Embellie (en. Improved)

/ɑ̃.be.li/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A period when conditions improve.

After a week of rain, we had a sunny break.

Après une semaine de pluie, nous avons eu une embellie ensoleillée.

A moment of respite or clarity in a difficult situation.

There was a breakthrough in the negotiations between the two parties.

Il y a eu une embellie dans les négociations entre les deux parties.

From the verb 'to embellish', which comes from the Latin 'bellus', meaning beautiful.

a break in the weather

A period of clear weather after a rainy spell.

une embellie de temps

to take advantage of the improvement

To take advantage of a sudden improvement.

profiter de l'embellie

the good times never last

What is going well does not last forever.

l'embellie ne dure jamais

to embellish

To make something more beautiful, to improve it.

embellir

beautiful

Having beauty, attractive.

belle

handsome

Quality of something that pleases the senses.

beau

A moment when everything seems to be going well.

We had a turnaround in our business this week.

On a eu une embellie dans nos affaires cette semaine.

When something suddenly becomes more positive.

I didn’t expect it, but there was an improvement in my social life.

Je ne m'y attendais pas, mais il y a eu une embellie dans ma vie sociale.