Sentence examples of "Goodness knows" in English
He had the goodness to come all the way to see me.
Il a eu la générosité de faire tout le chemin pour me voir.
Goodness is abstract, a kind act is concrete.
La bonté est abstraite. Une bonne action est concrète.
Everyone knows that he's no saint. By defending him, we'd be accepting and encouraging his views.
Chacun sait que ce n'est pas un saint. En le défendant, nous accepterions et encouragerions ses points de vue.
The gentleman best knows himself the value of his own life.
Le monsieur sait mieux lui-même la valeur de sa propre vie.
I know that it is highly unlikely that anyone knows me.
Je sais qu'il est hautement improbable que quiconque me connaisse.
No one knows when such a custom first came into existence.
Personne ne sait quand une telle coutume est apparue.
Everybody knows that he lost his leg in the war.
Tout le monde sait qu'il a perdu sa jambe à la guerre.
He who does not know any foreign language knows nothing of his own language.
Qui ne connaît pas de langues étrangères ne sait rien de la sienne.
The chances of success are greater if the business man knows the ropes, and also has more funds at his disposal.
Les chances de succès sont plus grandes si l'homme d'affaire s'y connaît et aussi s'il dispose de davantage de fonds.
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