bien

Meaning

Adj

1. good, all right, great
2. good looking, nice

Adv

1. well
2. indeed; so
3. a lot (of)
4. very; really
5. much (more, less, better, etc.)

Noun

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bjɛ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bien, from Old French bien, from Latin bene (“well”).

Sentences

Bien au contraire , ils sont fort bons .

On the contrary, they are very good.

Vous direz à la petite de se tenir bien tranquille .

You will tell the little one to keep quiet.

Ah ! non ! tu es bien bon !…

Ah! no! you are very good!…

Ta tante en a bien quarante-neuf !

Your aunt has forty-nine!

Toujours amoureux , Oso espère bien reconquérir sa famille .

Still in love, Oso hopes to win back his family.

Mais en réalité cette œuvre va bien au-delà de l’étude de la science-fiction .

But in reality this work goes far beyond the study of science fiction.

Les couches présentent des interstices bien marqués mais parfois très petits entre leurs éléments .

The layers have well marked but sometimes very small gaps between their elements.

Puis elle s’y est sentie bien , et elle s’est impliquée .

Then she felt good about it, and she got involved.