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etterleve in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for etterleve in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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go-getter [Am ˈɡoʊ ˈˌɡɛdər, Brit] N inf

jet-setter [Am ˈdʒɛtˌsɛdər, Brit ˈdʒɛtˌsɛtə] N

red-letter [ˈredˌletər, ˌredˈletə(r)] ADJ attr

better-off <pred better off> [Am ˌbɛdərˈɔf, ˌbɛdərˈɑf, Brit ˌbɛtərˈɒf] ADJ

I.better [Am ˈbɛdər, Brit ˈbɛtə] ADJ

1.1. better quality/doctor/method/price:

better
mejor
his tennis is better now
ahora juega mejor al tenis
he's better at playing the guitar than at singing
toca la guitarra mejor de lo que canta
fruit's much better for you than candy
la fruta es mucho más sana que los caramelos
I've got an even better idea
tengo una idea aún mejor
things couldn't be better
todo va de maravilla
I'll just take these shoes off … ah, that's better
me voy a quitar los zapatos … ¡uf … qué alivio!
what do you think of the wine? — I've tasted better
¿qué te parece el vino? — los he probado mejores
to get better
mejorar
her playing gets better and better
cada vez toca mejor
the bigger/quicker the better
cuanto más grande/rápido mejor
the less said about it the better
cuanto menos se hable del tema mejor
the garden looks all the better for the rain
la lluvia le ha venido bien al jardín
if they can both come, so much the better
si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor
I feel none the better for knowing that she has failed as well
no es ningún consuelo saber que ella tampoco lo ha logrado
she's little better than a thief
es poco menos que una ladrona
she's no better than a thief
es una ladrona, ni más ni menos
have you got nothing better to do than … ?
¿no tienes nada mejor que hacer que … ?
he's moved on to better things since then
desde entonces se ha superado mucho
to be better than one's word
cumplir con creces lo prometido
to go one better I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit
yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés
not content with that, she decided to go one better
no satisfecha con eso, decidió ir aún más lejos
he always has to go one better than everyone else
siempre tiene que ser más que nadie

II.better [Am ˈbɛdər, Brit ˈbɛtə] ADV

III.better [Am ˈbɛdər, Brit ˈbɛtə] N

IV.better [Am ˈbɛdər, Brit ˈbɛtə] VB trans

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

1. well (to high standard, satisfactorily):

well sing/write/work
bien
I can't swim as well as he can
no sé nadar tan bien como él
he's managing as well as can be expected
se las arregla bien dentro de lo que cabe
I explained it as well as I could
lo expliqué lo mejor que pude
well said!
¡bien dicho!
to do well , you did very well
lo hiciste muy bien
he's doing very well
le van muy bien las cosas
she did well in history
le fue muy bien en historia
I think I did quite well to get 30%
creo que no estuve nada mal sacándome el 30%
mother and baby are both doing well
madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien
he's done well for himself
se ha sabido forjar una posición
well done!
¡así se hace!
well done!
¡muy bien!
to go well performance/operation:
salir bien
to live well
vivir bien

2. well (thoroughly):

well wash/dry/know
bien
I can well understand your concern
entiendo perfectamente su preocupación
it was well worth the effort
realmente valió la pena
I'm only too well aware of the danger
me doy perfecta cuenta del peligro
I'm only too well aware of the danger
tengo plena conciencia del peligro
he knows only too well that …
bien sabe or sabe de sobra que …
well and truly inf our team was well and truly beaten
nuestro equipo recibió una soberana paliza inf
I'm well and truly fed up
estoy requeteharto inf
he was well and truly drunk
estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho
to be well away inf the thieves will be well away by now
los ladrones ya deben estar lejos
two beers and he's well away Brit
con dos cervezas le alcanza para ponerse alegre

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

III.well1 [Am wɛl, Brit wɛl] INTERJ

I.letter [Am ˈlɛdər, Brit ˈlɛtə] N

II.letter [Am ˈlɛdər, Brit ˈlɛtə] VB trans

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setter [Am ˈsɛdər, Brit ˈsɛtə] N

utterly [Am ˈədərli, Brit ˈʌtəli] ADV as intensifier

etterleve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for etterleve in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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red-letter day [ˌredˈletəˌdeɪ, Am -ˈlet̬ɚ-] N

I.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] ADJ

II.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] ADV

III.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] N no pl

IV.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] VB trans

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See also well2, well1, good

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

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

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

III.well1 [wel] better, best better, best INTERJ (exclamation)

I.good [gʊd] better, best ADJ

II.good [gʊd] better, best N no pl

III.good [gʊd] better, best ADV

IV.good [gʊd] better, best INTERJ

lettering [ˈletərɪŋ] N no pl

setter [ˈsetəʳ, Am ˈset̬ɚ] N (dog)

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