bonne amie
Americannoun
plural
bonnes amies-
a good female friend.
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a female sweetheart or lover.
Example Sentences
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"Mais, ma bonne amie," said Prince Andrew, "vous devriez au contraire m'etre reconnaissante de ce que j'explique a Pierre votre intimite avec ce jeune homme."
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
"A spiteful fool, ma bonne amie, a spiteful fool is still more foolish," Stepan Trofimovitch protested magnanimously.
From The Possessed (The Devils) by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
The pig-headed prowler I saw, with my pompon missing from his shoe, and his bonne amie wearing the stolen ring.
From The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by Ball, Alec
Oui, oui, ma bonne amie: je vous donne la permission de coeur et de gré.
From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte
Revenez bientôt, ma bonne amie, ma chère Mdlle.
From Jane Eyre by Townsend, F. H.
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