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goodness [ˈgʊdnɪs]a. [of person] bonté f• my goodness! (inf) bonté divine !• I wish to goodness I had never met him! (inf) si seulement j'avais pu ne jamais le rencontrer !* * *['gʊdnɪs] 1.1) (virtue, kindness) bonté f2) ( nutritive value)2.exclamation (also goodness gracious!) mon Dieu!••I hope to goodness that — je prie le ciel que (+ subj)
goodness only knows how/when — Dieu (seul) sait comment/quand
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A n1 ( virtue) bonté f ;2 ( kindness) bonté f ; would you have the goodness to close the door? sout auriez-vous la bonté de fermer la porte? fml ; to do sth out of the goodness of one's heart faire qch par pure gentillesse ;3 ( nutritive value) to be full of goodness être plein de bonnes choses ; don't overcook the carrots, they lose all their goodness ne faites pas trop cuire les carottes ou elles perdront toutes leurs vertus ; the soil has lost its goodness le sol s'est appauvri.I hope to goodness that je prie le ciel que (+ subj) ; I wish to goodness that he would write si seulement il pouvait écrire ; goodness only knows! Dieu seul le sait! ; goodness only knows how/when/why Dieu (seul) sait comment/quand/pourquoi ; for goodness' sake! pour l'amour de Dieu! -
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goodness ['gʊdnɪs](a) (of person) bonté f, bienveillance f, bienfaisance f; (of thing) (bonne) qualité f, excellence f, perfection f;∎ he believes in people's essential goodness il croit en la bonté naturelle des gens;∎ out of the goodness of my heart par pure bonté(b) (nourishment) valeur f nutritive;∎ there's a lot of goodness in fresh vegetables les légumes frais sont pleins de bonnes choses;∎ contains all the goodness of full-cream milk (in advert) contient toutes les bonnes choses du lait entier∎ (my) goodness! mon Dieu!;∎ thank goodness! Dieu merci!;∎ goodness gracious (me)! Seigneur!, mon Dieu!;∎ for goodness' sake! bon sang!;∎ goodness knows! Dieu seul le sait!;∎ goodness knows why Dieu sait pourquoi;∎ I wish to goodness he would shut up! si seulement il pouvait se taire! -
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(expressions of surprise.) juste ciel! -
6 goodness of fit
bonne qualité de l'ajustement (2e) -
7 goodness gracious
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8 honest-to-goodness
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(an expression of annoyance: For goodness' sake, will you stop that noise!) par pitié -
10 thank goodness
(an expression used to show that a person is glad that something is all right: Thank goodness it isn't raining.) Dieu merci! -
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[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) sage2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) bon, dévoué3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) bon4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) compétent5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) bon6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) bon7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) bien8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) bon9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) bon, grand10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) qualifié11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) bon12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) bon13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) bon14) (thorough: a good clean.) bon15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bien2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bien, avantage2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bien3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bien! bon!- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) mon Dieu!- goods- goody - goodbye - good-day - good evening - good-for-nothing - good humour - good-humoured - good-humouredly - good-looking - good morning - good afternoon - good-day - good evening - good night - good-natured - goodwill - good will - good works - as good as - be as good as one's word - be up to no good - deliver the goods - for good - for goodness' sake - good for - good for you - him - Good Friday - good gracious - good heavens - goodness gracious - goodness me - good old - make good - no good - put in a good word for - take something in good part - take in good part - thank goodness - to the good -
14 thank
thank [θæŋk]• he won't thank you for that! ne t'attends pas à ce qu'il te remercie !2. plural noun• thanks very much! (inf) merci beaucoup• thanks a lot! (inf) merci beaucoupb. remerciements mpl• with thanks avec tous mes (or nos) remerciements• thanks be to God! Dieu soit loué !• that's all the thanks I get! c'est comme ça qu'on me remercie !c. ► thanks to... grâce à...3. compounds• and now a special thank-you to John et maintenant je voudrais remercier tout particulièrement John* * *[θæŋk]transitive verb remercier [person]thank God! —
thank goodness ou heavens! — Dieu merci!
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thank vtr remercier [person] (for de, pour ; for doing d'avoir fait) ; we've got Cath to thank for that c'est à Cath que nous devons cela also iron ; you've only got yourself to thank for that! tu ne peux t'en prendre qu'à toi-même! ; I'll thank you to do je te serais reconnaissant de faire ; he won't thank you for doing il ne va pas apprécier que tu fasses ; thank God!, thank goodness ou heavens! Dieu merci! ; thank God you're here! Dieu merci tu es là! ; there's the bus, thank goodness heureusement, voilà le bus. -
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essential [ɪˈsen∫əl]1. adjective• it is essential that... il est essentiel que... + subj2. plural noun• I threw a few essentials into a bag and left j'ai mis le strict nécessaire dans un sac et je suis parti3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[ɪ'senʃl] 1. 2.essentials plural noun3.1) ( vital) [services] de base; [role] essentiel/-ielle; [maintenance, ingredient] indispensableit is essential — il est indispensable ( that que (+ subj); for something à quelque chose; to do de faire)
2) ( basic) [feature, element] essentiel/-ielle; [difference] fondamental; [reading] indispensable; [goodness, humility] intrinsèque -
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only [ˈəʊnlɪ]1. adjective• you're the only one to think of that vous êtes le seul (or la seule) à y avoir pensé• I'm tired! -- you're not the only one! je suis fatigué ! -- vous n'êtes pas le seul !2. adverbne... que• "ladies only" « réservé aux dames »• it's only that I thought he might... c'est que je pensais qu'il pourrait...• only yesterday, he... hier encore il...3. conjunction• I would buy it, only it's too expensive je l'achèterais bien, seulement c'est trop cher4. compounds* * *['əʊnlɪ] 1.conjunction ( but) mais2.1) ( sole) seulthe only one left — le seul/la seule m/f qui reste
the only thing is, I'm broke — (colloq) le seul problème, c'est que je suis fauché (colloq)
2) (best, preferred)3.skiing is the only sport for me — pour moi, aucun sport ne vaut le ski
1) ( exclusively)only in Italy can one... — il n'y a qu'en Italie que l'on peut...
‘men only’ — ‘réservé aux hommes’
‘for external use only’ — ‘usage externe’
2) ( nothing more than)3) ( in expressions of time)4) ( merely)5) ( just)I can only think that Claire did it — la seule explication qui me vienne à l'esprit c'est que c'est Claire qui l'a fait
open up, it's only me — ouvre, c'est moi
4.I got home only to find (that) I'd been burgled — quand je suis rentré à la maison j'ai découvert que j'avais été cambriolé
only just adverbial phrase1) ( very recently)2) ( barely)5.I caught the bus, but only just — j'ai eu le bus mais de justesse
only too adverbial phrase••goodness ou God ou Heaven only knows! — Dieu seul le sait!
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surely [ˈ∫ʊəlɪ]• surely he didn't say that! il n'a pas pu dire ça, tout de même !• surely you can do something to help? vous devez pouvoir aider• surely you didn't believe him? vous ne l'avez pas cru, j'espère• surely not! pas possible !• surely! (US = with pleasure) bien sûr !* * *['ʃɔːlɪ], US ['ʃʊərlɪ]1) ( expressing certainty) sûrement, certainementsurely we've met before? — nous nous sommes déjà rencontrés, n'est-ce pas?
you noted his phone number, surely? — tu as noté son numéro de téléphone, j'imagine?
surely you can understand that? — c'est quelque chose que tu peux comprendre, n'est-ce pas?
2) ( expressing surprise) tout de mêmesurely to God ou goodness you've written that letter by now! — ne me dis pas que tu n'as pas encore écrit cette lettre!
3) ( expressing disagreement)‘it was in 1991’ - ‘1992, surely’ — ‘c'était en 1991’ - ‘1992, tu veux dire’
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virtue [ˈvɜ:tju:]a. ( = good quality) vertu fb. ( = advantage) mérite m, avantage mc. ► by virtue of en vertu de* * *['vɜːtʃuː] 1.1) ( goodness) vertu f2) ( advantage) avantage m2.by virtue of prepositional phrase en raison de -
20 excellence
['ek-]noun (unusual goodness or worth: this man's excellence as a teacher.) excellence
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