How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already PONS Pur or PONS Translate Pro subscriber?

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur .

We process your data to deliver content or advertisements and measure the delivery of such content or advertisements to extract insights about our website. We share this information with our partners on the basis of consent and legitimate interest. You may exercise your right to consent or object to a legitimate interest, based on a specific purpose below or at a partner level in the link under each purpose. These choices will be signaled to our vendors participating in the Transparency and Consent Framework.

Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website, for one or several of the purposes presented here.

Advertising and content can be personalised based on your profile. Your activity on this service can be used to build or improve a profile about you for personalised advertising and content. Advertising and content performance can be measured. Reports can be generated based on your activity and those of others. Your activity on this service can help develop and improve products and services.

realize’—‘well
réaliser''bien
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
realize [Brit ˈrɪəlʌɪz, Am ˈri(ə)ˌlaɪz] VB trans
1. realize (know, be aware of):
realize error, gravity, significance, fact, extent
to make sb realize sth
2. realize (make concrete, real):
realize idea, dream, goal, design
3. realize FIN (liquidate):
realize assets
4. realize COMM:
realize sale, house, object: sum
realize person, vendor: sum
faire (on en vendant)
unrealized [Brit ʌnˈrɪəlʌɪzd, Am ˌənˈriəˌlaɪzd] ADJ
unrealized ambition, potential:
I. well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADJ
1. well (in good health):
2. well (in satisfactory state, condition):
3. well (advisable, prudent):
4. well (fortunate):
II. well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADV
1. well (satisfactorily):
well treat, behave, feed, eat, sleep, perform etc
to work well person:
to work well system:
2. well (used with modal verbs):
it may well be that + subj
3. well (intensifier):
4. well (approvingly):
5. well:
I wish you well of it! iron
6. well:
7. well Brit inf:
III. well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] INTERJ
IV. well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl]
to be well in with sb inf
être bien avec qn inf
to be well up in sth
realizable [Brit ˈriːəlʌɪzəbl, Am ˌriəˈlaɪzəb(ə)l] ADJ (all contexts)
idealize [Brit ʌɪˈdiːəlʌɪz, Am aɪˈdi(ə)ˌlaɪz] VB trans
I. swell [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] N
1. swell (of waves):
2. swell MUS:
3. swell (of organ):
4. swell (fashionable person):
swell inf, dated
the swells + vb pl
5. swell (bulge):
II. swell [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] ADJ Am inf
1. swell (smart):
swell car, outfit
classe inf
swell inv restaurant
chic inv
2. swell (great):
III. swell <pret swelled, pp swollen or swelled> [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] VB trans
1. swell (increase):
swell population, crowd
swell membership, number
swell bank balance, figures, funds, total
2. swell (fill):
swell wind: sail
swell floodwater: river
IV. swell <pret swelled, pp swollen or swelled> [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] VB intr
1. swell (expand):
swell balloon, bud, fruit, tyre, sail, stomach:
swell dried fruit, wood:
swell ankle, gland:
swell river:
2. swell (increase):
swell crowd, population, membership:
swell demand, prices:
augmenter (to jusqu'à)
to swell to 20, 000 total:
atteindre 20 000
to swell to 20, 000 crowd, number of people:
3. swell (grow louder):
swell music:
swell note, sound:
4. swell (ooze):
swell blood, liquid:
s'écouler (from, out of de)
V. swell [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl]
I. well-to-do N
the well-to-do + vb pl
II. well-to-do ADJ
I. ne'er-do-well [Brit ˈnɛːduːwɛl, Am ˈnɛrdəˌwɛl] inf, pej N
II. ne'er-do-well [Brit ˈnɛːduːwɛl, Am ˈnɛrdəˌwɛl] inf, pej ADJ
ne'er-do-well person
ne'er-do-well scheme
I. well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] N
1. well (sunk in ground):
2. well (pool):
3. well CONSTR (shaft for stairs, lift):
4. well Brit LAW (in law court):
II. well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] VB intr
well → well up
well up VB [Brit wɛl -, Am wɛl -]
I. swell out VB [Brit swɛl -, Am swɛl -] (swell [sth] out, swell out [sth])
swell out wind sails:
in the PONS Dictionary
realize [ˈrɪəlaɪz, Am ˈri:ə-] VB trans
1. realize (know):
realize fact, situation
2. realize (achieve):
3. realize FIN:
realize assets
realize price
unrealized [ʌnˈrɪəlaɪzd] ADJ
unrealized assets
realizable ADJ
idealize VB trans Am
idealize → idealise
idealise [aɪˈdɪəlaɪz, Am -ˈdi:ə] VB trans
I. well1 <better, best> [wel] ADJ
II. well1 <better, best> [wel] ADV
1. well (in a good manner):
2. well (thoroughly):
well below (sth)
3. well (justifiably):
Phrases:
to be well in with sb/sth Brit inf, to be in well with sb/sth Am inf
to be well out of it Brit, Aus
III. well1 [wel] INTERJ (exclamation)
I. well2 [wel] N
II. well2 [wel] VB intr
1. well:
to well (up) out of sth water
2. well fig:
to well up in sb/sth
monter en qn/à qc
I. well-off ADJ
1. well-off (wealthy):
2. well-off (having much):
Phrases:
II. well-off N pl
I. well-heeled ADJ inf
II. well-heeled N pl
I. swell <swelled, swollen [or swelled]> [swel] VB trans a. fig
II. swell <swelled, swollen [or swelled]> [swel] VB intr
1. swell (get bigger):
swell wood
swell ankle, arm
swell sea
2. swell (get louder):
III. swell <swelled, swollen [or swelled]> [swel] N no pl, no indef art
1. swell (increase in sound):
2. swell (movement of sea):
well-appointed ADJ form
in the PONS Dictionary
realize [ˈri·ə·laɪz] VB trans
1. realize (know):
realize fact, situation
2. realize (achieve):
realize hopes, dreams
3. realize FIN:
realize assets
realize price
unrealized [ʌn·ˈrɪ·ə·laɪzd] ADJ
unrealized assets
realizable ADJ
idealize [aɪ·ˈdi·ə·laɪz] VB trans
I. well1 <better, best> [wel] ADJ
II. well1 <better, best> [wel] ADV
1. well (in a good manner):
2. well (thoroughly):
well below (sth)
3. well (justifiably):
Phrases:
to be in well with sb/sth inf
III. well1 [wel] INTERJ (exclamation)
I. well2 [wel] N
II. well2 [wel] VB intr
1. well:
to well (up) out of sth water
2. well fig:
to well up in sb/sth
monter en qn/à qc
I. well-heeled ADJ inf
II. well-heeled N pl
I. well-off ADJ (wealthy)
II. well-off N pl
I. swell <swelled, swollen [or swelled]> [swel] VB trans a. fig
II. swell <swelled, swollen [or swelled]> [swel] VB intr
1. swell (get bigger):
swell wood
swell ankle, arm
swell sea
2. swell (get louder):
III. swell [swel] N no indef art
1. swell (increase in sound):
2. swell (movement of sea):
ne'er-do-well N
vaurien(ne) m (f)
Present
Irealize
yourealize
he/she/itrealizes
werealize
yourealize
theyrealize
Past
Irealized
yourealized
he/she/itrealized
werealized
yourealized
theyrealized
Present Perfect
Ihaverealized
youhaverealized
he/she/ithasrealized
wehaverealized
youhaverealized
theyhaverealized
Past Perfect
Ihadrealized
youhadrealized
he/she/ithadrealized
wehadrealized
youhadrealized
theyhadrealized
PONS OpenDict

Would you like to add a word, a phrase or a translation?

We'd love you to send us a new entry for PONS OpenDict. The submitted suggestions are reviewed by the PONS editorial team and incorporated into the results accordingly.

Add entry
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The preponderance of the migrants were well-to-do gentry and skilled craftsmen.
en.wikipedia.org
It is now common for the educated and the well-to-do parents to perform the marriages of their children in the formal way.
en.wikipedia.org
There was even a metal utensil cover known as the couvre-feu, normally only found in houses of the well-to-do.
en.wikipedia.org
Summer homes were built by well-to-do farmers and commercial figures.
en.wikipedia.org
Historically, this area was an enclave for well-to-do families.
en.wikipedia.org