bien
French
Etymology
From Old French bien, from Latin bene (“well”).
Pronunciation
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.
Noun
bien m (plural biens)
- good as opposed to evil
- a commodity, a good
- a possession
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Old French
Etymology
Latin bene.
Pronunciation
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:
Noun
bien m (oblique plural biens, nominative singular biens, nominative plural bien)
- possession; object of value
- good (as opposed to evil)
Descendants
- French: bien (adverb and noun)
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin bene (“well”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
bien
Noun
bien m (plural bienes)
- good (as opposed to evil)
- goodness
- welfare, benefit
- (plural) goods, property, possessions, assets, wealth, estate
See also
Volapük
Noun
bien (plural biens)
- (male or female) bee
Declension
declension of bien
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bien | biens |
| genitive | biena | bienas |
| dative | biene | bienes |
| accusative | bieni | bienis |
| predicative | bienu | bienus |
| vocative | o bien! | o biens! |
Derived terms
Terms derived from bien "bee"
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