well in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

2. well (in satisfactory state, condition):

well
bene
all is well
va tutto bene
she began to fear that all was not well
cominciò a temere che ci fossero dei problemi
all is not well in their marriage
ci sono dei problemi nel loro matrimonio
I hope all is well with you
spero che ti vada tutto bene
all being well, I'll be home before six
se tutto va bene, sarò a casa prima delle sei
that's all very well, but
è tutto molto bello, però
it's all very well to go on strike, but
è giusto scioperare, ma
it's all very well for you to laugh, but
tu fai presto a ridere, ma
that's all very well for him, but some of us have to work for a living
buon per lui, ma alcuni di noi devono lavorare per vivere
if you think you can cope on your own, well and good
se pensi di farcela da solo, va benissimo

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

1. well (satisfactorily):

well treat, behave, feed, eat, sleep, perform etc.
bene
to work well person:
lavorare bene
to work well system:
funzionare bene
these scissors cut well
queste forbici tagliano bene
he isn't eating very well
non mangia molto
she can play the piano as well as her sister
suona il piano bene quanto sua sorella
that boy will do well
quel ragazzo farà strada
he hasn't done as well as he might
non ha fatto quanto avrebbe potuto
I did well in the general knowledge questions
sono andato bene nelle domande di cultura generale
to do well at school
andare bene a scuola
mother and baby are both doing well
la madre e il bambino stanno entrambi bene
the operation went well
l'operazione è andata bene
you did well to tell me
hai fatto bene a dirmelo
he would do well to remember that …
farebbe bene a ricordare che …
we'll be doing well if we get there on time
saremo fortunati se arriveremo in tempo
if all goes well
se tutto va bene
all went well until
andò tutto bene finché
well done!
bravo!
well played!
bravo! bel colpo!
he has done very well for himself since he became self-employed
se la cava molto bene da quando lavora in proprio
to do oneself well
trattarsi bene or non farsi mancare nulla
to do well by sb
mostrarsi gentile con qn or comportarsi bene con qn
they're doing quite well out of the mail-order business
la loro vendita per corrispondenza sta andando piuttosto bene
some businessmen did quite well out of the war
alcuni uomini d'affari si sono arricchiti parecchio durante la guerra
she didn't come out of it very well (of situation)
non ne è uscita molto bene
she didn't come out of it very well (of article, programme etc.)
non le ha fatto molto onore
as I know only too well
come ben so
he is well able to look after himself
è perfettamente in grado di badare a se stesso

2. well (used with modal verbs):

you may well be right
potresti anche avere ragione
I might well go there
potrei anche andarci
the concert might very well be cancelled
è probabile che il concerto venga annullato
I can well believe it
credo bene or ci credo
it may well be that …
potrebbe anche darsi che …
I couldn't very well say no
mi è stato impossibile dire di no
you may well ask!
hai un bel chiedere!
we might just as well have stayed at home
avremmo potuto starcene benissimo a casa
we may as well go home
potremmo benissimo andarcene a casa
one might well ask why the police were not informed
verrebbe da chiedersi perché la polizia non ne fosse stata informata
“shall I shut the door?” - “you might as well”
“chiudo la porta?” - “fai pure”
he offered to pay for the damage, as well he might!
si è offerto di pagare i danni, mi sembra il minimo!
she looked shocked, as well she might
sembrava scioccata, e non c'è da stupirsi
we didn't panic, as well we might (have done)
non ci siamo fatti prendere dal panico, anche se ne avremmo avuto motivo

3. well (intensifier):

well
ben
to be well over the speed limit
essere ben al di sopra del limite di velocità
she is well over 30
è ben oltre i 30
she looks well over 30
sembra che abbia or dimostra molto più di 30 anni
there were well over a hundred people
c'erano molto più di cento persone
the house is well over a hundred years old
la casa ha ben più di un secolo
the museum is well worth a visit
vale la pena visitare il museo
it was well worth waiting for
è valsa proprio la pena di aspettare
the weather remained fine well into September
il tempo è rimasto bello fino a settembre inoltrato
she was active well into her eighties
era attiva nonostante i suoi ottant'anni suonati
temperatures are well up in the twenties
le temperature sono ben al di sopra dei venti gradi
profits are well above, below average
i guadagni sono ben al di sopra, al di sotto della media
stand well back from the kerb
state ben lontani dal bordo della strada
the house is situated well back from the road
la casa è ben distante dalla strada
it was well after midnight
era ben dopo la mezzanotte
it went on until well after midnight
è continuato fino ben oltre la mezzanotte
the party went on well into the night
la festa è andata avanti fino a notte inoltrata

III.well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] INTERJ

well (expressing astonishment)
beh
well (expressing indignation, disgust)
insomma
well (expressing disappointment)
bene
well (after pause in conversation, account)
allora
well, who would have thought it!
beh, chi l'avrebbe mai detto!
well, I think so
beh, penso di sì
well, you may have a point, but
certo non hai tutti i torti, però
well, you may be right
beh, forse hai ragione
well, as I was saying
allora, come stavo dicendo
well, that's too bad
è veramente un peccato
well then, what's the problem?
allora, qual è il problema?
they've gone already? oh well!
se ne sono già andati? che peccato!
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it
beh, non posso farci niente
well, well, well, if it isn't my aunt Violet!
guarda, guarda, quella è mia zia Violet!
well, well, well, so you're off to America?
e così parti per l'America?
the weather was good, well, good for March
il tempo era bello, insomma, bello per il mese di marzo
“he said he'd kill himself” - “well, did he?”
“disse che si sarebbe ucciso” - “e l'ha fatto veramente?”
very well then
molto bene
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I.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] N

II.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] VB intr

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well → well up

See also well up

well-intentioned [Brit ˌwɛlɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)nd] ADJ

well-tempered [ˌwelˈtempəd] ADJ MUS

well-wisher [Brit ˈwɛlwɪʃə, Am ˈwɛlˌwɪʃər] N

well-proportioned [ˌwelprəˈpɔːʃnd] ADJ

well-born [Brit wɛlˈbɔːn] ADJ

oil well [Brit, Am ˈɔɪl ˌwɛl] N

well-preserved [Brit ˌwɛlprɪˈzəːvd] ADJ

well in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for well in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

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

III.well1 [wel] INTERJ (exclamation)

I.well2 [wel] N (hole for water etc.)

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well-appointed [ˌwel·ə·ˈpɔɪn·t̬ɪd] ADJ form

well-informed [ˌwel·ɪn·ˈfɔ:rmd] ADJ

well-meaning [ˌwel·ˈmi:·nɪŋ] ADJ

well-connected [ˌwel·kə·ˈnek·tɪd] ADJ

well Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be well-informed on a particular topic
conoscere a fondo un tema specifico
it is (well) worth a visit/listen
merita una visita/di essere ascoltato
to go down well/badly (with sb)
essere accolto bene/male (da qu)
to know full well (that …)
sapere perfettamente (che…)
well, well
¡bene, bene!
to be well primed for an interview
essere ben preparato per un colloquio
to not know when one is well-off
non saper quanto si è fortunati
to play/not play well with sb
essere preso bene/male da qu
I [or you] [or he] etc. might as well …
tanto vale che …
the photo hasn't come out well
la foto è venuta male

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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While there is a winter low season, the business worked reasonably well with stand-in operators last year.
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Well-to-do sections of population were the factory management, skilled armorers and artisans, administrative professionals, officials, clergy and merchants.
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For example, a corporation has the personal right to bring a lawsuit (as well as the capacity to be sued) and, like a natural person, a corporation can be libeled.
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Touch-screen computers house hundreds of digitized publications, allowing for close-up viewing, as well as interactive games, and access to a database of journalists.
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The CAA sponsored exhibitions, conventions, and various publications as well.
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The song was a huge success on the internet as well as on singles charts.
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But the report hasn't marinated well during the past two weeks, attracting increasing criticism from scientists for its dubious conclusiveness and lack of substantiation.
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He writes well and regularly blogs about his life as a cabby.
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Not only a whole new scientific field of investigation, but a community of scientists capable of doing it well has been created.
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The department also suffers from outdated and dis-functional equipment as well a generally apathetic attitude towards proper training.
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