"ben" meaning in French

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Interjection

IPA: /bɛ̃/
Rhymes: -ɛ̃ Etymology: alternative form of bien Etymology templates: {{alternative form of|fr|bien}} alternative form of bien
  1. (informal) Well; uh Tags: informal Synonyms: bah Derived forms: ben voyons
    Sense id: en-ben-fr-intj-HhM4NQtb Categories (other): Pages with etymon, French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 48 4 15 15 6 Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 89 11 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 90 10 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 55 5 17 18 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /bɛn/ Forms: bens [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of bénard. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:clipping|bénard}} [Appendix:Glossary#clipping|Clipping]] of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "bénard", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "ben", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="ben">, {{clipping|fr|bénard}} Clipping of bénard Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ben m (plural bens)
  1. (slang) pants, trousers Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-ben-fr-noun-Uc9kwK6S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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