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That’s a good idea.

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C’est une bonne idée.

Bon describes a noun as “good” as in valid, high quality, useful, pleasant, etc.

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The milk is good until tomorrow.

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Le lait est bon jusqu’à demain.

Bon describes a noun as “good” as in valid, high quality, useful, pleasant, etc.

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The water is nice!

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L’eau est bonne !

Bon describes a noun as “good” as in valid, high quality, useful, pleasant, etc.

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I need a high-quality bike.

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J’ai besoin d’un bon vélo.

Bon describes a noun as “good” as in valid, high quality, useful, pleasant, etc.

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It would be good for you to cook.

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Ce serait bien si tu faisais la cuisine.

Sometimes bien is used as an adjective, as in with state-of-being verbs and it means “good” in the sense of moral, satisfying, healthy, or attractive.

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It’s not good to say that.

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Ce n’est pas bien de dire ça.

Sometimes bien is used as an adjective, as in with state-of-being verbs and it means “good” in the sense of moral, satisfying, healthy, or attractive.

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We’re comfortable here.

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On est bien ici.

Sometimes bien is used as an adjective, as in with state-of-being verbs and it means “good” in the sense of moral, satisfying, healthy, or attractive.

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Are you well?

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Tu vas bien ?

Bien is an adverb of manner and means “well”

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I ate well.

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J’ai bien mangé.

Bien is an adverb of manner and means “well”

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He gets along well with children.

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Il s’entend bien avec les enfants.

Bien is an adverb of manner and means “well”

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It’s much better.

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Ça va bien mieux.

Bien can also be an adverb of quantity and emphasize another adverb or adjective

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She’s been working for a very long time.

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Elle travaille depuis bien longtemps.

Bien can also be an adverb of quantity and emphasize another adverb or adjective

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I’m very happy to see you.

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Je suis bien content de te voir.

Bien can also be an adverb of quantity and emphasize another adverb or adjective

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I know perfectly well that you did it.

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Je sais bien que tu l’as fait.

Bien can also be an adverb of quantity and emphasize a verb

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Is it really a mistake?

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Est-ce bien une erreur ?

Bien can also be an adverb of quantity and emphasize a verb

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He did indeed tell the truth.

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Il a bien dit la vérité.

Bien can also be an adverb of quantity and emphasize a verb

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It’s nice and warm in the sun.

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Il fait bon au soleil.

With faire and sentir, bon is an adverb meaning “nice, pleasant, good”

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It’s nice living in France.

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Il fait bon vivre en France.

With faire and sentir, bon is an adverb meaning “nice, pleasant, good”

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That smells good!

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Ça sent bon !

With faire and sentir, bon is an adverb meaning “nice, pleasant, good”

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I’m only going to eat the good part.

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Je vais manger seulement le bon.

Le bon means “the good part” or “advantage(s)”

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His solutions always have advantages.

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Ses solutions ont toujours du bon.

Le bon means “the good part” or “advantage(s)”

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gift certificate

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un bon d’achat

Un bon is the generic term for an official document bond, form, slip, coupon, voucher, certificate

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delivery slip

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un bon de livraison

Un bon is the generic term for an official document bond, form, slip, coupon, voucher, certificate

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It’s for your own good.

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C’est pour ton bien.

Le bien refers to “good”

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It will be good for you.
Ça te fera du bien. *Le bien* refers to "good"
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good and evil
le bien et le mal *Le bien* refers to "good"
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goods and services
les biens et les services *Les biens* are "goods" or "property"
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real estate
les biens immobiliers *Les biens* are "goods" or "property"
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private property
les biens privés *Les biens* are "goods" or "property"
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What’s the use?
À quoi bon ?
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oh yeah? I see
ah bon ?
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to look healthy
avoir bonne mine
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Happy birthday!
Bon anniversaire !
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Enjoy your meal!
Bon appétit !
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have a nice afternoon
bon après-midi
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all the best, keep up the good work
Bon courage !
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good riddance!
Bon débarras !
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have a nice Sunday
bon dimanche
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hello, good morning
bonjour
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safe journey home
bon retour
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good evening
bonsoir
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have a good weekend
bon week-end
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Happy New Year!
Bonne Année !
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Good luck!
Bonne chance !
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Happy [current holiday]!
Bonne fête !
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have a nice day
bonne journée
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good night
bonne nuit
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safe journey
bonne route
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stay well, keep healthy
bonne santé
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have a nice evening
bonne soirée
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enjoy your vacation
bonnes vacances
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have a nice swim, enjoy your swim
bonne baignade
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have a good game, enjoy the game
bon match
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have a nice walk, enjoy your walk
bonne promenade
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have a nice bike ride, enjoy your bike ride
bon vélo
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have a good trip, enjoy your trip
bon voyage
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good for nothing
bon à rien
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friendly, good-natured
bon enfant
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inexpensive, cheap
bon marché
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heartily
de bon cœur
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willingly
de bon gré
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bright and early
de bon matin
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in good condition
en bon état
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for good, definitively; really, truly
pour de bon
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He who laughs last laughs best.
Rira bien qui rira le dernier.
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All’s well that ends well.
Tout est bien qui finit bien.
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to be well, in good health
aller bien
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to be a good talker
avoir la langue bien pendue
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altogether, truly, really
bel et bien
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comfortable with oneself
bien dans sa peau
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the good of humanity
le bien d’humanité
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of course, obviously
bien entendu
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good and evil
le bien et le mal
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much better
bien mieux
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public good
le bien public
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very often
bien souvent
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of course
bien sûr
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of course not
bien sûr que non
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a store’s goods
les biens d’un magasin
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real estate
les biens immobiliers
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to speak well of
dire du bien de
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to do someone good
faire du bien à quelqu’un
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to do good
faire le bien
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We’ll see!
On verra bien !
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to return good for evil
rendre le bien pour le mal
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That’s a bad idea.
C’est une mauvaise idée. *Mauvais* is an adjective. It describes a noun as "bad" as in mean, wrong, poor quality, etc.
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The milk is already bad.
Le lait est déjà mauvais. *Mauvais* is an adjective. It describes a noun as "bad" as in mean, wrong, poor quality, etc.
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The water is bad, it’s dirty.
L’eau est mauvaise, elle est sale. *Mauvais* is an adjective. It describes a noun as "bad" as in mean, wrong, poor quality, etc.
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I only have a poor-quality bike.
Je n’ai qu’un mauvais vélo. *Mauvais* is an adjective. It describes a noun as "bad" as in mean, wrong, poor quality, etc.
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It would be bad if you forgot it.
Ce serait mal si tu l’oubliais. When *mal* is an adjective, it’s used with state-of-being verbs and means "bad" in the sense of immoral, unsatisfying, unhealthy, or unattractive
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It’s bad to say that.
C’est mal de dire ça. When *mal* is an adjective, it’s used with state-of-being verbs and means "bad" in the sense of immoral, unsatisfying, unhealthy, or unattractive
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We’re not doing well at the moment.
On est mal en ce moment. When *mal* is an adjective, it’s used with state-of-being verbs and means "bad" in the sense of immoral, unsatisfying, unhealthy, or unattractive
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Everything is going wrong.
Tout va mal. *Mal* is an adverb of manner and means "badly, poorly, not well"
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I ate poorly.
J’ai mal mangé. *Mal* is an adverb of manner and means "badly, poorly, not well"
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He doesn’t get along well with children.
Il s’entend mal avec les enfants. *Mal* is an adverb of manner and means "badly, poorly, not well"
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The work is poorly done.
Le travail est mal fait. *Mal* is an adverb of manner and means "badly, poorly, not well"
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I have quite a bit of work to do.
J’ai pas mal de travail à faire. *Mal* is also found in the expression of quantity *pas mal de* which is a synonym of *beaucoup*.
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She knows quite a few lawyers.
Elle connaît pas mal d’avocats. *Mal* is also found in the expression of quantity *pas mal de* which is a synonym of *beaucoup*.
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The weather is bad in the mountains.
Il fait mauvais dans les montagnes. With *faire* and *sentir*, *mauvais* can be an adverb meaning "bad, unpleasant"
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That smells bad.
Ça sent mauvais. With *faire* and *sentir*, *mauvais* can be an adverb meaning "bad, unpleasant"
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I threw away the bad part.
J’ai jeté le mauvais. As a noun, *le mauvais* means "the bad part" or "disadvantage(s)"
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This solution offers only disadvantages.
Cette solution ne présente que du mauvais. As a noun, *le mauvais* means "the bad part" or "disadvantage(s)"
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good and evil
le bien et le mal *Le mal* refers to "evil," "pain," or "illness"
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I hurt (have pain) everywhere.
J’ai mal partout. *Le mal* refers to "evil," "pain," or "illness"
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seasickness, homesickness
le mal de mer, de pays *Le mal* refers to "evil," "pain," or "illness"
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evil heart
un mauvais cœur
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faulty connection
un mauvais contact
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poor excuse
une mauvaise excuse
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weed
une mauvaise herbe
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rainy season
la mauvaise saison
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misfortune
le mauvais sort
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bad weather
le mauvais temps
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to go the wrong way
aller dans le mauvais sens
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to have bad breath
avoir mauvaise haleine
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to look unhealthy
avoir mauvaise mine
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The (tennis) ball is out
La balle est mauvaise.
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unwillingly, reluctantly
de mauvais gré
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in poor condition
en mauvais état
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The cure is worse than the disease.
Le remède est pire que le mal.
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to have a hard time doing
avoir du mal à faire qqch.
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to have a headache, toothache
avoir mal à la tête, aux dents
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to have a headache, toothache
avoir un mal de tête, de dents
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to be seasick
avoir le mal de mer
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to be homesick
avoir le mal du pays
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good and evil
le bien et le mal
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to harm, do harm to
faire mal à
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to return good for evil
rendre le bien pour le mal
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to hurt oneself
se faire mal
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I hurt my hand
Je me suis fait mal à la main.
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(whether you) like it or not
bon gré mal gré
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What a pity!
C’est mal fait !
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people don’t like that
c’est mal vu
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from bad to worse
de mal en pis
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to feel bad about oneself
être mal dans sa peau
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uncomfortable
mal à l’aise
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poorly done
mal fait
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not bad, pretty good
pas mal
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quite a bit (of), quite a few
pas mal (de)
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to feel bad about oneself
se sentir mal dans sa peau
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everything is going wrong
tout va mal
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You look pretty good in this picture.
Tu n’es pas mal sur cette photo.
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It is a very good decision that I agree with!
C'est une très bonne décision que j'approuve !
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Don't make noise! She sleeps so well.
Ne fais pas de bruit ! Elle dort si bien.
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This wine is really very good.
Ce vin est vraiment très bon.
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He is a very good teacher.
C'est un très bon professeur.
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Explain to me what to do.
Explique-moi bien ce que je dois faire.
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I was kind enough to answer you, so listen!
J'ai bien voulu te répondre, alors écoute !
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Grammar is well explained in this book.
La grammaire est bien expliquée dans ce livre.
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I feel good in my new home.
Je me sens bien dans ma nouvelle maison.
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You have finished all your work. It's good
Tu as fini tout ton travail. C'est bien.
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Do you like Basque chicken? Yes, I find it very good.
Tu aimes le poulet à la basquaise ? Oui, je trouve ça très bon.
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I don't quite understand what he is saying. He speaks fast.
Je ne comprends pas bien ce qu'il dit. Il parle vite.
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Tell me, are you okay?
Dis-moi, est-ce que tu vas bien ?
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Lucas is a good student, he works hard.
Lucas est un bon élève, il travaille sérieusement.
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Zoe plays very quietly in her new room.
Zoé joue bien sagement dans sa nouvelle chambre.
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The grammar lesson is well explained by the teacher.
La leçon de grammaire est bien expliquée par le professeur.
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We had a great time with you.
Nous avons passé un bon moment en votre compagnie.
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These pants are way too long. I have to hem it.
Ce pantalon est bien trop long. Je dois lui faire un ourlet.
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My Italian friend cooks sea fish very well.
Mon amie italienne cuisine très bien les poissons de mer.
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I bought a good piece of meat from the new butcher.
J'ai acheté un bon morceau de viande chez le nouveau boucher.
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Wrap up tight, it's so cold outside!
Couvrez-vous bien , il fait si froid dehors !
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The flowers in my grandmother's garden smell great.
Les fleurs du jardin de ma grand-mère sentent bon.
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He is a good student.
C’est un bon élève.
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It's good if you want to come tomorrow morning.
C’est bien si tu veux venir demain matin.
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This dish is not good. He smells bad
Ce plat n’est pas bon. Il sent mauvais.
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I slept well last night.
J’ai bien dormi hier soir.
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It smells good. What is that ?
Ça sent bon. Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
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She is doing well. She's healthy.
Elle se porte bien. Elle est en bonne santé.
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He's gone for good.
Il est parti pour de bon.
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The vacuum cleaner no longer works well.
L’aspirateur ne marche plus bien.
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Can you help us? Of course !
Vous pouvez nous aider ? Bien entendu !
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My father cooks well. He is a good cook.
Mon père cuisine bien. C’est un bon cuisinier.
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This man has bad eyes. He can see badly.
Cet homme a de mauvais yeux. Il voit mal.
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He has trouble reading.
Il a du mal à lire.
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He often has a headache.
Il a souvent mal à la tête.
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The weather is bad today.
Aujourd’hui il fait mauvais.
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Excuse me. Did I hurt you?
Excusez-moi. Je vous ai fait mal ?
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He's not coming. He's bad tonight.
Il ne vient pas. Il va mal ce soir.
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This is a bad excuse.
C’est une mauvaise excuse.
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We slept badly.
Nous avons mal dormi.
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His homework is poorly done.
Ses devoirs sont mal faits.
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This is bad news.
C’est une mauvaise nouvelle.
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It is wrong to lie.
Il est mal de mentir.
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This little boy is rude.
Ce petit garçon est mal élevé.
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No, I don't agree. It’s not bad.
Non, je ne suis pas d’accord. Il n’est pas mauvais.

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