"mieux" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /mjø/ Audio: Fr-mieux.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French mieulx, from Old French mielz, mialz, miels, from Latin melius. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|mieulx|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French mieulx, {{inh+|fr|frm|mieulx}} Inherited from Middle French mieulx, {{inh|fr|fro|mielz}} Old French mielz, {{m|fro|mialz}} mialz, {{m|fro|miels}} miels, {{inh|fr|la|melius}} Latin melius Head templates: {{fr-adv}} mieux
  1. comparative degree of bien; better Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: bien (extra: better)
    Sense id: en-mieux-fr-adv-etLG0uIX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 37 35 19 9
  2. (with definite article, le mieux) superlative degree of bien; best Tags: form-of, superlative, with-definite-article Form of: bien (extra: best)
    Sense id: en-mieux-fr-adv-nR1sMCGY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 37 35 19 9
  3. (Saint-Étienne) more, -er. Synonyms: plus
    Sense id: en-mieux-fr-adv-7uslHUdt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 37 35 19 9

Noun

IPA: /mjø/ Audio: Fr-mieux.ogg Forms: mieux [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French mieulx, from Old French mielz, mialz, miels, from Latin melius. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|mieulx|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French mieulx, {{inh+|fr|frm|mieulx}} Inherited from Middle French mieulx, {{inh|fr|fro|mielz}} Old French mielz, {{m|fro|mialz}} mialz, {{m|fro|miels}} miels, {{inh|fr|la|melius}} Latin melius Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mieux m (plural mieux)
  1. the best of one's ability, one's best Tags: masculine Related terms: meilleur
    Sense id: en-mieux-fr-noun-KmWwVDTc Derived forms: à qui mieux mieux, au mieux, de mieux en mieux, deux avis valent mieux qu’un, faire de son mieux, faire mieux de, faute de mieux, le mieux est l’ennemi du bien, mieux que rien, mieux vaut prévenir que guérir, mieux vaut tard que jamais, on n’est jamais mieux servi que par soi-même, qui dit mieux, tant mieux, un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras, valoir mieux

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  "trace": ""
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: with definite article, le mieux",
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  "title": "mieux",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Saint-Étienne",
  "path": [
    "mieux"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "adverb",
  "title": "mieux",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Saint-Étienne",
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  "title": "mieux",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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