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bon

good

adjective bohn Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Usage Note

Bon is the all-purpose 'good', but as a one-word Bon ! it means 'right then' or 'okay', signalling a change of topic. It greets people in bonjour and bon appétit, names a voucher in le bon, and appears in the idiom bon marché (literally 'good market'), which means cheap or inexpensive.

Examples

"C'est une bonne idée."

Natural Translation

That's a good idea.

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