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beau-frère

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nounmasculine
  1. brother-in-lawbrother of one's wife
  2. brother-in-lawbrother of one's husband
  3. brother-in-lawhusband of one's sister
  4. brother-in-lawhusband of one's brother

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  • Il n'y avait là avec eux que leur hôtesse, veuve depuis plusieurs années, et le vieux Nazaire Farouche, son beau-frère.There were only their hostess, widow for several years, and old Nazaire Farouche, his brother-in-law.B1Maria Chapdelaine
  • — Comment se nomme ce beau-frère?- What's the name of this brother-in-law?B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
  • A la nouvelle de ces massacres, m. Jean de Lauson voulut porter secours aux habitants de l'île et avertir du danger le sieur Couillard de Lespinay, son beau-frère, qui était parti pour faire la chasse dans les petites îles du voisinage.To the news of these massacres, m. Jean de Lauson wanted to rescue the inhabitants of the island and warn of the danger the Sieur Couillard de Lespinay, his brother-in-law, who had gone to hunt in the small islands of the neighborhood.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
  • Ils assuraient que Charles IX s'était entendu avec leur roi, son beau-frère, pour exterminer les Huguenots établis à la Floride.They assured that Charles IX had agreed with their king, his brother-in-law, to exterminate the Huguenots in Florida.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I

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