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De bonne foi

Meaning: Sincerely, without intent to deceive.

Language: French

Literally: In good faith

Category: Daily Life

Origin: A direct descendant of Latin bona fide, and still a term of art in French law as well as ordinary speech. Its opposite, de mauvaise foi, is the one that gets the most use.

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  • S'attirer les foudres de quelqu'un — To bring down someone's wrath on oneself.
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  • Sans crier gare — Without any warning at all.
  • Une promesse de Gascon — A promise nobody expects to be kept.
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  • Cousin germain — A first cousin.
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  • Mettre le grappin sur quelque chose — To get one's hooks into something and not let go.
  • De gré ou de force — Willingly or unwillingly; one way or another.
  • Le Grenelle de quelque chose — A large multi-party negotiation convened to settle a national issue.

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