bijous

[US]/'biːʒuː/
[UK]/'biʒu/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. gem
adj. petit et élégant

Phrases & Collocations

Bijou store

Bijou store

Real-world Examples

It is a bijou villa, with a garden at the back, but built out in front right up to the road, two stories.

C'est une villa bijou, avec un jardin à l'arrière, mais construite en façade juste au bord de la route, deux étages.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

" Truly, yes, to pray with. It would be pleasing to the saints if one used so fine a rosary as this, instead of wearing it as a vain bijou."

" En vérité, oui, pour prier. Il serait agréable aux saints qu'on utilise un rosaire aussi fin que celui-ci, au lieu de le porter comme un bijou vain."

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

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