wells 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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well- [Am wɛl, Brit wɛl] PREFIX

well-favored, well-favoured Brit [ˌwɛlˈfeɪvəd] ADJ <pred well favored> dated

well-traveled, well-travelled Brit ADJ <pred well traveled Brit well travelled>

well-meaning <pred well meaning> [Am ˌwɛlˈminɪŋ, Brit wɛlˈmiːnɪŋ] ADJ

well-mannered <pred well mannered> [wɛlˈmanəd] ADJ

well-oiled <pred well oiled> [wɛlˈɔɪld] ADJ

well-liked <pred well liked> [Am ˌwɛlˈlaɪkt, Brit wɛlˈlʌɪkt] ADJ

well-meant <pred well meant> [Am ˌwɛlˈmɛnt, Brit wɛlˈmɛnt] ADJ

wells in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wells 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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well-founded [ˌwelˈfaʊndɪd] ADJ

well-educated [ˌwelˈedʒʊkeɪtɪd, Am -ˈedʒʊkeɪt̬ɪd] ADJ

well-behaved [ˌwelbɪˈheɪvd] ADJ

well-organised [ˌwelˈɔ:gənaɪzd, Am -ˈɔ:r-] ADJ

I.well-heeled [ˌwelˈhi:ld] ADJ inf

II.well-heeled [ˌwelˈhi:ld] N pl

wells Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go down well/badly (with sb)
ser bien/mal recibido (por alguien)
they are well suited (to each other)
hacen (una) buena pareja
to be well-informed on a particular topic
conocer a fondo un tema concreto
to be well in with sb Brit inf, to be in well with sb Am inf
estar a bien con alguien
to be well in with sth Brit inf, to be in well with sth Am inf
estar metido en algo
well, well
¡vaya, vaya!
my boss and I get along well
mi jefe y yo nos llevamos bien
he settled in well in the job
se orientó muy bien en el trabajo
besides being pretty, she's pleasant as well
allende de ser guapa, es agradable
well, well, so you're here too
mira, mira, con que tú también apareces por aquí
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They also produced thousands of litres of clean drinking water and chlorinated local wells supporting approximately 15,000 people.
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Today, remnants of the "honmaru" (central keep), the wells and waterworks survive.
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The wells will fan out from the platform into the reservoir(s) below.
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Mineral property includes oil and gas wells, mines, and other natural deposits (including geothermal deposits).
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The player can build several types of firms including department stores, factories, research and development centers, farms, mines, oil wells and also logging camps.
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It received the name for lack of water to tap into for wells.
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Although geothermal sites are capable of providing heat for many decades, individual wells may cool down or run out of water.
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Most important, the western area has permanent wells to which the predominantly nomadic population returns during the dry seasons.
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From the five wells, fitted with barred concrete lid, you hear water gurgle and splash of an association with the former city well.
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First, the licence holder would typically seal all wells to prevent the oil reservoir from leaking into the surrounding environment.
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