bem

• Baaum, baum, böim

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.

bem m

1. (Rimella, Campello Monti) tree

• “bem” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Portuguese bem (“well; very”), from Old Portuguese ben, from Latin bene (“well”).

bem

1. very (to a high degree)
   • 1883, Hugo Schuchardt, Kreolische Studien, volume 3:

     Trasê tamêm um vaquinh bem gord e matá par nós comê e par nós regalá:

     Bring also a small and very fat cow and kill (it) for us to eat and for us to feast on:

·bem

1. first-person plural present subjunctive conjunct of at·tá

• beimmi (absolute)
• ·robam (ro-form)

• bẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)
• beim (eye dialect, Brazil)
• bãim (eye dialect, Portugal)
• baim (eye dialect, Portugal)

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bẽj̃/

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• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ̃j̃/

From Old Portuguese ben, from Latin bene (“well”).

bem (comparatives mais bem, melhor superlative o mais bem)

1. well; accurately; competently

   Esse filme foi muito bem produzido.

   This film was produced very well.

2. well; fairly; rather (to a significant degree)

   Ele entrou no hospital com uma ferida bem ruim.

   He got into the hospital with a rather nasty wound.

3. (familiar) very; really (to a high degree)

   Vai embora que eu estou bem bravo.

   Go away ’cause I’m really angry.

4. well; all right; fine; OK (healthy; not wounded or sick)

   Estou bem, podemos continuar.

   I’m fine, we can go on.

   Ele não esta bem da cabeça.

   He’s not right in the head.

5. well; all right; fine; OK (feeling good)

   Faz tempo que não a vejo. Ela está bem?

   I haven’t seen her in a long time. Is she all right?

6. fairly; justly (in a fair manner)

   O juiz fez bem em condená-los.

   The judge acted fairly in convicting them.

7. exactly; right on

   Chegaram bem na hora.

   They arrived right on time.

   Bem no alvo.

   Right on target.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:bem.

• (well): assaz, bastante
• (very): bastante, muito
• (justly): justamente

• (well): mal, pouco
• (very): pouco
• (justly): mal

• bem-fazer
• bem-vindo
• parabéns
• também
• tudo bem

• benfeitor
• bom

• mau

bem

1. used to express approval
2. well (used to introduce a new sentence, idea or line of thought)

   Bem, eu vou ficar aqui.

   Well, I’m staying here.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:bem.

• (expression of approval): bravo

bem m (plural bens)

1. (chiefly narratology) good (the ensemble of forces that conspire for good, as opposed to evil)

   Mais um conto sobre a luta do bem contra o mal.

   Yet another tale about the fight between good and evil.

2. good; property (item that is owned by a person)

   Ele faliu e teve que vender quase todos seus bens.

   He went bankrupt and had to sell most of his goods.

3. (usually with a possessive pronoun) darling; dear (term of address for a loved one)

   Você vem conosco, meu bem?

   Are you coming with us, my dear?

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:bem.

• (virtue): virtude
• (benefit): benefício, proveito
• (property): propriedade
• (darling): querido

• (favorable forces): mal
• (virtue): mal
• (benefit): mal

• IPA^(key): [bem]

bem

1. first-person plural present indicative of bea
2. first-person plural present subjunctive of bea

bem (plural bems)

1. beam (object)