature est particulièrement en beauté au Québec pendant l ’automne.

beaux-arts

beaux-arts n. m. pl. nom masculin pluriel La peinture, la sculpture, l ’architecture, la musique, la danse, la gravure.

beaux-enfants

beaux-enfants n. m. pl. nom masculin pluriel Enfants issus d ’une précédente union du conjoint.

beaux-parents

beaux-parents n. m. pl. nom masculin pluriel Père et mère du conjoint.

Spanish Dictionary

Beaufort

Beaufort VÉASE escala de Beaufort .

beautiful people

beautiful people nombre femenino Conjunto de personas ricas o famosas que frecuentan los lugares de moda y aparentemente viven sin problemas .SINÓNIMO guaperío .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés beautiful people ‘gente bella ’. La expresión fue empleada en el contexto de la contracultura hippie en Estados Unidos a principios de 1965 y después se aplicó irónicamente en otros contextos. En 1941 la expresión fue utilizada como título de una comedia "The beautiful people ", de William Saroyan, con el significado antitético de ‘hermoso y bueno ’.Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘biútiful pípol ’.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

beau

beau /boʊ /〖＜フランス〗名詞複～s, ～x /-z /C ｟やや古｠1 ｟米｠ボーイフレンド, 恋人 (!男性に対してのみ用いる ) ; 崇拝者 .2 おしゃれな男, だて男 .

beaucoup

beau coup /boʊkúː, -́- /〖＜フランス〗形容詞｟くだけた話｠とても多くの〘very muchの代わりにおどけて使用される〙.

Beaufort scale

B é au fort sc à le /bóʊfə r t- /名詞ビューフォート風力階級〘風力0から12 [時に18 ]までの階級に分類〙.

Beaujolais

Beau jo lais /bòʊʒəléɪ |-́--̀ /名詞 U ボージョレー (産の赤ワイン ) 〘新酒Beaujolais Nouveauが有名〙.

beau monde

beau monde /bòʊ -mɔ́ːnd |-mɔ́nd /〖＜フランス〗名詞〖単数扱い; the ～〗上流社会 (の人々 ), 社交界 .

beaut

beaut /bjuːt /名詞 C ｟米豪ニュージーくだけて｠すばらしい人 [もの ]; 美しい人 [もの ] (!しばしば皮肉で用いる ) .形容詞｟豪くだけて｠きれいな, すばらしい .

beauteous

beau te ous /bjúːtiəs /形容詞｟詩｠〖名詞の前で〗うるわしい (beautiful ).

beautician

beau ti cian /bjuːtɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 C 美容師 .

beautiful

beau ti ful /bjúːtəf (ə )l /→beauty 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人物が〉 (非常に )美しい , うるわしい, きれいな ; 心を楽しませる (↔ugly )▸ a beautiful young woman [baby ]美しい娘 [かわいらしい赤ん坊 ]▸ a beautiful place [voice ]美しい場所 [声 ]▸ Beautiful flowers are soon picked .｟ことわざ｠きれいな花は摘まれるのも早い ; 美人薄命類義コーパス beautifulとlovely, handsomeなどかわいらしさを含む美しさを示す lovely, pretty は, 理想に近い美しさを示す beautiful と共に人にも物にも用いる. 3語とも通例女性や子供がきれいである事を言うが, beautifulは男性に対しても使うことがある. prettyは女性の顔立ちの美しさをいうのに対し, 見た目のよい男性には｟ややかたく｠handsome を用いる. good-looking は男女年齢を問わず容姿をほめる時に｟話｠でよく用いる .2 すばらしい , 立派な, 見事な, 快適な (!時に皮肉などで反語的に用いる ) ▸ a beautiful day [gift, job ]すばらしい日 [贈り物, 仕事 ]▸ The weather [song ] was beautiful .天気 [その歌 ]は申し分なかった ▸ a beautiful shot 会心の一打 .3 〖the ～; 名詞的に; 集合的に〗a. 美しい人々 , 上流階級 [名士 ]の人々 (!複数扱い ) .b. (抽象的に )美 (!単数扱い ) .間投詞すごい, お見事, ご立派 .B -̀ P é ople (国際的な社交界の )名士 ; 上流階級 .

beautifully

beau ti ful ly /bjúːtəf (ə )li /→beauty 副詞 more ～; most ～1 美しく ▸ The bride is beautifully dressed .花嫁は美しく着飾っている 2 すばらしく, 立派に, 見事に ▸ a beautifully clear day すばらしく晴れた日 ▸ play beautifully 立派に演奏する ▸ a beautifully made movie できのよい映画 .

beautify

beau ti fy /bjúːtɪfàɪ /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 他動詞〈場所物〉を美化する ; 〈人〉を美しくする .b è au ti fi c á tion 名詞 U 美化 .

beauty

beau ty /bjúːti /〖beau (美しい )＋ty (こと )〗(形 )beautiful, (副 )beautifully 名詞複 -ties /-z /1 U 美 , 美しさ ; 美貌 ▸ physical [natural ] beauty 肉体美 [自然の美しさ ]▸ be stunned by the beauty of the scene 風景の美しさに感動する ▸ Age before beauty .年長者からお先にどうぞ ▸ Beauty is but skin deep .｟ことわざ｠美貌は皮一重（ひとえ）; 外観だけで人は判断できない ▸ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder .｟ことわざ｠美の判断は人により異なる ; 「蓼（たで）食う虫も好き好き」.2 C ｟主に報道｠美人 ▸ a blond [classic ] beauty 金髪 [昔風の ]美人 ▸ The Sleeping Beauty 『眠れる森の美女』3 U すぐれた点, 魅力 ; 長所 ;｟文｠〖the ～〗美点 ▸ the beauty of the music その楽曲のよい点 4 C ｟くだけた話｠非常によいもの, すばらしいもの ; 美しいもの ; ｟反語的に｠ひどいもの ▸ (You ) beauty !すごい ▸ You're a beauty .困ったやつだね形容詞比較なし〖名詞の前で〗美容の ▸ a beauty product [tip ]化粧品 [美容のコツ ]～́ c ò ntest [p à geant ]美人コンテスト .～́ m à rk ｟米｠ほくろ (｟英｠beauty spot ).～́ p à rlor [s à lon, ｟米｠sh ò p ]美容院 .～́ qu è en 美人コンテストの優勝者 .～́ sl è ep ｟おどけて｠(美容のために必要な )十分な睡眠 .～́ sp ò t 1 景勝地 .2 ｟英｠＝beauty mark .