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| bel esprit |
| 1. n-m. wit, genius, bel esprit |
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| French > French |
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| bel esprit |
| 1. n-m. Genre d'esprit qui ne manque ni de distinction ni d'élégance, mais qui tombe facilement dans la prétention. |
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| 2. n-m. Personne dont l'esprit est orné de connaissances agréables. |
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| Analysis |
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| bel |
| 1. adj. form of beau used before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel sound |
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| 2. n-m. (sound engineering) bel (unit of sound intensity) |
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| beau |
| 1. adj. handsome, fine, attractive |
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| 2. adj. nice |
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| 3. adj. fair (weather) |
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| Il fait beau. - It is nice out. |
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| 4. n-m. (Louisiana French) boyfriend |
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| esprit |
| 1. n-m. immaterial or incorporeal substance |
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| 2. n-m. disembodied mind |
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| 3. n-m. mind (in the wide sense) |
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| 4. n-m. mind (as principle of thought) |
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| 5. n-m. specific mind aptitude |
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