Well! in spanish
pronunciation: bien part of speech: none
well1 = pues bien, en fin.
Example: Well, you've heard that same thing is going to happen this afternoon.more:
» a job well done = un trabajo bien hecho.
Example: Congrats to the highest scorers, you all deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.» alive and well = sano y salvo.
Example: There are a number of these adventitious industries alive and well in the Northwest.» alive and well and living = vivito y coleando, completamente en vigor.
Example: The article has the title 'A close look at Dewey 18: alive and well and living in Albany'.» all being well = si no hay ningún contratiempo, si todo va bien, es de esperar que.
Example: All being well, your suggested resource should appear in our database in due course.» all + be + well with the world = todo ir bien.
Example: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.» all is well that ends well = bien está lo que bien acaba.
Example: 'All is well that ends well,' at least for the three policemen who were released and their families = "Bien está lo que bien acaba", al menos para los tres policías liberados y para sus familias.» as we all know (well) = como todos (bien) sabemos.
Example: They can easily turn into delinquents and cause social disturbances, for, as we all know, the devil finds work for idle hands.» as well = también, asimismo, igualmente.
Example: Again, the following statement is appropriate: A is permitted, but consider B or C or ... N, as well or instead.» as well as = además de, así como, y.
Example: All means of conveying affinitive relationships list a number of terms which may be used as well as, or instead of, the original entry term.» augur + well = prometer mucho, ser muy prometedor, ser muy buena señal, ser un buen agüero, ser un buen augurio.
Example: Given its healthy sales, a filmed version of the book augured well as a money-spinning venture.» be alive and well = estar sano y salvo.
Example: The article 'God is alive and well at the reference desk' describes an increase in the number of religious references enquiries in public libraries.» be (all) good and well (but) = estar muy bien (pero), ser perfecto (pero), ser estupendo (pero). [También be (all) well and good (but)]
Example: Liberty, equality, and fraternity are all well and good, but what made France truly superior was the French passion for wine.» be (all) well and good (but) = estar muy bien (pero), ser perfecto (pero), ser estupendo (pero). [También be (all) good and well (but)]
Example: However identifying the right marketing channels is all well and good but if the message isn't right then it's money down the drain.» be as well + Infinitivo = ser interesante + Infinitivo, ser conveniente + Infinitivo.
Example: It is as well to note the connection between specificity and recall and precision.» be just as well that = menos mal que.
Example: Maybe it's just as well that it's night time: at least there won't be anything to distract me.» be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado = estar suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado, ser suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado.
Example: Soviet libraries are not sufficiently well equipped with technical equipment, such as word processors, copiers, and information systems.» be sufficiently well known for = ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que.
Example: In general an added entry or reference should be made if the secondary author is sufficiently well known for a reader to want all his writings.» be well advised to = ser muy aconsejable que.
Example: This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.» be well aware of = ser muy consciente de, conocer muy bien, tener muy presente, tener muy en cuenta, tener plena conciencia de.
Example: As a fitness professional, you are well aware of many of the benefits of exercise in preventing chronic disease.» be well away from = estar bastante alejado de.
Example: It detonated underwater and he was well away from the blast zone, and yet he was still ripped to shreds.» be well disposed = tener una buena disposición.
Example: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.» be well embedded in = estar muy arraigado en.
Example: Controlled indexing languages are well embedded in many of the bibliographic and catalogue databases created today.» be well in excess of = sobrepasar con creces, superar con creces.
Example: This rate is well in excess of the theoretically necessary rate of 320 kbit/s necessary to reproduce hi-fi music.» be well known for = ser muy conocido por, tener la reputación de ser, conocérsele por.
Example: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring nations who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.» be well spoken of = hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien.
Example: Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.» be well suited to each other = estar hecho el uno para el otro.
Example: This booklet covers methods to make a marriage work, why many marriages fail, how to determine if partners are well suited to each other, and how to save a failing marriage.» be well understood = comprenderse bien.
Example: The value of the research periodical has never been well understood.» be well under way = estar avanzado.
Example: Planning for DC 20 is well under way.» be well used = ser muy usado.
Example: This system is well used by picture researchers.» bode + well = prometer mucho, ser muy prometedor, ser muy buena señal, ser un buen agüero, ser un buen augurio.
Example: Advances in artificial intelligence bode well for knowledge-rich learning.» could well be = puede muy bien ser.
Example: Since the Root Thesaurus did not emerge, until 1981, it has not had a great impact on existing thesauri so far, but it could well be important in the future.» do + quite well enough = bastar.
Example: But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough.» do + well = ir bien, prosperar, avanzar.
Example: Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales.» drill + a well = perforar un pozo.
Example: Historical time series of wells drilled in a given country or region onshore and offshore within 10 depth categories will be invaluable.» end + well = terminar bien, acabar bien.
Example: Fortunately it all ended well, and nothing bad happened to me except for some bruises.» fit in + well = casar bien.
Example: The one-one-one relationship between librarian and client fits in well with this vision of unique individuality.» get along + well with = llevarse bien con, congeniar con, confraternizar bien con.
Example: I don't get along well with people in general, but some of the ones I do get along with are of the opposite sex.» get on well (together) = llevarse bien, congeniar, compaginar, hacer buenas migas.
Example: They got on well together and there was a genuine affection.» get + well = mejorar, restablecerse, recuperarse, ponerse bueno.
Example: She got sent back home so she could get better and as soon as she got well again she went right back to work.» go down + well with = caer bien, sentar bien, ser del gusto de, agradar, complacer, gustar.
Example: The recent High Court verdict banning hookah parlours has not gone down well with hoteliers in the city.» go + pretty well = ir bastante bien, salir bastante bien.
Example: I had an audition; it went pretty well but I don't think it's going to happen.» go + well = ir bien, salir bien.
Example: The move went well and only took 6 of the 10 days and 320 of the 500 volunteers scheduled.» if you can't beat them (you might as well) join them = si no puedes vencerlos, únetes a ellos; si no puedes con el enemigo, únete a él; si no puedes con ellos, únete a ellos;.
Example: I'm not a great fan of the money thrown around in football, but if you can't beat them you might as well join them.» it + be + a well acknowledged fact that = ser algo (muy) bien sabido que, ser un hecho bien sabido que, ser algo bien conocido que, ser un hecho bien conocido que.
Example: It's a well-acknowledged fact that about 15 minutes after we have watched and heard someone present we will have forgotten up to 90% of the things they said.» it + be + well acknowledged that = ser algo (muy) bien sabido que, ser algo (muy) bien conocido que.
Example: It is well acknowledged that those marginalized in society, particularly non-whites, suffer disproportionately in natural disasters.» it + be + well past the time for = ser ya hora de que.
Example: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.» it may well be that = puede muy bien ser que.
Example: It may well be that the computer-based environment of such systems may overcome many of the limitations of enumerative classification schemes in their traditional applications.» just as well ... as ... = de igual modo ... que ....
Example: A scene itself can be just as well be looked over line by line by the photocell in this way as can a photograph of the scene.» keep + Nombre + (well) away = mantener (bien) lejos, mantener (bien) alejado, mantener (bien) apartado.
Example: As with electrical equipment, liquids should be kept well away.» keep + Nombre + (well) away from = mantener (bien) lejos de, mantener (bien) alejado de, mantener (bien) apartado de.
Example: The idea was to keep her on the straight and narrow by keeping her away from alcohol.» keep + well = mantenerse bien, conservarse bien.
Example: Leftover spaghetti keeps well and can be reheated easily.» know + all too well = conocer demasiado bien, conocer perfectamente, conocer muy bien, conocer de sobra, saber demasiado bien, saber perfectamente, saber muy bien, saber de sobra.
Example: If you are self-employed or own a small business, you know all too well that out-of-control overhead costs can be crippling.» know + full well = conocer muy bien, saber muy bien, conocer de sobra, saber de sobra, conocer a ciencia cierta, saber a ciencia cierta, conocer con conocimiento de causa, saber con conocimiento de causa.
Example: They know full well that if their plan is okayed by the Supreme Court, almost every Latino community in Texas would be underrepresented in legislatures.» may well + Verbo = muy bien + puede + Verbo.
Example: A large collection of documents may well contain a great deal of useful information of value to the library users.» mean + well = tener buenas intenciones.
Example: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.» might + as well + Verbo = más vale que + Subjuntivo, mejor sería que + Subjuntivo.
Example: 'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly.» might + well + Verbo = muy bien + podría + Verbo.
Example: Cataloguing codes such as the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules provide some systematic and workable guidelines on the citation of the author's names, which might well be adopted more widely.» no matter how well = no importa lo bien.
Example: No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.» perform + well = desempeñar bien una función.
Example: Under pressure from colleagues, superiors, and families to perform well, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.» plan + (well) ahead = planear con (mucha) antelación, planear con (bastante) antelación.
Example: The librarian should avoid crisis decisions by planning well ahead.» pretty well = casi, prácticamente.
Example: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.» Pronombre + want + jam on it (as well/too) = y encima + querer + que + Pronombre + besar + el culo.
Example: I dont know, people want jam on it these days -- I think she should get a life: if she cannot put up with the bloody phone ringing, why have a phone?.» rather well = bastante bien.
Example: The system gave rise to a double-faced social dynamic -- inside/inside -- which proved itself able to adapt rather well to social change.» serve + Nombre + well = beneficiar.
Example: With Obama there is that languidness and calm that is serving him well in this campaign.» sit + well = encajar bien, ajustar bien.
Example: We found that John's leg bone was not sitting well in the hip socket nor moving well.» sit + well (with) = caer bien, venir bien, ser del gusto de, agradar, complacer.
Example: Although football pools were immediately popular with the public, they did not sit well with the establishment.» sleep + well = dormir bien.
Example: Honestly, I cannot sleep well at night because I don't know if I will be alive in the morning = Sinceramente, no puedo dormir bien por la noche porque no sé si estaré vivo por la mañana.» stand (well) away from = mantenerse (bien) alejado de.
Example: Never allow children to ignite fireworks, and make sure your children stand well away from anyone who is lighting them.» stay (well) away from = no asistir, no acudir, mantenerse (bien) alejado de, no acercarse, no inmiscuirse en, evitar.
Example: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.» steer + (well) clear (of) = mantenerse alejado (de), no acercarse (a), mantenerse lejos (de), eludir, esquivar, dar (el) esquinazo (a), evitar, evitar el encuentro (con), rehuir, no querer ver ni en pintura.
Example: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.» things + go well = las cosas + ir bien.
Example: That project needs to be completed by 1980 when the rest of our cataloging is expected to be in machine-readable form, providing things go well.» unwell = enfermo, indispuesto.
Example: Sometimes there is no doubt that your child is unwell, however there may be times when you can't tell.» wear + well = no desgastarse fácilmente.
Example: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.» well-accepted = bien aceptado.
Example: Use specific and well-accepted terms for particular categories (such as materials, processes and products).» well-acclaimed = muy famoso.
Example: She compiled and edited well-acclaimed bibliographies on mobile libraries across the globe.» well acknowledged = muy reconocido, reconocido por todos.
Example: In light of such statistics, prevention among youth is often a well acknowledged need.» well-adjusted = equilibrado.
Example: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.» well-advanced = muy avanzado.
Example: There are also well-advanced plans for private publishers to cooperate with the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities in the creation of an extensive online data base.» well-advertised = bien anunciado.
Example: Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries.» well-aired = convenientemente aireado.
Example: The premises of the library must be kept well-aired, dust-free and properly cleaned.» well and truly = realmente, verdaderamente, de verdad, sin duda.
Example: Astro well and truly blew his chances of winning the show with his tantrum a couple of weeks ago.» well-announced = bien anunciado.
Example: Apart from the fact that the lecturer was at fault for not attending to the well-announced changes in program, the incident did make one wonder about the way teachers are trained.» well-appointed = bien equipado.
Example: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.» well-armed = bien armado.
Example: More alarming in this context is the orchestration of a major new wave of terror killings and bombings by the mysterious and suspiciously well-armed Boko Haram.» well-articulated = bien expresado, claramente expresado, expresado con claridad.
Example: All the contributions provide well-articulated, fresh insights, even on well-tread subjects.» well attended [well-attended] = muy concurrido, con mucho público.
Example: Programs covered a wide range of topics and were well attended.» well-attested = bien documentado, muy documentado, bien comprobado, muy comprobado, bien atestiguado, muy atestiguado.
Example: It is a well-attested fact that there is a lack of legal accountability for multinational corporations both at an international and national level.» well away from = bastante lejos de.
Example: Concepts which are only remotely related to the central concept will be positioned well away from the central circle.» well balanced [well-balanced] = bien equilibrado, equilibrado, balanceado.
Example: A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge.» well before = mucho antes de.
Example: Most countries devised their own schemes well before they joined the European Community.» well-behaved = modoso, educado.
Example: We had a full house for the weekend including two very happy and well-behaved young dogs.» well-being [wellbeing/well being] = bienestar, salud.
Example: Prolonged television viewing is addictive and therefore dangerous to a child's wellbeing.» well-born = de alta alcurnia, de alta cuna, de abolengo, de alto abolengo.
Example: In Paris she found intellectual companionship in circles where artists and writers mingled with the rich and well-born.» well-bred = refinado.
Example: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.» well-built = bien construido, de construcción sólida.
Example: Baskerville had achieved a sharp impression in the 1750s with well-built common presses.» well-built = recio, macizo, fornido, corpulento.
Example: She rested her gaze on a group of students in the center of the weight room who were gathered around a very large and well-built boy.» well-chosen = escogido con acierto, bien seleccionado.
Example: Without a well-chosen collection of library materials, patrons will be frustrated in their searches for desired books and/or information.» well-conditioned = muy condicionado.
Example: He believes the consumer subconscious is well-conditioned to design.» well-connected = bien conectado, muy unido, con buenas conexiones, con buenos contactos.
Example: The article is entitled 'Still special: but now a well-connected community'.» well-considered = bien argumentado, con fundamentos sólidos.
Example: A well-considered ideology cognizant of the nature of the materials cataloged is prerequisite and fundamental to the design of any viable cataloging system, and particularly one that is to command universal acceptance.» well-constructed = bien construido, bien organizado, bien diseñado.
Example: This is an important skill for teachers to have, because a well-constructed test can be an accurate barometer of what students have learned.» well-crafted = muy trabajado, muy conseguido.
Example: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.» well-defined = bien definido, claramente definido.
Example: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.» well deserved = bien merecido.
Example: Our heartiest congratulations on this well deserved honor!.» well-designed = bien diseñado, bien planificado.
Example: A well-designed potager can provide food, cut flowers and herbs for the home with very little maintenance.» well-developed = bastante desarrollado, muy desarrollado, muy avanzado.
Example: Even countries which have well-developed economic infrastructures may in some respects experience poverty of information, particularly in rural areas.» well differentiated = bien diferenciado.
Example: In the evaluation of the quality and content of maps another factor that must be considered is whether the colouring is varied and well differentiated.» well documented [well-documented] = bien documentado, muy documentado.
Example: All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach.» well done = bien hecho.
Example: The accompanying manual is reasonably well done.» well-dressed = bien vestido.
Example: On a happier note, I was chewing the cud in a taxi cab on the way to work this morning when suddently a well-dressed old man wiggled his hand at me.» well educated [well-educated] = culto, con un buen nivel cultural, con un nivel de estudios alto.
Example: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.» well-endowed = bien provisto, bien dotado, bien equipado.
Example: The special libraries of the national research institutions are the most well endowed of the libraries.» well-equipped = bien equipado, bien dotado.
Example: The building includes seminar rooms, lecture theatres and a well-equipped library which houses audio-visual rooms, study carrels, display and reading rooms and stacks.» well established = consolidado, muy arraigado, con solera, de mucho arraigo.
Example: By the nineteenth edition synthesis is a well established feature of the scheme.» well-fed = bien nutrido, bien alimentado.
Example: But the arrogance and callousness of a well-fed society toward those who are less fortunate always leaves me stunned.» well-fed = rellenito, regordete, rechoncho, retaco, metido en carnes, entrado en carnes, gordinflón, gordiflón, tripón.
Example: There are some well-fed foreigners who have nothing better to do than point fingers at our affairs.» well-formalised [well-formalized] = bien formalizado.
Example: Fuzzy random variables (also referred to often as random fuzzy sets) were introduced as a valuable and well-formalized model to deal with probabilistic and statistical problems involving fuzzy data when these data are supplied by an existing fuzzy-valued quantification process = Las variables aleatorias de lógica difusa (a las que también se les conoce conjuntos aleatorios de lógica difusa) se introdujeron como un modelo valioso y bien formalizado para tratar los problemas probabilísticos y estadísticos relacionados con los datos difusos cuando éstos han sido suministrado por un proceso existente de cuantificación de valores difusos.» well formed [well-formed] = bien hecho.
Example: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.» well-formulated = bien formulado, bien justificado, bien fundado.
Example: But well-formulated rules and procedures should minimize this disadvantage.» well-founded = sólido, robusto, bien fundamentado, bien justificado, con una base sólida.
Example: No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.» well-funded = bien financiado, con una buena financiación.
Example: No public library, however large and well-funded can meet all the needs of its users from its own resources.» well-governed = bien gobernado.
Example: Botswana is a stable, well-governed and solvent country but is nevertheless a good example of the deep-seated problems of regulating information transfer.» well-groomed = acicalado, pulcro, aseado, bien arreglado.
Example: Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.» well-heeled = adinerado.
Example: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.» well-honed = bien pulido, bien elaborado, bien afinado, bien ensayado, bien perfilado.
Example: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act.» well-housed = hacendado.
Example: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.» well-hung = bien provisto, bien dotado, bien equipado.
Example: This Website contains explicit sexual material featuring naked pictures of well-hung young guy jacking off.» well in advance = con bastante antelación, con (la) suficiente antelación.
Example: We try to persuade all speakers to let us have the text of their papers well in advance.» well-informed = muy documentado, muy informado, bien informado.
Example: The library can offer well-informed service to policy-makers, analysts, students, the media and political groups.» well-intended = bienintencionado, con buenas intenciones.
Example: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.» well-intentioned = bienintencionado, con buenas intenciones.
Example: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.» well-justified = bien fundado.
Example: Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.» well-kept = bien conservado, bien ordenado, muy bien cuidado, en buen estado.
Example: While the importance of archives administration and records management is beginning to be realised in the developing world, few governments have recognised the contribution well-kept records would make to development and efficient public administration.» well-known = famoso, notorio, bien conocido, muy conocido, de todos conocido, por todos conocido, conocido por todos, conocido de todos.
Example: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.» well-lit = bien iluminado.
Example: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.» well-localised = bien localizado, muy localizado.
Example: Anterior capsulitis usually causes well-localised pain felt anteriorly over the upper biceps insertion.» well-loved = entrañable.
Example: An emotional crisis at home may send a child burrowing back into the security of well-loved books remembered from happier days.» well-made = bien hecho, bien producido, de calidad.
Example: And there was a steady output in the later nineteenth century of well-made prize bindings in gilt-tooled calf, which were slickly produced by specialist firms.» well-managed = bien gestionado, bien administrado.
Example: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.» well-mannered = cortés, educado, apacible, afable, correcto, de buenos modales.
Example: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.» well-matched = bien conjuntado, bien emparejado.
Example: This is a classic American dish, the perfect hearty dish for a chilly night, and well-matched by a pleasantly bitter frisee salad.» well-meaning = bienintencionado, con buenas intenciones.
Example: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights.» well meant = bienintencionado, con buenas intenciones.
Example: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant.» well-nigh = casi.
Example: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.» well-nourished = bien alimentado, bien nutrido.
Example: Up to what age can a baby stay well nourished by just being breastfed?.» well-oiled = bien engrasado, bien lubricado.
Example: The U.S. economy looks like a 'well-oiled machine' when compared against foreign markets.» well-oiled = borracho, ebrio, beodo, mamado, embriagado, ajumado.
Example: After a while, we were both well-oiled after a few beers, which helped break down the barriers, and in time we were talking about the wildlife and the hills that were our common bond.» well-ordered = bien ordenado.
Example: The worker needs an environment which provides an understandable, predictable and well-ordered situation.» well-organised [well-organized] = bien organizado.
Example: A well-organised rural parish council can provide a far more tight-knit forum for debate and 'getting things done' than urban residents' associations.» well over + Expresión Numérica = por encima de, mucho más de.
Example: The database now contains well over 23 million records.» well-paid = bien pagado, bien remunerado, bien retribuido.
Example: A very successful novelist, such as Graham Greene, would clearly fall into this category and would be an honoured writer as well as a well-paid one.» well-placed = bien situado, bien ubicado, en una buena posición, en una buena situación, bien posicionado.
Example: Many smokers blame their littering behavior on a lack of well-placed bins for cigarette butts.» well-planned = bien planeado, bien planificado.
Example: Well-planned programmes bring every element of a library to life.» well-positioned = bien situado, bien ubicado, en una buena posición, en una buena situación, bien posicionado.
Example: It's the most well-positioned superregional bank in the country to come out of the global crisis.» well-practised [well-practiced, -USA] = bien practicado, bien ensayado.
Example: They have a wide and well-practiced arsenal of tactics for weaseling out of responsibility.» well-prepared = bien preparado, de gran preparación.
Example: A well-prepared searcher will already have alternative strategies ready if need be: again, the presence of the enquirer facilitates such alterations of course.» well-presented = bien presentado.
Example: The scheme has been praised for its clear and well-presented schedules.» well-preserved = bien conservado, en buen estado de conservación.
Example: Clava Cairns near Inverness is a neolithic burial ground with surprisingly well-preserved stone monuments.» well-produced = bien producido.
Example: A well-produced critical abstract not only describes the document content, but also evaluates the work and its presentation.» well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA] = muy divulgado, muy anunciado.
Example: Another, well-publicized, application of computers in health care is computer tomography -- the visualization of internal structures in the human body from data provided by an array of x-ray detectors.» well-read = con una gran cultura, con una amplia cultura.
Example: This requires comprehensive collections and well-read and experienced staff able to communicate on any level.» well-recognised [well-recognized] = bien reconocido.
Example: Some well-recognised filing order must be adopted for arranging headings with respect to one another.» well-regulated = bien controlado, bien dirigido, bien gobernado.
Example: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity.» well-rehearsed = bien ensayado, bien practicado.
Example: In her debut parliamentary debate she delivered some zingers, many of them possibly well-rehearsed, but she also evaded several questions.» well-rendered = bien conseguido, bien representado, bien presentado, bien hecho.
Example: The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered.» well represented = bien representado, bien tratado.
Example: A full range of disciplines is covered and popular science is well represented.» well-resourced = bien dotado, bien dotado de recursos, bien dotado de medios, bien equipado, bien equipado de recursos, bien equipado de medios.
Example: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity.» well respected = buena reputación, buena fama.
Example: These university presses are well respected.» well-rounded = completo, equilibrado, polifacético.
Example: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.» well-rounded = redondo, bien redondito.
Example: All specimens were well-rounded rusty brown pebbles found near the surface.» well-run = bien llevado, bien dirigido.
Example: Some of these functions are not normally performed by librarians, although they are all required in a well-run online library system.» well-seasoned = bien sazonado, bien aliñado, bien condimentado.
Example: These tasty morsels have juicy tidbits of pork well seasoned and fried to perfection.» well-selected = bien seleccionado.
Example: He showed that adding as few as 20 well-selected terms could result in perfomance impovements of over 100%.» well-spiced = bien condimentado, bien sazonado.
Example: Flavored with paprika, chili pepper, and thyme, these fish loins brings out the bright, well-spiced flavors Mexico is known for.» well-staffed = bien dotado de personal, con una buena plantilla.
Example: Since the 1920s Mongolia has developed an extensive and well-staffed health care system.» well-stocked (with) = bien surtido (de), bien provisto (de), con todo tipo de productos.
Example: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.» well-structured [well structured] = bien estructurado, bien organizado.
Example: It is vital that intranets should be well-structured and provide the right communications and information environment for end-users.» well suited to/for = adecuado para, apropiado para, idóneo para, ideal para.
Example: Lithography found favour with Moslems, being well suited to reproducing calligraphy and particularly the text of the Koran.» well-supported = bien fundamentado, bien sustentado, bien argumentado, con fundamentos sólidos.
Example: What will convince your reader best are thoughtful, well-supported arguments.» well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA] = bien sincronizado.
Example: This paper outlines materials that are appropriate for the learning disabled such as well-synchronised filmstrips, slides, videos, audio materials and easy to read paperbacks.» well-tended = bien cuidado.
Example: Glasgow is also home to a large number of well-tended parks and possesses more public open spaces than any other city in the United Kingdom.» well-tested = bien testado.
Example: We often hear biologists claim the theory of evolution is as well tested as the theory of gravity.» well thought out = bien pensado, bien estructurado, concienzudo.
Example: Computerisation of internal procedures in different sectors of the Italian Public Administration was not carried out according to a well thought out plan.» well-thumbed = manoseado, sobado, muy gastado por el uso, muy manoseado, muy sobado, muy usado.
Example: A family were treated like terrorists when they were banned from boarding a flight because one of their passports was 'well thumbed', they said yesterday.» well-tilled = bien arado.
Example: The well-tilled organizational ground has the capacity to provide nourishment and support for a variety of personnel functions.» well-timed = oportuno, a su debido tiempo.
Example: Healthy, well-timed births and intended pregnancies are associated with better birth and child outcomes.» well-to-do = adinerado, acomodado, bien acomodado, pudiente, gente bien, de dinero.
Example: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries.» well-trained = bien preparado, bien formado, bien adiestrado, bien entrenado.
Example: He has recruited a well-trained cadre of professional local government officials.» well-tread = trillado.
Example: All the contributions provide well-articulated, fresh insights, even on well-tread subjects.» well-tried = experimentado, probado.
Example: The following are some well-tried activities.» well trodden = bien andado, trillado.
Example: Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.» well-understood = bien conocido, bien comprendido.
Example: It is based on the well-understood paradigm of information arranged as pages in books placed on shelves covering common themes.» well-uniformed = bien uniformado.
Example: The restaurant has a well-uniformed security guard, with military-style chevrons on the shoulders and a beret on his head.» well-used [well used] = muy usado, muy concurrido.
Example: Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services.» well ventilated = bien ventilado, bien aireado.
Example: Always hang your oilskin after use, and allow to dry naturally in a well ventilated area.» well versed in = bien versado en, experto en.
Example: He spent most of his career in the reference department from which he emerged well educated in local history and literature and well versed in the repair of the vacuum cleaner and window blinds.» well-wisher = simpatizante, adepto, admirador.
Example: He has thanked family, friends, his doctors and the myriad of well-wishers who aided his recovery following life-saving surgery.» well-worded = bien escrito, bien redactado, bien expresado.
Example: A well-worded and catchy title can lure reluctant readers to take a closer look at your paper.» well-worn = raído, gastado, muy usado.
Example: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.» well-worn = manido, trillado, muy usado.
Example: To use a well-worn example, the string (2) physiotherapy (6) nurses $h for (6) bibliographies obviously represents a different sense from the similar string (2) physiotherapy (6) bibliographies (6) nurses $h for.» well-written = bien escrito.
Example: Even the most well-written and best-designed computer software manuals are of little use to many software users = Incluso los manuales de programas informáticos mejor escritos y diseñados sirven de poco a muchos usuarios.» wish + well = despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien.
Example: She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.» work + well = funcionar bien, funcionar correctamente, ir bien.
Example: She said previous boards have decided as they went along, and that policy seemed to work well for them.well2 = pozo.
Example: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.more:
» dry well = pozo ciego, pozo negro.
Example: Sump pumps send water away from a house to any place where it is no longer problematic, such as a municipal storm drain or a dry well.» gravity well = pozo gravitatorio.
Example: Not only does the marble go around in a smaller circle as it drops down into the gravity well, it travels around at a higher velocity.» inkwell = tintero.
Example: The article is entitled 'Beyond quills and inkwells: electronic distribution of economic data'.» light well = ojo de patio.
Example: Designed to make the most use of natural light it features light wells which create a sense of space = Diseñado para aprovechar al máximo la luz natural contiene ojos de patio que crean una sensación de espacio.» oil well = pozo de petróleo.
Example: The cause of the oil well blowout remains unclear.» stairwell = hueco de la escalera, escaleras.
Example: Accidents in stairwells can happen to anyone and can result in serious injuries such as head trauma, neck and spine injuries, broken bones, and in some cases, death = Los accidentes en escaleras le pueden pasar a cualquiera y llevar a lesiones graves tales como traumatismo craneal, lesiones en el cuello y en la columna vertebral, fracturas de huesos, y en algunos casos, la muerte.» sump well = sumidero, pozo negro, pozo ciego.
Example: Whether or not the sump well should be sealed to block out radon gas depends on whether or not you have a radon problem.» water well = pozo, pozo acuífero.
Example: Water wells should also be inspected annually for obvious signs of damage or contamination.» well + dry up = pozo + secarse.
Example: Wells are drying up and underwater tables falling so fast that food supplies are seriously threatened.» well-earned = bien merecido.
Example: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.» wheel well = hueco del guardabarros, hueco de la rueda, vano de la rueda, vano del guardabarros.
Example: A 15-year-old boy reportedly was able to stow away in a plane's wheel well and survive a 5-hour flight from California to Hawaii.» wishing well = pozo de los deseos, fuente de los deseos.
Example: The author describes a wishing well in which $1,500 in coins were collected in the lobby of Champaign public library in Illinois.well3 = brotar, manar.
Example: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.more:
» eyes + start to well up = empezar a saltar las lágrimas.
Example: My legs were so weary from the climb I had already done and looking at the hill that remained, I got a distinctive lump in my throat and my eyes started to well up.» eyes + start to well up with tears = empezar a saltar las lágrimas.
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