Moins bien/plus bien

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Moins bien/plus bien

Hello, can we talk about "moins bien" and "plus bien"?

Asked 3 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Elijah, 

On their own, they can sound really wrong but you will use them in the following examples -

for 'plus' in the sense of 'ne plus' ( no longer) -

 Je ne me souviens plus bien d'elle = I don't remember her well

for 'moins' -

Nous sommes généralement moins bien payés = We are generally less well paid 

Certains pays se développent moins bien que d'autres Certain countries develop less well than others

In a positive sense plus bien will always be mieux otherwise, it sounds like 'more well' in French which is as bad in English -

Les armoires de Marie sont mieux que celles de Martin = Marie's wardrobes are better than Martin's 

Hope this helps!

 

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