(a) god; le ~ Mars the god Mars; sans ~ godless society; n'avoir ni ~ ni maître to have neither lord nor master; "(à le voir), on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession" "(it's as though) butter wouldn't melt in his mouth", "(it's as though) butter wouldn't melt" (Infml); "mon ~!" "good heavens!", "goodness gracious (me)!" (slightly old-fashioned); ~ seul le sait God knows; ~ sait si on a essayé God knows we've tried

(a) (Religion) God; ~ le Père God the Father; "~ le Père, le Fils, le Saint-Esprit" "God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit"; le bon ~ the good Lord; donner/recevoir le bon ~ to offer/receive the Lord (in Sacrament); le ~ des chrétiens the Christian God; "Dieu vous bénisse" "God bless you"; "à Dieu ne plaise!" "Heaven forbid!", "God forbid!"; "Dieu vous assiste" "may God be with you"; "Dieu merci" "thank God", "thank heavens"; (frm) "Dieu soit loué" "praise God", "praise the Lord"; ~ (seul) sait pourquoi... God (only) knows why..., Heaven (only) knows why...; "à Dieu vat!" "it's in God's hands!"