good in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for good in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.good <compar. better, superl. best> [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] ADJ

1. good (enjoyable):

good holiday, news

buono

good book, joke

bello

good party

riuscito, bello

the good weather

il bel tempo

the good times

i bei tempi

to have a good time

divertirsi

a good time was had by all

si sono divertiti tutti un mondo

have a good time!

divertitevi!

have a good day!

buona giornata!

the good things in life

le cose belle della vita

the good life

la bella vita

it's good to see you again

è bello rivederti

in the good old days

nei bei tempi andati

2. good (happy):

to feel good about, doing

essere contento di, di fare

helping others makes me feel good

aiutare gli altri mi fa sentire bene

I didn't feel very good about lying to him

non ero molto contento di avergli mentito

3. good (healthy):

good ear, eye, leg

sano, buono

good eyesight, hearing, memory

buono

you don't look too good

non hai un bell'aspetto

I don't feel too good

non mi sento troppo bene

4. good (high quality):

good book, condition, degree, make, soil, score

buono

good photo, hotel, coat, suit, china

bello

I'm not good enough for her

non vado abbastanza bene per lei or non sono alla sua altezza

nothing is too good for her son

non è mai abbastanza per suo figlio

5. good (prestigious) attrib.:

good address, family, marriage

buono

6. good (obedient):

good child, dog

buono, bravo

good behaviour, manners

buono

there's a good boy or girl!

che bravo bambino or brava bambina!

7. good (favourable):

good review, impression, opportunity, sign

buono

the good thing is that …

la cosa positiva è che …

New York is good for shopping

New York è un buon posto per lo shopping

8. good (attractive):

good legs, teeth

bello

good handwriting

bello

to look good with garment, accessories: garment

andare bene con

she looks good in blue, that dress

sta bene col blu, con quel vestito or il blu, quel vestito le dona

a good figure

un bel fisico

9. good (tasty):

good meal

buono, gustoso

to taste good

avere un buon sapore

to smell good

avere un buon odore

to look good

avere un bell'aspetto

that pie looks good

quella torta ha l'aria di essere buona

10. good (virtuous) attrib.:

good man

buono, virtuoso

good life

morigerato

good Christian

buono

the good guys (in films)

i buoni

11. good (kind):

good person

buono, gentile

a good deed

una buona azione

to do sb a good turn

fare un favore a qn

would you be good enough to do or would you be so good as to do

saresti tanto or così gentile da fare

close the door, there's a good chap

chiudi la porta, sii gentile

my good man arch

buon uomo

how is your good lady? arch

come sta la sua signora?

12. good (pleasant):

good humour, mood

buono

to be in a good mood

essere di buonumore

to be very good about mistake, misunderstanding

essere molto buono or comprensivo riguardo a

13. good (reliable):

good old Richard!

il buon vecchio Richard!

there's nothing like good old beeswax

non c'è niente come la buona vecchia cera d'api

14. good (competent):

good accountant, hairdresser, teacher

buono

she's a good swimmer

nuota bene or è una brava nuotatrice

to be good at Latin, physics

essere bravo in

to be good at badminton, chess

essere bravo or forte a

she's good at dancing, drawing

balla, disegna bene or è brava a ballare, disegnare

to be no good at chemistry

essere una schiappa in

to be no good at tennis, chess, cards

essere una schiappa a

I'm no good at knitting, singing

non sono capace a lavorare a maglia, a cantare

I'm no good at apologizing

non sono bravo a fare le scuse

to be good with old people, children, animals

saperci fare con

to be good with numbers

essere bravo con

to be good with one's hands

essere bravo nei lavori manuali, avere le mani d'oro

to be good with words

essere bravo con le parole

you're really good at irritating people! iron

sei veramente bravo a fare irritare le persone!

he was good as Hamlet

è stato bravo nel ruolo di Amleto

15. good (beneficial):

to be good for person, plant, skin, health

fare bene a

to be good for business, morale

giovare a

exercise is good for you

la ginnastica ti fa bene

he eats more than is good for him

mangia più di quanto dovrebbe

say nothing if you know what's good for you

per il tuo bene, non dire niente

16. good (effective):

good example, method

buono, efficace (for doing per fare)

good knife

adatto (for doing a fare)

good shampoo

efficace (for doing per fare)

to look good design, wallpaper:

fare un bell'effetto

this will look good on your CV Brit or résumé Am

questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum

17. good (suitable):

good book, name

adatto (for per)

good day, moment

buono, adatto (for per, a)

18. good (fluent):

he speaks good Spanish

parla bene lo spagnolo

her English is good

il suo inglese è buono

19. good (fortunate):

this new law is a good thing

questa nuova legge è una buona cosa

it's a good job or thing (that)

fortuna che, meno male che

it's a good job or thing too!

meno male!

we've never had it so good inf

le cose non sono mai andate così bene

industry has never had it so good

l'industria non è mai stata così fiorente

it's too good to be true

è troppo bello per essere vero

20. good (sensible):

good choice, idea, investment

buono

that's a good question

bella domanda

that's a good point

giusta osservazione

21. good (close) attrib.:

good friend, relationship

buono

22. good (serviceable):

this season ticket is good for two more months

questo abbonamento è valido per altri due mesi

he's good for another 20 years

vivrà ancora altri 20 anni

the car is good for another 10, 000 km

la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km

it's as good a reason as any

è una ragione come un'altra

to be good for a loan

essere disponibile a fare un prestito

23. good (accurate):

good description, spelling

buono, preciso

to keep good time clock, watch:

essere preciso

24. good (fit to eat):

good meat, cheese

buono

25. good (substantial) attrib.:

good salary, size, length, mile

buono

good hour, kilo

buono, abbondante

it must be worth a good 2, 000 dollars

deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari

a good 20 years ago

almeno vent'anni fa

a good thick mattress

un materasso bello spesso

a good long walk, talk

una passeggiata, chiacchierata bella lunga

good and early

molto presto

26. good (hard) attrib.:

good kick, punch

bello

give it a good clean

dagli una bella pulita

we had a good laugh

ci siamo fatti una bella risata

we had a good look

abbiamo guardato bene

27. good arch NAUT:

the good ship Neptune

il Nettuno

Phrases:

as good as (virtually)

praticamente

the match is as good as lost

la partita è praticamente persa

to be as good as new

essere come nuovo

(tantamount to) it's as good as saying yes, giving him a blank cheque

è come dirgli di sì, dargli un assegno in bianco

(by implication) he as good as called me a liar

mi ha praticamente dato del bugiardo

II.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] N

1. good (virtue):

good

bene m

good and evil

il bene e il male

to do good

fare del bene

to be up to no good inf

combinare qualche guaio

to come to no good person:

finire male or fare una brutta fine

2. good (benefit):

good

bene m

for the good of the company

per il bene della ditta

it's for your own good

è per il tuo bene

for all the good it did me

per quel che mi è servito or per il bene che mi ha fatto

much good may it do him!

e buon pro gli faccia!

she's too generous for her own good

è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci

for the good of his health

per la sua salute

do you think I'm doing this for the good of my health? iron

pensi che mi diverta a farlo?

it didn't do my migraine any good

non mi ha fatto passare l'emicrania

a strike won't do the company any good

uno sciopero non migliorerà la situazione della ditta

the rain did the plants good

la pioggia ha fatto bene alle piante

it will do you good to sleep

ti farà bene dormire

no good can or will come of it

non ne uscirà niente di buono

no good will come of waiting

aspettare non servirà a nulla

to be all to the good

essere tutto di guadagnato

3. good (use):

it's no good crying

non serve a nulla piangere

it's no good. I can't do it

è inutile. Non ci riesco

would an oil change do any good?

un cambio d'olio servirebbe a qualcosa?

what good would it do me?

a me cosa ne verrebbe? che vantaggio ne avrei io?

these books are no good to me now

questi libri non mi servono adesso

4. good Brit (profit):

to be £20 to the good

essere in credito di 20 sterline

Phrases:

for good

per sempre

III.the good N

the good npl (virtuous people):

the good

i buoni m

IV.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] INTERJ

good (expressing pleasure, satisfaction)

bene

good (with relief)

tanto meglio

good (to encourage, approve)

bene, ben fatto

good (in assent)

va bene, d'accordo

V.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd]

good for you! (approvingly)

bravo! buon per te! sono contento per te!

good for you! (sarcastically)

tanto meglio per te!

that's a good one!

questa è bella!

good on you! Brit inf

bravo!

good thinking

buona or bella idea!

everything came good in the end

alla fine è andato tutto bene

to be onto a good thing or to have a good thing going inf

avere per le mani qualcosa di buono

you can have too much of a good thing

il troppo stroppia

good-humoured, good-humored [Brit ˌɡʊdˈhjuːməd, Am ˈɡʊdˌ(h)jumərd] ADJ

good-humoured audience

ben disposto

good-humoured meeting, discussion

disteso

good-humoured crowd

gioviale

good-humoured rivalry

cordiale, amichevole

good-humoured competitor

amichevole

good-humoured banter, joke, criticism, remark

innocente, bonario

good-humoured smile, wink

amabile

to be good-humoured (of mood)

essere di buon umore

to be good-humoured (of character)

avere un bel carattere

good-humouredly, good-humoredly [Brit ˌɡʊdˈhjuːmədli, Am ˈɡʊdˌ(h)jumərdli] ADV

good-humouredly smile

amabilmente

good-humouredly say

allegramente

good-humouredly tease

bonariamente

good-natured [Brit ˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃəd, Am ɡʊdˈneɪtʃərd] ADJ

good-natured person

d'indole buona, bonario

good-natured animal

con un buon carattere

good-natured discussion, meeting, banter, remark

amichevole

good-natured criticism

innocente

I.good afternoon [Brit, Am ɡʊd ˈˌæftərˈnun] N

good afternoon (greeting)

buongiorno m

good afternoon (greeting)

buon pomeriggio m

good afternoon (farewell)

arrivederci m

II.good afternoon [Brit, Am ɡʊd ˈˌæftərˈnun] INTERJ

good afternoon (in greeting)

buongiorno

good afternoon (in greeting)

buon pomeriggio

good afternoon (in farewell)

arrivederci

feel-good [Brit ˈfiːlɡʊd, Am ˈfilɡʊd] ADJ pej

feel-good rhetoric, imagery

dei buoni sentimenti

feel-good speech, atmosphere

(falsamente) rassicurante

the government is playing on the feel-good factor

il governo sta cercando di attuare una politica dei buoni sentimenti

good-looker [Brit ˌɡʊdˈlʊkə, Am ˈɡʊd ˈˌlʊkər] N inf

good-looker

bell'uomo m

good-looker

bella donna f

no-good [Brit ˌnəʊˈɡʊd, Am ˈˌnoʊ ˈɡʊd] ADJ Am inf

no-good

buono a nulla, incapace

good-naturedly [Brit ˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃədli, Am ˈɡʊd ˈˌneɪtʃərdli] ADV

good-naturedly

bonariamente

good-hearted [Brit, Am ˈˌɡʊd ˈˌhɑrdəd] ADJ

good-hearted

di buon cuore, generoso

good in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for good in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

1. good (of high quality):

good

buono, -a

good ears

udito buono

good thinking!

buona idea!

to be a good catch

essere un buon partito

to do a good job

fare un buon lavoro

to have the good sense to do sth

avere il buon senso di fare qc

to be in good shape

essere in (ottima) forma

to be/to be not good enough

andare/non andare bene

2. good (skilled):

good

bravo, -a

to be good at [or in] sth/doing sth

essere bravo in [o a] qc/a fare qc

to be good with one's hands

essere bravo nei lavori manuali

3. good (pleasant):

good

bello, -a

to have a good evening

passare una bella serata

to have a good time

divertirsi

it's so good to see you!

che piacere rivederti!

she's good company

è molto simpatica

4. good (appealing to senses):

to feel good

sentirsi bene

to look good

stare bene

to smell good

avere un buon odore

5. good (favorable, beneficial):

good

buono, -a

good luck (in sth)

buona fortuna (per qc)

a good omen

un buon auspicio

the good life

la bella vita

it's a good thing that …

meno male che…

to be/sound too good to be true

essere/sembrare troppo bello per essere vero

a good habit

una buona abitudine

to be good for sb/sth

far bene a qu/qc

to be good for business

essere buono per gli affari

6. good (appropriate):

good

giusto, -a

to be in a good position to do sth

essere nella posizione giusta per fare qc

a good time to do sth

il momento buono per fare qc

7. good (moral):

the Good Book

la Bibbia

a good name/reputation

un buon nome/una buona reputazione

good deeds/work

opere buone

to be as good as one's word

mantenere la parola (data)

8. good (well-behaved):

good

buono, -a

good manners

buone maniere

to be on good behavior

comportarsi bene

9. good (thorough):

good

bello, -a

a good beating

una (bella) batosta

have a good cry and you'll feel better

fatti un bel pianto e starai meglio

10. good:

good (valid)

valido, -a

good (not forged)

autentico, -a

good (useable)

buono, -a

to make sth good (pay for)

compensare per qc

to make sth good (do successfully)

portare a termine qc

to be good for nothing

non servire a niente

11. good (substantial):

good

buono, -a

a good chance

buone probabilità

a good few/many

un bel po'

a good 10%

un buon 10%

12. good (almost, virtually):

it's as good as done

è praticamente finito

to be as good as new

essere come nuovo

13. good (said to emphasize):

to be good and ready

essere pronto

14. good (said to express affection):

the good old days

i bei tempi (andati)

Phrases:

to give as good as one gets

sapersi difendere

II.good [gʊd] N

1. good (moral force, not evil):

good

bene m

to be no good

non servire a nulla

to be up to no good

star tramando qc

2. good (profit, benefit):

good

bene m

this will do you good

questo ti farà bene

for your own good

per il tuo bene

to do good

fare del bene

to do more harm than good

fare più male che bene

3. good pl (moral people):

the good

i buoni

Phrases:

for good

definitivamente

III.good [gʊd] ADV inf (well)

good

bene

IV.good [gʊd] INTERJ

1. good (to express approval):

good

bene

2. good (to express surprise, shock):

good God!

santo Dio!

3. good (said as greeting):

good afternoon, good evening

buonasera

good morning

buongiorno

good night

buonanotte

good-sized <better-sized, best-sized> [ˌgʊd·ˈsaɪzd] ADJ

good-sized

spazioso, -a

good-looking <better-looking, best-looking> [ˌgʊd·ˈlʊ·kɪŋ] ADJ

good-looking

bello, -a

good-humored [ˌgʊd·ˈhju:·mɚd] ADJ

good-humored

cordiale

good-natured <better-natured, best-natured> ADJ

1. good-natured (pleasant):

good-natured

amichevole

2. good-natured (inherently good):

good-natured

bonario, -a

feel-good [ˈfi:l·gʊd] ADJ

feel-good

che fa sentire bene

feel-good factor

sensazione f di benessere

good-tempered <better-tempered, best-tempered> [ˌgʊd·ˈtem·pɚd] ADJ irreg

good-tempered

bonario, -a

good looks N

good looks

bellezza f

I.good-for-nothing [ˈgʊd·fɚ·ˌnʌ·θɪŋ] N

good-for-nothing

buono(-a) a nulla m (f)

II.good-for-nothing [ˈgʊd·fɚ·ˌnʌ·θɪŋ] ADJ

good-for-nothing

buono, -a a nulla

good communicator ADJ

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good communicator

buon comunicatore

good Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I had a good screw last night

mi sono fatto una bella scopata ieri notte

to be in/get into sb's good graces

entrare nelle buone grazie di qu

to have the (good) grace to do sth

avere la cortesia di fare qc

to be on good/bad terms with sb

essere in buoni/cattivi rapporti con qn

to put in a good word for sb

mettere una buona parola per qu

to stand sb in good stead (for sth)

tornare utile a qu (per qc)

good afternoon, good evening

buonasera

enough is as good as a feast

il troppo stroppia prov

I'm telling you for your own good

lo dico per il tuo bene

to give as good as one gets

fare a botta e risposta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's a demanding, all-day trek that requires good hiking shoes, plenty of bottled drinks and warm clothes at the peak.

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He claims that there is no good or evil, but rather only good or bad art.

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We have good relations with our customers -- but you can still get hammered by a new purchasing manager.

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The loin is slender yet powerful and there is good tuck-up, with the points of the hipbones slightly prominent.

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The concept becomes a variable capacity of good governance and can no longer be accepted as an absolute right.

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He must be a good professional instructor and know the fundamentals and mechanics of the golf swing. 2.

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The kick was good, and made the score 3114 ECU.

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Another must is a good eye for detail to spot blemished bodywork or crash damage, and preferably some mechanical know-how, or a friend with some.

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This batch of tunes could be used in much the same way, and includes some characters who would probably benefit mightily, if temporarily, from a good antifogmatic.

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There is a belief that these sheep brings good luck.

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