beau-frère

/bo.fʁɛʁ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

brother-in-law
- Son beau-frère travaille dans la même entreprise.
  
  Her brother-in-law works at the same company.

Frère is your biological brother; beau-frère is a brother-in-law, gained through marriage.

Similar in other languages

German

Schwager is the German word for the same thing — both mean "brother-in-law."

Spanish

cuñado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "brother-in-law."

Portuguese

cunhado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brother-in-law."

1 What does beau-frère mean?

2 Fill the gap: Son beau-___ travaille dans la même entreprise.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beau-frère?

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Last updated 2026-09-27