(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I remember it welllo recuerdo bien;I know the place wellconozco bien el lugar;(and) well I know it!¡(y) bien que lo sé!;to eat/live wellcomer/vivir bien
he sings [as] well [as] he plays
he sings as well as she doescanta tan bien como ella
as well as he couldlo mejor que pudo
to do well at schoolsacar buenas notas en el colegio
to do well in an examsacar buena nota en un examen;the patient is doing wellel paciente evoluciona bien;you would do well to think seriously about our offerle convendría considerar seriamente nuestra oferta
he did very well for an eight-year-old
you did well to come at oncehizo bien en venir enseguida
to do well by sb
well done!¡bien hecho!
to go wellir bien
everything is going welltodo va bien
the evening went off very well
well and goodmuy bien
well played!(Dep)¡bien hecho!
to speak well of sbhablar bien de algn
to think well of sbtener una buena opinión de algn
he is well thought of hereaquí se le estima mucho
2(thoroughly, considerably)bien
it was well deservedestuvo bien merecido
he's well away(drunk)está borracho perdido
to be well in with sbllevarse muy bien con algn
it continued well into 1996siguió hasta bien entrado 1996
he is well overorpast fiftytiene cincuenta y muchos años
well over a thousandmuchos más de mil;los mil bien pasados;it's well past ten o'clockson las diez y mucho
she knows you too well to think thatte conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de ti
she loved him too welllo quería demasiado;as we know all or only too wellcomo sabemos perfectamente
well and trulyespecially(Britain)de verdad;realmente
we got well and truly wetnos mojamos de verdad
to wish sb welldesear todo lo mejor a algn
it was well worth the troublerealmente valió la pena
well dodgy/annoyedbien chungo (informal)/enfadado
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 lyinges muy posible que mientan
we may as well begin nowya podemos empezar, ¿no?
you might as well tell me the truthmás valdría decirme la verdad;"shall I go?" — "you may or might as well""¿voy?" — "por qué no";we might (just) as well have stayed at homepara lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa;she cried, as well she mightlloró, y con razón
you may well ask!¡buena pregunta!
one might well ask why
I couldn't very well leaveme resultaba imposible marcharme
4(in set expressions)
as well(in addition)también
I'll take those as wellme llevo esos también;and it rained as well!¡y además llovió!;by night as well as by daytanto de noche como de día
as well as his dog he has two rabbitsademás de un perro tiene dos conejos
on bikes as well as in cars
I had Paul with me as well as LucyPaul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy or además de Lucy;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 poorgente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre
X as well as Y
to leave well alone
let leave well alone
my advice is to leave well alonete 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 alonelo 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 backHe understood government and knew when to leave well alone and when to interfereBut 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 youestoy muy bien, gracias;I hope you're wellespero que te encuentres bien;are you well?¿qué tal estás?;she's not been well latelyrecientemente ha estado algo indispuesta
to get wellmejorarse
get well soon!¡que te mejores!
2(acceptable, satisfactory)bien
that's all very well, but ...todo eso está muy bien, pero ...;it or we would be well to start earlymejor si salimos temprano
it is as well to remember
it would be as well to askmás vale or valdría preguntar
it's as well not to offend hermás te vale no ofenderla;it would be just as well for you to staymejor si te quedas
it's as well for you that nobody saw youmenos mal que nadie te vio
it's just as well we askedmenos mal que preguntamos
all's well that ends wellbien está lo que bien acaba
interjection
1(introducing topic, resuming)bueno
well, it was like thisbueno, 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 goingbueno, 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 foolpues 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!¡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)!"
