| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| well | adv | (satisfactorily) | bene avv |
| Things are going well lately; we have no unmet needs. |
| Le cose stanno andando bene ultimamente; non abbiamo bisogni insoddisfatti. |
| well | adv | (in a proper way) | bene avv |
| The job has been done well. |
| Il lavoro è stato fatto bene. |
| well | adv | (healthy) | bene avv |
| Yesterday, I didn't feel too good, but today I feel well. |
| Ieri non mi sentivo un granché, ma oggi mi sento bene. |
| well | adv | (person: with intimacy) | bene avv |
| I know him well. |
| Lo conosco bene. |
| well | adj | (in health) | bene avv |
| I was sick yesterday, but I am well today. |
| Ieri stavo male ma oggi sto bene. |
| well | interj | (indignation, surprise) | bene inter |
| | | bè, beh inter |
| Well! Look what I have discovered! |
| Bene! Guarda cosa ho scoperto! |
| well | n | (oil) | pozzo petrolifero, pozzo di petrolio nm |
| They have thousands of wells in Saudi Arabia. |
| Ci sono migliaia di pozzi petroliferi in Arabia Saudita. |
| well | n | (water) | pozzo nm |
| This house gets its water from a well. |
| Questa casa prende l'acqua da un pozzo. |
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| Additional Translations |
| well | adj | (smart, prudent) | bene nm |
| It's just as well that you left the company. |
| È un bene che tu abbia lasciato la compagnia. |
| well | adj | (pleasing) | bene avv |
| You look very well in that pink dress. |
| Stai molto bene con quel vestito rosa. |
| well | adj | (good) | bene avv |
| All is well in our town today. |
| Va tutto bene oggi nella nostra città. |
| well | adj | (like or of a well) | pozzo nm |
| The well water tasted strange. |
| L'acqua del pozzo aveva un sapore strano. |
| well | adv | (happily) | bene avv |
| He took the news well, as it was better than he had expected. |
| Ha preso bene la notizia, poiché era migliore di quanto si aspettasse. |
| well | adv | (reasonably) | bene avv |
| The meeting went well, with no major difficulties. |
| La riunione è andata bene, con nessuna grande difficoltà. |
| well | adv | (adequately) | bene avv |
| We are well supplied with food. |
| Siamo bene riforniti di cibo. |
| well | adv | (clearly) | bene avv |
| The professor explained the material well, and we all understood the theory. |
| Il professore ha spiegato bene il materiale e abbiamo tutti capito la teoria. |
| well | adv | (to a great extent) | bene avv |
| I understood him well, but still had a few questions. |
| L'ho capito bene ma avevo comunque qualche domanda. |
| well | adv | (carefully) | bene avv |
| The instructions tell us to mix the ingredients well before adding eggs. |
| Le istruzioni dicono di mescolare bene gli ingredienti prima di aggiungere le uova. |
| well | adv | (without doubt) | bene avv |
| | | assolutamente avv |
| Nota: Spesso, davanti agli aggettivi, si usa la forma abbreviata di bene: ben |
| We are well convinced of the truth of her statements. |
| Siamo ben convinti della verità delle sue affermazioni. |
| well | adv | (certainly) | bene avv |
| | | molto avv |
| Undoubtedly, he was well pleased to see her. |
| Certo, era ben contento di vederla. |
| well | adv | (with good humour) | bene avv |
| He took the news well, and smiled. |
| Ha preso bene la notizia e ha sorriso. |
| well | adv | (very) | bene avv |
| He is well aware of his responsibilities. |
| È ben consapevole delle sue responsabilità. |
| well | adv | (correct, the right thing) | bene avv |
| You did well by telling the doctor the truth. |
| Hai fatto bene a dire al dottore la verità. |
| well | adv | (good) | bene avv |
| The summer has started well. |
| L'estate è cominciata bene. |
| well | adv | (good financially) | bene avv |
| We did well with that investment. |
| Abbiamo fatto bene con quell'investimento. |
| well | n | (bored or drilled hole) | pozzo nm |
| They dug a wishing well in the garden. |
| Hanno scavato un pozzo dei desideri in giardino. |
| well | n | (architecture: stairs, elevator) | tromba delle scale nf |
| They built the well in the centre of the building, and it has both stairs and a lift. |
| Hanno costruito una tromba delle scale al centro dell'edificio, e ci sono sia le scale che un ascensore. |
| well | n | (container for liquid) | calamaio nm |
| The ink was kept in a well. |
| L'inchiostro si teneva in un calamaio. |
| well | vi | (emit tears) di lacrime | sgorgare⇒ vtr |
| She welled up when she thought about her father. |
| Quando pensava al padre le sgorgavano le lacrime. |
| well | vtr | (gush up) di acqua | sgorgare⇒ vtr |
| The toilet welled up and overflowed. |
| Dal bagno sgorgava acqua ed è straripato. |
| Segnala un errore |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| a job well done | n | (task that is performed well) | un lavoro ben fatto |
| | | un lavoro a regola d'arte |
| act well | vi | (behave, conduct oneself well) | comportarsi bene |
| act well | vi | (play an acting role well) | recitare bene |
| Little Johnny acted so well in the school play, I'm sure he'll grow up to win an Oscar. |
| air well | | | pozzo d'aerazione |
| all is well that ends well | expr | (stated when a difficult matter is resolved happily or successfully) | tutto è bene quel che finisce bene |
| all's well | | | tutto va bene |
| artesian well | n | (well that draws water by hydrostatic pressure) | pozzo artesiano nm |
| This artesian well has been flowing for over one hundred years. |
| as well | adv | (also, in addition) | inoltre avv |
| as well as | prep | (in addition to) | in aggiunta a |
| augur well | vi | (be a good omen) | presagire bene |
| | | fare ben sperare |
| Your tardiness does not auger well for your scholastic future. |
| be well adjusted | v | figurative (be emotionally stable) | equilibrato, psicologicamente sano vi |
| be well deserved | v | (be highly merited or earned) | ben meritato vi |
| be well developed | v | (be elaborate or highly thought out) | essere elaborato vi |
| be well developed | v | (be physically mature) crescita | essere ben sviluppato vi |
| be well into sth | v | (have made good progress with sth) | essere a buon punto vi |
| be well into sth | v | slang (like, be enthusiastic about) | essere entusiasta di vi |
| be well off | v | (be wealthy) | essere ricco vi |
| | | avere molti soldi vtr |
| be well paid | v | (receive a good salary or wage) | essere pagato bene vi |
| | informale | prendere bene |
| be well suited | v | (be compatible with one another) | essere adatto a vi |
| be well worn | vi | (be scuffed or torn from frequent use) | essere usurato vi |
| be well-informed | | | essere ben informato |
| do well | vi | (be successful) | fare strada |
| As executive director of the foundation he's done well by doing good. |
| do well for yourself | vi | (be successful) | avere successo |
| | | sfondare⇒ vtr |
| You're a doctor driving a Bentley; you've done well for yourself. |
| do well to | v | (be wise to: do sth) | fare bene a |
| You would do well to heed her advice. |
| Faresti bene a non aprire bocca. |
| doing well | adj | (thriving, flourishing) | andare bene, fare bene vi |
| He is doing well in his new job. |
| Sta andando bene col suo nuovo lavoro. |
| doing well | adj | (making a good recovery) | riprendersi⇒, guarire⇒ vi |
| A month after her car accident, Mary is doing well. |
| Un mese dopo l'incidente Maria si sta riprendendo. |
| drain well | | | vuotare bene |
| draw-well | | | pozzo nm |
| eat well | | | mangiare bene vi |
| eating well | n | (consuming healthy food) | mangiare sano vi |
| eating well | n | (consuming plenty of food) | mangiare bene vi |
| fairly well | | | piuttosto bene |
| gas well | | | pozzo di gas |
| get on well | vi | (have a good relationship) | andare d'accordo vi |
| It's important that you get on well with your supervisor. |
| È importante andare d'accordo col proprio superiore. |
| get on well with | vtr | informal (have a good relationship with) | andare d'accordo con vi |
| get on well with sb | v | (have good relationship with sb) | andare d'accordo con vi |
| get well | vi | (recover from illness or injury) | guarire⇒ vi |
| I'm sorry you're ill; get well soon. |
| | | rimettersi v rif |
| Mi dispiace che tu stia male, rimettiti presto. |
| get well soon | interj | (expressing wish for recovery) | rimettiti presto inter |
| I heard you came down with the flu. Get well soon! |
| go down well | vi | (be well received, popular) | ricevere una buona accoglienza vtr |
| | | essere gradito vi |
| go well | | | andare bene |
| holy well | | | fonte o sorgente dalle proprietà curative |
| hot well | | | sorgente termale |
| I'm well | | | io sto bene |
| just as well | adj | informal (fortunate) | meglio così |
| keep well | vi | (stay fit and healthy) | restare in forma |
| know damn well | vtr | slang, potentially offensive (be very much aware) | sapere fin troppo bene |
| know full well | vtr | (be very much aware) | sapere fin troppo bene |
| know sb well | | | conoscere bene qualcuno vtr |
| know well | | | sapere bene |
| live well | vi | (be comfortably well off) | vivere bene, passarsela bene vi |
| We're not rich, but we live well. |
| Non siamo ricchi, ma ce la passiamo bene. |
| may well | vtr | (might very possibly) | potrebbe bene vi |
| mean well | vi | (have good intentions) | avere buone intenzioni vtr |
| might as well | vtr | (have no reason not to) | tanto vale vi |
| not well founded | adj | (not based on fact) | infondato agg |
| not well-founded | | | non ben fondato |
| note well | interj | (nota bene, please note) | prendere nota di, stare attento a, fare attenzione a vi |
| Please note well the deadlines for submitting your work. |
| Prendete nota della data di consegna dei vostri lavori. |
| oh well | interj | (expressing resignation) rassegnazione | vabbé, va ben inter |
| oil well | n | (petroleum mine) | pozzo petrolifero nm |
| Their oil well turned out to be a gusher, producing over 1,200 barrels a day. |
| pretty well | adv | informal (quite successfully) | molto bene, piuttosto bene avv |
| I think that went pretty well. |
| We worked pretty well together. |
| pretty well | adv | informal (almost completely) | praticamente avv |
| He pretty well won the game single-handedly. |
| reasonably well | | | abbastanza bene avv |
| she/he/it goes well | | letteralmente | va bene v |
| sleep well | vi | (have a restful sleep) | dormire bene vi |
| I felt really good in my new house, so I slept well that night. |
| The babies sleep well when it's raining. |
| speak well of | | | parlare bene di |
| that get along well | | | affiatato adj |
| that's all very well, but | | | fin qui tutto bene, ma |
| that's all well and good, but | | | va tutto benissimo, ma |
| the well to do | | | i ricchi, gli agiati |
| think well of | | | pensare bene di |
| turn out well | | | prepararsi bene |
| very well | | superlativo | benissimo avv |
| very well | | | molto bene |
| very well | | | benone excl |
| water well | n | (hole dug to obtain water) | pozzo, pozzo di acqua potabile nm |
| In molti villaggi africani c'è solo un pozzo comune per l'approvvigionamento di acqua. |
| wear well | | | durare |
| well absorbed | | | ben assorbito |
| well along | | | ben avanti |
| well and good | | | tanto meglio |
| well away from | prep | (a good distance from, clear of) | ben lontano da prep |
| After the argument, they decided to stay well away from each other. |
| Any nuclear energy plant should be located well away from an urban center. |
| Dopo la discussione, loro hanno deciso di mantenersi ben lontano uno dall'altro. |
| well balanced, well-balanced | adj | (in good proportion) | bilanciato agg |
| In order to stay healthy, it is important to eat a well-balanced diet. |
| Per stare in salute è importante una dieta bilanciata. |
| well behaved, well-behaved | adj | (child: good, not naughty) | educato, ben educato agg |
| Your dog is so well behaved, it never barks. |
| well built, well-built | adj | (structure: solid, stable) | robusto, solido, ben costruito agg |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| From a distance she could see the workers were handsome and well built. |
| well built, well-built | adj | (person: heavy, large) di corporatura | robusto agg |
| well casing | | | tubo nm |
| well done | interj | (congratulations) | congratulazioni, ottimo lavoro inter |
| You got an A on the test? Well done! |
| Questo compito è perfetto! Ottimo lavoro! |
| well done! | interj | (congratulations!) | complimenti!, ben fatto! inter |
| You've worked hard, and so you deserve this prize. Well done! |
| Hai lavorato sodo e quindi ti meriti questo premio. Complimenti! |
| well driller | | | macchina perforatrice di pozzi |
| well drilling | | | trivellazione, perforazione nf |
| well enough | | | abbastanza bene |
| well I never! | | | davvero? |
| well in | | | benestante |
| well in hand | | | sotto controllo |
| well known, well-known | adj | (commonly accepted) | noto, ben noto agg |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| It is a well-known fact that summers can be hot. |
| well known, well-known | adj | (famous) | noto, famoso agg |
| Most actresses and actors are well known all around the world. |
| well made, well-made | adj | (sturdy, built to last) | ben costruito, solido agg |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| This chair is solid! It's well made. |
| well met | | | ben trovato |
| well off, well-off | adj | (wealthy) | benestante, ricco |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| They must be well-off if they can afford to buy that expensive house! |
| Devono essere benestanti se si possono permettere di acquistare quella casa costosa! |
| well out of | | | approfittare di |
| well over | | (a lot more or higher than) | molto più di prep |
| You've made well over the average score on the test. |
| The boy was only 15, but he was already well over 2m tall. |
| Segnala un errore |
| 100 successive |