WELL

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well¹ I. substantiv

1. fântână, puţ; izvor, sursă; bazin, rezervor.

2. (mine) gaură, puţ.

3. (fig.) izvor, sursa, sorginte;

well of happiness izvor de fericire.

4. casa scărilor; spaţiul în care circulă liftul.

well¹ II. verb intranzitiv

(şi to well up / out / forth) a izvorî; a ţâşni.

well² I. comp. better, superl. best adverb

1. bine;

he did well in his examen a făcut bine la examen;

very well foarte bine;

well done! bravo!

2. bine, cum trebuie, zdravăn; binişor;

John ought to be well punished John ar trebui pedepsit cum trebuie.

3. bine, just, cum se cuvine / cade, cum trebuie;

he behaved well s-a purtat frumos.

4. complet, cu desăvârşire;

she was well out of sight nu se mai vedea de loc.

5. foarte; cât se poate de; considerabil;

she is well past thirty a trecut de mult de treizeci de ani;

it may well be true se prea poate să fie adevărat.

◊ as well a) la fel, de asemenea, şi; b) la fel de / tot atât de bine;

as well as a) (precum) şi; b) (prepoz.) pe lângă, în afară de.

well² II. comp. better, superl. best adjectiv

1. bine, sănătos;

to be / to feel well a fi / a se simţi bine;

(amer.) a well man un om sănătos.

2. bun, în ordine, cum trebuie;

(ironic) all very well but toate foarte bune dar.

well² III. substantiv

bine(le);

I wish him well îi doresc binele;

let well alone omul nu fuge de colac ci de ciomag.

well² IV. interjecție

(exprimă extrem de multe atitudini; nehotărâre, indignare, împăcare etc.) ei; păi; ei bine; ei poftim; etc.;

well, I am so glad to see you! (vai) ce bine-mi pare că te văd!;

well, what else did he tell you! ei (bine), şi ce ţi-a mai spus?;

well then! a) şi?; b) şi atunci?

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

Well, what is it that he does that I don't do?

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Well, but Missis and the young ladies and Master John are going out to tea this afternoon, and you shall have tea with me.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

He had never known women who had made him better.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

The farms were not nearly so well cared for here as they were farther back.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

Yes, pretty well; but are they all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid?

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

She knew the ways of Uppercross as well as those of Kellynch.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

Better to sleep here at this inn, and then travel on to Minstead in the morning.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I pulled out my knife, and—well, there!

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Well, well! What next?” said he.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There is no difference, except that we have eaten more and better.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

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