bueno

=

good

adjective

bueno, -a

buen is used instead of bueno before masculine singular nouns (e.g. buen hombre good man). The comparative form of bueno is mejor (better), and the superlative form is el mejor (masculine) or la mejor (feminine) (the best).

adjective

1. good (en general)

buenas noticias -> good news
la cena estaba muy buena -> the meal was very good
hacer ejercicio es bueno, -a para la salud -> exercise is good for your health

2. kind, good (bondadoso)

ser bueno, -a con alguien -> to be good to somebody
¡sé bueno, -a! -> be good!

3. well, all right (curado, sano)

ya estoy bueno, -a -> I'm all right now
todavía no estoy bueno, -a del todo -> I'm not completely better o recovered yet
ponerse bueno, -a -> to get well

4. nice, fine (apacible)

buen tiempo -> good o fine weather
hizo buen tiempo -> the weather was good

5. (uso enfático)

tiene una buena cantidad de libros -> she has a large amount of books, she has several books
un buen susto -> a real fright
un buen día -> one fine day

6. (informal) (atractivo)

estar bueno, -a -> to be a bit of all right, to be tasty
¡qué bueno, -a está tu vecino! -> your neighbor's gorgeous o a real hunk!

7. fine (Irónico) (muy malo)

¡buen amigo te has echado! -> some friend he is!
¡buena la has armado o hecho! -> you've really gone and done it now!
estaría bueno, -a (Irónico) -> that would really cap it all
librarse de una buena -> to have a lucky o narrow escape
te has metido en una buena -> this is a fine mess you've got o gotten yourself into!
poner bueno, -a a alguien (figurative) -> to criticize somebody harshly

8. (en saludos)

¡buenas! -> hello!
¡buenas!, ¿qué tal? -> hi o hello, how are you?

9. (en frases)

¡buen provecho! -> enjoy your meal!
¡buen viaje! -> have a good trip!
de buen ver -> good-looking, attractive
de buenas a primeras -> all of a sudden; (de repente) at first sight, on the face of it (a simple vista)
estar de buenas -> to be in a good mood
lo bueno, -a es que… -> the best thing about it is that…
por las buenas -> willingly

masculine or feminine noun

10. (Cine)

el bueno, -a -> the goody
los buenos siempre ganan -> the good guys always win

adverb

11. all right, O.K. (vale, de acuerdo)

12. well (pues)

13. (bien)

¡qué bueno, -a! -> (that's) great! (Am)

interjection

14. (al teléfono)

¡bueno, -a! -> hello (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

bueno [boo-ay’-no]

adverb

1. Enough, sufficiently.

Buen -> or bueno está, enough, no more

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