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bien

/bjɛ̃/ adjective A1 (estimated)

1. good, all right, great

English	fine, good, all right
German	gut, schön, naua
Portuguese	o bem, bem-disposto
Czech	dobrý, dobře, dobro
Italian	bene
Spanish	bien
Dutch	goed, leuk
Swedish	bra, okej, oskadd
Latin	bonus

2. either ... or; whether ... or (used to express alternatives, but with the same result)

English	whether
German	fein
Spanish	bien

3. much, many

English	much, many
German	viel
Portuguese	muito
Czech	hodně, mnoho
Italian	molto
Spanish	mucho
Dutch	veel
Swedish	mycken
Latin	multus

4. in good health

English	well
German	gut, gesund
Portuguese	bem
Czech	zdravý
Italian	bene
Spanish	bien
Dutch	gezond
Swedish	frisk

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bien

/bjɛ̃/ adverb A1 (estimated)

well

English	well, fine, all right
German	gut, wohl
Portuguese	bem
Czech	dobře, docela, krásně
Italian	bene
Spanish	bien
Dutch	goed
Swedish	bra, väl, gott
Latin	bene, recte, probe

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bien

/bjɛ̃/ interjection A1 (estimated)

1. alright; a discourse marker indicating a topic having been dealt with

English	alright
German	so
Spanish	así

2. okay, all right, now then

English	well, right, all right
German	gut
Portuguese	está bem, tá, tudo bem
Czech	dobře
Italian	bene, beh, d'accordo
Spanish	bien, bien, bueno
Dutch	oké
Swedish	okej, tja

3. well (used to introduce a new sentence, idea or line of thought)

English	well
German	gut, also, na
Portuguese	bem
Czech	dobře
Italian	beh
Spanish	bien
Dutch	nou, nou ja
Swedish	nå, tja, nåja

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le bien

/bjɛ̃/ noun · masculine · plural: biens A1 (estimated)

1. good

English	good, merchandise, belonging
German	das Gutes, das Wohl, die Handelsware
Portuguese	o bem, a viatura, veniaga
Czech	dobro, vlastnictví
Italian	il bene, merceologia, passerino
Spanish	el bien, artículo de consumo, bienes
Dutch	het goed, goede
Swedish	en godhet, en ägodel, en handelsvara
Latin	bonum, bona, merx

2. goods, possession, property

English	possession, property, goods
Portuguese	o bem, bens
Czech	věc
Dutch	het goed
Swedish	ett gods

3. well-being, weal (positive state of being)

English	well-being, weal
German	doch
Czech	blaho
Spanish	bien común
Swedish	ett väl

4. belonging (something physical that is owned)

English	belonging
German	der Besitz, das Eigentum, die Habe
Portuguese	o pertence
Spanish	la pertenencia, el enseres, chivas
Swedish	en ägodel, en tillhörighet, en tillhörighet

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