* La beauté - This is the most common and general translation, meaning "beauty" as a concept or quality.
* Le beau - This is a masculine noun meaning "the beautiful" or "the beauty" (often used in a more abstract or philosophical sense).
* Belle - This is an adjective meaning "beautiful" (feminine form). For example, "une belle femme" means "a beautiful woman."
* Beau - This is an adjective meaning "beautiful" (masculine form). For example, "un bel homme" means "a handsome man."
* Joli(e) - This means "pretty." "Jolie" is the feminine form and "joli" is the masculine form. It's a less intense form of beauty.
So, if you're talking about the concept of beauty, you'd most likely use la beauté. If you're describing something or someone as beautiful, you'd use beau, belle, joli, or jolie, depending on the gender of what you're describing.