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"bonhomme Richard" means "good man Richard".
It was a name first used on a USS warship to honor Benjamin Franklin who published his "Poor Richard Almanac" under the name of Richard Saunders.
The French edition used "bonhomme Richard" instead of "poor Richard".
The original warship was converted from a French merchant ship, which may explain the borrowing of the French nickname for Benjamin Franklin.
Several American warships wore the same name afterwards.
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How do you say good man in french?
ub bon homme
The most famous sea battle of the Revolution was between the two ships?
Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis
Is bon homme in South Dakota?
Yes. Bon Homme is a county in southeastern South Dakota.
How do you say If only I could find the right guy in French?
"You would say 'Si seulement je pouvais trouver le bon homme.'"
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un jeune homme très bon
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It is incorrect French, saying literally "you are a good the man", it should probably be "tu es un homme bien" for "you are a good man".
What does bon bon in two words mean?
good good, in French
How is the quote you have not yet begun to fight connected to the Revolutionary War?
In 1779, while in command of the American vessel "Bon Homme Richard", Captain John Paul Jones engaged the British frigate HMS Serapis in the "Battle of Flamborough Head". While maneuvering to grapple the Serapis and board her, the British captain taunted Jones "Will you yield?", the Bon Homme Richard having been severely damaged. Jones replied "I have not yet BEGUN to fight!" After a prolonged battle, the Americans prevailed and the captain of the Serapis surrendered. The American crew was forced to abandon the sinking Bon Homme Richard, and sailed the Serapis to (neutral) Holland for repairs.
Bon homme Richard how do you pronounce it?
The sound of the first word "Bon" is the same sound as in bonfire or bond without the 'd'. The sound of the second word "Homme" is mostly silent and is the same sound as in mom without the first 'm'. The sound of the third word "Richard" is the French sound for Richard with emphasis on the soft second syllable like the sound in the name "Char"lotte or the color "char"treuse. When pronouncing the full name you would concatenate or run together the first two words with emphasis on the second word. This would result in the name sounding like "Bǒn´ǒm Ree´shär". I served on the attack carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) from 1966 -1969. And like her namesake captained by John Paul Jones, this grand lady served her country well and faithful.
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You can say "C'était bon" in French to mean "It was good."
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C'est means "it is" and "bon" means good.
How do you say 'that's good' in French?
You can say "c'est bon" in French to mean 'that's good.'
