well

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bien

∗ adverb

adjetivo
también:
  • to be well -> estar bien
  • to get well -> ponerse bien
  • how are you? ? well, thank you -> ¿cómo estás? ? bien, gracias
  • it is just as well -> menos mal
  • that's all very well, but? -> todo eso está muy bien, pero?
adverbio
1 bien (satisfactorily)
  • to speak well of somebody -> hablar bien de alguien
  • I did as well as I could -> lo hice lo mejor que pude
  • to be doing well -> irse recuperando (after operation)
  • well done! -> ¡bien hecho!
  • you would do well to say nothing -> harías bien en no decir nada
  • to come out of something well -> salir bien parado(a) de algo
  • he apologized, as well he might -> se disculpó, y no era para menos
  • very well! -> ¡muy bien! (OK), ¡vale! (español de España), ¡órale! (español de México)
2 bien (for emphasis)
  • I know her well -> la conozco bien
  • it is well known that? -> todo el mundo sabe que?
  • it's well worth trying -> bien vale la pena intentarlo
  • she's well able to look after herself -> es muy capaz de valerse por sí misma
  • I can well believe it -> no me extraña nada
  • I am well aware of that -> soy perfectamente consciente de eso
  • well before/after -> mucho antes/después
  • to leave well alone -> dejar las cosas como están
3 (also)
  • as well -> también
  • as well as -> además de (in addition to)
interjección
también:
  • well, who was it? -> ¿y bien? ¿quién era?
  • well, here we are (at last)! -> bueno, ¡por fin hemos llegado!
  • well, well! -> ¡vaya, vaya!
  • well I never! -> ¡caramba!
  • well, that's life! -> en fin, ¡así es la vida!

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well [uel-dan]
sustantivo
1 Pozo para sacar agua, gas natural, o petróleo.
2 Fuente, mananatial, nacimiento del agua.
3 Fuente, origen; lo que mana sin intermisión.
4 caja de bombas o sentina. (Marina)
  • Well-borer -> well-digger, pocero
  • Well-curb -> brocal (de pozo)
  • Well-hole -> hueco o caja de escalera; boca de pozo
  • Well-spring -> manantial, fuente
  • Well-sweep -> cigüeñal o cigoñal, pértiga que se usa para sacar agua
  • Well-water -> agua de pozo
  • Well-cleanser -> pocero, el que limpia los pozos
  • Well of a fishing-boat -> (Mar.) Pozo de barco pescador
  • Well of a ship -> (Mar.) arca de bomba
adjetivo
1 Feliz, dichoso; bein hecho o arreglado, agradable.
2 Conveniente, ventajoso, que tiene cuenta.
3 Bueno, sano.
4 Que está en buen estado, que se ha repuesto de alguna desgracia o infortunio.
5 Valido, favorecido. (Antiguo)
adverbio
6 bien, felizmente; favorablemente; suficientemente; convenientemente.
  • Well-nigh -> casi; poco más o menos
conjunción
7 Pues: sea.
  • As -> tan bien, lo mismo da
  • As well as -> así como, también como, tanto como, lo mismo que
  • Well is he -> dichoso aquél
  • Well enough -> bastante bien
  • Well and good, enhorabuena, bien está. Well, well -> ¡bien
  • Well then -> con que, pues bien
  • It is well for you -> afortunadamente para Vd
  • All’s well that ends , el fin corona la obra; hasta el fin nadie es dichoso. All’s well -> ¡centinela alerta
  • To be well of -> tener medios de fortuna, hacer buenos negocios
  • To be well to do -> estar desahogado, tener el riñón bien cubierto
  • To like -> gustar bastante
  • Full -> muy bien
  • Well-accomplished -> completo, consumado; lleno de perfecciones; muy bien educado
  • Well-accustomed -> muy hecho o muy acostumbrado, que tiene mucha experiencia en alguna cosa
  • Well-acquainted -> muy conocido o íntimamente conocido, bien enterado
  • Well-adapted -> bien adaptado o acomodado; muy a propósito para una cosa
  • Well-advanced -> (a) muy adelantado; (b) lo que se propone con mucho fundamento
  • Well-advised -> bien aconsejado
  • Well-affected -> bien intencionado
  • Well-appointed -> bien equipado
  • Well-balanced -> bien equilibrado
  • Well-behaved -> cortés, urbano, bien criado, atento; que tiene buena conducta
  • Well-born -> bien nacido, que pertenece a buena familia
  • Well-bred -> bien criado, bien educado, cortés, político
  • Well-disposed -> caritativo, bien intencionado
  • Well-doing -> benéfico
sustantivo
8 Beneficencia, buenas acciones, buenas obras; prosperidad.
  • Well-favored -> hermoso, bien parecido, agradable a la vista
  • Well-meaning -> bien inclinado, honrado, sincero, ingenuo; a menudo tiene una significación algo despreciativa
  • Well-meant -> bien intencionado, hecho con buena intención
  • Well-read -> que ha leído mucho, instruído, erudito
  • Well-spent -> bien empleado, pasado honradamente
  • Well-stricken -> muy avanzado en años
  • Well-spoken -> que se expresa bien, bien dicho; urbano, de lenguaje y modales afables
  • Well-stored -> bien provisto; copioso
  • Well-tasted -> sabroso
  • Well-timed -> oportuno, hecho a propósito
  • Well-to-do -> que vive holgadamente, que tiene el riñón bien cubierto
  • Well-turned -> (a) simétrico o primoroso (como el trabajo hecho a torno); (b) construido o ejecutado con gracia o maña
  • Well-wisher -> amigo, partidario, la persona que tiene cariño o afecto a otra
  • Well-worded -> bien dicho, bien expresado
  • Well-worn -> (a) gastado, echado a perder por el uso; (b) llevado u ostentado decorosamente
  • Well-wrought -> bien trabajado
sin lesión o enfermedad alguna. ¡bien! como Vd. quiera.Well se usa muy frecuentemente en composición para expresar el buen estado de alguna cosa o la calidad digna de alabanza en los nombres a que se junta.

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well [wel] better (comparative)best (superlative)
adverb
1 (in a good manner) bien
the child speaks well
I remember it well lo recuerdo bien; I know the place well conozco bien el lugar; (and) well I know it! ¡(y) bien que lo sé!; to eat/live well comer/vivir bien
he sings [as] well [as] he plays
he sings as well as she doesasas canta tan bien como ella
as well as he could lo mejor que pudo
to do well at schooldo sacar buenas notas en el colegio
to do well in an exam sacar buena nota en un examen; the patient is doing well el paciente evoluciona bien; you would do well to think seriously about our offer le convendría considerar seriamente nuestra oferta
he did very well for an eight-year-old
you did well to come at once hizo bien en venir enseguida
to do well by sb
well done!done ¡bien hecho!
to go wellgo ir bien
everything is going well todo va bien
the evening went off very well
well and goodgood muy bien
well played!played (Dep) ¡bien hecho!
to speak well of sbspeak hablar bien de algn
to think well of sbthink tener una buena opinión de algn
he is well thought of here aquí se le estima mucho
2 (thoroughly, considerably) bien
it was well deserved estuvo bien merecido
he's well awayaway (informal) (drunk) está borracho perdido
to be well in with sbin llevarse muy bien con algn
it continued well into 1996into siguió hasta bien entrado 1996
he is well over past fiftyoverorpast tiene cincuenta y muchos años
well over a thousand muchos más de mil; los mil bien pasados; it's well past ten o'clock son las diez y mucho
she knows you too well to think thattoo te conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de ti
she loved him too well lo quería demasiado; as we know all only too wellor como sabemos perfectamente
well and trulytruly especially (Britain) de verdad; realmente
we got well and truly wet nos mojamos de verdad
to wish sb wellwish desear todo lo mejor a algn
it was well worth the troubleworth realmente valió la pena
well dodgy/annoyed (very_informal) bien chungo /enfadado; (informal)
3 (probably, reasonably)
you may well be surprised to learn that ... puede que te sorprenda mucho saber que ...; it may well be that ... es muy posible que; they may well be lying es muy posible que mientan
we may as well begin nowas ya podemos empezar, ¿no?
you might as well tell me the truth más valdría decirme la verdad; "shall I go?" — "you may might as well"or "¿voy?" — "por qué no"; we might (just) as well have stayed at home para lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa; she cried, as well she might lloró, y con razón
you may well ask!ask ¡buena pregunta!
one might well ask why
I couldn't very well leavevery me resultaba imposible marcharme
4 (in set expressions)
as wellas (in addition) también
I'll take those as well me llevo esos también; and it rained as well! ¡y además llovió!; by night as well as by day tanto de noche como de día
as well as his dog he has two rabbitsasas además de un perro tiene dos conejos
on bikes as well as in cars
I had Paul with me as well as Lucy Paul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy además de Lucy;or could you manage to eat mine as well as yours? ¿podrías comerte el mío y el tuyo?; all sorts of people, rich as well as poor gente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre
X as well as Y
to leave well alonealone
let leave well alone
my advice is to leave well alone te aconsejo que no te metas
my advice is to leave well alone, they can solve their problems without your help
this sort of wound is best left well alone lo mejor es ni tocar este tipo de herida
an erosion is best left well alone,since if treatment merely removes the erosion without treating any underlying hormone imbalance, it will only come back He understood government and knew when to leave well alone and when to interfere But tell my parents I was gay? I thought it was better to leave well alone since they are very old, with dyed-in- the-wool value systems
adjective
1 (healthy) bien
I'm very well thank you estoy muy bien, gracias; I hope you're well espero que te encuentres bien; are you well? ¿qué tal estás?; she's not been well lately recientemente ha estado algo indispuesta
to get wellget mejorarse
get well soon! ¡que te mejores!
2 (acceptable, satisfactory) bien
that's all very well, but ... todo eso está muy bien, pero ...; it we would be well to start earlyor mejor si salimos temprano
it is as well to remember
it would be as well to askas más vale valdría preguntar;or
it's as well not to offend her más te vale no ofenderla; it would be just as well for you to stay mejor si te quedas
it's as well for you that nobody saw youfor menos mal que nadie te vio
it's just as well we askedjust menos mal que preguntamos
all's well that ends well bien está lo que bien acaba
interjection
1 (introducing topic, resuming) bueno
well, it was like this bueno, pues así ocurrió; well, as I was saying ... bueno, como iba diciendo; well, that's that! ¡bueno, asunto concluido!
2 (expressing resignation)
well, if we must go, let's get going bueno, si nos tenemos que ir, vayámonos; well then? ¿y qué?
3 (concessive, dismissive) pues
well, if you're worried, why don't you call her? pues si estás tan preocupada ¿por qué no la llamas?; well, I think she's a fool pues yo pienso que es tonta
4 (expressing relief)
well, thank goodness for that! (pues) ¡gracias a Dios!
5 (expressing surprise) ¡vaya!
well, what do you know! (informal) ¡anda, quién lo diría!; well, who would have thought it! ¡anda, quién lo diría!; well, well! ¡vaya, vaya!
"he has won the election!" — "well, well(, well)!"
well [wel]
noun
1 (bore) (for water) pozo; (m) fuente; (f) (for oil) pozo; (m)
to sink a well perforar un pozo
2 [of stairs] hueco; (m) caja; (f)
3 (in auditorium) estrado; (m)
verb:intransitive
(also well out) (also well up) brotar; manar

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Verb Conjugation for "well"

Imperative
  • well
  • you well
  • he/she wells
  • we well
  • you well
  • they well
Preterite
  • I welled
  • you welled
  • he/she welled
  • we welled
  • you welled
  • they welled
Present Continuous
  • I am welling
  • you are welling
  • he/she is welling
  • we are welling
  • you are welling
  • they are welling
Present Perfect
  • I have welled
  • you have welled
  • he/she has welled
  • we have welled
  • you have welled
  • they have welled
Past Continuous
  • I was welling
  • you were welling
  • he/she was welling
  • we were welling
  • you were welling
  • they were welling
Past Perfect
  • I had welled
  • you had welled
  • he/she had welled
  • we had welled
  • you had welled
  • they had welled
Future
  • I will well
  • you will well
  • he/she will well
  • we will well
  • you will well
  • they will well
Future Perfect
  • I will have welled
  • you will have welled
  • he/she will have welled
  • we will have welled
  • you will have welled
  • they will have welled
Future Continuous
  • I will be welling
  • you will be welling
  • he/she will be welling
  • we will be welling
  • you will be welling
  • they will be welling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been welling
  • you have been welling
  • he/she has been welling
  • we have been welling
  • you have been welling
  • they have been welling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been welling
  • you will have been welling
  • he/she will have been welling
  • we will have been welling
  • you will have been welling
  • they will have been welling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been welling
  • you had been welling
  • he/she had been welling
  • we had been welling
  • you had been welling
  • they had been welling
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake