bien

/ˈbjen/ · A1 · conj

properly

👍 bien = Latin bene (well), as in benefit and benevolent

From Latin bene, the adverb of bonus (good), just as bien is the adverb of bueno. English keeps it in benefit and benign. Doubled as bien... bien... it means either... or: both options are fine, so the result is the same.

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