bienvenu
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bienvenu
Literally, “well arrived”
Example Sentences
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The Queen would wish that no anxiety should be shown to obtain the visit, now that it is quite clear to the Emperor that he will be le bienvenu at any time.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
Then the girl with the harp,—the instrument she was manipulating proved to be fashioned more like a harp than a guitar—called out to me, '"Entrez, monsieur!—Soye le bienvenu!"
From The Beetle by Marsh, Richard
I made all ready for him, and taught my little Gaspard now he would say: 'Soyez le bienvenu, mon papa.'
From Stray Pearls by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
Return to Table of Contents A good biography is ever welcome; and if it be the biography of a good and a great man, the cordiality of the bienvenu is doubled.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 439 Volume 17, New Series, May 29, 1852 by Chambers, William
My dear Darwin, You are always the bienvenu, and we shall be right glad to see you on Sunday morning.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Huxley, Thomas Henry
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