G
n abbr
(British, SCHOOL) ( good ) b
(US, CINEMA) ( general (audience)) ~tous publics
a G * (US)
(=a thousand dollars) mille dollars mpl (British)
(=a thousand pounds) mille livres fpl
feel-good , feelgood
adj
[film, romance] qui réchauffe le cœur
→ ... a bright and enjoyable feelgood romance.
→ It's a feelgood film in the best sense of the word-simple, moving and not too sugary.
→
feel-good factor
feel-good factor
n optimisme m
→ There were obvious signs of the feel-good factor in the last survey taken in the wake of the election result.
good
[film, book, idea, result, job, food] bon (ne)
→ It was a good film, I enjoyed it.
→ Exercise is just as important to health as good food.
→ She has a very good job.
→ It was a good idea to bring a torch
It's a very good film. C'est un très bon film.
good news une bonne nouvelle
to be good news for sb être une bonne nouvelle pour qn
→ This is good news for farmers.
a piece of good news une bonne nouvelle
[luck, fortune]
to have the good luck to do sth avoir la chance de faire qch
→ I had the good fortune to meet him.
→ I had the good luck to be near the front of the queue.
to live the good life mener la belle vie
(=lucky)
it's a good thing (that) ..., it's a good job (that) ..., It's a good thing you were there., It's a good job you were there. Heureusement que vous étiez là.
→ It's a good job it happened here rather than in public.
to have a good time bien s'amuser
→ They had a really good time.
It's good to see you. Ça me fait plaisir de vous voir., Je suis content (e) de vous voir.
It was good to hear from you. J'étais content (e) d'avoir de vos nouvelles.
[English, French]
to speak good English bien parler anglais
→ She speaks very good English.
(=beneficial)
to be good for sb être bon (ne) pour qn
It's good for you. C'est bon pour vous.
→ Knowing German can be good for their careers.
Vegetables are good for you. Les légumes sont bons pour la santé.
→ Eat it, it's good for you.
(=effective)
to be good for doing sth être pratique pour faire qch
→ The Internet is good for finding out things.
(=happy)
to feel good se sentir bien
→ The sunshine makes me feel good.
(=attractive)
to look good
[person] avoir l'air en pleine forme
→ it keeps her healthy and looking good
(=talented)
[musician, teacher, doctor, athlete] bon (ne)
→ He's a good footballer.
to be good at sth être bon (ne) en qch
Jane's very good at maths. Jane est très bonne en maths.
→ She's very good at geography.
to be good at doing sth être doué (e) pour faire qch
→ He was good at talking me out of things.
to be no good at sth être nul (le) en qch
→ I'm no good at golf.
to be no good at doing sth ne pas savoir faire qch
→ I am no good at making friends.
I was no good at teaching. Je n'étais pas un bon professeur.
to be good with people avoir le contact facile avec les gens
She's very good with children. Elle sait bien s'y prendre avec les enfants.
I'm not very good with statistics. Je n'y connais pas grand-chose en statistiques.
to be good with one's hands être habile de ses mains
She's good with her hands. Elle est habile de ses mains.
(morally)
[man, woman, people] bon (ne)
→ The president is a good man.
to set a good example donner l'exemple
→ She sets a good example of how we should all behave.
(=kind) gentil (le)
to be good to sb être gentil (le) avec qn
→ He's always been very good to me.
They were very good to me. Ils ont été très gentils avec moi.
to be good of sb, That's very good of you. C'est très gentil de votre part.
would you be good enough to formal
(=please) auriez-vous l'amabilité de
→ Would you be good enough to open that door for me, please?
[child] sage
→ Were the kids good?
Be good! Sois sage!
(=careful)
to take a good look bien regarder
Take a good look and see if you recognise his face. Regardez-le bien pour voir si vous reconnaissez son visage.
I've given it a good clean. Je l'ai bien nettoyé.
(=dear)
good old Jack ce bon vieux Jack
(=considerable)
a good while ago il y a pas mal de temps
a good deal beaucoup
a good deal of beaucoup de
a good many beaucoup
a good many reasons beaucoup de raisons
as good as
(=almost) pratiquement
→ Her career is as good as over.
to be as good as new, to be as new
[thing] être comme neuf
→ It was covered in slime but is good as new now
[person]
(=fully recovered) être complètement rétabli (e)
to be good and ready *
(=quite ready) être prêt (e)
→ I'll come back when I'm good and ready.
→ He'll get in touch with us when he's good and ready.
not until I'm good and ready pas avant que ça me chante *
(moral)
bien m
the battle between good and evil la bataille entre le bien et le mal
(=benefit) bien m
for the good of sb pour le bien de qn
→ She resigned for the good of the company.
for the common good dans l'intérêt commun
it's for your own good c'est pour ton bien
→ I'm only telling you this for your own good!
to do sb good faire du bien à qn
→ The outing will do me good.
→ It has probably done you good to get away for a few hours.
→ You don't do anybody any good by getting yourself arrested.
(=use)
Is this any good? Est-ce que ceci fera l'affaire ?, Est-ce que cela peut vous rendre service ?
→ There's no honey - is sugar any good?
it's no good ça ne sert à rien
to be no good doing sth, It's no good complaining. Cela ne sert à rien de se plaindre.
to do no good ne servir à rien
It didn't do any good. Cela n'a servi à rien.
→ We tried to help but it didn't do any good.
(worth watching, reading etc)
Is it any good? Qu'est-ce que ça vaut?
→ Is her new novel any good?
to be up to no good préparer un mauvais coup
He's up to no good. Il prépare quelque mauvais coup.
to make good
[person] réussir
→ He's a poor boy made good.
to make sth good
(=repair) réparer qch
to make good a loss
(=repay) compenser une perte
→ Three years was a short time in which to make good the deficiencies.
for good
(=for ever) pour de bon
→ The theatre closed down for good.
One day he left for good. Un jour il est parti pour de bon.
→ This time he's gone for good.
excl bien !
→ "Are you all right?" -- "I'm fine." -- "Good. So am I."
good for you! bravo !
good afternoon
excl bonjour!
good day old-fashioned
excl
(=goodbye) au revoir !
→ Well, I'd better be off. Good day to you.
good evening
excl bonsoir!
good faith
n bonne foi f
good-for-nothing
adj bon (ne) à rien
→ ... his good-for-nothing son.
Good Friday
n Vendredi m saint
good-hearted
adj
to be good-hearted
[person] avoir bon cœur
good-humoured , (British) good-humored (US)
adj
[person, appearance, smile] jovial (e)
[remark, joke] sans malice
good-looking
adj beau (belle)
→ He's a very good-looking guy.
→ She was tall, blonde and good-looking.
He's very good-looking. Il est très beau.
good looks
npl beauté f
good morning
excl bonjour!
good name
n réputation f
to protect sb's good name protéger la réputation de qn
He wanted to protect his friend's good name. Il voulait protéger la réputation de son ami.
good-natured
adj
[person] facile à vivre
→ He was a good-natured, amiable young man.
[smile, laughter] bon enfant inv
[banter, exchange] bon enfant inv
→ the comments I received from local spectators on that tour were just good-natured banter
[discussion] enjoué (e)
→ It was a good-natured, humorous discussion.
good offices
npl
(=help) bons offices mpl
→ She sought the good offices of the President for the smooth passage of the Bill.
through his good offices par ses bons offices
through the good offices of sb par les bons offices de qn
→ Through the good offices of an American journalist, Northcliffe sent money to them.
good-tempered
adj
[person, animal] qui a bon caractère
→ He was a happy, good-tempered child.
to be good-tempered avoir bon caractère
no-good *
adj
her no-good husband son bon à rien de mari
→ I've been telling you for years to leave that no good husband of yours
→ a woman whose dreams of doing better for herself were thwarted by her no-good husband Ed
→ Mrs Fleming, who has meanwhile left her no-good husband after he framed an innocent young man.
→ He was a no-good swindler from New Orleans