bien
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[edit] Anglo-Norman
[edit] Etymology
Latin bene.
[edit] Adverb
bien (comparative and superlative mielz, miex)
[edit] Asturian
[edit] Etymology
From Latin bene (“well”).
[edit] Adverb
bien
[edit] Danish
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bien c.
- singular definite of bi
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Old French bien, from Latin bene (“well”).
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[edit] Adverb
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.
[edit] Noun
bien m. (plural biens)
- good as opposed to evil
- a commodity, a good
- a possession
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[edit] Japanese
[edit] Noun
bien (hiragana びえん)
[edit] Ladino
[edit] Adverb
bien (Latin spelling)
[edit] Old French
[edit] Etymology
Latin bene.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adverb
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:
[edit] Noun
bien m. (oblique plural biens, nominative singular biens, nominative plural bien)
- possession; object of value
- good (as opposed to evil)
[edit] Descendants
- French: bien (adverb and noun)
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From Latin bene (“well”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [bje̞n], /bjen/
[edit] Adverb
bien
[edit] Noun
bien m. (plural bienes)
- good (as opposed to evil)
- goodness
- welfare, benefit
- (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate
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[edit] Volapük
[edit] Noun
bien (plural biens)
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