well up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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

See also worth, alone

I.worth [Am wərθ, Brit wəːθ] ADJ pred

1. worth (equal in value to):

to be worth
valer
it's worth a lot more than I paid for it
vale mucho más de lo que pagué por él
it's a nice coat, but it isn't worth the money
el abrigo es bonito, pero no como para pagar ese precio
goods worth £5, 000 were stolen
robaron mercancías por valor de 5.000 libras
she must be worth millions
debe ser millonaria
he was worth $20 million when he died
cuando murió tenía una fortuna de 20 millones de dólares
how much is it worth for me to keep quiet about it?
¿cuánto me dan por no decir nada?
it's more than my job's worth to let you in
estoy arriesgando el puesto si te dejo entrar
she's worth ten of you
vale diez veces más que tú
it's worth nothing to me
para mí no vale nada
they ran for all they were worth
corrieron con todas sus fuerzas or a más no poder
for what it's worth
por si sirve de algo
this is my opinion, for what it's worth
esta es mi opinión, si es que a alguien le interesa

2. worth (worthy of):

the museum is worth a visit
vale or merece la pena visitar el museo
it's worth a try
vale or merece la pena intentarlo
it's well worth the risk
bien vale or merece la pena correr el riesgo
I don't think it's worth waiting for her any longer
creo que no vale la pena esperarla más
it might be worth checking whether they've received it
convendría comprobar si lo han recibido
it's not worth the trouble or the effort
no vale or no merece la pena molestarse
that's worth knowing
es bueno saberlo
don't argue with them, it isn't worth it
no discutas con ellos, no vale or no merece la pena
don't let him upset you, he isn't worth it
no te amargues por él, no vale la pena
it's not worth my while going into town for that
no me vale la pena or me compensa ir al centro para eso
it could be worth your while to make a friend of him
te convendría hacerte amigo suyo
you keep an eye on him, and I'll make it worth your while
tú vigílalo, que yo ya te compensaré
it doesn't make the trip worth his while
no le vale la pena or no le compensa hacer el viaje
if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well
si se hace un trabajo, hay que hacerlo bien

II.worth [Am wərθ, Brit wəːθ] N U

I.alone [Am əˈloʊn, Brit əˈləʊn] ADJ

II.alone [Am əˈloʊn, Brit əˈləʊn] ADV

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we'll [Am wil, Brit wiːl, wɪl]

we'll → we will, we shall

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bit … left a bit
un poco más arriba … un poco a la izquierda
to go up and up
subir más y más
we went all the way up to the top
subimos hasta la cima
it looks a long way up
parece una subida larga
is there an easier way up?
¿hay algún modo más fácil de subir?
we saw them on the way up
los vimos cuando subíamos
the climb/distance/path up to the hilltop
el ascenso/la distancia/el camino hasta la cima de la colina
I'll give you a lift up
te llevo hasta arriba
from the waist/neck up
desde la cintura/el cuello para arriba
face up
boca arriba
put it right side up
ponlo con el derecho para arriba
up United! Brit
¡arriba el United!

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

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V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

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See also come up to

come up to VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

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well up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for well up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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IV.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB intr inf

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V.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB trans

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we'll = we will, will

See also will2, will1

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I.will1 [wɪl] VB aux would, would

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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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This works well up to some accuracy and some range for the input values, but some interesting phenomena such as chaos and singularities are hidden by linearization.
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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 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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Wide, well-muscled loin, wide croup, ribs well sprung, deep and reaching well up to the loin.
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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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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 village lies on the gault clay, where springs well up just south of a gentle gravelly ridge.
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She is unlucky, she was jumping quite well up to then.
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Both of their dates go well up to the point that they have to say goodnight.
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