"avoir bon fond" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /a.vwaʁ bɔ̃ fɔ̃/ Forms: avoir un bon fond [alternative]
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir bon fond
  1. (figuratively) to be a good person at heart, to be basically a good person, to have one's heart in the right place Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-avoir_bon_fond-fr-verb-ZzgfRLf- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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