mais bon

but anyway

→ mais
phrase Uncommon #20,154
but anyway A conversational expression used to soften a contrast or signal acceptance or resignation.
FR: Mais bon, on peut toujours essayer.
EN: But anyway, we can still try.

Mais bon, on peut pas prédire l'avenir.

Still, you can’t predict the future.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Mais bon, elle était bizarre.

Well, she was weird.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Mais bon, quels sont vos symptômes ?

But anyway, what are your symptoms?

— Taxi (1998)

Ouais, mais bon.

Yeah, but anyway.

— Grave (2017)

Mais bon.

But hey.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Mais bon, je n'ai jamais eu la télé.

But then again, I’ve never had a TV.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Mais bon, je te raconterai cette histoire plus tard.

Anyway, I’ll tell you that story later.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

Mais bon, ça va.

But, well, it’s okay.

— Girlhood (2014)

Mais bon, qu'est-ce que tu veux ?

But hey, what can you do?

— Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Mais bon, je suis le chef de la police.

But hey, I'm the police chief.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Mais bon, des moustiques, y en a plus.

But anyway, there aren’t any mosquitoes left.

— The Wandering Earth 2 (2023)

Mais bon, enfin.

But, well, anyway.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Dommage que Cook n’aime pas les poissons-lions, mais bon, j’ai besoin d’argent.

Too bad Cook doesn’t like lionfish, but oh well, I need the money.

Mais bon, on sait jamais.

But you never know.

— Taxi (1998)