Angol | Francia |
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luxury good (product or service not considered essential to everyday life) noun | produit de luxe◼◼◼nom {m} |
neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring (not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; not having the advantages of the various options, see also: neither fish nor fowl) adjective | ni chair ni poissonadjectif |
no news is good news (lack of information suggests nothing bad) phrase | pas de nouvelles◼◼◼phrase bonnes nouvelles◼◼◼phrase |
on good terms (being friendly; having good relations) preposition | être en bons termes◼◼◼preposition |
private good noun | bien privé◼◼◼nom {m} |
public good (good that is non-rivalrous and non-excludable) noun | bien public◼◼◼nom {m} |
public good (welfare of the people) noun | intérêt général◼◼◻nom {m} |
put to good use (make good use of something) verb | mettre à profit◼◼◼verbe tirer parti de◼◼◻verbe |
say goodbye (wish someone farewell upon their leaving) verb [UK: ˈseɪ ˌɡʊd.ˈbaɪ] [US: ˈseɪ ˌɡʊd.ˈbaɪ] | dire au revoir◼◼◼verbe dire adieu◼◼◼verbe faire ses adieux◼◼◻verbe prendre congé de◼◻◻verbe |
so far so good (up to this point, all is OK) phrase [UK: ˈsəʊ ˈfɑː(r) ˈsəʊ ɡʊd] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈfɑːr ˈsoʊ ˈɡʊd] | tout va bien◼◼◼phrase jusqu'à présent◼◼◻phrase |
thank goodness (express gratitude) interjection | Dieu merci◼◼◼interjection Dieu soit loué◼◼◻interjection |
the fox may grow grey but never good (one cannot change one's own nature) phrase | les loups peuvent perdre leurs dentsphrase mais non le naturelphrase |
the road to hell is paved with good intentions (well-intended acts can lead to disasters) phrase [UK: ðə rəʊd tuː hel ɪz peɪvd wɪð ɡʊd ɪn.ˈten.ʃn̩z] [US: ðə roʊd ˈtuː ˈhel ˈɪz ˈpeɪvd wɪθ ˈɡʊd ˌɪn.ˈten.tʃn̩z] | |
too good to be true (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) phrase [UK: tuː ɡʊd tuː bi truː] [US: ˈtuː ˈɡʊd ˈtuː bi ˈtruː] | trop beau pour être vrai◼◼◼phrase |
what's the good of (What is the purpose or advantage of) phrase | à quoi bon◼◼◼phrase |
with good grace preposition | de bonne grâce◼◼◼preposition de bon cœur◼◻◻preposition |
with good reason (based on sound judgment and inference) preposition [UK: wɪð ɡʊd ˈriː.zən] [US: wɪθ ˈɡʊd ˈriː.zən] | à juste titre◼◼◼preposition à raison◼◼◻preposition à bon droit◼◼◻preposition légitimement◼◻◻preposition |