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1 bygones: let bygones be bygones
(to forgive and forget past causes of ill-feeling.) il faut oublier le passé -
2 bygone
bygone [ˈbaɪgɒn]1. adjective2. noun* * *['baɪgɒn]adjective [days, years, scene, etc] d'antana bygone age ou era — une époque révolue
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3 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) (au)près de2) (past: going by the house.) (en passant) devant3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) par4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) par5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) par, en6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) par7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) (...) au plus tard8) (during the time of.) de9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) sur11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) au/à la/aux12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) près, à proximité2) (past: A dog ran by.) par là3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de côté•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) contourner- bystander - by and by - by and large - by oneself - by the way -
4 bygone
to let bygones be bygones enterrer le passé. -
5 bygone
bygone ['baɪgɒn]literary passé, révolu;∎ he displayed the gallantry of a bygone age il faisait preuve d'une galanterie qui n'a plus cours aujourd'hui;∎ in bygone days autrefois, jadis2 noun∎ let bygones be bygones oublions le passé
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let bygones be bygones — Let past quarrels be ignored • • • Main Entry: ↑by * * * let bygones be bygones phrase to decide to forget about a disagreement or something unpleasant that has happened in the past We decided to let bygones be bygones and be friends again.… … Useful english dictionary
let bygones be bygones — If people decide to let bygones be bygones, they decide to forget old problems or grievances they have with each other … The small dictionary of idiomes
let bygones be bygones — ► let bygones be bygones forget past differences and be reconciled. Main Entry: ↑bygone … English terms dictionary
let bygones be bygones — let the past be forgotten, forget what happened in the past … English contemporary dictionary
let bygones be bygones — Let the past be forgotten … New dictionary of synonyms
let bygones be bygones — If people decide to let bygones be bygones, they decide to forget old problems or grievances they have with each other. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you let bygones be bygones, you decide to forget about past disagreements. … … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
let bygones be bygones — {v. phr.} To let the past be forgotten. * /After a long, angry quarrel the two boys agreed to let bygones be bygones and made friends again./ * /We should let bygones be bygones and try to get along with each other./ Syn.: FORGIVE AND FORGET.… … Dictionary of American idioms
let bygones be bygones — {v. phr.} To let the past be forgotten. * /After a long, angry quarrel the two boys agreed to let bygones be bygones and made friends again./ * /We should let bygones be bygones and try to get along with each other./ Syn.: FORGIVE AND FORGET.… … Dictionary of American idioms
let\ bygones\ be\ bygones — v. phr. To let the past be forgotten. After a long, angry quarrel the two boys agreed to let bygones be bygones and made friends again. We should let bygones be bygones and try to get along with each other. Syn.: forgive and forget Compare: bury… … Словарь американских идиом
Let bygones be bygones — Bygone By gone , n. Something gone by or past; a past event. Let old bygones be Tennyson. [1913 Webster] {Let bygones be bygones}, let the past be forgotten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
let bygones be bygones — forget about unpleasant things that have happened in the past. There is a feeling here that we should let bygones be bygones and move on to more important things. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form bygones are bygones: What is past history… … New idioms dictionary