bonjour
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French
[edit] Verb
bonjour (third-person singular simple present bonjours, present participle bonjouring, simple past and past participle bonjoured)
- (ambitransitive) To greet in French with "bonjour".
- 1938, Donald Barr Chidsey, Each one was alone
- He went on down the boulevard, bonjouring right and left, lifting his hat, bowing. He moved very slowly.
- 1988, Gary Hart, The Strategies of Zeus
- Connaughton entered the simple but cheery restaurant, checked his coat, bonjoured the maître d'...
- 2005, James H Irwin, Mokanshan: A Tale of Wallis Simpson's Naughty Shanghai Postcards
- They bonjoured back and stood there awkwardly. Finally, Flood broke the silence.
- 1938, Donald Barr Chidsey, Each one was alone
[edit] French
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[edit] Noun
bonjour m. (plural bonjours)
- Salutation; hello.
- Tu passeras le bonjour à ta mère.
[edit] Interjection
bonjour!
- Good day; good morning, good afternoon...; hello.
- Bonjour, mon ami !
- Greetings, friend!
- Bonjour, monsieur le Président !
- Hello, Mr. President!
- Bonjour, mon ami !
- (Quebec) goodbye
[edit] Synonyms
- salut (familiar)
