15,000 words and phrases from more than 50 languages and their

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bonheur [Fr], happiness; good fortune; good luck.
bonhomie [Fr], good nature; geniality.
bonhomme [Fr; pi. bonshommes], good-natured fellow.
Bonhomme, Jacques [Fr], French peasant: derisive name given by the
14th-century barons.
bonis avibus [L], under favorable signs (or auspices); an auspex (pi
auspices) is someone who gets omens from the flights of certain birds.
bonis nocet quisquís pepercerit malis [L], whoever spares the bad
injures the good: Publilius Syrus.
bonis quod bene fit haud périt [L], whatever is done for good men is
never done in vain: Plautus.
bonjour [Fr], good day; good morning.
bon jour, bonne oeuvre [Fr], lit., good day, good work; the better the
day, the better the deed.
bon marché [Fr], bargain; cheapness; a low-priced shop.
bon mot [Fr; pi. bons mots], a witty saying or repartee; witticism.
bonne [Fr], nursemaid; maid. —bonne à tout faire, maid of all work.
bonne bête [Fr], good-natured fool.
bonne bouche [Fr; pi. bonnes bouches], dainty morsel; toothsome tidbit,
esp., to finish with.
bonne chance! [Fr], good luck!
bonne compagnie [Fr], well-bred society.
bonne et belle assez [Fr], good and fine (or handsome) enough.
bonne foi [Fr], good faith; honesty; plain dealing; fair play.
bonne fortune [Fr], good fortune (or luck); windfall. —bonnes fortunes,
ladies' favors; success with the fair; amorous intrigues.
bonnement [Fr], plainly; frankly; honestly; simply.
bonne mine [Fr], good looks; pleasant appearance.
bonne raison [Fr], good grounds.
bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture dorée [Fr], a good name
is worth more than a girdle of gold; a good name is better than
riches.
bonnet de nuit [Fr], nightcap.
bonnet rouge [Fr], the red cap worn in the French Revolution; hence,
a revolutionist; a red.
bonsai [Jap], dwarf tree or plant.
bonsoir [Fr], good evening. —bonsoir et bonne nuit, a good night's
rest to you.
bon ton [Fr], lit., good tone; good breeding; good style; fashionable
society.
bonum omen [L], a good omen.
bonum publicum [L], the public good: abbr. b.p.
bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis [L], good wine gladdens the heart
of man.