Usage examples of "Belle" in French with translation to English

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Junko est une belle fille. Junko is a pretty girl.
C'est une belle fille. She's a beauty.
Je l'ai échappé belle. I had a narrow escape.
Trang est aussi belle que Dorenda. Trang is as pretty as Dorenda.
Elle est belle comme le diable ! She's just as cute as the dickens!
Elle devient de plus en plus belle. She is getting prettier.
Ce soir, la lune est exceptionnellement belle. The moon is exceptionally pretty tonight.
La sonorité du violon est très belle. The sound of the violin is very sweet.
Quelle belle journée, n'est-ce pas ? It's a pleasant day, isn't it?
C'est une belle nuit pour aller danser. It's a great night to go dancing.
Les gens disent que Nancy est très belle. I hear that Nancy is very pretty.
Il était une fois une belle petite fille. Once upon a time there, lived a pretty girl.
Il y a belle lurette que je le savais. I have known that for a long time.
Elle n'est pas moins belle que sa sœur. She is no less pretty than her sister.
Pouvez-vous l'imaginer conduire une si belle voiture ? Can you imagine him driving such a splendid car?
J'espère que tu as eu une belle journée. I hope you had a wonderful day.
Elle se fit toute belle pour son grand rendez-vous. She got all dolled up for her big date.
Il y a très, très longtemps vivait une belle petite fille. Long long ago, there lived a pretty girl.
Ma fille se fait toute belle pour son premier rendez-vous galant. My daughter's getting all gussied up for her first date.
Au lieu de s'arrêter, la pluie a repris de plus belle. Instead of stopping, the rain increased.
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