belle
An attractive womanAn attractive woman.
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» Mary was the belle of the ball.
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2 sensesAn attractive woman.
In her new dress she felt like the belle of the ball.
Schönheit, Schöne
краса́вицаkrasávica, красо́ткаkrasótka
красу́няkrasúnja
(dated)A fellow gay man.
- a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
Examples
8 sentencesMary was the belle of the ball.
I corrected the punctuation somewhat, but not rigorously, because that is less important in belles-lettres.
The white-lace girl kept talking audibly to her next neighbor about the "country bumpkins" and "rustic belles" in the audience.
Petit is a tan pony with hazel eyes and a pink mane that is styled in a similar manner to belle hair.
She used to be called the Belle of Asakusa.
Translations
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Origin
From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.
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