Bien Sentence Examples

He intended that Spain should very soon have ready twenty-eight sail of the line - "ce qui est certes bien peu de chose" - so as to drive away the British squadrons, and then he would strike "de grands coups" in the autumn.

The candidate whose work is notified as tres bien is admitted to the examinations at Hue, which qualify for the title of doctor and the holding of administrative offices.

Thus he accepts the shallow dictum of Condillac that toute science se reduit d une langue bien faite.

Prayers were offered everywhere for his recovery, and the country was swept by a delirium of loyal enthusiasm, which conferred on him the title of Louis le bien aline'.

In the case of the expressions bien or mal lune, well or ill mooned, avoir un quartier de lune dans la tete, to have the quarter of the moon in one's head, the German mondsiichtig and the English moonstruck or lunatic, the fundamental idea lies in the strange opinions formerly held about the moon.

Mal ou bien, j'ai dit, mais why are you talking in French.

The master was certainly puzzled by his pupil; he saw his ability, and, when Millet in his poverty could not longer pay the monthly fees, arranged for his free admission to the studio, but he tried in vain to make him take the approved direction, and lessons ended with "Eh, bien, allez a votre guise, vous etes si nouveau pour moi que je ne veux rien vous dire."

However, the words bon (good), bien (well), and mauvais (bad) are a bit trickier.

Remember that mieux replaces bien as better whereas meilleur replaces bon.

Bien is an adverb and so it will always modify a verb in lieu of a noun.

They carry Bali, Rago and Va Bien body control garments for women with problem areas like large tummies, hips or breasts.