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Belle

Noun CEFR B1
bɛl

Definitions

  1. An attractive woman.
  2. A female given name from French.
  3. A female given name from English.
  4. A fellow gay man.
  5. A surname from French

Equivalents

FrançaisbeautéBelle
Portuguêsbelabeldade
17 more languages
Българскикрасавица
Bosanskibela
Esperantobelulino
Galegobeldade
Hrvatskibela
Italianobelle
Kurdîbelabêla
Македонскиубавица
Српскиbela
Українськакрасу́ня

Examples

“In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.”
All the miniature Cinderellas, Belles, and Ariels who fill the streets every Halloween are essentially paying homage to characters that will slowly and inevitably chip away at their sense of worth in years to come.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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