bon ami

[ baw na-mee ]

/ bɔ naˈmi /

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noun, plural bons a·mis

[bawn za-mee]. /bɔ̃ zaˈmi/. French.

a good friend.

a sweetheart or lover.

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How to use bon ami in a sentence

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“Alas, mon bon Monsieur, it goes from bad to worse,” sighed the old man.
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Mais on peut bien appeller vn voyage heureux, quand en fin on arrive bon port.
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Ledit Patriarche y alla, & avec vn truchement fit envers lui ce qui estoit de l'office d'un bon Pasteur.
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Que si la Royne vouloit qu'ils y allassent, on leur rendist leur argent, & qu'ils fissent ce que bon leur sembleroit.
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