/bjɛ̃/
Translation
well, good, very
Word origin
From Latin bene ('well'), the adverb of bonus ('good'). The same root gave English 'benefit' and 'benevolent'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bene
- English cognates
- benefit, benevolent
Examples
debutant.
You speak French well for a beginner.
C' , .
That's good, keep it up.
.
I've been feeling well since this morning.
.
He clearly understood the teacher's lesson.
, '- ' .
Well then, what do we do now.
' .
Everything went well during the meeting this morning.
est un adverbe de maniere qui modifie un verbe (parler bien), un adjectif (bien content) ou un autre adverbe (bien souvent). Contrairement a bon (adjectif, un bon repas), bien porte sur la maniere dont une action se deroule ou sur l'etat ressenti. La confusion bien/bon est classique pour les anglophones qui traduisent good par les deux.
Dans la langue parlee, bien fonctionne aussi comme intensifieur familier equivalant a tres ou vraiment : c'est bien sympa, il est bien grand. Cette valeur intensive est tres frequente en francais canadien et dans le sud de la France. A l'ecrit soutenu, on lui preferera fort, tres ou tout a fait selon le contexte.
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Stories
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The French Past Subjunctive: subjonctif passé
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French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
The French Passive Voice (la voix passive)
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