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bien

well

adverb byen Common

Also means

good

Usage Note

Bien intensifies as much as it praises — bien sûr means 'of course' and bien que introduces 'although'. The warm noun le bien means 'the good' or one's possessions, and eh bien… is the all-purpose French 'well…' that opens a thought.

Examples

"Ça va bien."

Natural Translation

Things are going well.

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