Belle-mère (en. Mother-in-law)

/bɛl.mɛʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Mother of the spouse.

My mother-in-law is very nice.

Ma belle-mère est très gentille.

Woman who has married the father of a person.

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

J'ai passé le week-end chez ma belle-mère.

From French 'belle' meaning 'pretty' and 'mère' meaning 'mother'.

To have an intrusive mother-in-law

To have a mother-in-law who meddles in the couple's life.

Avoir une belle-mère intrusive

To be on bad terms with one's mother-in-law

To have a strained relationship with one's mother-in-law.

Être en froid avec sa belle-mère

To spend time with one's mother-in-law

To share moments in the company of one's mother-in-law.

Passer du temps avec sa belle-mère

my in-laws

The family of my spouse.

ma belle-famille

my father-in-law

The father of my spouse.

mon beau-père

A demanding mother-in-law

My demanding mother-in-law always wants everything to be perfect.

Ma belle-mère exigeante veut toujours que tout soit parfait.

Difficulty with the mother-in-law

He has problems with his mother-in-law, which creates tensions.

Il a des problèmes avec sa belle-mère, ça crée des tensions.