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bien

bien

See also: biên, biển, biến, biện, and Bien.

Asturian

Adverb

bien

  1. well

Danish

Noun

bien c

  1. singular definite of bi

French

Etymology

From Old French bien, from Latin bene ‎(“well”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjɛ̃/
  • Rhymes: -jɛ̃

Adverb

bien ‎(comparative and superlative mieux)

  1. well
  2. indeed; so
    Bien, on peut partir maintenant ?‎
    So, can we leave now?
  3. (+ de, des, du) a lot of
    Macy Gray a traversé bien des épreuves.‎
    Macy Gray got through a lot of ordeals.
  4. (colloquial) really (used as an intensifier)
    • Il est bien moche, ce type‎
      He's really ugly, that guy

Usage notes

This intensifier is used only with certain adjectives of negative connotation, such as moche, dégueu, chiant.

Synonyms

Noun

bien m ‎(plural biens)

  1. good as opposed to evil
  2. a commodity, a good
  3. a possession

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

bien

  1. rōmaji reading of びえん

Ladino

Adverb

bien ‎(Latin spelling)

  1. well

Middle French

Etymology

Old French bien.

Adverb

bien

  1. well (in a positive way; in a way that meets or exceeds expectations)

Descendants

References

  • bien on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)
  • (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (bien, supplement)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

bien m, f

  1. definite masculine singular of bie

Old French

Etymology

Latin bene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bjẽn/
  • Rhymes: -ẽn

Adverb

bien ‎(comparative and superlative mielz or miex)

  1. well
    • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
      "Oïl, mout m'an sovient il bien.
      Seneschaus, savez vos an rien?
      Yes, I remember it well
      Seneschal, do you know anything about it?
  2. indeed (used for emphasis)

Noun

bien m ‎(oblique plural biens, nominative singular biens, nominative plural bien)

  1. possession; object of value
  2. good (as opposed to evil)

Descendants

  • French: bien (adverb and noun)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin bene ‎(“well”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bje̞n], /bjen/
  • Rhymes: -en

Adverb

bien

  1. well
  2. properly
  3. willingly
  4. very

Adjective

bien m, f ‎(plural biens)

  1. fine; OK

Noun

bien m ‎(plural bienes)

  1. good (as opposed to evil)
  2. goodness
  3. welfare, benefit
  4. (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate

See also

Volapük

Noun

bien ‎(plural biens)

  1. bee

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Etymology

From Latin bene ‎(“well”).

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