lovely

merveilleux, agréable

Très bon, agréable ou plaisant.

En anglais simple : Very good, pleasant, or enjoyable.

• We had a lovely time.
• That was a lovely meal.
• Your neighbours seem lovely.

Comment l'utiliser : it is lovely to do something (It is lovely to see you again.)

Synonymes : wonderful, great, delightful

Contraires : awful

Expressions courantes : lovely time, lovely meal, lovely idea, lovely surprise

beau, joli

Se dit d’une personne très belle ou agréable à regarder.

En anglais simple : Very beautiful or attractive to look at.

• She has a lovely smile.
• The bride looked lovely in her dress.
• His lovely face caught everyone's attention.

Synonymes : beautiful, pretty, attractive

Contraires : ugly

Expressions courantes : a lovely face, a lovely woman, look lovely

beau, joli

Beau et agréable à regarder.

En anglais simple : Beautiful and pleasant to look at.

• What a lovely garden!
• She wore a lovely blue dress.
• We stopped to admire the lovely view.

Synonymes : beautiful, pretty, attractive

Contraires : ugly

Expressions courantes : lovely view, lovely flowers, lovely dress, lovely day

formidable, super

Se dit quand quelque chose de mauvais arrive, en faisant semblant d’être content pour exprimer son agacement.

En anglais simple : Said to show annoyance when something bad happens, although the word usually expresses pleasure.

• Oh, lovely! The bus has gone.
• Another broken window. That's just lovely.
• Lovely, now we're stuck here all night.

Synonymes : great, wonderful

Expressions courantes : just lovely, oh lovely

mon amour, chéri

Mot employé pour s’adresser à quelqu’un avec affection et amitié.

En anglais simple : A friendly, loving way to address someone.

• Hello, my lovely!
• Sleep well, lovely.
• Would you like some tea, my lovely?

Synonymes : darling, dear, sweetheart

Expressions courantes : my lovely, hello lovely

beauté, belle femme

Une personne très belle, généralement une jeune femme.

En anglais simple : A very attractive person, usually a young woman.

• A young lovely posed beside the car.
• The magazine featured several smiling lovelies.
• The film's leading lovely became a fashion model.

Synonymes : beauty

Expressions courantes : young lovely, blonde lovely