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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.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV 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
quassù
up there
lassù
up on the wardrobe, the hill
in cima all'armadio, alla collina
up on the top shelf
sullo scaffale più in alto
up in the tree
in cima all'albero
up in the clouds
tra le nuvole
up at the top of the house
su in cima alla casa
up on top of the mountain
sulla cima della montagna
up in London
(su) a Londra
up to or in Scotland
(su) in Scozia
up to Aberdeen
(su) ad Aberdeen
up North
(su) a Nord
four floors up from here
quattro piani più su
I live two floors up
abito due piani di sopra
he lives ten floors up from her
abita dieci piani sopra di lei
on the second shelf up
sul secondo scaffale dal basso
I'm on my way up
sto salendo
I'll be right up
salgo subito
he's on his way up to see you, to the fifth floor
sta salendo su da te, al quinto piano
it needs to be a bit further up picture:
dovrebbe stare un po' più su
all the way up
fino in cima

9. up:

up to
fino a
up to here
fino a qui
up to there
fino là
I was up to my knees in water
l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia
up to 20 people, 50 dollars
fino a 20 persone, 50 dollari
up to 500 people arrive every day
ogni giorno arrivano fino a 500 persone
reductions of up to 50%
sconti fino al 50%
tax on profits of up to £150, 000
tasse sui guadagni fino a 150.000 sterline
to work for up to 12 hours a day
lavorare fino a 12 ore al giorno
a hotel for up to 500 people
un albergo che può ospitare fino a 500 persone
up to 1964
fino al 1964
up to 10.30 pm
fino alle 10.30 di sera
up to now
fino ad adesso
up to chapter two
fino al capitolo due
I'm not up to it (not capable)
non sono in grado di farlo
I'm not up to it (not well enough)
non me la sento di farlo
I'm not up to going to London, going back to work
non me la sento di andare a Londra, di tornare al lavoro
I'm not up to writing a book
non mi sento all'altezza di scrivere un libro
the play wasn't up to much
lo spettacolo non è stato un granché
that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard
quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello
it's up to you, him to do (expressing responsibility)
spetta a te, a lui fare or sta a te, a lui fare
“shall I leave?” - “it's up to you!”
“devo andare via?” - “vedi un po' tu!”
if it were up to me, him
se dipendesse da me, da lui
what is he up to?
cosa sta facendo?
what are those children up to?
cosa stanno combinando quei bambini?
they're up to something
stanno combinando qualcosa

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

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VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

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we'll [Brit wiːl, wɪl, Am wil] contr.

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

See also well up

also botch-up">
also flub-up">

II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

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Translations for well up in the English»Italian Dictionary

Translations for well up 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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we'll = we will, will

See also will2, will1

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I.will1 <would, would> [wɪl] VB aux

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II.will1 <would, would> [wɪl] VB intr form

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IV.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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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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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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However, retail prices for lamb were still well up on previous years.
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They extend well up the stems.
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A win in this match would have definitely advanced us well up and would have brought up the confidence in our players...
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The first part of this particular film is well up to standard.
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The windmill pumped water from the well up into the tank at the top of the tankhouse, from where it flowed down under gravity pressure to the house and garden.
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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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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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Local fishermen have suggested that the kaluga can grow well up to 20 ft in length and can weigh around 1,500 kg.
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