WELL - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

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I. well¹ <compar. better, superl. best> [βρετ wɛl, αμερικ wɛl] ΕΠΊΘ

1. well (in good health):

to feel well

sentirsi bene

are you well?

stai bene?

I'm very well, thank you

sto molto bene, grazie

she's not well enough to travel

non sta ancora abbastanza bene per viaggiare

he's not a well man

ha dei problemi di salute

people who are well don't need doctors

chi sta bene non ha bisogno di dottori

she doesn't look at all well

non sembra proprio in forma

to get well

stare meglio

get well soon!

guarisci presto!

“how is he?” - “as well as can be expected”

“come sta?” - “non peggio del previsto”

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

3. well (advisable, prudent):

it would be just as well to check

sarebbe meglio controllare

it would be as well for you not to get involved

faresti meglio a non immischiarti

it might be as well to telephone first

prima sarebbe opportuno telefonare

4. well (fortunate):

it was just as well for him that the shops were still open

gli è andata bene che i negozi erano ancora aperti

it's just as well you're not hungry, because I didn't buy any food

meno male che non hai fame, perché non ho comprato niente da mangiare

the flight was delayed, which was just as well

per fortuna il volo era in ritardo

II. well¹ <compar. better, superl. best> [βρετ wɛl, αμερικ wɛl] ΕΠΊΡΡ

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

4. well (approvingly):

to speak, think well of sb

parlare, pensare bene di qn

5. well:

to wish sb well

augurare ogni bene a qn

I wish you well of it! ειρων

tanti auguri!

6. well:

as well (also)

anche

as well as (in addition to)

così come

is Tom coming as well?

viene anche Tom?

you know as well as I do why he left

sai bene quanto me perché se ne è andato

he is studying Italian as well as French

studia italiano e anche francese

I worked on Saturday as well as on Sunday

ho lavorato sabato e pure domenica

they have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris

hanno una casa in campagna e anche un appartamento a Parigi

by day as well as by night

di giorno così come di notte

7. well βρετ οικ:

it was well good! or well bad! (in approval)

era una ficata!

III. well¹ [βρετ wɛl, αμερικ wɛl] ΕΠΙΦΏΝ

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

IV. well¹ [βρετ wɛl, αμερικ wɛl]

all's well that ends well παροιμ

tutto bene ciò che finisce bene

to be well in with sb οικ

stare bene con qn

to be well up in sth

conoscere bene qc

to leave well alone βρετ , to leave well enough alone αμερικ (not get involved)

non metterci le mani

I would leave well alone if I were you

se fossi in te mi terrei fuori

you're well out of it! οικ

per fortuna ne sei fuori!

well and truly

completamente

well and truly over, lost

bell'e finito, perso

I. well² [βρετ wɛl, αμερικ wɛl] ΟΥΣ

1. well (sunk in ground):

well

pozzo αρσ

to get one's water from a well

tirare l'acqua dal pozzo

2. well (pool):

well

sorgente θηλ

well

fonte θηλ

3. well ΜΗΧΑΝΟΛ (shaft for stairs, lift):

well

vano αρσ

4. well βρετ ΝΟΜ (in law court):

well

= spazio riservato ai difensori

II. well² [βρετ wɛl, αμερικ wɛl] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

well → well up

well up ΡΉΜΑ [wɛl -]

well up

sgorgare

tears welled up in my eyes

mi vennero le lacrime agli occhi

anger welled up inside me

la rabbia crebbe dentro me

well up ΡΉΜΑ [wɛl -]

well up

sgorgare

tears welled up in my eyes

mi vennero le lacrime agli occhi

anger welled up inside me

la rabbia crebbe dentro me

well-intentioned [βρετ ˌwɛlɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)nd] ΕΠΊΘ

well-intentioned

benintenzionato

well-tempered [ˌwelˈtempəd] ΕΠΊΘ ΜΟΥΣ

well-tempered

ben temperato

well-wisher [βρετ ˈwɛlwɪʃə, αμερικ ˈwɛlˌwɪʃər] ΟΥΣ

well-wisher

sostenitore αρσ / sostenitrice θηλ

well-wisher ΠΟΛΙΤ

simpatizzante αρσ θηλ

“from a well-wisher” (as signature)

“da un suo sostenitore”

well-proportioned [ˌwelprəˈpɔːʃnd] ΕΠΊΘ

well-proportioned

ben proporzionato

well-born [βρετ wɛlˈbɔːn] ΕΠΊΘ

well-born

bennato, di buona famiglia

oil well [βρετ, αμερικ ˈɔɪl ˌwɛl] ΟΥΣ

oil well

pozzo αρσ petrolifero, di petrolio

well-preserved [βρετ ˌwɛlprɪˈzəːvd] ΕΠΊΘ

well-preserved

conservato bene

στο λεξικό PONS

I. well¹ <better, best> [wel] ΕΠΊΘ

well

bene

to feel well

sentirsi bien

to get well

rimettersi

to look well

avere un bell'aspetto

II. well¹ <better, best> [wel] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. well (in a satisfactory manner):

well

bene

well enough

abbastanza bene

well done!

bravo!

to do sth as well as …

fare qc bene quanto …

well put

ben detto

(time/money) well spent

(tempo/denaro) ben speso

2. well (thoroughly, fully, extensively):

well

bene

well enough

abbastanza bene

pretty well

parecchio bene

to know sb pretty well

conocere qu bene

well and truly

completamente

it costs well over…

costa ben più di…

3. well (very, completely):

well

molto

to be well pleased with sth

essere molto soddisfatto di qc

4. well (fairly, reasonably):

he couldn't very well refuse their kind offer

non poteva rifiutare la loro generosa offerta

you may well think it was his fault

si potrebbe anche pensare che sia stata colpa sua

he might well be the best person to ask

potrebbe essere la persona più adatta a cui chiedere

you might (just) as well tell her the truth

tanto varrebbe che tu le dicessi verità

ιδιωτισμοί:

all well and good

molto bene

that's all very well, but …

va benissimo, ma…

as well (also)

anche

as well as

così come

just as well

meglio così

to be in well with sb οικ

trovarsi bene con qu

III. well¹ [wel] ΕΠΙΦΏΝ (exclamation)

well

bene

well, well

¡bene, bene!

very well!

benissimo!

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

well

pozzo αρσ

water well

sorgente θηλ d'acqua

to drill a well

scavare un pozzo

II. well² [wel] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (flow)

well

sgorgare

to well up in sth

affiorare in qc

to well (up) out of sth water

sgorgare da qc

well up ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ a. μτφ (rise)

well up

affiorare

well-appointed [ˌwel·ə·ˈpɔɪn·t̬ɪd] ΕΠΊΘ τυπικ

well-appointed

ben arredato, -a

well-kept [ˌwel·ˈkept] ΕΠΊΘ

well-kept

curato, -a

well-kept secret

ben mantenuto, -a

well-informed [ˌwel·ɪn·ˈfɔ:rmd] ΕΠΊΘ

well-informed

beninformato, -a

to be well-informed about sb/sth

essere beninformato su qu/qc

to be well-informed on a particular topic

conoscere a fondo un tema specifico

well-meaning [ˌwel·ˈmi:·nɪŋ] ΕΠΊΘ

well-meaning

benintenzionato, -a

well-meaning comments

commenti αρσ pl fatti in buona fede

well-timed [ˌwel·ˈtaɪmd] ΕΠΊΘ

well-timed

opportuno, -a

well-known [ˌwel·ˈnoʊn] ΕΠΊΘ

well-known

noto, -a

to be well-known for sth

essere noto per qc

it is well-known that …

è risaputo che…

well-connected [ˌwel·kə·ˈnek·tɪd] ΕΠΊΘ

to be well-connected

avere molti contatti

a well-connected family

una famiglia influente

Present

I	well
you	well
he/she/it	wells
we	well
you	well
they	well

Past

I	welled
you	welled
he/she/it	welled
we	welled
you	welled
they	welled

Present Perfect

I	have	welled
you	have	welled
he/she/it	has	welled
we	have	welled
you	have	welled
they	have	welled

Past Perfect

I	had	welled
you	had	welled
he/she/it	had	welled
we	had	welled
you	had	welled
they	had	welled

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