-
1 foi
foi [fwa]feminine nouna. ( = croyance, confiance) faithb. ( = assurance) wordc. ► ma foi... well...• ça, ma foi, je n'en sais rien well, I don't know anything about that* * *fwa1) Religion faithavoir la foi — to be a believer; montagne
2) ( confiance) faith3) ( sincérité)faire quelque chose de bonne foi or en toute bonne foi — to do something with the best intentions
en toute bonne foi je crois que — in all sincerity, I believe that
bonne/mauvaise foi — Philosophie good/bad faith
de bonne foi — Droit bona fide (épith)
4) ( assurance)qui fait or faisant foi — [texte, signature] authentic
••* * *fwa nf1) (religieuse) faith2) (ferme croyance) faithune foi inébranlable en... — an unshakeable faith in...
sous la foi du serment — under oath, on oath
faire foi (= prouver) — to be evidence
être de bonne foi — to be sincere, to be genuine
être de mauvaise foi — to be insincere, to be dishonest
* * *foi nf2 ( confiance) faith; avoir foi en qn/qch to have faith in sb/sth; perdre foi en to lose one's faith in; ajouter foi à qch to put faith in sth;3 ( sincérité) ma foi upon my word; ma foi oui well yes; foi d'honnête homme† on my word as a gentleman; faire qch de bonne foi or en toute bonne foi to do sth with the best intentions; en toute bonne foi je crois que in all sincerity, I believe that; je crois qu'il est de bonne foi I think he is genuine; bonne/mauvaise foi Philos good/bad faith; de bonne foi Jur [acquéreur, détenteur] bona fide ( épith); il répondait avec une mauvaise foi évidente ( manière) he answered with patent insincerity; je suis stupéfait de sa mauvaise foi ( caractère) I am amazed at his insincerity; elle est d'une incroyable mauvaise foi she's so insincere; il est de mauvaise foi ( en parlant) he doesn't mean a word of it; tu es de mauvaise foi! you know that isn't true!; il faut vraiment être de mauvaise foi pour nier que you have to be pretty hypocritical to deny that;4 ( assurance) sur la foi de témoins on the evidence of witnesses; sur la foi de documents/de ce rapport on the strength of documents/of this report; en foi de quoi in witness whereof; qui fait or faisant foi [texte, signature] authentic; l'original fait foi the original shall be deemed authentic; sous la foi du serment under oath.voir avec les yeux de la foi to see only what one wants to see; sans foi ni loi fearing neither God nor man; n'avoir ni foi ni loi to fear neither God nor man.[fwa] nom fémininil faut avoir la foi pour travailler avec elle (humoristique) you have to be really dedicated to work with hern'avoir ni ou être sans foi ni loi to fear neither God nor manajouter ou accorder foi à des rumeurs to give credence to rumoursavoir foi en ou dans quelqu'un to have faith in ou to trust (in) somebody3. (littéraire) [parole] pledged word4. [preuve]les coupons doivent être envoyés avant le 1er septembre, le cachet de la poste faisant foi the coupons must be postmarked no later than September 1st5. (locution)il avait dit qu'il viendrait, en foi de quoi j'ai préparé un petit discours (soutenu) he had said he would come, on the strength of which I have prepared a little speechviendrez-vous? — ma foi oui! will you come? — why, certainly!c'est ma foi possible, qui sait? it might be possible, who knows?————————sous la foi de locution prépositionnellesous la foi du serment on ou under oath————————sur la foi de locution prépositionnellesur la foi de ses déclarations/de sa réputation on the strength of his statement/of his reputationbonne foi nom fémininles gens de bonne foi honest people, decent folkmauvaise foi nom fémininécoutez-le, il est de mauvaise foi! listen to him, he himself doesn't believe what he's saying!
См. также в других словарях:
good faith — n [U] when a person, country etc intends to be honest and sincere and does not intend to deceive anyone in good faith ▪ The report claimed that the company had acted in good faith . sign/show/gesture etc of good faith ▪ A ceasefire was declared… … Dictionary of contemporary English
good faith — noun having honest intentions (Freq. 1) he acted in good faith doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants • Syn: ↑straightness • Derivationally related forms: ↑straight (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
good faith — 1. noun Good, honest intentions, even if producing unfortunate results. He made a mistake, but acted in good faith. 2. adjective a) Having or done with good, honest intentions; well intentioned. A good faith buyer. b) … Wiktionary
good faith exception — n: an exception to the exclusionary rule: evidence obtained by the use of a warrant later found to be unsupported by probable cause is admissible if the investigating officers acted in reasonable reliance that the warrant was valid see also mapp… … Law dictionary
in good faith — 1. With honesty and sincerity 2. Acting honestly • • • Main Entry: ↑faith in good faith Honestly and without any intention to deceive (good faithˈ adjective) • • • Main Entry: ↑good * * * in … Useful english dictionary
act in good faith — ► to do something believing that it is the right thing to do: »Although errors of judgement were made, at all times the company s staff acted in good faith. Main Entry: ↑act … Financial and business terms
in good faith — if you act in good faith, you believe that what you are doing is right and legal. His defence was that he had acted in good faith. He did not know when he bought the car that it had been stolen … New idioms dictionary
faith — [feɪθ] noun [uncountable] 1. confidence that someone or something can be trusted or will work properly: faith in • We have faith in our staff. • Don t put too much faith in competition … Financial and business terms
faith — W2 [feıθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(trust/confidence in somebody/something)¦ 2¦(religion)¦ 3 break faith with somebody/something 4 keep faith with somebody/something 5 good faith 6 bad faith 7 an act of faith ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
faith — n. firm belief, trust 1) to have faith in; to place one s faith in 2) to lose faith in 3) to shake smb. s faith in 4) an abiding, enduring, steadfast; deep, strong, unshakable faith 5) on faith (to accept on faith) fidelity to one s promises 6)… … Combinatory dictionary
faith — noun /feɪθ/ a) A feeling, conviction or belief that something is true, real, or will happen. Have faith that the criminal justice system will avenge the murder. b) An obligation of … Wiktionary
