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I.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADJ

2. well (in satisfactory state, condition):

well
bien
all is well
tout va bien
she began to fear that all was not well
elle commençait à craindre qu'il y eût un problème
all is not well in their marriage
il y a des problèmes dans leur mariage
I hope all is well with you
j'espère que tout va bien pour vous
all being well, I'll be home before six
si tout va bien, je serai à la maison avant six heures
that's all very well, but
tout ça c'est bien beau or joli, mais
it's all very well to go on strike, but
c'est bien beau or joli de faire la grève, mais
it's all very well for you to laugh, but
tu peux rire, mais
that's all very well for him, but some of us have to work for a living
tant mieux pour lui, mais certains d'entre nous doivent gagner leur vie
if you think you can cope on your own, well and good
si tu penses que tu peux te débrouiller tout seul, c'est très bien

II.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] ADV

1. well (satisfactorily):

well treat, behave, feed, eat, sleep, perform etc
bien
to work well person:
bien travailler
to work well system:
bien marcher
these scissors cut well
ces ciseaux coupent bien
he isn't eating very well
il ne mange pas beaucoup
she can play the piano as well as her sister
elle joue du piano aussi bien que sa sœur
that boy will do well
ce garçon ira loin
he hasn't done as well as he might
il n'a pas réussi aussi bien qu'il aurait pu
I did well in the general knowledge questions
je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale
to do well at school
être bon/bonne élève
mother and baby are both doing well
la mère et l'enfant se portent bien
the operation went well
l'opération s'est bien passée
you did well to tell me
tu as bien fait de me le dire
he would do well to remember that …
il ferait bien de se rappeler que …
we'll be doing well if we get there on time
on aura de la chance si on arrive à l'heure
if all goes well
si tout va bien
all went well until
tout allait bien jusqu'à ce que
well done!
bravo!
well played!
bien joué!
he has done very well for himself since he became self-employed
il s'en tire très bien depuis qu'il travaille à son compte
to do oneself well
bien se soigner
to do well by sb
se montrer généreux/-euse avec qn
they're doing quite well out of the mail-order business
leur affaire de vente par correspondance marche très bien
some businessmen did quite well out of the war
certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre
she didn't come out of it very well (of situation)
elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie
she didn't come out of it very well (of article, programme etc)
ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle
as I know only too well
comme je ne le sais que trop bien
he is well able to look after himself
il est assez grand pour se débrouiller tout seul

2. well (used with modal verbs):

you may well be right
il se pourrait bien que tu aies raison
I might well go there
il se pourrait bien que j'y aille, je pourrais bien y aller
the concert might very well be cancelled
il est bien possible que le concert soit annulé
I can well believe it
je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire
it may well be that …
il se pourrait bien que …
it may well be that … + subj
il est bien possible que …
+ subj I couldn't very well say no
je pouvais difficilement dire non
you may well ask!
je me le demande bien!, alors ça, si je le savais!
we might just as well have stayed at home
on aurait aussi bien fait de rester à la maison
we may as well go home
on ferait aussi bien de rentrer
one might well ask why the police were not informed
on est en droit de se demander pourquoi la police n'a pas été informée
‘shall I shut the door?’—‘you might as well’
‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’—‘pourquoi pas’
he offered to pay for the damage, as well he might!
il a proposé de payer pour les dégâts, c'était la moindre des choses!
she looked shocked, as well she might
elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant
we didn't panic, as well we might (have done)
nous n'avons pas paniqué, alors qu'il y avait de quoi

3. well (intensifier):

well
bien, largement
to be well over the speed limit
être bien au-dessus de la vitesse autorisée, avoir largement dépassé la vitesse autorisée
she is well over 30
elle a bien plus de 30 ans
she looks well over 30
elle fait largement 30 ans
there were well over a hundred people
il y avait largement plus de cent personnes
the house is well over a hundred years old
la maison a bien plus de cent ans
the museum is well worth a visit
le musée mérite vraiment la visite
it was well worth waiting for
ça valait vraiment la peine d'attendre
the weather remained fine well into September
le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre
she was active well into her eighties
elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans
temperatures are well up in the twenties
les températures dépassent largement vingt degrés
profits are well above/below average
les bénéfices sont nettement supérieurs/inférieurs à la moyenne
stand well back from the kerb
tenez-vous bien à l'écart du bord du trottoir
the house is situated well back from the road
la maison est située bien à l'écart de la route
it was well after midnight
il était bien après minuit
it went on until well after midnight
ça s'est prolongé bien au-delà de minuit
the party went on well into the night
la soirée a continué tard dans la nuit

III.well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] INTERJ

well (expressing astonishment)
eh bien!
well (expressing indignation, disgust)
ça alors!
well (expressing disappointment)
tant pis!
well (after pause in conversation, account)
bon
well (qualifying statement)
enfin
well, who would have thought it!
eh bien, qui aurait pu croire ça!
well, I think so
eh bien, je crois
well, you may have a point, but
bon or d'accord, ce que tu dis est peut-être vrai, mais
well, you may be right
après tout, tu as peut-être raison
well, as I was saying
bon, comme je disais
well, that's too bad
c'est vraiment dommage
well then, what's the problem?
alors, quel est le problème?
they've gone already? oh well!
ils sont déjà partis? tant pis!
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it
ma foi, je n'y peux rien
well, well, well, if it isn't my aunt Violet!
ma parole, c'est ma tante Violet!
well, well, well, so you're off to America?
alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!
the weather was good, well, good for March
il faisait beau, enfin beau pour un mois de mars
‘he said he'd kill himself’—‘well, did he?’
‘il a dit qu'il se tuerait’—‘eh bien or et alors, est-ce qu'il l'a fait?’
very well then
très bien
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I.nigh [Brit nʌɪ, Am naɪ] ADJ archaic or liter

II.nigh [Brit nʌɪ, Am naɪ] ADV archaic or liter

we'll [Brit wiːl, wɪl, Am wil]

we'll → we shall, → we will

I.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] N

II.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] VB intr

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well → well up

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well up VB [Brit wɛl -, Am wɛl -]

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

up here/there
là-haut
up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill
sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline
up in the tree/the clouds
dans l'arbre/les nuages
up at the top of the house
tout en haut de la maison
up on top of the mountain
au sommet de la montagne
up in London
à Londres
up to/in Scotland
en Écosse
up to Aberdeen
à Aberdeen
up North
au nord
four floors up from here
quatre étages au-dessus
I live two floors up
j'habite au deuxième étage
he lives ten floors up from her
il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle
on the second shelf up
sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas
I'm on my way up
je monte
I'll be right up
je monte tout de suite
he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor
il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage
it needs to be a bit further up (picture etc)
il faut le mettre un peu plus haut
all the way up
jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

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XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

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I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

II.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] VB trans

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III.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] VB intr

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2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

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II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

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get along with you inf!
ne sois pas ridicule!
get away with you inf!
arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! inf
get her inf!
regarde-moi ça!
get him inf in that hat!
regarde-le avec ce chapeau!
he got his (was killed) inf
il a cassé sa pipe inf
I'll get you inf for that
je vais te le faire payer inf
I'm getting there
je progresse
it gets me right here!
tu vas me faire pleurer!
I've/he's got it bad inf
je suis/il est vraiment mordu
I've got it
je sais
to get above oneself
commencer à avoir la grosse tête inf
to get it together inf
se ressaisir
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
avoir une érection
to get one's in Am inf
prendre sa revanche
to tell sb where to get off
envoyer qn promener
to get with it inf
se mettre dans le coup inf
what's got into her/them?
qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris?
where does he get off inf?
pour qui se prend-il?
you've got me there!
alors là tu me poses une colle! inf

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Translations for well up in the English»French Dictionary

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I.well1 <better, best> [wel] ADJ

II.well1 <better, best> [wel] ADV

III.well1 [wel] INTERJ (exclamation)

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we'll = we will, will

See also will2, will1

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will1 <would, would> [wɪl] VB aux

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See also down3, down2, down1

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His bowling throughout the season was well up to the mark.
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Other monounsaturated oils keep well up to eight months, while unrefined polyunsaturated oils will keep only about half as long.
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She ran well up on to them on a rising tide, the wind was light, and the sea was calm.
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The creation of the lake is assisted by fountains that well up through a large chasm in the northwest and a smaller fissure in the southeast.
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Both the 1990 and 1991 test matches attracted 4,000 and 4,800 fans respectively, well up on previous crowd figures for the speedway.
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She is unlucky, she was jumping quite well up to then.
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I did well up every time someone shook my hand.
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Fuel economy was very reasonable for the period at 20mpg, and the interior well up to the competition.
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Underside similar; fore wing with the adnervular pale streaks broader, more prominent, extended further inwards well up to the terminal margin.
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The first part of this particular film is well up to standard.
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