Dictionary

Look up any word

5,394 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

bon rétablissement: get well soon (a phrase indicating hope that the listener recovers from physical illness)
bon samaritain: alternative spelling of Bon Samaritain
bon sang: bloody hell, gosh
bon sang de bonsoir: good heavens! heavens above! good Lord! for Pete's sake!
bon sang mais c'est bien sûr: but of course! that's obvious, I can see that now! how did I not get that before?
bon sauvage: noble savage (stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness)
bon sens: common sense (ordinary understanding)
bon vent: Godspeed! safe journey! farewell! goodbye!; good riddance!
bon vieux temps: good old days
bon vivant: a bon vivant, who enjoys the good things in life
bon viveur: synonym of bon vivant
bon vouloir: goodwill, pleasure (the will or desire of someone or some agency in power)
bon voyage: bon voyage, have a good journey, have a good trip
bon à marier: nubile, eligible, marriageable, ready to be married, who is a good marrying prospect, who is husband/wife material
bon à prendre: worthwhile, worth taking, welcome
bon à rien: a good-for-nothing person
bon à tirer: Forthcoming book or manuscript
bon à tirer: Ready for press
bon à valoir: redeemable voucher, coupon
bon élève: good pupil, good student; person or entity that has a good track record with regard to some social issue
bon-papa: pops; grandpa
bonace: calmness, tranquility (especially before a storm or something of equal intensity)
bonapartisme: Bonapartism
bonapartiste: Bonapartist
bonapartiste: Bonapartist
bonasse: meek, easy-going, simple-minded
bonassement: meekly, simplemindedly; sexily
bonasserie: meekness; easygoingness
bonbec: sweet, bonbon, candy
bonbon: expensive
bonbon: sweet, candy
bonbonne: demijohn, carboy; gas cylinder
bonbonnerie: candy shop, sweet shop; the art or business of making candies or sweets
bonbonnier: maker or seller of sweets
bonbonnière: candy box; small, exquisite house; female equivalent of bonbonnier
bond: jump, bound, leap; bounce
bonde: a plug, a bung
bonder: to fill up
bondien: Relating to James Bond
bondieusard: (one who is overly pious in matters of religion)
bondieusard: (overly pious in matters of religion)
bondieuserie: bondieuserie, religious knick-knack
bondir: to bounce, spring, jump
bondissant: bouncing, jumping
bondissement: leap; bound
bondisses: second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of bondir
bondon: bung; type of French cheese resembling a bung; bung-hole; bar of soap
bondonner: to bung or to plug
bondonnière: auger used by a cooper
bondrée: honey buzzard (of genus Pernis or Henicopernis)
bondrée apivore: European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
bondé: crowded, packed
bongare: krait
bongare fascié: banded krait
bongare indien: common krait
bongo: bongo
bonheur: goodhap, good fortune; happiness
bonheur-du-jour: bonheur du jour (lady's writing desk)
bonhomie: affability, bonhomie
bonhomme: fellow, chap; a basic figure meant to represent a person (e.g. a stick figure, a symbol on a sign, etc.); scarecrow