Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Bien entendu - French Expression
Bien entendu - French Expression Expression: Bien entendu Pronunciation: [by(eh) na(n) ta(n) doo] Meaning: of course, obviously Literal translation: well understood Register: formal Notes The French expression bien entendu is a polite way of saying of course, when that is the expected response to a question or request.    -Avez-vous lu le rapport ?    -Bien entendu !    -Did you read the report?    -Of course!    -Pourriez-vous maider porter les valises ?    -Bien entendu, monsieur.    -Could you help me carry the suitcases?    -Of course, sir. Bien entendu can also be used within a statement in reference to something obvious or expected:    Il faut que nous travaillions ensemble, bien entendu.    Obviously, we need to work together.    lexception, bien entendu, des enfants.    Except for the children, of course.    Bien entendu, il est parti tà ´t.    He left early, of course. Bien entendu cannot be modifed with que oui or que non, which makes it less flexible than its less formal synonym bien sà »r. Bien entendu (or just entendu) can also mean agreed, understood:    -Je ne veux pas parler de ces questions.    -Bien entendu.    -I dont want to talk about those issues.    -Understood.    Voil, cest (bien) entendu ?    Thats it, understood? ... agreed? Il est bien entendu que subordinate clause means of course its understood / it must be understood that....    Il est bien entendu que vous travaillerez tout seul.    Of course its understood (of course you understand) that youll be working alone.    Il est bien entendu que laccà ¨s mon bureau est interdit.    It must be understood that my office is off-limits. Attention: Bien entendu is not always a set expression; it can also be the adverb bien modifying the past participle of the verb entendre (to hear, understand) or sentendre (to get along).    Est-ce que je vous ai bien entendu ?    Did I hear you correctly?    Il sest bien entendu avec les autres enfants.    He got along well with the other children. More Expressions with bienConjugations for entendreSynonyms for ouiMost common French phrases
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