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bonne foi

American  
[bawn fwa] / bɔn ˈfwa /

noun

French.
  1. sincerity.


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.

Our bonne foi is still sophisticated in comparison with that of the great Gascon.

From Montaigne and Shakspere by Robertson, J. M. (John Mackinnon)

C'est à la justice, au cœur de votre Majesté que j'en appelle, c'est à Sa bonne foi et à Sa sagesse que je m'en mets qu'Elle daigne de décider entre nous.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher

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

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

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