bonne foi
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bonne foi
Literally, “good faith”
Example Sentences
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Heureux l'homme de bonne foi, Simple, sage, plein d'innocence, Qui, toujours s�v�re pour soi, Pour son prochain est rempli de cl�mence.
From Fletcher of Madeley by Macdonald, Frederic W.
I believe that here everything is really de bonne foi; but where there are cards there will always be danger.
From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford
It is upon the conviction of bonne foi that I act.
From Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
Je me suis pr�sent� de bonne foi pour venir me mettre sous la protection des loix d'Angleterre.
From The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 by Dickson, William Kirk
On admirera l'impartialité avec laquelle il parle des nations infidèles qu'il a occasion de connoître, et spécialement des Turcs, dont la bonne foi est bien supérieure, selon lui, à celle de beaucoup de chrétiens.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard
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