Beau-père (en. Father-in-law)

/bo pɛʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Father's in-law of a person.

My father-in-law is a very wise man.

Mon beau-père est un homme très sage.

Father's of the spouse in a family relationship.

I spent the weekend at my father-in-law's.

J'ai passé le week-end chez mon beau-père.

Derived from the terms 'beau' and 'père', meaning respectively 'handsome' and 'father'.

father-in-law and mother-in-law

Refers to the parents of the spouse.

beau-père et belle-mère

relationship with the father-in-law

Indicates the interaction or relationship established with the father by marriage.

relation avec le beau-père

mother-in-law

Mother of the spouse.

belle-mère

brother-in-law

Brother of the spouse.

beau-frère

ally

Establishes a family tie through marriage.

allié

Cool father-in-law

My father-in-law is the best!

Mon beau-père, c'est le meilleur !

Cool father-in-law

I love hanging out with my father-in-law; he’s really cool.

J'adore traîner avec mon beau-père, il est vraiment cool.