Usage examples of "bon gré mal gré" in French with translation to English

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Il a l'air mal commode, mais il a bon cœur. He looks bad-tempered, but he is kind at heart.
N'importe quoi auquel tu es bon contribue au bonheur. Anything you're good at contributes to happiness.
Je n'aime pas les bords mal coupés. I don't like raw cut edges.
Il l'a fait de son plein gré. He did it of his own accord.
Vous êtes un très bon secrétaire. Si vous ne vous étiez pas occupé de tout, je n'aurais rien pu faire. Vous êtes formidable. You are a really good secretary. If you didn't take care of everything, I couldn't do anything. You are just great.
J'ai du mal à résoudre ce problème. This problem is difficult for me to solve.
J'ai menti contre mon gré. I told a lie against my will.
Il a donné un bon conseil. He gave a good piece of advice.
Les yeux me font mal. My eyes are sore.
Elle fit la vaisselle de son plein gré. She did the dishes of her own accord.
Tout le monde ne croyait pas que ce plan était bon. Not everyone believed this plan was a good one.
Il a pas mal d'enregistrements. He has quite a few records.
Apparemment, il devient difficile d'obtenir un bon poste. Apparently, it's getting difficult to find a good position.
Tu t'es en quelque sorte débrouillé pour mal interpréter ce que j'ai dit. You've somehow managed to misconstrue what I have said.
C'est un mauvais vent qui ne souffle rien de bon. It's an ill wind that blows no good.
Putain ! C'est pas mal ! Damn! It's not bad!
C'est bon d'être à la maison. It's good to be home.
Notre plan s'est mal goupillé dès le départ. Our plan went wrong from the beginning.
Un bon poulet rôti est un de mes plats favoris. A nice roast chicken is one of my favorite dishes.
Elle avait mal partout. She was aching all over.
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