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5,394 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

becquée: beakful
bectance: grub, nosh
becter: to eat
bedaine: paunch, pot belly
bedeau: verger, beadle
bedon: paunch, pot belly
bedonnant: paunchy, pot-bellied
bedonner: to have a plump stomach, to be paunchy
beethovénien: Beethovenian
beffroi: belfry, bell tower
behaviorisme: behaviorism
beige: beige
beigeâtre: somewhat beige
beigne: clout, slap, wallop, sock (blow, especially one to the head)
beigne: doughnut (toroidal variety); doughnut, fritter, deep-fried corn cake
beigner: to clout, slap, wallop, sock
beignet: beignet (fritter filled with fruit etc); doughnut
bektachi: Bektashi
bektachi: Bektashi
bektachisme: Bektashism
bel: bel (unit of sound intensity)
bel esprit: wit, genius, bel esprit
bel et bien: well and truly
bel étage: piano nobile (main storey of a building)
bel-enfant: stepchild; son- or daughter-in-law ('child-in-law')
belek: look out, watch out, careful
belette: weasel (specifically, the least weasel)
belge: Belgian; from Belgium
belgicisme: a French word or phrase of Belgian origin; a belgicism
belgique: Belgian
belgitude: the concept of Belgian national identity, formulated in a self-depreciating or humorous way
belgo-canadien: of Belgium and Canada
belgo-hollandais: of Belgium and Holland
belgo-luxembourgeois: of Belgium and Luxembourg
belladone: deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
bellastre: show-off, poseur
belle: beautiful woman, belle, beauty; girlfriend
belle infidèle: an elegant but unfaithful and inaccurate translation
belle lurette: a long time; ages
belle saison: summer
belle société: beautiful people, smart set, high society
belle-dabe: synonym of belle-mère
belle-de-jour: a cultivated species of bindweed, Convolvulus tricolor whose flowers are only open for a day
belle-de-nuit: marvel of Peru; marsh warbler, reed warbler; prostitute
belle-doche: synonym of belle-mère
belle-famille: in-laws
belle-fille: daughter-in-law (wife of one's child); stepdaughter (daughter of one's spouse and another person)
belle-maman: synonym of belle-mère
belle-mère: mother-in-law; stepmother; a retired politician (male or female) who tries to keep influencing their successors through public or behind-the-scenes interventions
belle-nièce: stepniece; niece-in-law
belle-soeur: nonstandard spelling of belle-sœur
belle-sœur: sister-in-law (wife's or husband's sister); sister-in-law (brother's or sister’s wife); step-sister, stepsister
belle-âge: a long time
bellement: beautifully
belles-lettres: belles-lettres (light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties)
bellicisme: warmongering
belliciste: warmonger
bellifontain: of Bellefontaine
belligène: belligenous, belligenic, belliferous (that leads to war)
belligérance: belligerence