/bɛ̃/
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Translation
well, er (informal particle)
Word origin
A colloquial spoken reduction of bien ('well'), itself from Latin bene. It functions as a filler or hesitation marker.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bene
Examples
, .
Well, I do not quite know what to say to you.
, c' fonctionne.
Well yes, that is how it works.
, c' ' .
Well there you go, that is what I had been telling you from the start.
, '- j' .
Well what, what did I say that was wrong.
, ' .
Well no, that is not at all what I wanted.
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