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billet-doux
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bil·let-doux  (bl-d)
n. pl. bil·lets-doux (bl-dz)
A love letter.
[French : billet, short note; see billet1 + doux, sweet (from Latin dulcis).]
billet-doux [ˌbɪlɪˈduː (French) bijɛdu]
n pl billets-doux [ˌbɪlɪˈduːz (French) bijɛdu]
Old-fashioned or jocular a love letter
[from French, literally: a sweet letter, from billet (see billet1) + doux sweet, from Latin dulcis]
Translations
billet-doux [ˈbɪleɪˈduː] N (billets-doux (pl)) [ˈbɪleɪˈduː] → carta f amorosa
billet-doux
n → Liebesbrief m, → Billetdoux nt (old)


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