wishing well in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for wishing well in the English»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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I.wish [Am wɪʃ, Brit wɪʃ] N

1. wish (desire):

wish
deseo m
to make a wish
pedir un deseo
her fairy godmother granted her wish
su hada madrina le concedió el deseo
her wish came true
su deseo se hizo realidad
her wish came true
se le cumplió el deseo
he expressed a wish to be alone
expresó su voluntad or deseo de estar solo
his last or dying wish
su última voluntad
to go along with sb's wishes
hacer la voluntad de alguien
to go against sb's wishes
ir en contra de la voluntad de alguien
they got married against my wishes
se casaron en contra de mi voluntad
your wish is my command
tus deseos son órdenes
wish to + infin I've no wish to upset you, but …
no quisiera disgustarte, pero …
I've no great wish to see the play
no tengo muchas ganas de ver la obra
if wishes were horses(, then beggars would ride)
si con desear bastara …

II.wish [Am wɪʃ, Brit wɪʃ] VB trans

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1. wish (desire fervently):

wish
desear
to wish sth on sb
desearle algo a alguien
I wouldn't wish that on anybody
no se lo deseo a nadie
I wouldn't wish it on or upon my worst enemy
no se lo desearía ni a mi peor enemigo
to wish (that) I wish I hadn't come
¡ojalá no hubiera venido!
I wish I were rich/a bit taller
¡ojalá fuera rico/un poco más alto!
she wished she hadn't told him
lamentó habérselo dicho
I wish you wouldn't say things like that
me disgusta mucho que digas esas cosas
I wish he would go away
¿por qué no se irá?
I do wish you'd told me before!
¡me lo podrías haber dicho antes!
I wish you didn't have to go
es una lástima que tengas que irte
I wish you didn't have to go
ojalá pudieras quedarte
John wishes you'd go and visit him
John quisiera que fueras a verlo

III.wish [Am wɪʃ, Brit wɪʃ] VB intr

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we'll [Am wil, Brit wiːl, wɪl]

we'll → we will, we shall

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Translations for wishing well in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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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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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Wishing well to recover each minute of their lives and their love re-emerge among them as the first time.
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Just like an old-time movie, about a ghost from a wishing well.
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He will make a wishing well for the children.
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It therefore has similar functionality to a traditional wishing well without the size and water.
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He drops the love potion into the wishing well, which causes massive amounts of purple smoke to spew out of the well and spread around them.
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A gazebo and a wishing well on the property are modern, non-contributing structures.
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The park also has a wishing well, where children can make a wish and toss coins in.
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Josh climbs into an old wishing well and retrieves some blackened coins.
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Practice includes reciting specific words and phrases in order to evoke a boundless warm-hearted feeling, or visualizing suffering and wishing well for those beings.
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The large facility is best known for its main room, the conservatory with cascading glass ceilings, and its adjacent greenhouse which features a wishing well.
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