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good1 /gʊd/ adjetivo Note:
The usual translation of good, bueno, becomes buen when it precedes a masculine singular noun. (comp better; superl best)
The usual translation of good, bueno, becomes buen when it precedes a masculine singular noun. (comp better; superl best)
- ‹food/quality/book/work/reputation› bueno;
it smells ~ huele bien;
her French is very ~ habla muy bien (el) francés;
is this a ~ time to phone? ¿es buena hora para llamar?;
it's ~ to be back home ¡qué alegría estar otra vez en casa!;
I had a ~ night's sleep dormí bien
- (advantageous, useful) ‹deal/offer/advice› bueno;
burn it;
that's all it's ~ for quémalo, no sirve para otra cosa;
~ idea!, ~ thinking! ¡buena idea!
- (healthy) ‹diet/habit/exercise› bueno;
I'm not feeling too ~ (colloq) no me siento bien;
spinach is ~ for you las espinacas son buenas para la salud
- (attractive): it looks ~ tiene buen aspecto;
that dress looks really ~ on her ese vestido le queda or le sienta muy bien
- (in interj phrases): ~! now to the next question bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta;
~ for you! ¡bien hecho!
- (for emphasis) (colloq): I'll do it when I'm ~ and ready lo haré cuando me parezca;
the water's ~ and hot el agua está bien caliente
- as good as: it's as ~ as new está como nuevo;
he as ~ as admitted it prácticamente lo admitió
- (in interj phrases): ~! now to the next question bien, pasemos ahora a la siguiente pregunta;
- (skilled, competent) bueno;
he's no ~ in emergencies en situaciones de emergencia no sabe qué hacer;
to be ~ at languages tener(conj.⇒) facilidad para los idiomas;
he is ~ with children tiene buena mano con los niños;
she is ~ with her hands es muy habilidosa
- (well-behaved, virtuous) bueno;
~ boy! ¡muy bien!
- (kind) bueno;
she was very ~ to me fue muy amable conmigo
- (valid) ‹argument/excuse› bueno;
this ticket is ~ for another week este billete vale para una semana más;
it's simply not ~ enough! ¡esto no puede ser!
- (substantial, considerable) ‹meal/salary/distance› bueno;
there were a ~ many people there había bastante gente allí
- (not less than): it'll take a ~ hour va a llevar su buena hora or una hora larga;
a ~ half of all the people interviewed más de la mitad de los entrevistados
good2 sustantivo
- uncountable (moral right) bien m;
to do ~ hacer(conj.⇒) el bien;
there is some ~ in everyone todos tenemos algo bueno;
to be up to no ~ (colloq) estar(conj.⇒) tramando algo, traerse(conj.⇒) algo entre manos
- uncountable
- (benefit) bien m;
no ~ will come of it nada bueno saldrá de ello;
to do sb ~ hacerle(conj.⇒) bien a algn
- (use): this knife is no ~ (at all) este cuchillo no sirve (para nada);
this book is no ~ este libro no vale nada
- for good para siempre
- (benefit) bien m;
- goods pl
- (merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS);
manufactured ~s productos mpl manufacturados, manufacturas fpl
- (property) (frml) bienes mpl
- (merchandise) artículos mpl, mercancías fpl, mercaderías fpl (AmS);
good: Good FridayG~ Friday sustantivo
Viernes m Santo;
good-humored~-humored, (BrE) good-humoured~-humoured /'gʊd'hju:mərd / || /ˌgʊd'hju:məd/ adjetivo ‹person› (permanent characteristic) alegre, jovial;
(in good mood) de buen humor;
‹joke› sin mala intención;
good-looking~-looking /'gʊd'lʊkɪŋ/ adjetivo ‹man› buen mozo (esp AmL), guapo (esp Esp);
a ~looking woman una mujer bonita or (esp Esp) guapa;
good-natured~-natured /'gʊd'neɪtʃərd / || /ˌgʊd'neɪtʃəd/ adjetivo (as permanent characteristic) bueno, de natural bondadoso
Viernes m Santo;
good-humored~-humored, (BrE) good-humoured~-humoured /'gʊd'hju:mərd / || /ˌgʊd'hju:məd/ adjetivo ‹person› (permanent characteristic) alegre, jovial;
(in good mood) de buen humor;
‹joke› sin mala intención;
good-looking~-looking /'gʊd'lʊkɪŋ/ adjetivo ‹man› buen mozo (esp AmL), guapo (esp Esp);
a ~looking woman una mujer bonita or (esp Esp) guapa;
good-natured~-natured /'gʊd'neɪtʃərd / || /ˌgʊd'neɪtʃəd/ adjetivo (as permanent characteristic) bueno, de natural bondadoso
good:goodwill /'gʊd'wɪl/ n uncountable
- (benevolence) buena voluntad f
- (Busn, Fin) fondo m de comercio, llave f (CS)
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
good [gʊd]
| I | adj (better, best) 1 bueno,-a a good book, un buen libro in good faith, de buena fé a good memory, buena memoria a good mood, buen humor have a good time, que lo pases bien 2 (moralmente) bueno,-a: she's a good person, es una buena persona he's no good, es malo, es mala gente ➣ Ver nota en bien 3 provechoso,-a: oranges are good for you, las naranjas son buenas para la salud good to eat, bueno para comer 4 bien: I feel good, me siento bien you look good, tienes buen aspecto it smells good, huele bien 5 útil good advice, un buen consejo 6 oportuno: it's a good job that..., menos mal que... 7 suficiente in good time, con suficiente tiempo 8 hábil: she's good at drawing, dibuja bien 9 amable: that was good of you, fue muy amable de tu parte good old Juan, el bueno de Juan 10 educado,-a to be good, portarse bien 11 (con números/ cantidades) al menos: it will take a good hour, llevará al menos una hora a good deal of, mucho(s) 12 (uso enfático) they gave him a good beating, le dieron una buena paliza 13 casi: he was as good as dead, estaba prácticamente muerto 14 (saludos) good afternoon, good evening, buenas tardes good morning, buenos días good night, buenas noches 15 excl good!, ¡bien! good for you!, ¡bien hecho! good God, good Lord, ¡Dios mío! good heavens, ¡santo cielo! 16 to make good (un daño) reparar (una pérdida) compensar (tener éxito) triunfar |
| II | nombre 1 (moral) to be up to no good, estar tramando algo malo: I could see that he was up to no good, estaba claro que no tramaba nada bueno to do good, hacer el bien good and evil, el bien y el mal 2 beneficio: it will do you good, te hará bien what's the good of lying?, ¿de qué sirve mentir? for the good of..., por el bien de... 3 utilidad: this computer is no good, este ordenador no sirve para nada 4 for good, para siempre: he said that he was leaving for good, dijo que se iba para siempre 5 goods pl, mercancías, bienes, géneros: this store specializes in canned goods, esta tienda se dedica a vender alimentos enlatados |
good: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| be a good investment | ser una buena inversión | ||||||||
| be a good Samaritan | ser un buen samaritano | ||||||||
| be good | ser bueno | ||||||||
| be good for | ser bueno para | ||||||||
| be good to | ser bueno para | ||||||||
| be in a good mood | estar de buen humor | ||||||||
| do a good deed | hacer un buen negocio v | ||||||||
| do good | vi | (perform charitable acts) | hacer el bien loc verb | ||||||
| A person who tries to do good in an undesirable way is called a 'do-gooder'. | |||||||||
| hacer buenas obras vtr | |||||||||
| ser generoso vi | |||||||||
| do good | vi | slang (do well, do sth successfully) | hacer(lo) bien vtr | ||||||
| Note: This is really just a very commonly used, but grammatically incorrect way of say "do well". | |||||||||
| You can do good if you just try. | |||||||||
| irle (a uno) bien loc verb | |||||||||
| Si te esforzaras un poco te iría bien / Les está yendo bien con el negocio. | |||||||||
| economic good | bien económico nm | ||||||||
| enjoy good health | vi | (be physically healthy) | gozar de buena salud loc verb | ||||||
| fairly good | adj | (reasonable, acceptable) | bastante bien loc adv | ||||||
| I didn't get top marks in the exam, but my results were fairly good. | |||||||||
| Me fue bastante bien en el parcial de Economía. | |||||||||
| aceptable adj | |||||||||
| bastante decente loc adj | |||||||||
| No saqué 10, pero mi calificación es bastante decente comparada con el promedio. | |||||||||
| pasable adj | |||||||||
| for good | adv | (permanently) | para siempre loc adv | ||||||
| His severe injury ended his sports career for good. | |||||||||
| definitivamente adv | |||||||||
| get off to a good start | vi | (begin well) | empezar con el pie derecho loc verb | ||||||
| Our new employee has gotten off to a good start. | |||||||||
| tener un buen comienzo loc verb | |||||||||
| empezar con buen pie loc verb | |||||||||
| Parece que Lydia ha empezado con buen pie en el restaurante. | |||||||||
| give sb a good telling-off | vi | informal (reprimand sb severely) | echar una bronca loc verb | ||||||
| When the boss found out what had happened, Sally was taken into the office and given a good telling-off. | |||||||||
| Le echó una buena bronca delante de todo el mundo. | |||||||||
| reprender vtr | |||||||||
| fam | retar v tr | ||||||||
| Mi mamá me va a retar cuando se entere que rompí el jarrón chino. | |||||||||
| Argentina, vulg | cagar a pedos loc verb | ||||||||
| good afternoon | buenas tardes | ||||||||
| good and ready | informal | muy preparado adj | |||||||
| good angel | ángel bueno nm | ||||||||
| good appearance | buena apariencia nf | ||||||||
| good behavior | US (UK = good behaviour) | buen comportamiento nm | |||||||
| good behaviour | n | (child: politeness, not misbehaving) | buen comportamiento nm | ||||||
| As a child, I was given a sweet for good behaviour. | |||||||||
| buena conducta nf | |||||||||
| portarse bien vpron+adv | |||||||||
| Cuando era niño me daban un dulce por portarme bien. | |||||||||
| good behaviour | n | (prisoner: good conduct) | buena conducta nf | ||||||
| I expect that he will have his prison term reduced for good behaviour. | |||||||||
| Le redujeron la pena por buena conducta. | |||||||||
| good breeding | buena educación nf | ||||||||
| good buy | informal | ganga nf | |||||||
| good character | buen carácter nm | ||||||||
| good cheer | buen ánimo nm | ||||||||
| good child | n | (child who is well behaved) | buen niño nm | ||||||
| My mother says I was a good child when I was younger. | |||||||||
| Sé un buen niño y tráeme mis botas. | |||||||||
| niño bueno nm | |||||||||
| Los niños buenos obedecen a sus padres. | |||||||||
| chico bueno nm | |||||||||
| good Christian | n | (sb who obeys Christian teachings) | buen cristiano nm | ||||||
| A good Christian uses Jesus as an example for his life. | |||||||||
| good citizen | buen ciudadano nm | ||||||||
| good citizenship | buena ciudadanía nf | ||||||||
| good clothes | npl | (finest or most formal outfit) | mejor(es) ropa(s) nf (pl) | ||||||
| I would not wear my good clothes while doing the housework. | |||||||||
| No me voy a poner la mejor ropa para lustrar los pisos. | |||||||||
| good day | buen día nm | ||||||||
| good deal | buen precio nm | ||||||||
| good deal of | (also: great deal of) | mucho adj | |||||||
| good disposition | n | (pleasant manner or character) | buena disposición nf | ||||||
| Labradors' have a good disposition which makes them a good dog around children. | |||||||||
| España | ser majo vi | ||||||||
| Es un chaval muy majo, siempre está dispuesto a echar una mano. | |||||||||
| good English | n | (competent use of the English language) | buen nivel de inglés nm | ||||||
| Good English is a necessity for any foreign student wishing to study at an English university. | |||||||||
| Si quieres estudiar en una facultad británica, tienes que tener un buen nivel de inglés. | |||||||||
| good enough | suficientemente bueno adj | ||||||||
| good evening | buenas tardes | ||||||||
| good example | buen ejemplo nm | ||||||||
| good faith | buena fé nf | ||||||||
| good features | buenos rasgos nmpl | ||||||||
| good feeling | n | (premonition that sth good will happen) | buen presentimiento nm | ||||||
| I have a good feeling about this interview. | |||||||||
| good feeling about | n | (sb: positive evaluation of) | buen presentimiento nm | ||||||
| I've got a good feeling about you. I think you'll go far in this company. | |||||||||
| Tengo un buen presentimiento, creo que es la persona que estaba haciendo falta. | |||||||||
| fam | me late fr hecha | ||||||||
| Me late que es el que necesitas. Yo que tú, le ofrecía el puesto. | |||||||||
| good feeling about | n | (sth: premonition that sth will turn out well ) | buen presentimiento nm | ||||||
| I've got a good feeling about this party. I think it will be great! | |||||||||
| Tengo el buen presentimiento de que ésta es la solución adecuada. | |||||||||
| ser/mostrarse optimista respecto a loc verb | |||||||||
| El médico se mostró optimista respecto a las posibilidades de recuperación total. | |||||||||
| España, fam | tener buen fario (sobre/acerca de algo) vtr | ||||||||
| good fellow | n | informal (likeable man) | buena gente nm | ||||||
| Note: This is an old-fashioned expression not often used today. | |||||||||
| My daughter´s new boyfriend seems a good fellow. | |||||||||
| buen tipo nm | |||||||||
| buen tío nm | |||||||||
| Chile | buen chato nm | ||||||||
| good figure | buena figura nf | ||||||||
| good flavor | US (UK = good flavour) | buen sabor nm | |||||||
| good flavour | n | (food: rich taste) | buen sabor nm | ||||||
| This ice cream has a good flavour. | |||||||||
| Es una salsa simple, de muy buen sabor y que combina bien con diferentes tipos de carnes. | |||||||||
| estar bueno vi | |||||||||
| Este helado está muy bueno. | |||||||||
| good for | adj | (valid for a duration of) | tener vigencia durante vtr | ||||||
| Your international driving license is good for one year; you can renew it after that. | |||||||||
| Un pasaporte tiene vigencia durante cinco años. | |||||||||
| válido por adj+prep | |||||||||
| El carnet de conductor es válido por cuatro años. | |||||||||
| good for | adj | (having equivalent value to) | valer por vi + prep | ||||||
| Your admission ticket is also good for one drink at the bar once you're inside. | |||||||||
| Este cupón vale por una consumición. | |||||||||
| canjeable por adj+prep | |||||||||
| Parte del sueldo lo recibe en bonos canjeables por mercaderías. | |||||||||
| good for | adj | (useful for) | útil para adj + prep | ||||||
| Shoe boxes are good for storing old postcards and letters. | |||||||||
| This laundry detergent is good for both cleaning and disinfecting your clothes. | |||||||||
| Esta herramienta es muy útil para lo que tú necesitas hacer. | |||||||||
| servir para vi + prep | |||||||||
| venir bien vi + adv | |||||||||
| Los bombones, exquisitos y la caja me viene bien para armar un costurero. | |||||||||
| bueno para | |||||||||
| Ese tornillo es bueno para esa tuerca. | |||||||||
| good for nothing | inútil n | ||||||||
| good for you | adj | (healthful) | bueno para la salud loc adj | ||||||
| Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is good for you. | |||||||||
| sano adj | |||||||||
| No es sano comer tantas golosinas. | |||||||||
| good for you! | ¡bien hecho! excl | ||||||||
| good form | n | (state of fitness) | buena forma nf | ||||||
| The horse is in good form for the race. | |||||||||
| Quería hacer un tour en bicicleta, pero no estoy en buena forma. | |||||||||
| en forma | |||||||||
| Ha de estar en forma si quiere competir este año. | |||||||||
| estado nm | |||||||||
| Acá le pagan para jugar al fútbol, y por lo tanto tiene la obligación de estar en estado para jugar. | |||||||||
| good form | n | (appropriate, mannerly behaviour.) | de buena educación loc adj | ||||||
| It is good form to offer your seat to a lady. | |||||||||
| Es de buena educación (el) ofrecer tu sitio a una dama | |||||||||
| la forma correcta nf | |||||||||
| Es la forma correcta de dirigirte a él. | |||||||||
| buenos modos, buenos modales nmpl | |||||||||
| Le hubiera prestado ayuda si me lo hubiera pedido con buenos modos. | |||||||||
| buenas maneras | |||||||||
| No te lo negaran si lo pides de buenas maneras. | |||||||||
| good fortune | n | (good luck, happy chance) | buena suerte nf | ||||||
| He had good fortune to win the lottery. | |||||||||
| Berna y yo jugamos a la lotería la semana pasada, pero no tuvimos la buena suerte de ganarla. | |||||||||
| (buena) fortuna nf | |||||||||
| Tuve la fortuna de enamorarme de una mujer que me quiere, que está rebuena y que tiene plata. | |||||||||
| good friend | n | (sb close, trusted) | buen amigo nm | ||||||
| My good friend will always tell me the truth, and always in a kind way. | |||||||||
| Poli es un buen amigo; el mejor. | |||||||||
| good grade | US (education; UK = good mark) educación | buena nota nf | |||||||
| good grades | npl | (high marks: in exams, tests) | buenas notas nfpl | ||||||
| She needs good grades to get to University. | |||||||||
| Yo siempre tuve buenas notas en mates. | |||||||||
| buenas calificaciones nfpl | |||||||||
| good grief! | ¡cielo santo! excl | ||||||||
| good guy | buen tipo nm | ||||||||
| good hair | buen pelo nm | ||||||||
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advantage - after-sales - afternoon - antihistamine - appreciate - as - at - banter - be - best - better - bless - book - buy - Cape of Good Hope - cause - change - character - comeback - command - condition - conducive - connotation - crush - deal - do - dynamics - enough - ethical - evening - extend - faith - far - fat - few - fight - figure - fit - flight - form - fountainhead - Friday - friend - give - god - going - Good Friday - good-for-nothing - good-humoured - good-looking
Spanish:
abandonar - acertada - acertado - acierto - agraciada - agraciado - agüero - amén - amiga - amigo - anda - andar - aprovecharse - apuesta - apuesto - auspicio - avenida - avenido - bailar - bastante - bendita - bendito - bien - boluda - boludo - bonachón - bonachona - buen - buena - buenaventura - bueno - cabeza - cantar - cantera - cara - carácter - caramba - caray - cero - cielo - cobrar - coco - comunicada - comunicado - comunitaria - comunitario - concesión - condición - conveniente - córcholis
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