good

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bueno

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good
[g?d]
sustantivo
1 bien (m) (in general)
  • to do good -> hacer el bien
  • he's up to no good -> está tramando algo malo
  • to see the good in somebody/something -> ver el lado bueno de alguien/algo
2 bien (m) (benefit)
  • I did it for your own good -> lo hice por tu bien
  • it was all to the good -> todo ha sido para bien
  • for the good of his health -> por motivos de salud
  • for the common good -> por el bien de todos
  • it will do you good -> te sentará bien, te vendrá bien
  • it won't do any good -> no va a hacer ningún bien
  • what's the good of that? -> ¿para qué sirve eso?
  • it's no good complaining -> quejarse no sirve de nada
  • he's no good -> no sirve para nada (incompetent) no es bueno (morally bad)
adjetivo (comparative better [?bet?(r)], superlative best [best])
3 bueno(a) (of positive quality)
  • it looks good on you -> te queda bien
  • she looks good in that hat -> le queda muy bien ese sombrero
  • to sound/taste good -> sonar/saber bien
  • good to eat -> comestible
  • it's good to see you -> me alegro de verte
  • that's a good one! (familiar) -> ¡no me digas! (I don't believe you), ¡venga ya! (español de España)
  • I suppose he thinks he's too good for us -> debe pensar que es más que nosotros
  • if it's good enough for you, it's good enough for me -> si a ti te sirve or vale, a mí también (español de España)
  • to earn good money -> ganar un buen sueldo
  • you've got a good chance -> tienes bastantes posibilidades
  • to be on to a good thing -> tener entre manos algo bueno
  • to have a good time -> pasarlo bien
  • to show somebody a good time -> sacar a alguien a divertirse por ahí
  • all in good time -> todo llegará
  • too good to be true -> demasiado bueno para ser verdad
  • the good old days -> los viejos tiempos
  • good afternoon! -> ¡buenas tardes!
  • the good Book -> la Biblia
  • he's a good friend -> es un buen amigo
  • good Friday -> Viernes m inv Santo
  • good grief! (familiar) -> ¡madre mía!
  • the good life -> la buena vida
  • good looks -> atractivo (m)
  • good Lord!, good heavens!, good gracious! (familiar) -> ¡madre mía!, ¡santo cielo!
  • good morning! -> ¡buenos días!
  • good news -> buenas noticias (f pl)
  • good night! -> ¡buenas noches!, ¡hasta mañana!
  • the good Samaritan -> el buen samaritano
4 bueno(a) (advantageous, appropriate)
  • a good opportunity -> una buena ocasión
  • to be in a good position to do something -> estar en una buena posición para hacer algo
  • things are looking good -> la cosa tiene buena pinta
5 bueno(a) (beneficial)
  • this medicine is very good for coughs -> este medicamento es muy bueno para la tos
  • he doesn't know what's good for him -> no sabe lo que le conviene
  • to be good for business -> ser bueno para el negocio
  • it's a good thing we were here -> menos mal que estábamos aquí
  • good riddance! -> ¡ya era hora de que desapareciera!
6 bueno(a) (skillful)
  • she is good at chemistry -> se le da bien la química , es buena en química (Am)
  • he is good at languages -> se le dan bien los idiomas , es bueno para los idiomas (Am)
  • to be good with one's hands -> ser habilidoso(a) con las manos or muy manitas (español de España)
  • she is good with children -> se le dan bien los niños
  • to be good in bed -> ser bueno(a) en la cama
7 bueno(a) (well-behaved)
  • be good! -> ¡sé bueno!, ¡pórtate bien! (to child)
  • good conduct or behavior -> buena conducta, buen comportamiento
  • to be as good as gold -> ser más bueno(a) que el pan
  • to lead a good life -> llevar una vida ejemplar
8 amable (kind)
  • that's very good of you -> es muy amable de tu parte
  • he was very good about it -> fue muy comprensivo al respecto
  • to do somebody a good turn -> hacer un favor a alguien
9 (valid)
  • a good reason -> una buena razón
  • I have good reason to believe that… -> tengo buenas razones para creer que…
  • there is no good reason why… -> no hay razón alguna por la que…
  • he's good for £25,000 -> tiene un activo de 25.000 libras (has in credit) aportará 25.000 libras (will contribute)
10 bueno(a) (thorough)
  • to have a good look (at somebody/something) -> echar una buena ojeada (a alguien/algo)
  • to have a good cry (about) -> llorar a gusto (por) , echarse una buena llantina (por) (español de España)
también:
  • to make good -> prosperar (person)
  • he was ordered to make good the company's losses -> fue condenado a indemnizar a la empresa por las pérdidas
  • to make good one's promise -> hacer uno buena su promesa
  • he made good his escape -> consiguió escapar
11 (at least)
  • a good two hours -> dos horas largas, por lo menos dos horas
  • a good deal of -> mucho(s), mucha(s)
  • a good many -> muchos(as)
adverbio
12 bien, muy (for emphasis)
  • a good long time -> un tiempo bien largo, mucho tiempo
  • I'll do it when I'm good and ready -> lo haré cuando crea conveniente
13 bien, estupendo (as comment, answer)
  • I feel better today — good -> hoy me encuentro mejor — estupendo or padre or (español de México) bárbaro (RP)
for good
adverbio
1 (permanently)
    para siempre
as good as
adverbio
1 (almost)
  • it's as good as new -> está como nuevo
  • he as good as called me a liar -> prácticamente me llamó mentiroso

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good [gud]
adjetivo
1 Bueno, saludable; apto, conveniente, ventajoso, útil; completo; precioso; genuino, verdadero, válido; perfecto, virtuoso, religioso, justo; benévolo, bondadoso, clemente, misericordioso; de buena índole, cariñoso, alegre; dichoso, feliz; hábil, sobresaliente en su profesión; grande, considerable; legítimo, no fingido; digno.
  • My good sir -> mi buen señor
  • A good turn -> un favor, una gracia
  • In good time -> a tiempo, a propósito, con oportunidad
  • It is a good as done -> es cosa hecha, es como si estuvies concluído
  • It is a good way thither -> hay mucho camino de aquí a allá; está muy lejos
  • In good earnest -> seriamente, de veras, de fijo
  • To hold good -> subsistir, continuar en toda su fuerza
  • To be as good as one’s word; to make one’s word good -> cumplir lo prometido
  • Good Friday -> viernes Santo
  • To make good -> probar o justificar alguna cosa; hacer bueno, abonar; completar, suplir, lo que falta; indemnizar, reparar una falta o una pérdida; defender con buen éxito; acertar, lograr, salir bien en alguna empresa o empeño
  • He made good his escape -> logró evadirse
  • To see, to think good -> hallar bueno, juzgar a propósito
  • A good deal -> bastante, mucho
  • A good while -> un buen rato
  • He is good for nothing -> no vale un comino, o un pito, o tres pepinos; no vale nada
  • As good as -> tanto como, como, casi
  • He is as good as ruined -> está casi arruinado
sustantivo
2 Bien, lo que física o moralmente contribuye a la felicidad; prosperidad, adelantamiento, ventaja, realidad.
adverbio & interrogación & sustantivo
adverbio
3 Bien, rectamente.
interrogación & sustantivo
4 ¡Bueno!
  • For good -> de una vez para siempre
  • He comes for good -> viene para quedarse
  • She is gone for good -> se ha ido de una vez, para no volver
  • Good-conditioned -> bien acondicionado
  • Good-day -> buenos días (saludo acostumbrado al encontrarse o al despedirse)
  • Good-morning -> buenos días
  • Good-afternoon -> buenas tardes
  • Good-night, good-evening -> buenas noches
pl. MercancíaV. GOODS. For good and all, seriamente, fuera de chanza, de seguro, sin miedo. Much good may it do you, buen provecho le haga. - ¡bien!

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good [ɡʊd]
adjective
better (comparative)best (superlative)
When good is part of a set combination, eg in a good temper, a good deal of, good heavens, look up the noun.
goodin a good tempera good deal ofgood heavens
The commonest translation of good is bueno, which must be shortened to [buen] before a masculine singular noun.
goodbueno,
1 (satisfactory) bueno
a good book un buen libro; at the end of the day, it's a good investment a fin de cuentas es una buena inversión
Note that [bueno]/[buena] etc precede the noun in general comments where there is no attempt to compare or rank the person or thing involved:
etc
he's a good translator
if he set his mind to it, he could be a very good painter si se lo propusiera podría ser muy buen pintor; she was a good wife and mother era una buena esposa y madre; she has a good figure tiene buen tipo
[Bueno]/[buena] etc follow the noun when there is implied or explicit comparison:
etc
we could make a list of good teachers podríamos hacer una lista de profesores buenos; I'm not saying it's a good thing or a bad thing no digo que sea una cosa buena, ni mala
she's got good legs you've got good hair
Use [ser] rather than [estar] with [bueno] when translating [to be good], unless describing food:
the idea is a good one la idea es buena; it's good to be aware of the views of intelligent people es bueno conocer los puntos de vista de la gente inteligente; the paella was very good la paella estaba muy buena
Use [estar] with the adverb [bien] to give a general comment on a situation:
you've written a book, which is good has escrito un libro, lo que está bien; his hearing is good del oído está bien; el oído lo tiene bien
she's good at mathsat se le dan bien las matemáticas; es buena en matemáticas
she's good at singing canta bien; she's good at putting people at their ease tiene la capacidad de hacer que la gente se sienta relajada
that's good enough for meenough eso me basta
I'm doing a job I love and that's good enough for me [=I'm content with that] When I was level with Gary's record, I felt that was good enough for me. He swore to me he had done nothing wrong and that was good enough for me [=I was convinced] Even though the event might not be highly profitable, as long as everyone involved enjoys it, that's good enough for me
it's just not good enough! ¡esto no se puede consentir!
i didn't mean to stay out late. I just forgot the time — It's just not good enough it is not good enough to say that parents should control what children watch on TV
40% of candidates are not good enough to pass el 40% de los candidatos no dan el nivel la talla para aprobar;or
to feel goodfeel sentirse bien
I started to feel good about myself again empecé a recuperar mi autoestima la moral;or I don't feel very good about that (informal) (I'm rather ashamed) me da bastante vergüenza
we've never had it so good!had it (informal) ¡nunca nos ha ido tan bien!; ¡jamás lo hemos tenido tan fácil!
how good is her eyesight?how ¿qué tal está de la vista?
he has good manners his manners are good
you're looking goodlooking ¡qué guapa estás!
having a healthy skin is not just about looking good carpets need regular cleaning to keep them looking good
things are looking good las cosas van bien; la cosa tiene buena pinta; (informal)
Weather conditions are still looking good One of the Conservative campaign team claimed: `It's looking good. We are on course to win' things are looking good for the Conservatives Your finances are looking good, so give yourself a treat
you look good in that eso te sienta te va bien;or
you can have too much of a good thingthing lo mucho cansa (y lo poco agrada)
it's too good to be truetoo no puede ser; es demasiado bueno para ser cierto
he sounds too good to be true! ¡algún defecto tiene que tener!
she's good with catswith entiende bien a los gatos; sabe manejarse bien con los gatos
he's good with his hands It seems like a great idea, but it's too good to be true if you ask me. There's bound to be a catch The offer of a new slimline body with no bumps or lumps, no rolls of fat, involving no starvation, no step classes, no aerobics, no swimming, no pain and no surgery, seems too good to be true. She claims that this is the best method of slimming she has ever come across. Yes, I know it sounds too good to be true, but take a look It sounded too good to be true - and it was I had been right. He was too good to be true. The wit, charm and intelligence were genuine but flawed by an inability to face the truth to be too much of a good thing a six-month period in which to be moderate in your eating habits. You must just learn that you can have too much of a good thing a chocolate Swiss roll, with chocolate filling, coated with chocolate. You may find the rich taste of chocolate is too much of a good thing
good manner mood time
2 (of high quality)
always use good ingredients utilice siempre ingredientes de calidad los mejores ingredientes;or it's made of good leather está hecho con cuero del bueno
it's important to have good equipment this is my only good dress 200 was a good score in those conditions
3 (pleasant) [+holiday, day] bueno; agradable; [+weather, news] bueno
it was as good as a holidayasas aquello fue como unas vacaciones
have a good journey!journey ¡buen viaje!
how good it is to know that ...!how ¡cuánto me alegro de saber que ...!
it's good to see youto me alegro de verte; gusto en verte; (LAm)
it's good to be here da gusto estar aquí
have a good trip!trip ¡buen viaje!
it's good to be alive it's [as] good [as] a holiday to me
alive life
4 (beneficial, wholesome) [+food] bueno; sano; [+air] puro; sano
it's good for burnsfor es bueno para las quemaduras
it's good for you your healthor te hace bien
this climate is not good for one's health the shock was good for him [=morally improving] what's good for the consumer isn't necessarily good for the economy it's good for you to swim
spirits are not good for me los licores no me sientan bien; he eats more than is good for him come más de lo que le conviene
milk is good for children
all this excitement isn't good for me! ¡a mí todas estas emociones no me vienen sientan nada bien!;or it's good for the soul! (humorous) ¡ennoblece el espíritu!; ¡te enriquece (como persona)!; if you know what's good for you you'll say yes por la cuenta que te tiene dirás que sí; some children know more than is good for them algunos niños son demasiado listos saben demasiado;or
it's [still] good to eat last week's bread is still good the water from the well is still good it stays good for weeks
5 (favourable) [+moment, chance] bueno
it's a good chance to sort things outchance es una buena oportunidad de para arreglar las cosas;or
I tried to find something good to say about himsomething traté de encontrar algo bueno que decir de él
it would be a good thing idea to ask himthingoridea no estaría mal no sería mala idea preguntárselo;or
this is as good a time as any to do ittime es tan buen momento como cualquier otro para hacerlo
6 (useful)
the only good chair la única silla que está bien; la única silla servible sana;or
to be good for (doing) sthfor servir para (hacer) algo
my car is good for another few years
it'll be good for some years durará todavía algunos años; he's good for ten years yet tiene todavía por delante diez años de vida
he's good for £5
John's good for a few hundred pounds (informal) John seguramente puede prestarnos unos cientos de libras; I'm good for another mile todavía puedo aguantar otra milla más; the ticket is good for three months el billete es válido valedero para tres meses;or he's good for nothing es un inútil; es completamente inútil
7 (sound, valid) [+excuse] bueno
unless you have a good excuseexcuse a menos que tengas una buena excusa
for no good reasonreason sin motivo alguno
he is a good riskrisk (financially) concederle crédito es un riesgo asumible; se le puede prestar dinero
is his credit good? deutschmarks are good anywhere in Europe what how much is he good for?
word
8 (kind)
that's very good of youof es usted muy amable; ¡qué amable (de su parte)!
he was so good as to come with meso tuvo la amabilidad de acompañarme
please would you be so good as to help me down with my case? ¿me hace el favor de bajarme la maleta?; ¿tendría la bondad de bajarme la maleta?; (formal) would you be so good as to sign here? ¿me hace el favor de firmar aquí?
he's a good sortsort es buena persona gente;or
he was good to meto fue muy bueno amable conmigo;or se portó bien conmigo
nature
9 (well-behaved) [+child] bueno
be good! (morally) ¡sé bueno!; (in behaviour) ¡pórtate bien!; (at this moment) ¡estáte formal!
to be as good as gold (informal) portarse como un ángel santo;or
the child has been as good as gold
10 (upright, virtuous) bueno
he's a good man es una buena persona; es un buen hombre
I think I'm as good as himas yo me considero tan buena persona como él
the twelve good men and true los doce hombres justos
yes, my good manman sí, mi querido amigo
send us a photo of your good selfself (formal) tenga a bien enviarnos una foto suya
she's too good for himtoo ella es más de lo que él se merece
your good lady (wife) frm or hum
lady
11 (close) bueno
he's a good friend of minefriend es un buen amigo mío
my good friend Fernando mi buen querido amigo Fernando;or
12 (middle-class, respectable)
to live at a good addressaddress vivir en una buena zona en un buen barrio;or
he's got no money but he's of good familyfamily no tiene dinero pero es viene de buena familia;or
13 (creditable)
he came in a good third llegó en un meritorio tercer puesto
14 (considerable) [+supply, number] bueno
we were kept waiting for a good hour/thirty minutes nos tuvieron esperando una hora/media hora larga; nos tuvieron esperando por lo menos una hora/media hora
we waited a good fifteen minutes
a good three hours tres horas largas; a good 10km 10kms largos; a good £10 lo menos 10 libras
a good many few peoplemanyorfew bastante gente
15 (thorough) [+scolding] bueno
to have a good crycry llorar a lágrima viva; llorar a moco tendido; (informal)
to have a good laughlaugh reírse mucho
to take a good look (at sth)look mirar bien (algo)
to have a good washwash lavarse bien
give it a good rinse/stir
16
the good ship Domino el (buque) Domino
his first command was the good ship Domino on the good ship, Lollipop, where the ...
17 (in greetings)
good morningmorning buenos días
good afternoon/eveningafternoonevening buenas tardes
good nightnight buenas noches
with every good wishwishwith all good wisheswishes (in letter) saludos; un fuerte abrazo
Robert sends (his) good wishes Robert manda recuerdos
18 (in exclamations)
good! ¡muy bien!; (that's) good! ¡qué bien!; ¡qué bueno!; (LAm) very good, sir sí, señor
good for you!for ¡bien hecho!; (congratulations) ¡enhorabuena!
good [old] Mike! Mike managed to catch the post. Good old Mike
good one!one (well done, well said) ¡muy bien!; ¡sí señor!
that's a good one! some chance! a likely story!
old old
19 (in other set expressions)
as good as
it's as good as new está como nuevo; I'll soon be as good as new pronto estaré como nuevo
the car has hardly been used - it's as good as new was he hurt? — a few bruises, but in a week or two he'll be as good as new [*/hum?]
the job is as good as done el trabajo puede darse por acabado; it's as good as lost puede darse por perdido; they're as good as beaten pueden darse por vencidos; as good as saying ... tanto como decir ...
that's as good as saying worrying is good for you
she as good as told me so poco menos que me lo dijo; he as good as called me a liar me llamó poco menos que mentiroso
to come good
turn out well
things will come good eventually (informal) todo se arreglará al final
it's just a matter of time before things start coming good again
good and ...
good and hot (informal) bien calentito; (informal) good and strong (informal) bien fuerte
the soup was served good [and] hot
I'll do it when I'm good and ready (informal) lo haré cuando a mí me parezca
to hold good valer;for para
yesterday's success formula is unlikely to hold good for tomorrow
the same advice holds good for us el mismo consejo vale para nosotros
it's a good job
(it's a) good job he came! (informal) ¡menos mal que ha venido!
to be on to a good thing he's on to a good [thing] > pls provide info, I suspect meaning but not sure EV
make make make riddance thing
adverb
1 (as intensifier) bien
a good strong stick un palo bien fuerte; a good long walk un paseo bien largo; un buen paseo
to give as good as one gets pagar con la misma moneda; devolver golpe por golpe
good and proper
they were beaten good and proper (informal) les dieron una buena paliza; (informal) they were cheated good and proper (informal) les timaron bien timados; (informal) les timaron con todas las de la ley; (informal)
I told him off good and proper >
2 especially (US) (informal) (well) bien
you did good hiciste bien; "how are you?" — "thanks, I'm good" —¿cómo estás? —muy bien, gracias
noun
1 (virtuousness) el bien
to do gooddo hacer (el) bien
good and evil may co-exist within one family
good and evilevil el bien y el mal
he is a power for goodfor su influencia es muy buena beneficiosa;or hace mucho bien
for good or illill para bien o para mal
and, for good or ill, they decided to emigrate
there's some good in himsome tiene algo bueno
to be up to no goodup to (informal) estar tramando algo
2 (advantage, benefit) bien; (m)
the common good el bien común
to the good we were £50 to the good >
if it's any good to you si te sirve de algo
a rest will do you some gooddo un descanso te sentará bien
the sea air does you good el aire del mar le hace sienta a uno bien;or
the change has done him good a holiday/diet/rest will do you good
a (fat) lot of good that will do you! (informal) (humorous) ¡menudo provecho te va a traer!
a lot of good that's done him!
much good may it do you! ¡no creo que te sirva de mucho!; ¡para lo que te va a servir!; it does my heart good to see him verlo me alegra la existencia
for your own goodfor por tu propio bien
for the good of the country por el bien del país
to be in good with sbin estar a bien con algn
that's all to the good!to ¡menos mal!
what good will that do you?what ¿y eso de qué te va a servir?
what's the good of worrying? ¿de qué sirve para qué preocuparse?;or
what's the good of this?
3 (people of virtue) the good los buenos
the good and the bad the good die young
4 (in set expressions)
any good
is he any good? [+worker, singer etc] ¿qué tal lo hace?; ¿lo hace bien?; is this any good? ¿sirve esto?; is she any good at cooking? ¿qué tal cocina?; ¿cocina bien?
for good (and all) (for ever) para siempre
he's gone for good se ha ido para siempre para no volver;or
no good
it's no good (no use) no sirve; it's no good, I'll never get it finished in time así no hay manera, nunca lo terminaré a tiempo; it's no good saying that de nada sirve vale decir eso;or it's no good worrying de nada sirve vale preocuparse;or no se saca nada preocupándose; that's no good eso no vale sirve;or
that's no good, it's too thick that won't be much good
I'm no good at maths las matemáticas no se me dan nada bien; that's no good to me eso no me sirve para nada; to come to no good acabar mal
modifier
the Good Book (n) (Rel) la Biblia
good deeds (n)
good works See culture box in entry good.
good faith (n) buena fe; (f)
in good faith de buena fe
directors who authorised the group's misleading prospectus had acted in good faith He said although the loans were made in good faith, he doesn't believe the union should make direct real-estate loans unions were willing to show their good faith by re-opening negotiations the Palestinians have provided Israel with a pretext to doubt their good faith
Good Friday (n) (Rel) Viernes Santo; (m)
good looks (n) atractivo físico; (m)
She fell in love with his rugged good looks good looks are important but what really matters is personality
good works (n) buenas obras; (f)

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