bien
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Asturian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin bene (“well”).
Adverb [edit]
bien
Danish [edit]
Noun [edit]
bien c
- singular definite of bi
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French bien, from Latin bene (“well”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adverb [edit]
bien (comparative and superlative mieux)
- well
- indeed
- (+ de, des, du) a lot of
- Macy Gray a traversé bien des épreuves.
- Macy Gray got through a lot of ordeals.
- Macy Gray a traversé bien des épreuves.
Noun [edit]
bien m (plural biens)
- good as opposed to evil
- a commodity, a good
- a possession
Derived terms [edit]
See also [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Japanese [edit]
Romanization [edit]
bien
- See びえん
Ladino [edit]
Adverb [edit]
bien (Latin spelling)
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin bene.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adverb [edit]
bien (comparative and superlative mielz, miex)
- 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
- Yes, I remember it well
- "Oïl, mout m'an sovient il bien.
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
Noun [edit]
bien m (oblique plural biens, nominative singular biens, nominative plural bien)
- possession; object of value
- good (as opposed to evil)
Descendants [edit]
- French: bien (adverb and noun)
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin bene (“well”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adverb [edit]
bien
Noun [edit]
bien m (plural bienes)
- good (as opposed to evil)
- goodness
- welfare, benefit
- (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate
See also [edit]
Volapük [edit]
Noun [edit]
bien (plural biens)
- (male or female) bee
Declension [edit]
declension of bien
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from bien "bee"
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Categories:
- Asturian terms derived from Latin
- Asturian adverbs
- Danish noun forms
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms derived from Latin
- French adverbs
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Japanese romaji
- Ladino adverbs
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French adverbs
- Old French nouns
- Old French masculine nouns
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish adverbs
- Spanish nouns
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