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noun, masculine

beau-frère

/bo.fʁɛʁ/

noun, masculine/bo.fʁɛʁ/plural: beaux-frères

brother-in-law (brother of one's wife); brother-in-law (brother of one's husband); brother-in-law (husband of one's sister); brother-in-law (husband of one's brother)

Inherited from Middle French beau frere, beau-frere, beaufrere, beau-frère, beauffrère, biau frere. By surface analysis, beau- + frère.

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