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How to Say ‘Beautiful and moving’ in French

Belles et émouvantes

BEL eh ay-moo-VAHNT

[BEL eh ay-moo-VAHNT]

💬 Usage Tip: Both words end in -es because they describe histoires, which is feminine and plural. For a masculine singular noun they would be beau et émouvant.

Phrase Breakdown

Belles

[BEL]

beautiful

Feminine plural of 'beau'.

Example

Les images sont belles.

The images are beautiful.

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

émouvantes

[ay-moo-VAHNT]

moving, touching

Feminine plural; something that stirs emotion.

Example

Ces scènes sont émouvantes.

These scenes are moving.

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