Sentence examples of "bon nombre" in French

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Un bon nombre de personnes étaient là. A good many people were there.
Il reçut un bon nombre de lettres ce matin. He received a good many letters this morning.
Il possède bon nombre de moutons. He owns a good few sheep.
On parle anglais dans bon nombre d'endroits de par le monde. English is spoken in many parts of the world.
Tom et Marie ont tous les deux un bon nombre d'amis. Tom and Mary both have quite a few friends.
"Tu vois," dit le frère ainé, "j'avais raison. J'ai vécu ici tranquille et bien, tandis que vous, bien qu'ayant pu être roi, avez traversé un bon nombre de difficultés." "You see," said the elder brother, "I was right. Here I have lived quietly and well, while you, though you may have been a king, have seen a great deal of trouble."
Vous feriez un bon diplomate. You would make a good diplomat.
L'Amazone a un grand nombre d'affluents. The Amazon is fed by a large number of tributaries.
Il est bon que la guerre soit si terrible, de peur que nous en devenions trop friands. It is well that war is so terrible — lest we should grow too fond of it.
Tu serais impressionné du nombre de fois où j'ai dit à Tom de ne pas faire cela. You'd be amazed how many times I've told Tom not to do that.
Avez-vous passé un bon week-end ? Did you have a good weekend?
J'ai connu intimement un grand nombre de personnes impliquées dans les arts. I have known intimately a great many persons who were absorbed in the arts.
Ils firent du bon boulot. They did a good job.
Nous avons été surpassées en nombre. We were outnumbered.
Je pense que ça a bon goût. I think this tastes good.
Ce n'est pas seulement le nombre des atomes, c'est celui des mondes qui est infini dans l'univers. It is not only the quantity of atoms, but the quantity of worlds that is infinite in the universe.
Tom sera un bon joueur de soccer un jour. Tom will become a good soccer player some day.
Tu peux me compter au nombre de tes amis. You can count me among your friends.
Je ne pense pas qu'il soit bon qu'il s'y rende seul. I don't think it's good for him to go alone.
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