bien

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

      Asturian

      Etymology

      From Latin bene (well).

      Adverb

      bien

      1. well

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      Danish

      Noun

      bien c

      1. singular definite of bi

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      French

      Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

      Adverb

      bien (comparative and superlative mieux)

      1. well
      2. indeed
      3. (+ de, des, du) a lot of
        Macy Gray a traversé bien des épreuves.
        Macy Gray got through a lot of ordeals.

      Noun

      bien m (plural biens)

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

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      Japanese

      Romanization

      bien

      1. See びえん

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      Old French

      Etymology

      Latin bene.

      Pronunciation

      Adverb

      bien (comparative and superlative mielz, miex)

      1. well

      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)

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      Spanish

      Etymology

      From Latin bene (well).

      Pronunciation

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

      Adverb

      bien

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

      Noun

      bien m (plural bienes)

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

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      Volapük

      Noun

      bien (plural biens)

      1. (male or female) bee

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      Last modified on 19 May 2013, at 19:16