Bien in english
All right
pronunciation: ɔlraɪt part of speech: adjective, adverb
pronunciation: ɔlraɪt part of speech: adjective, adverb
In gestures
bien1 = fine ; neatly ; tidy ; jolly + Adjetivo/Adverbio ; aright ; alright [all right] ; all right [alright] ; good.
Example: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.Example: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.Example: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.Example: The public library people and some others have needs that have long been unmet, but jolly well ought to be as soon as possible.Example: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.Example: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.Example: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.Example: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.more:
» abrigar bien = dress + warmly .
Example: Dress infants and children warmly for outdoor activities.» abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm ; dress + warmly .
Example: Researchers into the common cold say 'catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay. Example: Dress infants and children warmly for outdoor activities.» acabar bien = end + well .
Example: Fortunately it all ended well, and nothing bad happened to me except for some bruises.» acoger bien = welcome .
Example: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.» actuar para el bien de todos = acting-for-the-best .
Example: Putting on an acting-for-the-best demeanor, she approached him and extended her hand.» aguantar (bien) la bebida = hold + Posesivo + liquor [Expresión principalmente del inglés americano] ; hold + Posesivo + drink [Expresión principalmente del inglés británico] .
Example: I'm a guy, but I think women can definitely hold their liquor better. Example: Some men may not want to hear this -- but scientists have found women are better at holding their drink.» aguantarlo bien = take it in + Posesivo + stride .
Example: William was disappointed with the news but took it in stride and followed his doctors' orders.» ahora bien = now .
Example: Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.» ajustar bien = sit + well .
Example: We found that John's leg bone was not sitting well in the hip socket nor moving well.» al final, todo saldrá bien = it will come out in the wash ; it'll be alright on the night .
Example: Conspiracy theory maybe but I do feel there is more to this than meets the eye and as they say it will come out in the wash. Example: To help make a school event a success requires more than just enthusiasm and an "it'll be alright on the night" approach.» al final todo + ser + para bien = turn out for + the best (in the end) ; turn out + right in the end .
Example: She was an eternal optimist and known to provide comfort to others with sayings such as 'things will turn out for the best in the end'. Example: We can, of course, ignore the problem and hope that it all turns out right in the end after all, that is what we are doing now.» amante de pasarlo bien = lover of fun ; fun lover .
Example: She was a lifelong lover of fun, turning a cartwheel on her 50th birthday to prove that she still could. Example: She decided to lighten up for once and take all the weight off her shoulders and be a dim-witted, fun-lover like her father.» amigo de pasarlo bien = fun-loving .
Example: Fit and fun-loving delegates are invited to accept to join the field of 10,000 entrants in this marathon to raise money for IFLA's own charity 'Books for All'.» asimilar bien = take + Nombre + on board [El orden también puede ser take on board + Nombre] .
Example: Library and information professionals need to take on board the recommendations of Roach and Morrison, translating them into policies and strategies to be acted upon.» bastante bien = good enough ; rather well ; fairly + Verbo .
Example: Librarians must break out of the prison they have erected for themselves that dictates their solutions must be professionally perfect; 'good enough' is often the right solution. Example: The system gave rise to a double-faced social dynamic -- inside/inside -- which proved itself able to adapt rather well to social change. Example: The survey was weighted demographically and fairly represents the online population of all countries = El cuestionario se ponderó demográficamente y representa bastante bien la población con acceso a Internet de todos los países.» bien aceptado = well-accepted .
Example: Use specific and well-accepted terms for particular categories (such as materials, processes and products).» bien acomodado = well-to-do ; well-off .
Example: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries. Example: Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.» bien acompañado = in good company .
Example: The article 'In good company - CAIRS and the law!' is an contribution to an issue devoted to the use of information technology in law libraries.» bien adiestrado = well-trained .
Example: He has recruited a well-trained cadre of professional local government officials.» bien administrado = well-managed .
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.» bien afeitado = clean shaven .
Example: Women of all ages have clean shaven skulls and wear miniskirts as their only dress.» bien afinado = well-honed ; finely tuned .
Example: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act. Example: And you will have a greater chance of success and survival if your gyroscope is finely tuned and true to course.» bien aireado = well ventilated ; airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.] .
Example: Always hang your oilskin after use, and allow to dry naturally in a well ventilated area. Example: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.» bien alimentado = well-fed ; well-nourished .
Example: But the arrogance and callousness of a well-fed society toward those who are less fortunate always leaves me stunned. Example: Up to what age can a baby stay well nourished by just being breastfed?.» bien aliñado = well-seasoned .
Example: These tasty morsels have juicy tidbits of pork well seasoned and fried to perfection.» bien andado = well trodden .
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.» bien anunciado = well-advertised ; well-announced .
Example: Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries. 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.» bien arado = well-tilled .
Example: The well-tilled organizational ground has the capacity to provide nourishment and support for a variety of personnel functions.» bien argumentado = well-considered ; well-supported .
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. Example: What will convince your reader best are thoughtful, well-supported arguments.» bien armado = well-armed .
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.» bien arreglado = well-groomed .
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.» bien atestiguado = well-attested .
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.» bien comprendido = well-understood .
Example: It is based on the well-understood paradigm of information arranged as pages in books placed on shelves covering common themes.» bien comprobado = well-attested ; well-attested .
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. 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.» bien común, el = common good, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] ; common wealth, the .
Example: How agreeable life could be if only people would stop mistrusting each other and learn to work for the common good instead of for their own personal aggrandizement. Example: Masons perceived themselves as engaged in the creation of a new man possessing the traits necessary for the maintenance of the social order and the improvement of the common wealth.» bien condimentado = well-spiced ; well-seasoned .
Example: Flavored with paprika, chili pepper, and thyme, these fish loins brings out the bright, well-spiced flavors Mexico is known for. Example: These tasty morsels have juicy tidbits of pork well seasoned and fried to perfection.» bien conectado = well-connected .
Example: The article is entitled 'Still special: but now a well-connected community'.» bien conjuntado = well-matched .
Example: This is a classic American dish, the perfect hearty dish for a chilly night, and well-matched by a pleasantly bitter frisee salad.» bien conocido = well-known ; well-understood .
Example: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors. Example: It is based on the well-understood paradigm of information arranged as pages in books placed on shelves covering common themes.» bien conseguido = well-rendered .
Example: The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered.» bien conservado = well-kept ; well-preserved .
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. Example: Clava Cairns near Inverness is a neolithic burial ground with surprisingly well-preserved stone monuments.» bien considerado = all things considered .
Example: The revolution which had just been accomplished was the work of all France; Paris, all things considered, had been but the theatre of that event.» bien construido = well-built ; solidly-built ; well-constructed .
Example: Baskerville had achieved a sharp impression in the 1750s with well-built common presses. Example: The sea swept in across a newly and solidly-built bus stand to come into the river which quickly and conveniently flushed the waters back into the sea. 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.» bien controlado = well-regulated .
Example: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity.» bien cuidado = clean-cut ; well-tended ; trim [trimmer -comp., trimmest -sup.] .
Example: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions. 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. Example: I will vote for somebody who is trim, charming, good looking, full of rhetoric, whose past is an enigma and doesn't have much experience.» bien cultural = cultural product .
Example: Electronic information resources must be viewed as cultural products and preserved as part of our cultural heritage.» bien definido = well-defined ; clearly defined ; clearly-drawn ; clean-cut ; articulated ; clear-cut .
Example: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user. Example: The first two groups are reasonably straightforward, but the third is much less clearly defined, and is the group which causes most problems in practice. Example: These and other ideas are explored through a clearly-drawn central character with whom it is easy to sympathize. Example: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions. Example: The institutional impact of public libraries on social capital has been studied without a basis in an articulated theory on the creation of social capital = Hasta ahora, el impacto institucional de las bibliotecas públicas sobre el capital social se han estudiado en su mayoría sin partir de una base teórica sólida sobre la creación del capital social. Example: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.» bien demarcado = hard-edged .
Example: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.» bien de todos, el = common good, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: How agreeable life could be if only people would stop mistrusting each other and learn to work for the common good instead of for their own personal aggrandizement.» bien dicho = amen to that! [Expresión utilizada para indicar total acuerdo con lo que alguien ha dicho] .
Example: Amen to that!.» bien diferenciado = well differentiated .
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.» bien dirigido = well-regulated ; well-run .
Example: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity. Example: Some of these functions are not normally performed by librarians, although they are all required in a well-run online library system.» bien diseñado = well-designed ; well-constructed .
Example: A well-designed potager can provide food, cut flowers and herbs for the home with very little maintenance. 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.» bien documentado = well documented [well-documented] ; well-attested .
Example: All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach. 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.» bien dotado = well-equipped ; well-endowed ; well-resourced ; well-hung .
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. Example: The special libraries of the national research institutions are the most well endowed of the libraries. Example: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity. Example: This Website contains explicit sexual material featuring naked pictures of well-hung young guy jacking off.» bien dotado de medios = well-resourced .
Example: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity.» bien dotado de personal = well-staffed .
Example: Since the 1920s Mongolia has developed an extensive and well-staffed health care system.» bien dotado de recursos = well-resourced .
Example: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity.» bien educado = urbane .
Example: His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.» bien elaborado = well-honed .
Example: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act.» bien emparejado = well-matched .
Example: This is a classic American dish, the perfect hearty dish for a chilly night, and well-matched by a pleasantly bitter frisee salad.» bien encaminado = a step in the right direction .
Example: However, revenues to publishers from photocopying articles are not yet sufficient to compensate for lost revenue from the decline in circulation of established journals but are, luckily, seen as a step in the right direction.» bien engrasado = well-oiled .
Example: The U.S. economy looks like a 'well-oiled machine' when compared against foreign markets.» bien ensayado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA] ; well-honed ; well-rehearsed .
Example: They have a wide and well-practiced arsenal of tactics for weaseling out of responsibility. Example: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act. Example: In her debut parliamentary debate she delivered some zingers, many of them possibly well-rehearsed, but she also evaded several questions.» bien entrada la noche = late at night ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning) .
Example: Seoul is one of the safest capital cities in the world, with a very low crime rate: even late at night pedestrians can wander safely around downtown = Seúl es una de las capitales más seguras del mundo, con una tasa de criminalidad muy baja: incluso a altas horas de la noche, los peatones pueden pasear sin peligro alguno por el centro de la ciudad. Example: My Jewish grandfather/mentor always tells me how he gets the most work done in the small hours of the morning before the rest of the world. Example: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.» bien entrenado = well-trained .
Example: He has recruited a well-trained cadre of professional local government officials.» bien equilibrado = well balanced [well-balanced] .
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.» bien equipado = well-appointed ; well-equipped ; well-resourced ; well-endowed ; well-hung .
Example: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out. 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. Example: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity. Example: The special libraries of the national research institutions are the most well endowed of the libraries. Example: This Website contains explicit sexual material featuring naked pictures of well-hung young guy jacking off.» bien equipado de medios = well-resourced .
Example: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity.» bien equipado de recursos = well-resourced .
Example: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity.» bien escrito = well-written ; well-worded .
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. Example: A well-worded and catchy title can lure reluctant readers to take a closer look at your paper.» bien está lo que bien acaba = all is well that ends well .
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.» bien estructurado = well thought out ; well-structured [well structured] .
Example: Computerisation of internal procedures in different sectors of the Italian Public Administration was not carried out according to a well thought out plan. Example: It is vital that intranets should be well-structured and provide the right communications and information environment for end-users.» bien expresado = well-articulated ; well-worded .
Example: All the contributions provide well-articulated, fresh insights, even on well-tread subjects. Example: A well-worded and catchy title can lure reluctant readers to take a closer look at your paper.» bien financiado = well-funded .
Example: No public library, however large and well-funded can meet all the needs of its users from its own resources.» bien formado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.] ; articulated ; well-trained .
Example: Escape, in this context, being taken as meaning the provision of an imagined world pleasanter and more shapely than life. Example: The institutional impact of public libraries on social capital has been studied without a basis in an articulated theory on the creation of social capital = Hasta ahora, el impacto institucional de las bibliotecas públicas sobre el capital social se han estudiado en su mayoría sin partir de una base teórica sólida sobre la creación del capital social. Example: He has recruited a well-trained cadre of professional local government officials.» bien formalizado = well-formalised [well-formalized] .
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.» bien formulado = well-formulated .
Example: But well-formulated rules and procedures should minimize this disadvantage.» bien fundado = well-justified ; well-formulated .
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. Example: But well-formulated rules and procedures should minimize this disadvantage.» bien fundamentado = well-founded ; well-supported .
Example: No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher. Example: What will convince your reader best are thoughtful, well-supported arguments.» bien gestionado = well-managed .
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.» bien gobernado = well-regulated ; well-governed ; well-run .
Example: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity. 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. Example: Some of these functions are not normally performed by librarians, although they are all required in a well-run online library system.» bien hecho = well-made ; well formed [well-formed] ; well-rendered ; well done .
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. 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. Example: The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered. Example: The accompanying manual is reasonably well done.» ¡bien hecho! = the way to go! .
Example: The article 'Media center automation: the way to go! describes a project to determine the hardware and software components for an automated circulation system.» bien iluminado = well-lit .
Example: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.» bien informado = well-informed ; informed .
Example: The library can offer well-informed service to policy-makers, analysts, students, the media and political groups. Example: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.» bienintencionado = well-intentioned ; well meant ; well-intended ; well-meaning ; well-meaning ; well-intentioned ; well-intended ; well meant .
Example: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape. Example: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant. Example: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes. Example: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights. Example: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights. Example: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape. Example: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes. Example: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant.» bienintencionado = well-intentioned ; well meant ; well-intended ; well-meaning ; well-meaning ; well-intentioned ; well-intended ; well meant .
Example: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape. Example: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant. Example: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes. Example: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights. Example: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights. Example: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape. Example: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes. Example: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant.» bienintencionado = well-intentioned ; well meant ; well-intended ; well-meaning ; well-meaning ; well-intentioned ; well-intended ; well meant .
Example: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape. Example: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant. Example: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes. Example: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights. Example: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights. Example: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape. Example: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes. Example: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant.» bien justificado = well-founded ; well-formulated .
Example: No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher. Example: But well-formulated rules and procedures should minimize this disadvantage.» bien llevado = well-run .
Example: Some of these functions are not normally performed by librarians, although they are all required in a well-run online library system.» bien localizado = well-localised .
Example: Anterior capsulitis usually causes well-localised pain felt anteriorly over the upper biceps insertion.» bien lubricado = well-oiled .
Example: The U.S. economy looks like a 'well-oiled machine' when compared against foreign markets.» bien marcado = chiselled [chiseled, -USA] .
Example: While the majority of women drool over 6-pack abs and chiseled shoulders, most men keep their eyes on either boobs or butts.» bien merecido = well deserved ; well deserved ; well-earned .
Example: Our heartiest congratulations on this well deserved honor!. Example: Our heartiest congratulations on this well deserved honor!. 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.» bien mirado = all things considered .
Example: The revolution which had just been accomplished was the work of all France; Paris, all things considered, had been but the theatre of that event.» bien nutrido = well-fed ; well-nourished .
Example: But the arrogance and callousness of a well-fed society toward those who are less fortunate always leaves me stunned. Example: Up to what age can a baby stay well nourished by just being breastfed?.» (bien) ... o ... = either ... or ... .
Example: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.» bien ordenado = well-kept ; well-ordered ; in good order .
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. Example: The worker needs an environment which provides an understandable, predictable and well-ordered situation. Example: Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and 'bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.» bien organizado = well-organised [well-organized] ; well-structured [well structured] ; well-constructed .
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. Example: It is vital that intranets should be well-structured and provide the right communications and information environment for end-users. 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.» bien pagado = well-paid ; gainful .
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. Example: Graduates of these courses are attempting to secure gainful employment as records managers.» bien parecido = personable ; good looking .
Example: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across. Example: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.» bien pensado = well thought out .
Example: Computerisation of internal procedures in different sectors of the Italian Public Administration was not carried out according to a well thought out plan.» bien perfilado = well-honed .
Example: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act.» bien planeado = well-planned .
Example: Well-planned programmes bring every element of a library to life.» bien planificado = well-planned ; well-designed .
Example: Well-planned programmes bring every element of a library to life. Example: A well-designed potager can provide food, cut flowers and herbs for the home with very little maintenance.» bien posicionado = well-placed ; well-positioned .
Example: Many smokers blame their littering behavior on a lack of well-placed bins for cigarette butts. Example: It's the most well-positioned superregional bank in the country to come out of the global crisis.» bien practicado = well-practised [well-practiced, -USA] ; well-rehearsed .
Example: They have a wide and well-practiced arsenal of tactics for weaseling out of responsibility. Example: In her debut parliamentary debate she delivered some zingers, many of them possibly well-rehearsed, but she also evaded several questions.» bien preparado = well-trained ; well-prepared .
Example: He has recruited a well-trained cadre of professional local government officials. 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.» bien presentado = well-presented ; well-rendered .
Example: The scheme has been praised for its clear and well-presented schedules. Example: The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered.» bien producido = well-produced ; well-made .
Example: A well-produced critical abstract not only describes the document content, but also evaluates the work and its presentation. 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.» bien proporcionado = shapely [shapelier -comp., shapeliest -sup.] .
Example: Escape, in this context, being taken as meaning the provision of an imagined world pleasanter and more shapely than life.» bien provisto = well-endowed ; well-hung ; fully-stocked .
Example: The special libraries of the national research institutions are the most well endowed of the libraries. Example: This Website contains explicit sexual material featuring naked pictures of well-hung young guy jacking off. Example: If your plan is to have a fully-stocked bar, here's a list of the basic spirits, liqueurs, and mixers to buy.» bien provisto (de) = well-stocked (with) .
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.» bien público = public good ; commonwealth .
Example: Public libraries are viewed as a 'public good' yet they fail to attract adequate resources to fulfil their role. Example: The article is entitled 'Academic libraries: `towards commonwealth and coalitions'.» bien pulido = well-honed .
Example: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act.» bien recibido = welcome .
Example: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.» bien reconocido = well-recognised [well-recognized] .
Example: Some well-recognised filing order must be adopted for arranging headings with respect to one another.» bien redactado = well-worded .
Example: A well-worded and catchy title can lure reluctant readers to take a closer look at your paper.» bien redondito = well-rounded .
Example: All specimens were well-rounded rusty brown pebbles found near the surface.» bien remunerado = well-paid ; gainful .
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. Example: Graduates of these courses are attempting to secure gainful employment as records managers.» bien representado = well represented ; well-rendered .
Example: A full range of disciplines is covered and popular science is well represented. Example: The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered.» bien retribuido = gainful ; well-paid .
Example: Graduates of these courses are attempting to secure gainful employment as records managers. 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.» bien sazonado = well-seasoned ; well-spiced .
Example: These tasty morsels have juicy tidbits of pork well seasoned and fried to perfection. Example: Flavored with paprika, chili pepper, and thyme, these fish loins brings out the bright, well-spiced flavors Mexico is known for.» bien seleccionado = well-chosen ; well-selected .
Example: Without a well-chosen collection of library materials, patrons will be frustrated in their searches for desired books and/or information. Example: He showed that adding as few as 20 well-selected terms could result in perfomance impovements of over 100%.» bien sincronizado = well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA] .
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.» bien situado = well-placed ; well-positioned .
Example: Many smokers blame their littering behavior on a lack of well-placed bins for cigarette butts. Example: It's the most well-positioned superregional bank in the country to come out of the global crisis.» bien surtido = fully-stocked .
Example: If your plan is to have a fully-stocked bar, here's a list of the basic spirits, liqueurs, and mixers to buy.» bien surtido (de) = well-stocked (with) .
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.» bien sustentado = well-supported .
Example: What will convince your reader best are thoughtful, well-supported arguments.» bien testado = well-tested .
Example: We often hear biologists claim the theory of evolution is as well tested as the theory of gravity.» bien tratado = well represented .
Example: A full range of disciplines is covered and popular science is well represented.» bien ubicado = well-placed ; well-positioned .
Example: Many smokers blame their littering behavior on a lack of well-placed bins for cigarette butts. Example: It's the most well-positioned superregional bank in the country to come out of the global crisis.» bien uniformado = well-uniformed .
Example: The restaurant has a well-uniformed security guard, with military-style chevrons on the shoulders and a beret on his head.» bien ventilado = airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.] ; well ventilated .
Example: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit. Example: Always hang your oilskin after use, and allow to dry naturally in a well ventilated area.» bien versado en = well versed in .
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.» bien vestido = well-dressed ; dapper ; smartly dressed ; smart [smarter -comp., smartest -sup.] .
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. Example: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else. Example: We were met at the airport by a smartly dressed representative, who gave a few pointers about driving in Malta. Example: Our dress trousers are suitable for eveningwear or morningwear, smart and classy.» bien visto = welcome .
Example: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with the