different between extraterrestrial vs bem

English

Etymology

From extra- +? terrestrial.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /??kst??t???st?i.?l/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /??k.st??.t????st.?i.?l/
• Hyphenation: ex?tra?ter?res?tri?al

Adjective

extraterrestrial (comparative more extraterrestrial, superlative most extraterrestrial)

1. Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.

Translations

Noun

extraterrestrial (plural extraterrestrials)

1. A being originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; an alien

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:extraterrestrial

Related terms

• ET

Translations

See also

• alien
• angel
• celestial
• spirit
• star visitor
• time traveler
• little green man

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Baaum, baum, böim

Etymology

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

Noun

bem m

1. (Rimella and Campello Monti) tree

References

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

Indo-Portuguese

Etymology

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

Adverb

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:

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?e?/

Verb

·bem

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

Mutation

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)
• Hyphenation: bem

Etymology

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

Adverb

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

1. well; accurately; competently

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

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

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

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

6. fairly; justly (in a fair manner)

7. exactly; right on

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bem.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• benfeitor
• bom

See also

• mau

Interjection

bem

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bem.

Synonyms

• (expression of approval): bravo

Noun

bem m (plural bens)

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

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

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bem.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bem]

Verb

bem

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

Volapük

Noun

bem (nominative plural bems)

1. beam (object)

Declension