see|Beau
English
Etymology
French beau, Latin bellus "beautiful".
Pronunciation
IPA|/b��/ or /bo/
audio|en-uk-beau.ogg|Audio (UK)
Homophones
bow
Noun
en-noun|beaux|pl2=beaus
- dated A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy.
- dated A male lover; a boyfriend.
- a male escort.
Translations
trans-top|boyfriend
French: sigisbée m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
See also
beau-
beautiful
References
R:Webster 1913
Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
French
Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /bo/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /bo/
Adjective
fr-infl-adj-m2|smbeau|sm2bel|sfbelle|pmbeaux|pfbelles|smpbo|sm2pb�l|sfpb�l|pmpbo|pfpb�l
beau m (female: belle, plural: beaux, plural female: belles, male form to be used before a noun beginning with a vowel: bel)
- handsome, fine, attractive
- nice.
- fair (weather).
#:Il fait beau. (translation: It is fair (weather)
Related terms
bellâtre
Romanian
Pronunciation
IPA|[be̯aw]|lang=ro
Verb
ro-verbform|bea|person1s|timepres|tense=ind
- (I) drink
Verb
ro-verbform|bea|person1s|timepres|tense=sub
- (I) drink
Verb
ro-verbform|bea|person3p|timepres|tense=ind
- (they) drink
Verb
ro-verbform|bea|person3p|timeimp|tense=ind
- (they) were drinking
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