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bona meaning in English

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bona adjective

good [better, best]adjective
[UK: ɡʊd] [US: ˈɡʊd]

bona, akceptinda, deca, kontentiga adjective

OK(satisfactory)
adjective
[UK: ˌəʊˈk.eɪ] [US: ˌoʊˈk.eɪ]

bona samariano noun

Good Samaritan(kind person)
noun
[UK: ɡʊd sə.ˈmæ.rɪ.tən] [US: ˈɡʊd sə.ˈme.rə.tən]

Good Samaritan(subject of the parable)
noun
[UK: ɡʊd sə.ˈmæ.rɪ.tən] [US: ˈɡʊd sə.ˈme.rə.tən]

Bonaero proper noun

Buenos Aires(capital of Argentina)
proper noun

bonan apetiton phrase

bon appétit(used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat)
phrase
[UK: ˈbɑːn] [US: ˈbɑːn]

bonan kuraĝon, bonŝancon interjection

Godspeed(used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of the actions of a person (typically someone about to start a journey or a daring endeavour) is positive for them)
interjection
[UK: ɡɒd.ˈspiːd] [US: ˈɡɑːd.spid]

bonan matenon, bonan tagon interjection

good morning(when seeing someone for the first time in the morning)
interjection

bonan nokton phrase

good night(a farewell)
phrase
[UK: ɡʊd naɪt] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈnaɪt]

Bonan Paskon phrase

happy Easter(an expression used during Easter)
phrase

bonan posttagmezon phrase

good afternoon(greeting said in the afternoon)
phrase

bonan tagon phrase

good day(greeting between sunrise and sunset)
phrase
[UK: ɡʊd deɪ] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈdeɪ]

bonan vesperon interjection

good evening(greeting said in the evening)
interjection
[UK: ɡʊd ˈiːv.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɡʊd ˈiːv.n̩.ɪŋ]

bonan vojaĝon interjection

bon voyage(wish of good journey)
interjection
[UK: ˈbɑːn ˈvɔɪɪdʒ] [US: ˈbɑːn ˌvɔɪədʒ]

bonan ŝancon! interjection

good luck(used to wish fortune on someone or as encouragement)
interjection

bonapartismo noun

Bonapartism(pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte)
noun
[UK: ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːtɪz(ə)m ] [US: ˈboʊnəˌpɑrtɪz(ə)m ]

Bonaventura proper noun

Bonaventure(male given name)
proper noun
[UK: ˈbɑː.nə.ˌven.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈbɑː.nə.ˌven.tʃər]

abonanto noun

subscriber [subscribers](a person who subscribes to a publication or a service)
noun
[UK: səb.ˈskraɪ.bə(r)] [US: səb.ˈskraɪ.bər]

bubona pesto noun

bubonic plague(disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis)
noun
[UK: bjuː.ˈbɒ.nɪk pleɪɡ] [US: bjuː.ˈbɑː.nɪk ˈpleɪɡ]

plague [plagues](specific disease "the Plague")
noun
[UK: pleɪɡ] [US: ˈpleɪɡ]

en la plej malbona okazo (in the worst case) adverb

worst comes to worst(if a bad situation develops)
adverb

feliĉan Kristnaskon kaj bonan novjaron! phrase

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year(traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year)
phrase
[UK: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ənd ə ˈhæp.i njuː ˈjiə(r)] [US: ˈme.ri ˈkrɪ.sməs ænd ə ˈhæp.i nuː ˈjɪr̩]

fino bona, ĉio bona phrase

all's well that ends well(A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...)
phrase
[UK: ˈɒlz wel ðæt endz wel] [US: ˈɒlz ˈwel ˈðæt ˈendz ˈwel]

granda malbona lupo noun

Big Bad Wolf(fictional evil wolf)
noun

Kabo de Bona Espero proper noun

Cape of Good Hope(a cape in southwestern South Africa)
proper noun
[UK: keɪp əv ɡʊd həʊp] [US: ˈkeɪp əv ˈɡʊd hoʊp]

karbona dioksido noun

carbon dioxide(CO₂)
noun
[UK: ˈkɑː.bən daɪ.ˈɒk.saɪd] [US: ˈkɑːr.bən daˈjɑːk.ˌsaɪd]

karbonika acido, karbonata acido noun

carbonic acid [carbonic acids](A weak unstable acid, H2CO3)
noun
[UK: kɑː.ˈbɒ.nɪk ˈæ.sɪd] [US: kɑːr.ˈbɒ.nɪk ˈæ.səd]

la plej malbona adjective

worst(most inferior)
adjective
[UK: wɜːst] [US: ˈwɝːst]

lisbonano noun

Lisboner(someone from Lisbon)
noun

lisbonano adjective

Lisboner(from Lisbon)
adjective

malbona adjective

bad [worse, worst](evil, wicked)
adjective
[UK: bæd] [US: ˈbæd]

bad [worse, worst](not appropriate, of manners etc.)
adjective
[UK: bæd] [US: ˈbæd]

bad [worse, worst](not suitable or fitting)
adjective
[UK: bæd] [US: ˈbæd]

bad [worse, worst](tricky; stressful; unpleasant)
adjective
[UK: bæd] [US: ˈbæd]

bad [worse, worst](unfavorable; negative)
adjective
[UK: bæd] [US: ˈbæd]

evil(intending to harm)
adjective
[UK: ˈiːv.l̩] [US: ˈiːv.l̩]

malbona, malbonodora adjective

bad [worse, worst](of breath: malodorous)
adjective
[UK: bæd] [US: ˈbæd]

malbona io estas en Danujo phrase

something is rotten in the state of Denmark(Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right")
phrase
[UK: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪz ˈrɒt.n̩ ɪn ðə steɪt əv ˈden.mɑːk] [US: ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈɪz ˈrɑːt.n̩ ɪn ðə ˈsteɪt əv ˈden.ˌmɑːrk]

malbonavida, malbonintenca, malica adjective

malevolent(having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others)
adjective
[UK: mə.ˈle.vəlnt] [US: mə.ˈle.və.lənt]

pli bona adjective

better(comparative of the adjectives good or well)
adjective
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər]

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