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in the PONS Dictionary

I. bête [bɛt] ADJ

bête personne, histoire, question
bête personne, histoire, question
blöd[e] inf

Phrases:

II. bête [bɛt] N f

1. bête:

bête
Tier nt

2. bête:

bête (insecte)
Viech nt pej
bête (vermine)

3. bête (être humain):

bête

4. bête (animalité):

Phrases:

être la bête noire de qn
sale bête! inf (personne)
sale bête! (animal)

III. bête [bɛt]

bête inf:

bête à cornes
bête à cornes pl
bête de somme
bête de trait

pense-bête <pense-bêtes> [pɑ͂sbɛt] N m

pense-bête (signe)
pense-bête mural

bête noire f

1. bête noire (adversaire redouté):

bête noire

2. bête noire (personne détestée):

hyperbêteNO <hyper-bêtes> [ipɛʀbɛt], hyper-bêteOT ADJ inf

OpenDict entry

bête-seller N

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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