| choisir un terme: 29 | page 1 de 2 | | 1. | beau | bel before vowels), belle, adj. beautiful, fair, handsome, fine; de plus belle, harder (deeper, etc.) than ever; belle, f. beauty (woman). | | 2. | beau-frère | m. brother-in-law. | | 3. | beau-père | m. father-in-law. | | 4. | beaucoup | adv. much, many, very much, a good deal. | | 5. | beauté | f. beauty. | | 6. | bec | m. beak, prow, mouth (slang in last sense); — de gaz, gas-light. | | 7. | bedaine | f. paunch, belly. | | 8. | benjoin | m. benzoin (an aromatic resin; en pronounced as in bien). | | 9. | bercail | m. sheepfold, fold. | | 10. | berceau | m. cradle. | | 11. | bercer | v. to rock, soothe; lull, weigh (an idea). | | 12. | berger, -ère | m., f. shepherd, shepherdess; f. easy-chair. | | 13. | berlinois, -e | adj. of Berlin. | | 14. | besace | f. wallet. | | 15. | besogne | f. work, occupation, business. | | 16. | besoin | m. need, necessity; avoir — de, to need, must. | | 17. | bestiole | f. little animal. | | 18. | beugler | v. to bellow. | | 19. | beurre | m. butter. | | 20. | béant, -e | adj. gaping, wide open. | | |