beauty

beauty
beauty [{{t}}'bju:tɪ] (pl beauties)
1 noun
(a) (loveliness) beauté f;
a thing of beauty un objet d'une rare beauté;
to spoil the beauty of sth déparer qch;
{{}}proverb{{}} beauty is in the eye of the beholder ce qu'on aime est toujours beau;
{{}}proverb{{}} beauty is only skin-deep la beauté n'est pas tout;
{{}}humorous{{}} I need my beauty sleep j'ai besoin de mon compte de sommeil pour être frais le matin
(b) (beautiful person) beauté f;
she's a/she's no beauty c'est une/ce n'est pas une beauté;
the beauties of nature les merveilles fpl de la nature
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (excellent thing) merveille f;
this new bike's a real beauty cette nouvelle bicyclette est une vraie merveille;
{{}}familiar{{}} that black eye is a real beauty quel beau coquard!
(d) (attraction)
the beauty of the system is its simplicity ce qui est bien dans ce système, c'est sa simplicité;
that's the beauty of it c'est ça qui est formidable
2 compound-forming noun
(cream, product, treatment) de beauté
3 exclamation
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}}
(you) beauty! super!
►► beauty competition, beauty contest concours m de beauté;
{{}}British{{}} beauty parlour, {{}}American{{}} beauty parlor institut m de beauté;
beauty queen reine f de beauté;
beauty salon institut m de beauté;
{{}}American{{}} beauty shop institut m de beauté;
beauty specialist esthéticien(enne) m,f;
beauty spot (on skin) grain m de beauté; (artificial) mouche f; (scenic place) site m touristique;
beauty therapist esthéticien(enne) m,f
✾ Book ✾ Film 'Beauty and the Beast' Madame Leprince de Beaumont, Cocteau 'La Belle et la bête'

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