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sell profitably

  • 1 sell

    1. I
    1) his book is selling его книга расходится; it will never sell это[го] никогда не купят
    2) if you are willing to sell, I'll buy если вы будете продавать, я куплю; I like his house. Will he sell? мне нравится его дом. Он будет продавать его?; merchants buy and sell купцы покупают и продают; one brother is a cashier and the other sells один брат работает кассиром, другой продавцом
    3) coll. here's an idea that'll sell вот мысль, за которую ухватятся /на которую "клюнут"/
    2. II
    1) smth. sells quickly (immediately, fast, slowly, cheaply, openly, secretly, etc.) что-л. продается /расходится/ быстро и т.д.; these articles have sold exceedingly well эти вещи особенно хорошо разошлись /были быстро раскуплены/; the tickets sold badly билеты плохо расходились
    2) sell profitably (systematically, professionally, legitimately. etc.) вести торговлю /торговать, продавать/выгодно и т.д.; sell wholesale (retail) вести оптовую (розничную) торговлю /продажу/
    3. III
    sell smth. sell books (a house, furniture, goods, meat, wine and spirits, postage stamps, shares, programmes, etc.) продавать книги и т.д.; we don't sell cheap goods мы не торгуем дешевыми товарами; this little shop sells a wide variety of goods в этом маленьком магазинчике широкий ассортимент товаров; good advertizing will sell goods хорошая реклама способствует сбыту товаров; his name sold file book книга была раскуплена из-за имени автора; sell one's honour (one's self-respect, etc.) продавать /предавать/ свою честь и т.д.;
    4. IV
    sell smth. in some manner
    1) sell smth. dear (piecemeal, outright. etc.) дорого и т.д. продавать что-л.; the defenders of the fort sold their lives dearly защитники крепости недаром отдали свои жизни
    2) he knows how to sell his ideas он знает, как подать свои идеи
    5. V
    sell smb. smth.
    1) sell smb. a car (her a pair of shoes, you a bicycle, etc.) продать кому-л. машину и т.д.; what can I sell you this morning? что я могу предложить вам сегодня?; sell smb. а саг for $500 (him a bicycle, etc.) продавать кому-л. машину за пятьсот долларов и т.д.
    2) sell smb. the idea coil, заинтересовать кого-л. идеей
    6. XI
    1) be sold in some manner that is sold very cheap это продается очень дешево; be sold by smth. be sold by the pound (by the dozen, by the set, etc.) продаваться на фунты и т.д.; be sold by smb., smth. be sold by all booksellers (by all chemists, by all shops, etc.) продаваться во всех книжных магазинах и т.д.; be sold at some place tickets are sold at all points on the line билеты продаются на всех пунктах линии; be sold out of smth. be sold out of these books (out of cigarettes, out of small sizes, out of eggs, etc.) распродать эти книги и т.д.
    2) be sold on smth., smb. coll. be sold on the project (on the plan, etc.) увлечься /заинтересоваться/ этим проектом и т.д.; I am still not sold on the idea я пока еще не в восторге от этой идеи; I am sold on him as a pilot меня убедили /я убежден/, что он хороший пилот
    3) coll, be sold I've been soldi меня надули! /облапошили, "купили"/!; you have been sold again! вас опять провели: be sold over smth. be sold over a bargain попасться на сделке
    7. XVI
    sell by smth. sell by the pound (by the dozen, by the yard, by the ton, by the cask, by measure and weight, by the set, etc.) продавать(ся) на фунты /фунтами/ и т.д.; sell by subscription (by private contract, by public auction, etc.) продавать(ся) no подписке и т.д.; sell in smth. sell in bottles (in bundles, in bulk, in small lots, in the lumps, in gross, etc.) продавать(ся) бутылками /в бутылках/ и т.д.; sell on smth. sell on credit /on trust/ etc.) продавать в кредит и т.д.; sell at smth. sell at any price (at a market-price, at t 3 a yard, at sixty cents a dozen, at a profit, at a bargain, at a loss, etc.) продавать по любой цене и т.д.; they sell apples at 30 pence a pound яблоки продаются по тридцать пенсов за фунт; what are plums selling at? почем продают(ся) сливы?: sell for smth. sell for cash /for ready money/ (for f 5, for a good price, etc.) продавать за наличные и т.д.; sell for nothing /for a trifle, for a song/ продавать за бесценок; your house ought to sell for at least i
    3)
    000 за дом вы должны получать не меньше трех тысяч фунтов; how much do the apples sell for? почем [продаются] яблоки?, сколько стоят яблоки?; sell to smb. sell to the highest bidder продавать тому, кто больше всех дает; sell at some time tennis-balls sell best in summer теннисные мячи лучше всего расходятся /пользуются наибольшим спросом/ летом || sell below cost продавать ниже стоимости; sell under the counter продавать из-под полы
    8. XXI1
    1) sell smth. by smth. sell eggs by the dozen (butter by the pound, balls by sets, etc.) продавать яйца дюжинами и т.д.; sell smth. by auction продавать что-л. на аукционе; sell smth. in smth. sell beer in bottles (chips in paper bags, land in small lots, etc.) продавать пиво бутылками /в бутылках/ и т.д.; sell smth. at smth. sell smth. at a good price (at fourpence apiece, etc.) продавать что-л. по хорошей цене и т.д.; sell smth. at a loss потерять на продаже чего-л.; sell smth. for smth. how much do you sell this for? сколько вы за это хотите?; I would sell my soul for a drink of water (for a glimpse of his face, etc.) я готов дать что угодно /душу заложить, заплатать любые деньги/ за глоток воды и т.д.; sell smth. at smth. sell smth. at a market (at a shop, etc.) продавать что-л. на рынке и т.д.; sell smb. into smth. sell smb. into slavery продавать кого-л. в рабство
    2) coll. sell smth. to smb. sell an idea to the public заинтересовать общество какой-л. идеей; sell smb. on smb., smth. sell the voters on a candidate (the public on this idea, etc.) заставить избирателей признать /проголосовать за/ кандидата и т.д.
    9. XXVIII1
    sell smth. for what... sell it for what it will bring продать это за любую цену

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > sell

  • 2 profitably

    profitably [ˈprɒfɪtəblɪ]
       a. [sell] à profit
       b. ( = usefully) utilement
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    ['prɒfɪtəblɪ]
    1) Finance [sell, trade] à profit; [invest] avec profit
    2) ( usefully) utilement

    English-French dictionary > profitably

  • 3 profitably

    1 Fin [sell] à profit, avec bénéfice ; [trade] à profit ; [invest] avec profit ;
    2 ( usefully) utilement.

    Big English-French dictionary > profitably

  • 4 profitably

    adverb provechosamente; lucrativamente, con rentabilidad
    tr['prɒfɪtəblɪ]
    1 (do business) de manera rentable, con rentabilidad; (sell) con ganancia, con beneficio
    2 (in a worthwhile way) provechosamente
    'prɑːfətəbli, 'prɒfɪtəbli
    a) ( Busn) <trade/operate> de manera rentable, con rentabilidad; < sell> con ganancia or beneficio
    b) ( fruitfully) provechosamente
    ['prɒfɪtǝblɪ]
    ADV (Comm) [run] de forma rentable, obteniendo beneficios; [sell] con ganancia; (fig) (=beneficially) provechosamente
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    ['prɑːfətəbli, 'prɒfɪtəbli]
    a) ( Busn) <trade/operate> de manera rentable, con rentabilidad; < sell> con ganancia or beneficio
    b) ( fruitfully) provechosamente

    English-spanish dictionary > profitably

  • 5 profitably

    adverb gewinnbringend
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    prof·it·ably
    [ˈprɒfɪtəbli, AM ˈprɑ:fɪt̬-]
    1. (at a profit) Gewinn bringend, rentabel
    2. (advantageously) nutzbringend, vorteilhaft
    to spend one's time \profitably seine Zeit sinnvoll nutzen
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    ['prɒfItəblɪ]
    adv (COMM)
    sell, trade gewinn- or profitbringend, Gewinn or Profit bringend, rentabel, profitabel; (fig = beneficially) nützlich, vorteilhaft

    you could profitably spend a couple of hours reading a book — es käme dir sehr zugute, wenn du ein paar Stunden mit Lesen verbringen würdest

    there was little I could profitably do sitting at my desk — von meinem Schreibtisch aus konnte ich nur wenig Sinnvolles or Nützliches tun

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    adv.
    nützlich adv.
    rentabel adv.

    English-german dictionary > profitably

  • 6 profitably

    ['prɒfɪtəblɪ]
    1) econ. [ sell] con profitto; [trade, invest] proficuamente
    2) (usefully) proficuamente
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    adverb con profitto
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    profitably
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    ['prɒfɪtəblɪ]
    1) econ. [ sell] con profitto; [trade, invest] proficuamente
    2) (usefully) proficuamente

    English-Italian dictionary > profitably

  • 7 sell

    [sel] v վաճառել, ծախել. sell cheap/ dear(ly)/ profitably էժան/թանկ/շահավետ վաճառել. sell at a good price/loss լավ գնով/վնասով վա ճառել. sell off զեղչով/շտապ/ վաճառել sell one’s life dearly փխբ. կյանքը թանկ ծախել. (վաճառվել) The book is selling well Գիրքը լավ է վաճառվում He knows how to sell himself Գիտի իրեն ինչպես ներկայացնի. This idea won’t sell Այս գաղափարը հաջողություն չի ունենա

    English-Armenian dictionary > sell

  • 8 sell

    (sold) გაყიდვა (გაყიდის)
    they sell cheap / dear(ly) იაფად / ძვირად ყიდიან
    they sell at a reduced price / for cash ფასდაკლებით / ნაღდ ფულზე ყიდიან
    they sell at a loss / profitably ზარალით, წაგებით / მოგებით ყიდიან
    I sold my car at a good price ჩემი მანქანა კარგად გავასაღე / კარგ ფასად გავყიდე
    ●●he sold his life dearly თავისი სიცოცხლე ძვირად დაუსვა
    sell price საბაზრო / ბაზრის ფასი

    English-Georgian dictionary > sell

  • 9 profitably

    **
    they sell at a loss / profitably ზარალით, წაგებით / მოგებით ყიდიან

    English-Georgian dictionary > profitably

  • 10 profitto

    m ( vantaggio) advantage
    finance conto profitti e perdite profit and loss account
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    profitto s.m.
    1 profit, advantage, benefit: sa trarre profitto da ogni circostanza, he knows how to take advantage of any circumstance; ha frequentato con profitto un corso di dizione, he has profited from a course in elocution; mettere a profitto qlco., to turn sthg. to account (o profit): metti a profitto la tua conoscenza dell'inglese, make good use of your English; studiare con profitto, to study with profit; trarre profitto da qlcu., qlco., to profit by (o from) s.o., sthg.: è un'esperienza da cui puoi trarre profitto, it's an experience that you can profit from (o by)
    2 (econ.) profit, gain; ( utile) yield, earnings (pl.), return; ( ricavato, provento) proceeds (pl.): ha ricavato un buon profitto da quell'affare, he made a good profit on (o out of) that transaction; trarre profitto da un'attività economica, to thrive on an economic activity; vendere con profitto, to sell at a profit; profitto aleatorio, contingent profit; profitto aziendale, corporate profit; profitti e perdite, profit and loss; profitti illeciti, illegal profits (o earnings); profitti di gestione, operating profits; profitti di guerra, war profits; profitto lordo, netto, gross, net profit; profitto marginale, marginal profit; sovra profitto, excess (o surplus) profit // (fin.) profitto sul capitale, sugli investimenti, return on capital, on investments // che dà profitti, profit-making.
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    [pro'fitto]
    sostantivo maschile
    1) (vantaggio) profit, advantage

    trarre profitto da qcs. — to put o turn sth. to (good) account, to take advantage of sth

    2) comm. econ. profit, gain, cleaning, return

    ricavare un profitto da — to make o turn a profit on

    vendere qcs. con profitto — to sell sth. profitably o at a profit

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    profitto
    /pro'fitto/
    sostantivo m.
     1 (vantaggio) profit, advantage; studiare con profitto to study to advantage; trarre profitto da qcs. to put o turn sth. to (good) account, to take advantage of sth.
     2 comm. econ. profit, gain, cleaning, return; ricavare un profitto da to make o turn a profit on; vendere qcs. con profitto to sell sth. profitably o at a profit; conto -i e perdite profit and loss account.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > profitto

  • 11 gewinnbringend

    I Adj. profitable (auch fig.), lucrative; ein äußerst gewinnbringendes Unternehmen an extremely profitable business
    II Adv.: Geld gewinnbringend anlegen invest money profitably
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    gainful; profitable; lucrative
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    ge|wịnn|brin|gend
    1. adj (lit, fig)
    profitable
    2. adv
    profitably

    gewinnbringend wirtschaften — to make a profit

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    1) ((negative unprofitable) giving profit: The deal was quite profitable; a profitable experience.) profitable
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    ge·winn·brin·gend
    adj profitable
    \gewinnbringendes Unternehmen profitable enterprise
    äußerst \gewinnbringend extremely profitable, lucrative
    \gewinnbringend investieren to invest one's money to good account
    etw \gewinnbringend verkaufen to sell sth at a profit
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    Adjektiv profitable; lucrative
    * * *
    A. adj profitable (auch fig), lucrative;
    ein äußerst gewinnbringendes Unternehmen an extremely profitable business
    B. adv:
    Geld gewinnbringend anlegen invest money profitably
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    Adjektiv profitable; lucrative
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    adv.
    gainfully adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gewinnbringend

  • 12 Gewinn

    Gewinn m 1. BÖRSE return; 2. FIN profit, assets, earnings, surplus; 3. FREI benefit; 4. GEN advantage, surplus, income, gain, net income; 5. RW profit, book profit, surplus; 6. STEUER emolument; 7. WIWI surplus • einen Gewinn melden RW report a profit • Gewinn bringend 1. GEN advantageous, beneficial, gainful; 2. RW profitable; 3. WIWI productive • Gewinn erwirtschaften WIWI run a surplus, generate a profit • Gewinn erzielen 1. BÖRSE move into the money; 2. RW make a profit • Gewinn machen 1. RW make a profit, make profits; 2. WIWI run a surplus • Gewinne abziehen WIWI (infrml) milk profits • Gewinne einheimsen GEN (infrml) rake in profits • Gewinne erzielen BÖRSE make gains, make a profit • Gewinne übertrafen die Vorhersagen im ersten Quartal FIN profits surpassed forecasts in the first quarter
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    m 1. < Börse> return; 2. < Finanz> assets, earnings, surplus; 3. < Frei> benefit; 4. < Geschäft> advantage, surplus, income; 5. < Rechnung> book profit, surplus; 6. < Steuer> emolument; 7. < Verwalt> earnings; 8. <Vw> surplus ■ einen Gewinn melden < Rechnung> report a profit ■ Gewinn bringend 1. < Geschäft> advantageous, beneficial, gainful; 2. < Rechnung> profitable; 3. <Vw> productive ■ Gewinn erwirtschaften <Vw> run a surplus, generate a profit ■ Gewinn erzielen 1. < Börse> move into the money; 2. < Rechnung> make a profit ■ Gewinn machen 1. < Rechnung> make a profit, make profits; 2. <Vw> run a surplus ■ Gewinne abziehen <Vw> milk profits infrml ■ Gewinne einheimsen infrml < Geschäft> rake in profits infrml ■ Gewinne erzielen < Börse> make gains, make a profit ■ Gewinne übertrafen die Vorhersagen im ersten Quartal < Finanz> profits surpassed forecasts in the first quarter
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    Gewinn
    profit, gain, gainings, getting, increment, cleanup (US sl.), (Einkünfte) emolument, spoil, (Erfolg) benefit, (Ertrag) receipts, proceeds, return, yield, produce, avails (US), (Ertrag aus Grund und Boden) issue, (gute Gelegenheit) catch, bargain, market, (aus Gewerbebetrieb) profit, earnings, gain, (Gewinnspanne) [profit] margin, (Kursgewinn) increase, advance, gains, (Nutzen) advantage, account, fruit, (Spekulation) gain, (Überschuss) surplus;
    • auf Gewinn gerichtet with a view to profit, for pecuniary benefit, profitmaking, commercial;
    • nicht auf Gewinn gerichtet non-commercial, non-profit[-making];
    • auf gemeinschaftlichen Gewinn und Verlust gerichtet on joint profit and loss;
    • mit Gewinn at a profit, profitably;
    • ohne Gewinn profitless, unprofitable;
    • abgeführter Gewinn amount surrendered;
    • an konzernfremde Gesellschaften abgeführter Gewinn (Bilanz) mandatory profit distributions under agreement;
    • an Händler abgegebener Gewinn pass-over profit (US);
    • abgezweigter Gewinn profit set aside;
    • abrechnungspflichtiger Gewinn profit subject to accounting;
    • im Rechnungsabschnitt angefallener Gewinn accounting profit;
    • im Geschäft wieder angelegter Gewinn retained earnings (US), earnings ploughed (Br.) (plowed, US) back;
    • angemessener Gewinn fair return (profit), reasonable return;
    • angesammelte Gewinne accumulated profits;
    • rapid ansteigende Gewinne soaring profits;
    • auffallende Gewinne striking gains;
    • auf die Abteilungen aufgeschlüsselter Gewinn departmental profit;
    • ausgeschüttete Gewinne distributed profits;
    • nicht ausgeschüttete Gewinne undivided (unappropriated, US) profits, retained earnings (US);
    • noch nicht ausgeschüttete Gewinne accumulated profits;
    • ausgewiesener Gewinn reported profit;
    • ausgezahlter Gewinn (Versicherung) bonus in cash;
    • ausschüttungsfähiger Gewinn distributable earnings, unappropriated earned surplus (US);
    • außerordentliche Gewinne non-recurring profits;
    • beachtlicher Gewinn substantial gain;
    • steuerlich bereinigter (berichtigter) Gewinn adjusted profit;
    • auf Neubewertung beruhender Gewinn appreciated surplus;
    • besteuerungsfähiger Gewinn taxable gain;
    • betriebsbedingter Gewinn operating profit;
    • betrügerische Gewinne fraudulent gains;
    • buchmäßiger Gewinn book profit;
    • dicker Gewinn fat profit;
    • echter Gewinn actual profit;
    • ehrliche Gewinne honest profits;
    • einbehaltene Gewinne retained earnings (US);
    • einmaliger Gewinn banner profit;
    • einmalige Gewinne one-time (banner) gains, banner profits;
    • entgangener Gewinn ceasing (lost) profit, ceasing gain;
    • nicht entnommener Gewinn retained income (earnings, profit) (US), unwithdrawn (non-drawn, undistributed, paid-in, US) profit, profit ploughed (plowed, US) back;
    • im Liquidationszeitraum entstandene Gewinne profits arising during a winding-up;
    • ergaunerter Gewinn plunder (sl.);
    • erhebliche Gewinne (Börse) substantial gain;
    • erhoffter Gewinn anticipated profit;
    • erwarteter (zu erwartender) Gewinn prospective (anticipated) profit, lucrative interest;
    • aus Arbeit zu erwirtschaftender Gewinn profit derivable from work;
    • erzielter Gewinn realized (secured) profit, profit made;
    • beim Autoverkauf erzielter Gewinn profit on sale of a motor car;
    • an der Börse erzielte Gewinne profits on exchange;
    • durch Fremdkapitaleinsatz erzielter Gewinn return earned with use of borrowed funds;
    • leicht erzielter Gewinn (Börse) velvet (US);
    • im ersten Quartal erzielter Gewinn first-quarter profit;
    • tatsächlich erzielter Gewinn actual profit;
    • in Übersee erzielte Gewinne overseas gains;
    • eventueller Gewinn contingent profit;
    • früherer Gewinn past earnings;
    • gelegentliche Gewinne casual profits;
    • geringer Gewinn small profit;
    • gewerblicher Gewinn operating (industrial, commercial) profit;
    • glänzende Gewinne booming profits;
    • glatter Gewinn clear profit;
    • unerwartet hoher Gewinn bonanza (US);
    • imaginärer Gewinn expected profit;
    • inflationsbedingter Gewinn inflation-generated profit;
    • zur Ausschüttung kommender Gewinn distributable profit;
    • körperschaftssteuerpflichtige Gewinne profits chargeable to corporation tax;
    • laufender Gewinn current earnings;
    • mäßiger Gewinn light (slight) profit;
    • mitgenommener Gewinn realized profit;
    • müheloser Gewinn easy profit;
    • optimaler Gewinn optimum profit;
    • realisierter Gewinn realized profit (revenue);
    • nicht realisierter Gewinn unrealized profit;
    • noch nicht realisierter Gewinn contingent (paper, US) profit;
    • unrealisierter rechnerischer Gewinn paper profit;
    • reiner Gewinn net profit (avails, US);
    • rückständige Gewinne back profits;
    • schwindende Gewinne shrivel(l)ing profits;
    • sicherer Gewinn certain percentage;
    • stattlicher Gewinn handsome profit;
    • für die Aktionäre zur Verfügung stehender Gewinn profit attributable to shareholders (Br.) (stockholders, US);
    • stehen gebliebener Gewinn jackpot, profit left;
    • stehen gelassener Gewinn retained (US) (unrealized, left) profit, retained income (US), profit ploughed (Br.) (plowed, US) back;
    • zur Ausschüttung zur Verfügung stehender Gewinn distributable earnings, unappropriated earned surplus (US);
    • steigender Gewinn growing profit;
    • steuerpflichtiger Gewinn attributable profit before taxation, taxable (chargeable, assessable) profit, chargeable gain;
    • tatsächlicher Gewinn actual profit;
    • thesaurierter Gewinn accumulated (unappropriated, US) profit, profit retained (US), retained earnings (profit, surplus, US, income), accumulated earnings;
    • überschießender (überschüssiger) Gewinn excess profit, surplus income (profit);
    • unausgeschütteter Gewinn undistributed (undivided) profits, retained earnings;
    • unerlaubte Gewinne illicit profits;
    • unerwarteter Gewinn windfall profit;
    • unlautere Gewinne sordid gains;
    • unrealisierte Gewinne paper profits;
    • unrechtmäßiger Gewinn illegal profit;
    • der Steuerpflicht unterliegende Gewinne profits brought within the charge of tax, chargeable gains;
    • der Körperschaftssteuer unterworfene Gewinne profits chargeable to corporation tax;
    • unverteilter Gewinn unappropriated [earned, US] surplus, undistributed (non-distributed) net profit (Br.), undivided profit;
    • veranlagungspflichtiger Gewinn chargeable gain, profit brought within the charge of tax;
    • verfügbarer Gewinn available profit;
    • für die Dividendenausschüttung verfügbarer Gewinn unappropriated profit (US), unappropriated earned surplus (US);
    • nach Rückstellung auf Rücklagekonto verfügbarer Gewinn net surplus (US);
    • verkürzter Gewinn shave-off profit;
    • versteckter Gewinn hidden (secret) profit;
    • zu versteuernder Gewinn taxable profit (earnings);
    • dieses Jahr zu versteuernder Gewinn gain taxable this year;
    • versteuerter Gewinn taxed profit, profit after tax;
    • verteilbarer Gewinn available profit;
    • zu verteilender Gewinn distributable earnings;
    • verteilter Gewinn appropriated surplus;
    • nicht verteilter (verwertbarer) Gewinn accumulated profit, unappropriated [earned, US] surplus, surplus earnings (US);
    • nicht verwendete Gewinne unapplied profits;
    • vorgetragener Gewinn profit carried forward;
    • vorweggenommener Gewinn anticipated bonus, deferred profit;
    • wesentliche Gewinne material gains;
    • den Rücklagen zugewiesene (zugeführte) Gewinne (Bilanz) appropriated earnings (US), earned surplus (US), profit retained and added to reserve;
    • gesetzlich zugerechneter Gewinn profit appendant;
    • vertraglich zugerechneter Gewinn profit appurtenant;
    • zurechenbarer Gewinn (Einkommensteuer) attributable profit;
    • zusätzlicher Gewinn extra profit;
    • nicht zweckgebundener Gewinn available (disposable) surplus;
    • einbehaltene Gewinne und Abschreibungen retained cashflow;
    • Gewinne nach Abzug von Steuern after-tax earnings (profit);
    • Gewinn vor Abzug von Steuern pretax profit (earnings), earnings (profit) before tax;
    • Gewinn je Aktie earnings per share (stock, US);
    • Gewinn vor Berücksichtigung der Steuern pretax profit;
    • Gewinn aus Beteiligungen investment profit, profit due from participation;
    • Gewinn aus Buchwerterhöhungen appreciated surplus, surplus of appreciation;
    • Gewinn aus Devisengeschäften gain from exchange operations;
    • Gewinn vor Fusionierung profit prior to consolidation;
    • Gewinne im Geschäftsjahr (Versicherung) underwriting (insurance) profits;
    • Gewinne aus einem nicht genehmigten Gewerbe unlawful profits;
    • Gewinn aus Gewerbebetrieb business profit;
    • Gewinn aus der Hauptbetriebstätigkeit operating profit;
    • Gewinn bei Kalkulation zu Marktpreisen nach Abzug fälliger Steuern current cost profit after deducting taxation payable;
    • Gewinn aus Kapitalanlagen income from capital investment;
    • Gewinn je Kapitaleinheit profitability ratio (US);
    • Gewinne aus Monopolen (Bilanz) profits from patents and secret processes (Br.), monopoly profits (US);
    • Gewinn aus Neubewertung reappraisal surplus;
    • Gewinn aus Prägung von Scheidemünzen minor coinage profit fund (US);
    • Gewinn nach Steuern profit after taxes;
    • kleine Gewinne, große Umsätze small profits, quick returns;
    • Gewinn aus Veräußerungen sales profit;
    • Gewinne aus dem Verkauf von Anlagegütern profits on the sale of fixed assets;
    • Gewinn und Verlust profit and loss account, losings and winnings;
    • Gewinn vor Vornahme von Abschreibungen profit before depreciation;
    • Gewinn nach Vortrag (Bilanz) profit balance;
    • Gewinne aus Wertpapieranlagen income from securities, investment income;
    • Gewinn abwerfend paying, remunerative;
    • Gewinn bringend profitable, gainful, lucrative, profit-producing (-making), remunerative, revenue- (profit-) earning, pay[ing], payable, advantageous;
    • Gewinn abführen to surrender a profit;
    • seinen Gewinn vom Wettbüro abholen to collect one’s winnings from the betting shop;
    • mit Gewinn abschließen to show a profit;
    • Transaktion mit Gewinn abschließen to make a profit out of a transaction;
    • Gewinne abschöpfen to siphon off (cream away) profits;
    • Gewinn abwerfen to leave (bring in, render, yield, return) profit, to leave a margin, to be profitable, to pay;
    • angemessenen Gewinn abwerfen to yield a fair profit, to bring an adequate return;
    • Gewinne aktivieren to capitalize profits;
    • Gewinn bringend anlegen to invest advantageously (one’s money to good account);
    • mit Gewinn arbeiten to operate (run) at a profit, to operate in the black (coll.), to be on a profitable basis, to work with good result;
    • wieder mit Gewinn arbeiten to be back in the black (US coll.);
    • Gewinne aufschlüsseln (verhältnismäßig aufteilen, anteilmäßig aufteilen) to prorate profits (US);
    • Gewinn untereinander aufteilen to split the profit;
    • Gewinn aufweisen to show profit;
    • keinerlei Gewinne aufweisen to show a nil balance on its profits;
    • seine Gewinne aufzehren to eat up (improve away) one’s profits;
    • Gewinn und Verlust durchschnittlich ausgleichen to give and take, to average;
    • Gewinn ausschütten to distribute a surplus, to divide profits;
    • Gewinne nachteilig beeinflussen to hurt profits;
    • Gewinn beschneiden to trim profits;
    • j. am Gewinn beteiligen to give s. o. a share in the profits;
    • mit Gewinn betreiben to be on a profitable basis, to operate profitably, to be in the black (US coll.);
    • Bergwerk mit Gewinn betreiben to work a mine at a profit;
    • Gewinn [ein]bringen to be profitable, to show profit, to pay, to bring in, to [yield a handsome] profit;
    • Gewinne einkalkulieren to compute profits;
    • Gewinn einstreichen to reap a profit, to sweep the board;
    • gewaltige Gewinne einstreichen to make huge profits;
    • unberechtigten Gewinn einstreichen to pocket a profit;
    • unerlaubte Gewinne einstreichen to make illicit profits;
    • Gewinn entnehmen to draw the profits;
    • Gewinn nicht entnehmen und im Geschäft wieder anlegen to plough (plow, US) back earnings into business;
    • Gewinn ermitteln to determine profit;
    • Gewinn erzielen to realize (operate at, make, secure, draw) a profit, to come out of the red (US coll.);
    • angemessenen Gewinn erzielen to turn a healthy profit;
    • anständige Gewinne erzielen to make fair profits;
    • 10 Pfund Gewinn erzielen to be ten pounds to the good;
    • Gewinn feststellen to ascertain (determine) the profit;
    • Anteil am Gewinn haben to have a share in the profit;
    • reinen Gewinn ergeben haben to have netted;
    • bisher noch keinen Gewinn gemacht haben to have produced zero profit to date;
    • seine Gewinne niedrig halten to hold down profits;
    • mit einem Gewinn herauskommen (Lotterie) to win a prize;
    • Gewinne hochschrauben to kick up earnings;
    • Gewinn kassieren to lock in the profit;
    • dicke Gewinne kassieren to mop profits;
    • lukrative Gewinne buchungstechnisch in Steueroasen anfallen lassen to book most of one’s lucrative business through tax havens;
    • Gewinne machen to make profits;
    • Gewinn mitnehmen to take profits, to pick up bargains;
    • Gewinne realizieren (Börse) to reap (realize, take) profits, to cash in;
    • mit Gewinn rechnen to look to profit;
    • Gewinne scheffeln to rake in profits;
    • am Gewinn beteiligt sein to have an interest in the profits, to share in profits;
    • ganzen Gewinn aufs Spiel setzen to play on the velvet (US);
    • Gewinn teilen to share gains, to pool profits, to cut (US sl.);
    • am Gewinn teilnehmen to partake of the profits;
    • Gewinn thesaurieren to retain the profit;
    • Gewinn und Verlust zu gleichen Teilen tragen to go shares;
    • Gewinne transferieren to repatriate (remit) profits;
    • sich von jem. ohne Gewinn und Verlust trennen to break even with s. o.;
    • mit Gewinn verkaufen to sell to advantage (at a profit), (Wertpapiere) to sell at a premium;
    • Gewinn verrechnen to appropriate profits;
    • mit späteren Gewinnen verrechnen to carry forward long-term losses (US);
    • Gewinn mit einem Verlust verrechnen to set off a gain against a loss;
    • Gewinne verschleiern to conceal profits;
    • Gewinn verteilen to divide (distribute) the profits (proceeds);
    • Gewinn unter die Angestellten verteilen to allocate the profit among the employees;
    • thesaurierte Gewinne für Investitionen verwenden to retain profits for expansion;
    • Gewinne verzeichnen to post profits, to post (record) gains;
    • kleine Gewinne verzeichnen to register (show) small gains;
    • große Gewinne vorweisen to exhibit large profits;
    • mit einem Gewinn winken to hold forth hopes of profit;
    • Gewinn mit etw. erzielen wollen to do s. th. for profit;
    • schnell Gewinn machen wollen to be out for quick killing (fam.);
    • großen Gewinn zeitigen to result in a large profit;
    • Gewinn ziehen aus to take advantage of, to benefit from;
    • einen großen Gewinn aus etw. ziehen to thrive on s. th.;
    • Gewinn aus einem Geschäft ziehen to make a profit on a transaction;
    • keinen bedeutenden Gewinn aus etw. ziehen to extract no unusual profit from s. th.;
    • Gewinne steuerlich zurechnen to allocate (attribute) profits;
    • Gewinnabfall profit drop, skid in profits;
    • Gewinnabführung surrender of profits, profit transfer;
    • Gewinnabführungssteuer excess-profits tax (US);
    • Gewinnabführungsvertrag surrender-of-profits agreement;
    • Gewinnabnahme fall in profits.

    Business german-english dictionary > Gewinn

  • 13 Profit

    m; -(e)s, -e profit; Gewinn
    * * *
    der Profit
    profit
    * * *
    Pro|fit [pro'fiːt, pro'fɪt]
    m -(e)s, -e
    profit

    Profít aus etw schlagen or ziehen (lit) — to make a profit from or out of sth; (fig) to reap the benefits from sth, to profit from sth

    Profít machen — to make a profit

    Profít bringend (adjektivisch) — profitable; (adverbial) profitably

    den/keinen Profít von etw haben — to profit/not to profit from sth

    ohne/mit Profít arbeiten — to work unprofitably/profitably

    * * *
    Pro·fit
    <-[e]s, -e>
    [proˈfɪt, -ˈfi:t]
    m profit
    \Profit bringende Geschäfte profitable deals
    wo ist dabei für mich der \Profit? what do I get out of it?
    \Profit abwerfen/erwirtschaften to yield a profit/to reap a profit
    mit \Profit arbeiten to work profitably
    von etw dat [keinen] \Profit haben [not] to profit from sth
    [bei etw dat/mit etw dat] \Profit machen to make a profit [with sth]
    aus etw dat \Profit schlagen [o ziehen] to make a profit from [or out of] sth, to reap the benefits from sth fig
    etw mit \Profit verkaufen to sell sth at a profit
    * * *
    der; Profit[e]s, Profite profit

    aus etwas Profit ziehen od. herausschlagen — turn something to one's profit or advantage

    mit/ohne Profit arbeiten — run/not run at a profit

    * * *
    Profit m; -(e)s, -e profit; → Gewinn
    * * *
    der; Profit[e]s, Profite profit

    aus etwas Profit ziehen od. herausschlagen — turn something to one's profit or advantage

    mit/ohne Profit arbeiten — run/not run at a profit

    * * *
    m.
    profit n.

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  • 14 Gewinn

    m; -(e)s, -e
    1. beim Spiel: winnings Pl.; Lotterie: prize; eine Million an Gewinnen ausschütten give away a million in prizes
    2. WIRTS. (Profit) profit; (Ertrag) yield, returns Pl.; (Erlös) proceeds Pl.; (Verdienst) earnings Pl.; reiner Gewinn net profit; Gewinn abwerfen oder bringen yield a profit; am Gewinn beteiligt sein have a share in the profits; Gewinn erzielen net ( oder make) a profit; mit Gewinn verkaufen / arbeiten sell / work at a profit; ein Gewinn bringendes Unternehmen a profitable business, a going concern
    3. fig. profit, gain; (Vorteil, Nutzen) advantage, benefit; (Bereicherung) improvement, enhancement; Gewinne bei einer Wahl: gains; Gewinn ziehen aus profit from; die Reise war ein Gewinn für mich I really profited from ( oder got a lot out of) the trip; sie ist ein großer Gewinn für unseren Verein she is a great addition to our organization
    * * *
    der Gewinn
    (Ertrag) profit; yield; gain; proceeds;
    (Kartenspiel) winnings;
    (Lotterie) prize;
    (Nutzen) benefit; advantage
    * * *
    Ge|wịnn [gə'vɪn]
    m -(e)s, -e
    1) (= Ertrag) profit

    Gewinn abwerfen or bringen — to make a profit

    2) (= Preis, Treffer) prize; (bei Wetten, Glücksspiel) winnings pl

    er hat im Lotto einen Gewinn gehabt — he had a win on the lottery

    3) no pl fig = Vorteil) gain

    das ist ein großer Gewinn ( für mich) — I have gained a lot from this, that is of great benefit (to me)

    * * *
    der
    1) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) gain
    2) (profits or rewards: the spoils of war; the spoils of success.) spoils
    3) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) profit
    4) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) profit
    * * *
    Ge·winn
    <-[e]s, -e>
    [gəˈvɪn]
    m
    1. ÖKON profit[s pl]
    \Gewinn aus Sachanlagen income from real investments
    \Gewinn nach/vor Steuern profit after taxes/profit before taxes [or pre-tax profit[s pl]]
    anfallender/effektiver \Gewinn accruing/actual profit
    ausgeschüttete \Gewinne distributed profits
    nicht ausgewiesener \Gewinn undisclosed [or unpublished] profit
    entgangener \Gewinn lost profits
    am \Gewinn beteiligt sein to have an interest [or a share] in the profits
    \Gewinn bringend profitable
    \Gewinn bringend investieren to invest one's money to good account
    reiner \Gewinn net profit
    steuerpflichtiger \Gewinn taxable profit
    \Gewinne abschöpfen to skim [or cream] off profits sep
    \Gewinn abwerfen to return [or yield] a profit
    mit \Gewinn arbeiten to operate at a profit
    \Gewinn aufweisen to show a profit
    \Gewinn bringen [o abwerfen] to make a profit
    [mit etw dat] \Gewinne [o einen \Gewinn] erzielen to make a profit [with sth]
    \Gewinne mitnehmen to take profits
    mit \Gewinn rechnen to look to profit
    \Gewinn verbuchen to register a profit
    etw mit \Gewinn verkaufen to sell sth at a profit
    eine Firma mit \Gewinn wirtschaften to manage a company profitably
    2. (Preis) prize; (beim Lotto, Wetten) winnings npl
    einen \Gewinn machen to win a prize; (beim Lotto/Wetten) to win
    einen großen \Gewinn machen to win a lot/a big prize
    3. kein pl (Bereicherung, Vorteil) gain
    die neue Spielerin ist ein großer \Gewinn für die Mannschaft the new player is a valuable addition to the team
    * * *
    der; Gewinn[e]s, Gewinne
    1) (Reinertrag) profit
    2) (Preis einer Lotterie) prize; (beim Wetten, Kartenspiel usw.) winnings pl.

    die Gewinne auslosen — draw the winners or winning numbers

    3) (Nutzen) gain; profit
    4) (Sieg) win
    * * *
    Gewinn m; -(e)s, -e
    1. beim Spiel: winnings pl; Lotterie: prize;
    eine Million an Gewinnen ausschütten give away a million in prizes
    2. WIRTSCH (Profit) profit; (Ertrag) yield, returns pl; (Erlös) proceeds pl; (Verdienst) earnings pl;
    reiner Gewinn net profit;
    bringen yield a profit;
    am Gewinn beteiligt sein have a share in the profits;
    Gewinn erzielen net ( oder make) a profit;
    mit Gewinn verkaufen/arbeiten sell/work at a profit;
    ein Gewinn bringendes Unternehmen a profitable business, a going concern
    3. fig profit, gain; (Vorteil, Nutzen) advantage, benefit; (Bereicherung) improvement, enhancement;
    Gewinn ziehen aus profit from;
    die Reise war ein Gewinn für mich I really profited from ( oder got a lot out of) the trip;
    sie ist ein großer Gewinn für unseren Verein she is a great addition to our organization
    * * *
    der; Gewinn[e]s, Gewinne
    1) (Reinertrag) profit
    2) (Preis einer Lotterie) prize; (beim Wetten, Kartenspiel usw.) winnings pl.

    die Gewinne auslosen — draw the winners or winning numbers

    3) (Nutzen) gain; profit
    4) (Sieg) win
    * * *
    -e m.
    advantage n.
    asset n.
    benefit n.
    gain n.
    prize n.
    profit n.
    yield n.

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  • 15 profit

    'profit
    1. noun
    1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) lucro, beneficio, ganancia
    2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) provecho

    2. verb
    ((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) ganar, sacar provecho; beneficiarse de
    - profitably
    profit n beneficios / ganancias
    tr['prɒfɪt]
    1 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL ganancia, beneficio
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to make a profit sacar beneficios, tener ganancias
    to profit from something sacar provecho de algo, beneficiarse de algo
    to sell something at a profit vender algo con ganancia
    profit and loss account cuenta de ganancias y pérdidas
    profit margin margen nombre masculino de ganancias, margen nombre masculino de beneficios
    profit ['prɑfət] vi
    : sacar provecho (de), beneficiarse (de)
    1) advantage: provecho m, partido m, beneficio m
    2) gain: beneficio m, utilidad f, ganancia f
    to make a profit: sacar beneficios
    adj.
    • ganancial adj.
    n.
    • ancheta s.f.
    • aprovechamiento s.m.
    • beneficio s.m.
    • comodidad s.f.
    • ganancia s.f.
    • granjería s.f.
    • logro s.m.
    • lucro s.m.
    • pro s.m.
    • provecho s.m.
    • usufructo s.m.
    • utilidad s.f.
    • ventaja s.f.
    v.
    • ganar v.
    • lucrarse v.
    • sacar provecho v.
    • servir a v.

    I 'prɑːfət, 'prɒfɪt
    count & mass noun
    a) (Busn, Econ) ganancias fpl, beneficios mpl, utilidades fpl (AmL)

    we made a profit of $2,000 — obtuvimos beneficios or (AmL tb) utilidades de $2.000

    profit and loss account — cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias; (before n)

    profit margin — margen m de ganancias or de beneficios or (AmL tb) de utilidades

    b) ( advantage) (no pl)

    II

    to profit FROM something — sacar* provecho de algo, beneficiarse de algo

    ['prɒfɪt]
    1. N
    1) (Comm) ganancias fpl, beneficios mpl, utilidades fpl (LAm)

    a 32% rise in profits — un aumento del 32% en las ganancias or los beneficios

    • at a profit, to operate at a profit — ser rentable

    • to make a profit — obtener ganancias or beneficios

    they made a profit of two million — obtuvieron unas ganancias or unos beneficios de dos millones

    • to make a profit on or out of sth — obtener beneficios de algo

    • to show a profit — registrar beneficios or ganancias

    • to turn a profit — obtener ganancias or beneficios

    • with profits policy — (Insurance) póliza f con beneficios

    interim 3., trading 2.
    2) (fig) utilidad f, beneficio m

    • to turn sth to (one's) profit — sacar provecho or beneficio de algo

    2. VI
    1) (financially) obtener ganancia, obtener beneficio
    2) (fig)

    • to profit by or from sth — aprovecharse de algo

    3.
    VT
    †
    4.
    CPD

    profit and loss account N — cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias

    profit centre, profit center (US) N — centro m de beneficios

    profit margin N — margen m de beneficios

    profit motive N — afán m de lucro

    profits tax N — (Brit) impuesto m de beneficios

    profit warning N — advertencia f de beneficios

    * * *

    I ['prɑːfət, 'prɒfɪt]
    count & mass noun
    a) (Busn, Econ) ganancias fpl, beneficios mpl, utilidades fpl (AmL)

    we made a profit of $2,000 — obtuvimos beneficios or (AmL tb) utilidades de $2.000

    profit and loss account — cuenta f de pérdidas y ganancias; (before n)

    profit margin — margen m de ganancias or de beneficios or (AmL tb) de utilidades

    b) ( advantage) (no pl)

    II

    to profit FROM something — sacar* provecho de algo, beneficiarse de algo

    English-spanish dictionary > profit

  • 16 profitable

    adjective
    1) (lucrative) rentabel; einträglich
    2) (beneficial) lohnend [Unternehmung, Zeitvertreib, Kauf]; nützlich [Studium, Diskussion, Verhandlung, Nachforschungen]
    * * *
    adjective ((negative unprofitable) giving profit: The deal was quite profitable; a profitable experience.) gewinnbringend
    * * *
    prof·it·able
    [ˈprɒfɪtəbl̩, AM ˈprɑ:fɪt̬-]
    1. (in earnings) Gewinn bringend, rentabel, profitabel
    \profitable business einträgliches Geschäft
    \profitable investment lohnende [o Gewinn bringende] Investition
    2. (advantageous) nützlich, vorteilhaft
    to make \profitable use of one's time seine Zeit sinnvoll nutzen, mit seiner Zeit etw Sinnvolles anfangen
    * * *
    ['prɒfɪtəbl]
    adj (COMM)
    gewinn- or profitbringend, Gewinn or Profit bringend, rentabel, profitabel; (fig = beneficial) nützlich, vorteilhaft

    could you not find a more profitable way of spending your time? — kannst du nichts Besseres mit deiner Zeit anfangen?

    * * *
    profitable adj (adv profitably)
    1. gewinnbringend, einträglich, lohnend, rentabel:
    be profitable sich rentieren;
    sell sth profitably etwas mit Gewinn verkaufen
    2. vorteilhaft, nützlich ( beide:
    to für), nutzbringend
    * * *
    adjective
    1) (lucrative) rentabel; einträglich
    2) (beneficial) lohnend [Unternehmung, Zeitvertreib, Kauf]; nützlich [Studium, Diskussion, Verhandlung, Nachforschungen]
    * * *
    adj.
    nutzbringend adj.
    vorteilhaft adj.
    wirtschaftlich adj.

    English-german dictionary > profitable

  • 17 bene

    bĕnĕ, adv. of manner and intensity [bonus; the first vowel assimilated to the e of the foll. syllable; cf. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 366], well ( comp. melius, better; sup. optime [v. bonus init. ], best; often to be rendered by more specific Engl. adverbs).
    I.
    As adjunct of verbs.
    A.
    In gen.
    1.
    Of physical or external goodness, usefulness, ornament, and comfort:

    villam rusticam bene aedificatam habere expedit,

    Cato, R. R. 3:

    villam bonam beneque aedificatam,

    Cic. Off. 3, 13, 55:

    quid est agrum bene colere? Bene arare,

    Cato, R. R. 61:

    agro bene culto nihil potest esse... uberius,

    Cic. Sen. 16, 57:

    ubi cocta erit bene,

    Cato, R. R. 157; 3; 4;

    32 et saep.: te auratam et vestitam bene,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 50: ornatus hic satis me condecet? Ps. Optume, it is very becoming, id. Ps. 4, 1, 26:

    me bene curata cute vises,

    well tended, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 15:

    bene olere,

    Verg. E. 2, 48:

    bene sonare,

    Quint. 8, 3, 16:

    neque tamen non inprimis bene habitavit,

    in the very best style, Nep. Att. 13, 1:

    a Catone cum quaereretur, quid maxime in re familiari expediret, respondet Bene pascere? Quid secundum? Satis bene pascere,

    Cic. Off. 2, 25, 89: so,

    bene cenare,

    Cat. 13, 17; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 56:

    bene de rebus domesticis constitutum esse,

    to be in good circumstances, Cic. Sest. 45, 97;

    similarly: rem (i. e. familiarem) bene paratam comitate perdidit,

    well arranged, Plaut. Rud. prol. 38.—
    2.
    With respect to the mind.
    a.
    Perception, knowledge, ability:

    quas tam bene noverat quam paedagogos nostros novimus,

    Sen. Ep. 27, 5:

    quin melius novi quam te et vidi saepius,

    Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 22:

    novi optime (Bacchus) et saepe vidi,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2:

    qui optime suos nosse deberet,

    Nep. Con. 4, 1; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 1; id. S. 1, 9, 22: satin' haec meministi et tenes? Pa. Melius quam tu qui docuisti, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 2:

    quod eo mihi melius cernere videor quo ab eo proprius absum,

    Cic. Sen. 21, 77:

    ut hic melius quam ipse illa scire videatur,

    id. de Or. 1, 15, 66; id. Or. 38, 132:

    cum Sophocles vel optime scripserit Electram suam,

    id. Fin. 1, 2, 5:

    gubernatoris ars quia bene navigandi rationem habet,

    of able seamanship, id. ib. 1, 13, 42:

    melius in Volscis imperatum est,

    better generalship was displayed, Liv. 2, 63, 6:

    nihil melius quam omnis mundus administratur,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 34, 59: de medico bene existimari scribis, that he is well thought ( spoken) of, i. e. his ability, id. Fam. 16, 14, 1:

    prudentibus et bene institutis,

    well educated, id. Sen. 14, 50:

    sapientibus et bene natura constitutis,

    endowed with good natural talent, id. Sest. 65, 137:

    quodsi melius geruntur ea quae consilio geruntur quam, etc.,

    more ably, id. Inv. 1, 34, 59:

    tabulas bene pictas collocare in bono lumine,

    good paintings, id. Brut. 75, 261:

    canere melius,

    Verg. E. 9, 67; Quint. 10, 1, 91:

    bene pronuntiare,

    id. 11, 3, 12:

    bene respondere interrogationibus,

    id. 5, 7, 28; 6, 3, 81.—
    b.
    Of feeling, judgment, and will:

    similis in utroque nostrum, cum optime sentiremus, error fuit,

    when we had the best intentions, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 3; so id. ib. 6, 4, 2; so,

    bene sentire,

    id. ib. 6, 1, 3; so,

    bene, optime de re publica sentire,

    to hold sound views on public affairs, id. Off. 1, 41, 149; id. Fam. 4, 14, 1; id. Phil. 3, 9, 23:

    bene animatas eas (insulas) confirmavit,

    well disposed, Nep. Cim. 2, 4:

    ei causae quam Pompeius animatus melius quam paratus susceperat,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 10; so, optime animati, Varr. ap. Non. p. 201, 7:

    quod bene cogitasti aliquando, laudo,

    that you had good intentions, Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 34:

    se vero bene sperare (i. e. de bello),

    had good hopes, Liv. 6, 6, 18:

    sperabis omnia optime,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 7:

    tibi bene ex animo volo,

    Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 6; so freq.: bene alicui velle, v. volo: bene aliquid consulere, to plan something well:

    vigilando, agendo, bene consulendo prospera omnia cedunt,

    Sall. C. 52, 29:

    omnia non bene consulta,

    id. J. 92, 2. —
    c.
    Of morality, honesty, honor, etc.
    (α).
    Bene vivere, or bene beateque vivere ( = kalôs kagathôs), to lead a moral and happy life:

    qui virtutem habeat, eum nullius rei ad bene vivendum indigere,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 51, 93:

    in dialectica vestra nullam esse ad melius vivendum vim,

    id. Fin. 1, 19, 63:

    quod ni ita accideret et melius et prudentius viveretur,

    id. Sen. 19, 67; cf. id. Ac. 1, 4, 15; id. Fin. 1, 13, 45; id. Off. 1, 6, 19; id. Fam. 4, 3, 3 et saep. (for another meaning of bene vivere, cf. e. infra).—
    (β).
    Bene mori, to die honorably, bravely, creditably, gloriously:

    qui se bene mori quam turpiter vivere maluit,

    Liv. 22, 50, 7:

    ne ferrum quidem ad bene moriendum oblaturus est hostis,

    id. 9, 3, 3; so id. 21, 42, 4:

    tum potui, Medea, mori bene,

    Ov. H. 12, 5.—
    (γ).
    Bene partum, what is honestly, honorably earned or acquired:

    multa bona bene parta habemus,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 65:

    mei patris bene parta indiligenter Tutatur,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 5:

    res familiaris primum bene parta sit, nullo neque turpi quaestu, neque odioso,

    Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92:

    diutine uti bene licet partum bene,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 15; Sall. C. 51, 42 (cf.:

    mala parta,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 65:

    male par tum,

    Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 22).—
    (δ).
    Apud bonos bene agier, an old legal formula: bona fide agi (v. bonus), to be transacted in good faith among good men. ubi erit illa formula fiduciae ut inter bonos bene agier oportet? Cic. Fam. 7, 12, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 61; 3, 17, 70.—
    (ε).
    Non bene = male, not faithfully:

    esse metus coepit ne jura jugalia conjunx Non bene servasset,

    Ov. M. 7, 716.—
    d.
    Representing an action as right or correct, well, rightly, correctly: bene mones, Ibo, you are right ( to admonish me), Ter. And. 2, 2, 36:

    sequi recusarunt bene monentem,

    Liv. 22, 60, 17:

    quom mihi et bene praecipitis, et, etc.,

    since you give sound advice, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 55; so Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 6; 3, 3, 80; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 372, 7:

    bene enim majores accubitionem epularem amicorum convivium nominarunt, melius quam Graeci,

    Cic. Sen. 13, 45:

    hoc bene censuit Scaevola,

    correctly, Dig. 17, 1, 48.—
    e.
    Pleasantly, satisfactorily, profitably, prosperously, fortunately, successfully:

    nunc bene vivo et fortunate atque ut volo atque animo ut lubet,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 111:

    nihil adferrent quo jucundius, id est melius, viveremus,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 41, 72:

    si bene qui cenat, bene vivit,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 56: quamobrem melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto, is better or more profitably invested, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71:

    perdenda sunt multa beneficia ut semel ponas bene, Sen. Ben. poet. 1, 2, 1: etiamsi nullum (beneficium) bene positurus sit,

    id. ib. 1, 2, 2:

    quando hoc bene successit,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 23: bene ambulatum'st? Di. Huc quidem, hercle, ad te bene, Quia tui vivendi copia'st, has your walk been pleasant? Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 18:

    melius ominare,

    use words of better omen, id. Rud. 2, 3, 7; Cic. Brut. 96, 329:

    qui se suamque aetatem bene curant,

    Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 36.—So, bene (se) habere: ut bene me haberem filiai nuptiis, have a good time at, etc., Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 2:

    qui se bene habet suisque amicis usui est,

    who enjoys his life and is a boon companion, id. Mil. 3, 1, 128:

    nam hanc bene se habere aetatem nimio'st aequius,

    id. Merc. 3, 2, 6: bene consulere alicui, to take good care for somebody ' s interests:

    tuae rei bene consulere cupio,

    id. Trin. 3, 2, 9:

    ut qui mihi consultum optume velit esse,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 1:

    me optime consulentem saluti suae,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 2:

    qui se ad sapientes viros bene consulentes rei publicae contulerunt,

    id. Off. 2, 13, 46.—So, bene mereri, and rarely bene merere, to deserve well of one, i. e. act for his advantage; absol. or with de:

    addecet Bene me, renti bene referre gratiam,

    Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 36:

    Licinii aps te bene merenti male refertur gratia?

    id. Ps. 1, 3, 86:

    ut memorem in bene meritos animum praestarem,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10:

    cogor nonnumquam homines non optime de me meritos rogatu eorum qui bene meriti sunt, defendere,

    id. ib. 7, 1, 4:

    tam bene meritis de nomine Punico militibus,

    Liv. 23, 12, 5:

    si bene quid de te merui,

    Verg. A. 4, 317; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 20; id. Sest. 1, 2; 12, 39; 66, 139; 68, 142; id. Mil. 36, 99; id. Phil. 2, 14, 36 et saep.; v. mereo, D. and P. a.—So esp. referring to price: bene emere, to buy advantageously, i. e. cheaply; bene vendere, to sell advantageously, i. e. at a high price: bene ego hercle vendidi te, Plaut. [p. 230] Durc. 4, 2, 34:

    et quoniam vendat, velle quam optime vendere,

    Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:

    ita nec ut emat melius, nec ut vendat quidquam, simulabit vir bonus,

    id. ib. 3, 15, 61: vin' bene emere? Do. Vin' tu pulcre vendere? Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 38:

    melius emetur,

    Cato, R. R. 1: quo melius emptum sciatis, Cic. ap. Suet. Caes. 50 fin.:

    qui vita bene credat emi honorem,

    cheaply, Verg. A. 9, 206; Sil 4, 756.—
    f.
    Expressing kindness, thanks, etc.: bene facis, bene vocas, bene narras, I thank you, am obliged to you for doing, calling, saying (colloq.): merito amo te. Ph. Bene facis, thanks! Ter Eun. 1, 2, 106; cf.:

    in consuetudinem venit, bene facis et fecisti non mdicantis esse, sed gratias agentis, Don. ad loc.' placet, bene facitis,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 43: dividuom talentum faciam. La. Bene facis, id. ib. 5, 3, 52: si quid erit dubium, immutabo Da. Bene fecisti, id. Ep. 5, 1, 40 Lo. Adeas, si velis. La. Bene hercle factum vobis habeo gratiam. Accedam propius, id. Rud. 3, 6, 2; Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 10.—With gratiam habere: bene fecisti;

    gratiam habeo maximam,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 61; cf.

    bene benigneque arbitror te facere,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 130: quin etiam Graecis licebit utare cum voles... Bene sane facis, sed enitar ut Latine loquar, I thank you for the permission, but, etc., Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 25: an exitum Cassi Maelique expectem? Bene facitis quod abominamini... sed, etc., I am much obliged to you for abhorring this, but, etc., Liv. 6, 18, 9: bene edepol narras; nam illi faveo virgini, thanks for telling me, for, etc., Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 7 (cf.:

    male hercule narras,

    I owe you little thanks for saying so, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10):

    bene, ita me di ament, nuntias,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 20:

    benenarras,

    Cic. Att. 16, 14, 4; 13, 33, 2: tu ad matrem adi. Bene vocas; benigne dicis Cras apud te, thanks for your invitation, but, etc., Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 108: eamus intro ut prandeamus. Men. Bene vocas, tam gratia'st, id. Men. 2, 3, 41.—
    g.
    Of accuracy, etc., well, accurately, truly, completely:

    cum ceterae partes aetatis bene descriptae sint,

    Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    cui bene librato... Obstitit ramus,

    Ov. M. 8, 409:

    at bene si quaeras,

    id. ib. 3, 141:

    tibi comprimam linguam. Hau potes: Bene pudiceque adservatur,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 196:

    bene dissimulare amorem,

    entirely, Ter. And. 1, 1, 105:

    quis enim bene celat amorem?

    Ov. H. 12, 37.—So with a negation, = male restat parvam quod non bene compleat urnam, Ov. M. 12, 615: non bene conveniunt... Majestas et amor, id. ib 2, 846.—Redundant, with vix (Ovid.):

    vix bene Castalio descenderat antro, Incustoditam lente videt ire juvencam ( = vix descenderat cum, etc.),

    Ov. M. 3, 14:

    tactum vix bene limen erat, Aesonides, dixi, quid agit meus?

    id. H. 6, 24:

    vix bene desieram, rettulit illa mihi,

    id. F 5, 277.—
    h.
    Sup., most opportunely, at the nick of time (comic):

    sed eccum meum gnatum optume video,

    Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 57:

    sed optume eccum exit senex,

    id. Rud. 3, 3, 44. optume adveniens, puere, cape Chlamydem, etc., id. Merc. 5, 2, 69: Davum optume Video, Ter And. 2, 1, 35; 4, 2, 3; Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 25; 4, 5, 19; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 66; id. Heaut. 4, 5, 9; 5, 5, 2.—
    i.
    Pregn.: bene polliceri = large polliceri, to make liberal promises ' praecepit ut ceteros adeant, bene polliceantur, Sall. C. 41, 5; cf.: bene promittere, to promise success:

    quae autem inconstantia deorum ut primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis?

    Cic. Div. 2, 17, 38.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Bene dicere.
    a.
    To speak well, i. e. eloquently:

    qui optime dicunt,

    the most eloquent, Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 119; 2, 2, 5:

    etiam bene dicere haud absurdum est,

    Sall. C. 3, 1:

    abunde dixit bene quisquis rei satisfecit,

    Quint. 12, 9, 7;

    cf: bene loqui,

    to use good language, speak good Latin, Cic. Brut. 58, 212, 64, 228.—
    b.
    To speak ably:

    multo oratorem melius quam ipsos illos quorum eae sint artes esse dicturum,

    Cic. Or. 1, 15, 65; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 4. bene dicendi scientia, Quint. 7, 3, 12.—
    c.
    To speak correctly or elegantly:

    eum et Attice dicere et optime, ut..bene dicere id sit, Attice dicere,

    Cic. Opt. Gen. 4, 13 ' optime dicta, Quint. 10, 1, 19.—So, bene loqui:

    ut esset perfecta illa bene loquendi laus,

    Cic. Brut. 72, 252:

    at loquitur pulchre. Num melius quam Plato?

    id. Opt. Gen. 5, 16.—
    d.
    To speak well, i e. kindly, of one, to praise him; absol. or with dat., or reflex., with inter (less correctly as one word, benedicere): cui bene dixit umquam bono? Of what good man has he ever spoken well, or, what good man has he ever praised, Cic. Sest. 52, 110. bene, quaeso, inter vos dicatis, et amice absenti tamen, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 31.—Ironically:

    bene equidem tibi dico qui te digna ut eveniant precor,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 26:

    nec tibi cessaret doctus bene dicere lector,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 9: cui a viris bonis bene dicatur, Metell. Numid. ap. Gell. 6, 11, 3.— And dat understood:

    si bene dicatis (i. e. mihi) vostra ripa vos sequar,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 18 ' omnes bene dicunt (ei), et amant (eum), Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 11:

    ad bene dicendum (i e. alteri) delectandumque redacti,

    Hor. Ep 2, 1, 155 —Part. ' indignis si male dicitur, male dictum id esse duco;

    Verum si dignis dicitur, bene dictum'st,

    is a praise, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 27 sq.: nec bene nec male dicta profuerunt ad confirmandos animos, Liv 23, 46, 1; cf. Ter. Phorm. prol. 20 infra. —Bene audio = bene dicitur mihi, I am praised:

    bene dictis si certasset, audisset bene,

    Ter. Phorm. prol. 20; v. audio, 5.—
    e.
    To use words of good omen (euphêmein): Ol. Quid si fors aliter quam voles evenerit? St. Bene dice, dis sum fretus ( = fave lingua, melius ominare), Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 38 heja, bene dicito, id. As. 3, 3, 155.—
    f.
    Bene dixisti, a formula of approbation: ne quan do iratus tu alio conferas. Th. Bene dixti, you are right, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 61. bene et sapienter dixti dudum, etc., it was a good and wise remark of yours that, etc., id. Ad. 5, 8, 30.—
    g.
    Bene dicta, fine or specious, plausible words (opp. deeds):

    bene dictis tuis bene facta aures meae expostulant,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 25; so,

    bene loqui: male corde consultare, Bene lingua loqui,

    use fine words, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 16.—
    2.
    Bene facere.
    a.
    Bene aliquid facere, to do, make, something well, i. e. ably (v. I. A. 2. a. supra):

    vel non facere quod non op time possis, vel facere quod non pessime facias,

    Cic. Or. 2, 20, 86:

    non tamen haec quia possunt bene aliquando fieri passim facienda sunt,

    Quint. 4, 1, 70:

    Jovem Phidias optime fecit,

    id. 2, 3, 6; so, melius facere, Afran. ap. Macr. 6, 1.— P. a.:

    quid labor aut bene facta juvant?

    his labor and well-done works are no pleasure to him, Verg. G. 3, 525. —
    b.
    Bene facere, with dat. absol., with in and abl., or with erga, to do a good action, to benefit somebody, to impart benefits (less cor rectly as one word, benefacio)
    (α).
    With dat.:

    bonus bonis bene feceris,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 60:

    bene si amico feceris, ne pigeat fecisse,

    id. Trin. 2, 2, 66:

    malo bene facere tantumdem est periculum quantum bono male facere,

    id. Poen. 3, 3, 20:

    homini id quod tu facis bene,

    id. Ep 1, 2, 33:

    tibi lubens bene faxim,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 8; 5, 8, 25:

    at tibi di semper... faciant bene,

    may the gods bless you, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 32:

    di tibi Bene faciant,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 20; so Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 18.— Pass.:

    quod bonis bene fit beneficium,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 108:

    pulchrum est bene facere reipublicae,

    Sall. C. 3, 1:

    ego ne ingratis quidem bene facere absistam,

    Liv. 36, 35, 4.—Reflexively. sibi bene facere, enjoy one ' s self, have a good time, genio indulgere (v. I. A. 2. e. supra): nec quisquam est tam ingenio duro quin, ubi quidquam occasionis sit sibi faciat bene, Plaut. As. grex 5.—
    (β).
    With in and abl.:

    quoniam bene quae in me fecerunt, ingrata ea habui,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 30.—
    (γ).
    With erga:

    si quid amicum erga bene feci,

    Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 4.—
    (δ).
    With ellipsis of dat., to impart benefits:

    ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego Quae dedi et quod bene feci,

    Plaut. As. 1, 2, 11:

    quod bene fecisti, referetur gratia,

    id. Capt. 5, 1, 20:

    ego quod bene feci, male feci,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 34; id. Trin. 2, 2, 41:

    si beneficia in rebus, non in ipsa benefaciendi voluntate consisterent,

    Sen. Ben. 1, 7, 1:

    benefaciendi animus,

    id. ib. 2, 19, 1.—So esp. in formula of thanks, etc.' bene benigneque arbitror te facere, I thank you heartily, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 129: Jup. Jam nunc irata non es? Alc. Non sum. Jup. Bene facis, id. Am. 3, 2, 56; v Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 384.—P. a. as subst.: bĕnĕ facta, orum, n., benefits, benefactions (cf. beneficium): bene facta male locata male facta arbitror, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62 (Trag. v 429 Vahl.): pol, bene facta tua me hortantur tuo ut imperio paream, Plaut Pers. 5, 2, 65: pro bene factis ejus uti ei pretium possim reddere. id. Capt. 5, 1, 20;

    bene facta referre,

    Claud. Laud. Stil. 3, 182 tenere, id. ib. 2, 42.—So freq. in eccl. writ ers:

    et si bene feceritis his qui vobis bene faciunt,

    Vulg. Luc. 6, 33:

    bene facite his qui oderunt vos,

    id. Matt. 5, 44.—
    (ε).
    Absol., to do good, perform meritorious acts (in fin. verb only eccl. Lat.)' discite bene facere, Vulg. Isa. 1, 17:

    interrogo vos si licet sabbatis bene facere an male,

    id. Luc. 6, 9:

    qui bene facit, ex Deo est,

    id. Joan. Ep. 3, 11.— In P a. (class.): bene facta (almost always in plur.), merits, meritorious acts, brave deeds:

    bene facta recte facta sunt,

    Cic. Par 3, 1, 22:

    omnia bene facta in luce se collocari volunt,

    id. Tusc. 2, 26, 64; id. Sen. 3, 9:

    bene facta mea reipublicae procedunt,

    Sall. J 85, 5, cf. id. C. 8, 5; id. H. Fragm. 1, 19: veteribus bene factis nova pensantes maleficia, Liv 37, 1, 2; cf. Quint. 3, 7, 13, 12, 1, 41; Prop. 2, 1, 24; Ov. M. 15, 850, Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 386.— Sing.: bene factum a vobis, dum vivitis non abscedet, Cato ap. Gell. 16, 1, 4.—
    (ζ).
    In medical language, to be of good effect, benefit, do good:

    id bene faciet et alvum bonam faciet,

    Cato, R. R. 157, 6.—So with ad: ad capitis dolorem bene facit serpyllum, Scrib Comp. 1; so id. ib. 5; 9; 13; 41.—
    (η).
    In the phrase bene facis, etc., as a formula of thanks, v I A. 2. f. supra.—
    (θ).
    Expressing joy, I am glad of it, I am glad that etc. (comic.) Da. Tua quae fuit Palaestra, ea filia inventa'st mea. La. Bene meher cule factum'st, Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 9: bis tanto valeo quam valui prius. Ly. Bene hercle factum et gaudeo, id. Merc. 2, 2, 27; Ter And. 5, 6, 11; id. Hec. 5, 4, 17; id. Eun. 5, 8, 7:

    bene factum et volup est hodie me his mulierculis Tetulisse auxilium,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 1, 1; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 11; so, bene factum gaudeo: nam hic noster pater est Ant. Ita me Juppiter bene amet, benefac tum gaudeo, Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 47; Ter Phorm. 5, 6, 43; cf.: Me. Rex Creo vigiles nocturnos singulos semper locat. So. Bene facit, quia nos eramus peregri, tutatu'st domum, I am glad of it, etc., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 19. bene fecit A. Silius qui transegerit: neque enim ei deesse volebam, et quid possem timebam, I am glad that A. Silius, etc., Cic. Att. 12, 24, 1.—
    3.
    With esse.
    a.
    Bene est, impers., it is well.
    (α).
    In the epistolary formula: si vales bene est; or, si vales bene est, (ego) valeo (abbrev. S.V.B.E.V.), Afran. ap Prisc. p 804 P; Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1; 10, 34, 1; 4, 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 5, 7, 1; 5, 9, 1; 5, 10, 1; 10, 33, 1; 10, 14, 8; 10, 14, 11;

    14, 14, 1, 14, 14, 16: si valetis gaudeo,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 41 —These formulas were obsolete at Seneca's time: mos antiquis fuit, usque ad meam servatus aetatem, primis epistulae verbis adicere: Si vales, bene est;

    ego valeo,

    Sen. Ep. 15, 1.—
    (β).
    = bene factum est (cf. I. 2. k. supra): oculis quoque etiam plus jam video quam prius: Ly. Bene est, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 26: hic est intus filius apud nos tuus. De. Optume'st, id. ib. 5, 4, 49; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 48, 5, 5, 3; id. Hec. 5, 4, 31.—
    b.
    Bene est alicui, impers., it is ( goes) well with one, one does well, is well off, enjoys himself, is happy: nam si curent, bene bonis sit, male malis, quod nunc abest, Enn ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 32, 79 (Trag. v. 355 Vahl.):

    bona si esse veis, bene erit tibi,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 12:

    quia illi, unde huc abvecta sum, malis bene esse solitum'st,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 13:

    qui neque tibi bene esse patere, et illis qui bus est invides,

    id. Ps. 4, 7, 35 (so id. Trin. 2, 2, 71): num quippiam aluit me vis? De. Ut bene sit tibi, id Pers. 4, 8, 5; id. Poen. 4, 2, 90; Ter Phorm. 1, 2, 101: nemini nimium bene est, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 185 P.:

    si non est, jurat bene solis esse maritis,

    Hor. Ep 1, 1, 88:

    nec tamen illis bene erit, quia non bono gaudent,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 11, 4: BENE SIT NOBIS, Inscr Orell. 4754; Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 95; 4, 2, 36; id. Curc. 4, 2, 31; id. Pers. 5, 2, 74; id. Stich. 5, 5, 12; id. Merc. 2, 2, 55; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 9.— Comp.: istas minas decem, qui me procurem dum melius sit mi, des. Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 40:

    spero ex tuis litteris tibi melius esse,

    that your health is better, Cic. Fam. 16, 22, 1; Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 1; Ter And. 2, 5, 16.—With dat. understood: patria est ubi cumque est bene (i. e. cuique), where one does well, there is his country, Poet. ap. Cic Tusc 5, 37, 108 (Trag. Rel. inc. p. 248 Rib). [p. 231] —With abl., to be well off in, to feast upon a thing:

    ubi illi bene sit ligno, aqua calida, cibo, vestimentis,

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 39:

    at mihi bene erat, non piscibus, Sed pullo atque hoedo,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 120.—
    c.
    Bene sum = bene mihi est:

    minore nusquam bene fui dispendio,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 20:

    de eo (argento) nunc bene sunt tua virtute,

    id. Truc. 4, 2, 28: dato qui bene sit;

    ego ubi bene sit tibi locum lepidum dabo,

    id. Bacch. 1, 1, 51:

    scis bene esse si sit unde,

    id. Capt. 4, 2, 70.—
    4.
    Bene habere.
    a.
    With subj. nom.
    (α).
    To enjoy, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 35 al.; v. I. A. 2. e. supra.—
    (β).
    To be favorable, to favor:

    bene habent tibi principia,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 82. —
    (γ).
    With se, to be well, well off. imperator se bene habet, it is well with, Sen. Ep. 24, 9; cf.:

    si te bene habes,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 122 Brix ad loc.—
    b.
    Hoc bene habet, or bene habet, impers. ( = res se bene habet), it is well, matters stand well:

    bene habet: jacta sunt fundamenta defensionis,

    Cic. Mur. 6, 14:

    bene habet: di pium movere bellum,

    Liv. 8, 6, 4:

    atque bene habet si a collega litatum est,

    id. 8, 9, 1; Juv. 10, 72; Stat. Th. 11, 557.— So pers.: bene habemus nos, si in his spes est;

    opinor, aliud agamus,

    we are well off, Cic. Att. 2, 8, 1.—
    5.
    Bene agere, with cum and abl.
    (α).
    To treat one well:

    bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade si, etc.,

    Val. Max. 5, 3, ext. 3.—
    (β).
    Impers.: bene agitur cum aliquo, it goes well with one, he is fortunate:

    bene dicat secum esse actum,

    that he has come off well, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 2:

    non tam bene cum rebus humanis agitur ut meliora pluribus placeant,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 2, 1.— With ellipsis of cum and abl.:

    si hinc non abeo intestatus, bene agitur pro noxia (sc. mecum),

    Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—
    6.
    Rem (negotium) bene gerere.
    (α).
    To administer well private or public affairs: multi suam rem bene gessere et publicam patria procul, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. Rel. v. 295 Vahl.):

    non ut multis bene gestae, sed, ut nemini, conservatae rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 3, 6; so,

    qui ordo bene gestae rei publicae testimonium multis, mihi uni conservatae dedit,

    id. Phil. 2, 1, 2:

    rem publicam,

    id. Pis. 19, 45:

    Apollini republica vestra bene gesta servataque... donum mittitote,

    Liv. 23, 11, 3.—
    (β).
    To be successful, meet with success, acquit one ' s self well; usu. of war;

    also of private affairs: bello extincto, re bene gesta, vobis gratis habeo, etc.,

    Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 2:

    quando bene gessi rem, volo hic in fano supplicare,

    id. Curc. 4, 2, 41;

    quasi re bene gesta,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 13:

    rem te valde bene gessisse rumor erat,

    that you had met with great success, Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 7; id. Planc. 25, 61:

    conclamant omnes occasionem negotii bene gerendi amittendam non esse,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 57:

    haec cogitanti accidere visa est facultas bene rei gerendae,

    id. ib. 7, 44:

    res bello bene gestae,

    success in war, Liv. 23, 12, 11:

    laeti bene gestis corpora rebus Procurate,

    Verg. A. 9, 157; cf. Cic. Planc. 25, 61; Liv. 1, 37, 6; 4, 47, 1; 8, 30, 5; 22, 25, 4; 23, 36, 2.—
    7.
    Bene vertere, in wishes.
    (α).
    With the rel. quod or quae res as subject, to turn out well; absol. or with dat.:

    quae res tibi et gnatae tuae bene feliciterque vortat,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 58:

    quod utrisque bene vertat,

    Liv. 8, 5, 6:

    quod bene verteret,

    id. 3, 26, 9; cf. id. 3, 35, 8; 3, 62, 5; 7, 39, 10; v. verto; cf.:

    quod bene eveniat,

    Cato, R. R. 141.—
    (β).
    With di as subject:

    di bene vortant,

    may the gods let it turn out well, may the gods grant success, Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 5; cf. Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 10; id. Hec. 1, 2, 121; id. Phorm. 3, 3, 19; v. verte.—
    8.
    Bene, colloquially in leave-taking: bene ambula, walk well, i. e. have a pleasant walk! Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 166: De. Bene ambulato! Ly. Bene vale! id. Merc 2, 2, 55:

    bene valete et vivite!

    id. Mil. 4, 8, 30:

    cives bene valete!

    id. Merc. 5, 2, 25; cf. id. Ep. 5, 1, 40; id. Merc. 2, 4, 28; 5, 4, 65; id. Curc. 4, 2, 30; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 115; id. Hec. 1, 2, 122:

    salvere jubeo te, mi Saturides, bene,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 35: LAGGE, FILI, BENE QVIESCAS, Sepulch. Inscr. Orell. p. 4755.—
    9.
    In invocations to the gods, often redundant (cf. bonus):

    ita me Juppiter bene amet,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 47:

    di te bene ament, Hegio,

    id. Capt. 1, 2, 29:

    ita me di bene ament,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 5, 2, 43; id. Hec. 2, 1, 9; id. Phorm. 1, 3, 13:

    Jane pater uti te... bonas preces bene precatus siem,

    Cato, R. R. 134: bene sponsis, beneque volueris in precatione augurali Messala augur ait significare spoponderis, volueris, Fest. p. 351 Mull. (p. 267 Lind.).—
    10.
    Elliptical expressions.
    (α).
    Bene, melius, optime, instead of bene, etc., dicit, dicis, or facit, facis, etc.:

    bene Pericles (i.e. dixit),

    Cic. Off. 1,40, 144:

    bene (Philippus) ministrum et praebitorem,

    id. ib. 2, 14, 53:

    existimabatur bene, Latine (i. e. loqui),

    id. Brut. 74, 259; so id. Sen. 14, 47:

    at bene Areus,

    Quint. 2, 15, 36; cf. id. 10, 1, 56:

    nam ante Aristippus, et ille melius (i.e. hoc dixerat),

    Cic. Fin. 1, 8, 26:

    sed haec tu melius vel optime omnium (i.e. facies),

    id. Fam. 4, 13, 7; id. Fin. 1, 18, 61; 1, 19, 63; id. Off. 3, 11, 49; id. Sen. 20, 73; id. Opt. Gen. 6, 18; Quint. 10, 3, 25; 10, 2, 24; 6, 1, 3; 9, 4, 23.—
    (β).
    In applauding answers' bene and optime, good! bravo! excellent! euge, euge! Perbene! Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 75: huc respice. Da. Optume! id. ib. 3, 4, 3; cf. id. Merc. 1, 2, 114; 5, 4, 16.—
    (γ).
    In drinking health, with acc. or dat., health to you, your health! bene vos! bene nos! bene te! bene me! bene nostram etiam Stephanium! Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 27; Tib 2, 1, 31: bene te, pater optime Caesar, etc.; Ov. F. 2, 637:

    bene mihi, bene vobis, bene amicae meae!

    Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 21; Ov.A.A. 1, 601.—
    11.
    Pregn., in ellipt. predicate: quod (imperium) si (ei) sui bene crediderint cives... credere et Latinos debere, if his own citizens did well to intrust the supreme power to him, etc., Liv. 1, 50, 5:

    in Velia aedificent quibus melius quam P. Valerio creditur libertas,

    to whom it will be safer to intrust liberty, id. 2, 7, 11:

    melius peribimus quam sine alteris vestrum viduae aut orbae vivemus,

    it will be better for us to perish, id. 1, 13, 3:

    bene Arruntium morte usum,

    that it was right for Arruntius to die, Tac. A. 6, 48; Liv. 2, 30, 6; Quint. 9, 4, 92; Tac. A. 2, 44.—
    II.
    Adv. of intensity, = valde, very, with adjj. and advv.
    1.
    With adjj.: bene tempestate serena, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 39, 82 (Ann. v. 517 Vahl.): foedus feri bene firmum, id. ap. Porphyr. ad Hor. C. 3, 24, 50 (Ann. v. 33 ib.); cf.:

    bene firmus,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 8, 1; id. Phil. 6, 7, 18:

    bene robustus,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 48:

    bene morigerus fuit puer,

    Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 13:

    bene ergo ego hinc praedatus ibo,

    id. Ps. 4, 7, 39:

    bene lautum,

    id. Rud. 3, 3, 39:

    bene et naviter oportet esse impudentem,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 3:

    id utrum Romano more locutus sit, bene nummatum te futurum, an, etc.,

    id. ib. 7, 16, 3:

    bene sanos,

    id. Fin. 1, 16, 52; 1, 21, 71; Hor. S. 1, 3, 61; 1, 9, 44:

    bene longinquos dolores,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 94:

    sermonem bene longum,

    id. Or. 2, 88, 361:

    bene magna caterva,

    id. Mur. 33, 69:

    magna multitudo,

    Hirt. B. Hisp. 4:

    barbatus,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 22:

    fidum pectus,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 15:

    cautus,

    Ov. H. 1, 44:

    multa,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 7, 15: multi, Pollio ap. Cic. Fam 10, 33, 4:

    homo optime dives,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 23, 2.—
    2.
    With advv.: bene saepe libenter, Enn. Ann. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 239 Vahl.); cf.:

    bene libenter victitas,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 44:

    bene mane haec scripsi,

    Cic. Att. 4, 9, 2; 4, 10, 16:

    bene penitus,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169:

    bene longe,

    Hirt. B. Hisp. 25:

    bene gnaviter,

    Sen. Ot. Sap. 1 (28), 5.—With adverb. phrase:

    siad te bene ante lucem venisset,

    Cic. Or. 2, 64, 259.

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  • 18 bene facta

    bĕnĕ, adv. of manner and intensity [bonus; the first vowel assimilated to the e of the foll. syllable; cf. Corss. Ausspr. 2, 366], well ( comp. melius, better; sup. optime [v. bonus init. ], best; often to be rendered by more specific Engl. adverbs).
    I.
    As adjunct of verbs.
    A.
    In gen.
    1.
    Of physical or external goodness, usefulness, ornament, and comfort:

    villam rusticam bene aedificatam habere expedit,

    Cato, R. R. 3:

    villam bonam beneque aedificatam,

    Cic. Off. 3, 13, 55:

    quid est agrum bene colere? Bene arare,

    Cato, R. R. 61:

    agro bene culto nihil potest esse... uberius,

    Cic. Sen. 16, 57:

    ubi cocta erit bene,

    Cato, R. R. 157; 3; 4;

    32 et saep.: te auratam et vestitam bene,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 50: ornatus hic satis me condecet? Ps. Optume, it is very becoming, id. Ps. 4, 1, 26:

    me bene curata cute vises,

    well tended, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 15:

    bene olere,

    Verg. E. 2, 48:

    bene sonare,

    Quint. 8, 3, 16:

    neque tamen non inprimis bene habitavit,

    in the very best style, Nep. Att. 13, 1:

    a Catone cum quaereretur, quid maxime in re familiari expediret, respondet Bene pascere? Quid secundum? Satis bene pascere,

    Cic. Off. 2, 25, 89: so,

    bene cenare,

    Cat. 13, 17; Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 56:

    bene de rebus domesticis constitutum esse,

    to be in good circumstances, Cic. Sest. 45, 97;

    similarly: rem (i. e. familiarem) bene paratam comitate perdidit,

    well arranged, Plaut. Rud. prol. 38.—
    2.
    With respect to the mind.
    a.
    Perception, knowledge, ability:

    quas tam bene noverat quam paedagogos nostros novimus,

    Sen. Ep. 27, 5:

    quin melius novi quam te et vidi saepius,

    Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 22:

    novi optime (Bacchus) et saepe vidi,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 2:

    qui optime suos nosse deberet,

    Nep. Con. 4, 1; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 1; id. S. 1, 9, 22: satin' haec meministi et tenes? Pa. Melius quam tu qui docuisti, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 2:

    quod eo mihi melius cernere videor quo ab eo proprius absum,

    Cic. Sen. 21, 77:

    ut hic melius quam ipse illa scire videatur,

    id. de Or. 1, 15, 66; id. Or. 38, 132:

    cum Sophocles vel optime scripserit Electram suam,

    id. Fin. 1, 2, 5:

    gubernatoris ars quia bene navigandi rationem habet,

    of able seamanship, id. ib. 1, 13, 42:

    melius in Volscis imperatum est,

    better generalship was displayed, Liv. 2, 63, 6:

    nihil melius quam omnis mundus administratur,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 34, 59: de medico bene existimari scribis, that he is well thought ( spoken) of, i. e. his ability, id. Fam. 16, 14, 1:

    prudentibus et bene institutis,

    well educated, id. Sen. 14, 50:

    sapientibus et bene natura constitutis,

    endowed with good natural talent, id. Sest. 65, 137:

    quodsi melius geruntur ea quae consilio geruntur quam, etc.,

    more ably, id. Inv. 1, 34, 59:

    tabulas bene pictas collocare in bono lumine,

    good paintings, id. Brut. 75, 261:

    canere melius,

    Verg. E. 9, 67; Quint. 10, 1, 91:

    bene pronuntiare,

    id. 11, 3, 12:

    bene respondere interrogationibus,

    id. 5, 7, 28; 6, 3, 81.—
    b.
    Of feeling, judgment, and will:

    similis in utroque nostrum, cum optime sentiremus, error fuit,

    when we had the best intentions, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 3; so id. ib. 6, 4, 2; so,

    bene sentire,

    id. ib. 6, 1, 3; so,

    bene, optime de re publica sentire,

    to hold sound views on public affairs, id. Off. 1, 41, 149; id. Fam. 4, 14, 1; id. Phil. 3, 9, 23:

    bene animatas eas (insulas) confirmavit,

    well disposed, Nep. Cim. 2, 4:

    ei causae quam Pompeius animatus melius quam paratus susceperat,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 6, 10; so, optime animati, Varr. ap. Non. p. 201, 7:

    quod bene cogitasti aliquando, laudo,

    that you had good intentions, Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 34:

    se vero bene sperare (i. e. de bello),

    had good hopes, Liv. 6, 6, 18:

    sperabis omnia optime,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 7:

    tibi bene ex animo volo,

    Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 6; so freq.: bene alicui velle, v. volo: bene aliquid consulere, to plan something well:

    vigilando, agendo, bene consulendo prospera omnia cedunt,

    Sall. C. 52, 29:

    omnia non bene consulta,

    id. J. 92, 2. —
    c.
    Of morality, honesty, honor, etc.
    (α).
    Bene vivere, or bene beateque vivere ( = kalôs kagathôs), to lead a moral and happy life:

    qui virtutem habeat, eum nullius rei ad bene vivendum indigere,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 51, 93:

    in dialectica vestra nullam esse ad melius vivendum vim,

    id. Fin. 1, 19, 63:

    quod ni ita accideret et melius et prudentius viveretur,

    id. Sen. 19, 67; cf. id. Ac. 1, 4, 15; id. Fin. 1, 13, 45; id. Off. 1, 6, 19; id. Fam. 4, 3, 3 et saep. (for another meaning of bene vivere, cf. e. infra).—
    (β).
    Bene mori, to die honorably, bravely, creditably, gloriously:

    qui se bene mori quam turpiter vivere maluit,

    Liv. 22, 50, 7:

    ne ferrum quidem ad bene moriendum oblaturus est hostis,

    id. 9, 3, 3; so id. 21, 42, 4:

    tum potui, Medea, mori bene,

    Ov. H. 12, 5.—
    (γ).
    Bene partum, what is honestly, honorably earned or acquired:

    multa bona bene parta habemus,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 65:

    mei patris bene parta indiligenter Tutatur,

    Ter. Phorm. 5, 3, 5:

    res familiaris primum bene parta sit, nullo neque turpi quaestu, neque odioso,

    Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92:

    diutine uti bene licet partum bene,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 7, 15; Sall. C. 51, 42 (cf.:

    mala parta,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 65:

    male par tum,

    Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 22).—
    (δ).
    Apud bonos bene agier, an old legal formula: bona fide agi (v. bonus), to be transacted in good faith among good men. ubi erit illa formula fiduciae ut inter bonos bene agier oportet? Cic. Fam. 7, 12, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 61; 3, 17, 70.—
    (ε).
    Non bene = male, not faithfully:

    esse metus coepit ne jura jugalia conjunx Non bene servasset,

    Ov. M. 7, 716.—
    d.
    Representing an action as right or correct, well, rightly, correctly: bene mones, Ibo, you are right ( to admonish me), Ter. And. 2, 2, 36:

    sequi recusarunt bene monentem,

    Liv. 22, 60, 17:

    quom mihi et bene praecipitis, et, etc.,

    since you give sound advice, Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 55; so Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 6; 3, 3, 80; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 372, 7:

    bene enim majores accubitionem epularem amicorum convivium nominarunt, melius quam Graeci,

    Cic. Sen. 13, 45:

    hoc bene censuit Scaevola,

    correctly, Dig. 17, 1, 48.—
    e.
    Pleasantly, satisfactorily, profitably, prosperously, fortunately, successfully:

    nunc bene vivo et fortunate atque ut volo atque animo ut lubet,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 111:

    nihil adferrent quo jucundius, id est melius, viveremus,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 41, 72:

    si bene qui cenat, bene vivit,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 56: quamobrem melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto, is better or more profitably invested, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71:

    perdenda sunt multa beneficia ut semel ponas bene, Sen. Ben. poet. 1, 2, 1: etiamsi nullum (beneficium) bene positurus sit,

    id. ib. 1, 2, 2:

    quando hoc bene successit,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 23: bene ambulatum'st? Di. Huc quidem, hercle, ad te bene, Quia tui vivendi copia'st, has your walk been pleasant? Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 18:

    melius ominare,

    use words of better omen, id. Rud. 2, 3, 7; Cic. Brut. 96, 329:

    qui se suamque aetatem bene curant,

    Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 36.—So, bene (se) habere: ut bene me haberem filiai nuptiis, have a good time at, etc., Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 2:

    qui se bene habet suisque amicis usui est,

    who enjoys his life and is a boon companion, id. Mil. 3, 1, 128:

    nam hanc bene se habere aetatem nimio'st aequius,

    id. Merc. 3, 2, 6: bene consulere alicui, to take good care for somebody ' s interests:

    tuae rei bene consulere cupio,

    id. Trin. 3, 2, 9:

    ut qui mihi consultum optume velit esse,

    Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 1:

    me optime consulentem saluti suae,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 14, 2:

    qui se ad sapientes viros bene consulentes rei publicae contulerunt,

    id. Off. 2, 13, 46.—So, bene mereri, and rarely bene merere, to deserve well of one, i. e. act for his advantage; absol. or with de:

    addecet Bene me, renti bene referre gratiam,

    Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 36:

    Licinii aps te bene merenti male refertur gratia?

    id. Ps. 1, 3, 86:

    ut memorem in bene meritos animum praestarem,

    Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 10:

    cogor nonnumquam homines non optime de me meritos rogatu eorum qui bene meriti sunt, defendere,

    id. ib. 7, 1, 4:

    tam bene meritis de nomine Punico militibus,

    Liv. 23, 12, 5:

    si bene quid de te merui,

    Verg. A. 4, 317; cf. Cic. Opt. Gen. 7, 20; id. Sest. 1, 2; 12, 39; 66, 139; 68, 142; id. Mil. 36, 99; id. Phil. 2, 14, 36 et saep.; v. mereo, D. and P. a.—So esp. referring to price: bene emere, to buy advantageously, i. e. cheaply; bene vendere, to sell advantageously, i. e. at a high price: bene ego hercle vendidi te, Plaut. [p. 230] Durc. 4, 2, 34:

    et quoniam vendat, velle quam optime vendere,

    Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:

    ita nec ut emat melius, nec ut vendat quidquam, simulabit vir bonus,

    id. ib. 3, 15, 61: vin' bene emere? Do. Vin' tu pulcre vendere? Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 38:

    melius emetur,

    Cato, R. R. 1: quo melius emptum sciatis, Cic. ap. Suet. Caes. 50 fin.:

    qui vita bene credat emi honorem,

    cheaply, Verg. A. 9, 206; Sil 4, 756.—
    f.
    Expressing kindness, thanks, etc.: bene facis, bene vocas, bene narras, I thank you, am obliged to you for doing, calling, saying (colloq.): merito amo te. Ph. Bene facis, thanks! Ter Eun. 1, 2, 106; cf.:

    in consuetudinem venit, bene facis et fecisti non mdicantis esse, sed gratias agentis, Don. ad loc.' placet, bene facitis,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 43: dividuom talentum faciam. La. Bene facis, id. ib. 5, 3, 52: si quid erit dubium, immutabo Da. Bene fecisti, id. Ep. 5, 1, 40 Lo. Adeas, si velis. La. Bene hercle factum vobis habeo gratiam. Accedam propius, id. Rud. 3, 6, 2; Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 10.—With gratiam habere: bene fecisti;

    gratiam habeo maximam,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 61; cf.

    bene benigneque arbitror te facere,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 130: quin etiam Graecis licebit utare cum voles... Bene sane facis, sed enitar ut Latine loquar, I thank you for the permission, but, etc., Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 25: an exitum Cassi Maelique expectem? Bene facitis quod abominamini... sed, etc., I am much obliged to you for abhorring this, but, etc., Liv. 6, 18, 9: bene edepol narras; nam illi faveo virgini, thanks for telling me, for, etc., Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 7 (cf.:

    male hercule narras,

    I owe you little thanks for saying so, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10):

    bene, ita me di ament, nuntias,

    Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 20:

    benenarras,

    Cic. Att. 16, 14, 4; 13, 33, 2: tu ad matrem adi. Bene vocas; benigne dicis Cras apud te, thanks for your invitation, but, etc., Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 108: eamus intro ut prandeamus. Men. Bene vocas, tam gratia'st, id. Men. 2, 3, 41.—
    g.
    Of accuracy, etc., well, accurately, truly, completely:

    cum ceterae partes aetatis bene descriptae sint,

    Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    cui bene librato... Obstitit ramus,

    Ov. M. 8, 409:

    at bene si quaeras,

    id. ib. 3, 141:

    tibi comprimam linguam. Hau potes: Bene pudiceque adservatur,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 196:

    bene dissimulare amorem,

    entirely, Ter. And. 1, 1, 105:

    quis enim bene celat amorem?

    Ov. H. 12, 37.—So with a negation, = male restat parvam quod non bene compleat urnam, Ov. M. 12, 615: non bene conveniunt... Majestas et amor, id. ib 2, 846.—Redundant, with vix (Ovid.):

    vix bene Castalio descenderat antro, Incustoditam lente videt ire juvencam ( = vix descenderat cum, etc.),

    Ov. M. 3, 14:

    tactum vix bene limen erat, Aesonides, dixi, quid agit meus?

    id. H. 6, 24:

    vix bene desieram, rettulit illa mihi,

    id. F 5, 277.—
    h.
    Sup., most opportunely, at the nick of time (comic):

    sed eccum meum gnatum optume video,

    Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 57:

    sed optume eccum exit senex,

    id. Rud. 3, 3, 44. optume adveniens, puere, cape Chlamydem, etc., id. Merc. 5, 2, 69: Davum optume Video, Ter And. 2, 1, 35; 4, 2, 3; Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 25; 4, 5, 19; Ter. Eun. 5, 2, 66; id. Heaut. 4, 5, 9; 5, 5, 2.—
    i.
    Pregn.: bene polliceri = large polliceri, to make liberal promises ' praecepit ut ceteros adeant, bene polliceantur, Sall. C. 41, 5; cf.: bene promittere, to promise success:

    quae autem inconstantia deorum ut primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis?

    Cic. Div. 2, 17, 38.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    Bene dicere.
    a.
    To speak well, i. e. eloquently:

    qui optime dicunt,

    the most eloquent, Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 119; 2, 2, 5:

    etiam bene dicere haud absurdum est,

    Sall. C. 3, 1:

    abunde dixit bene quisquis rei satisfecit,

    Quint. 12, 9, 7;

    cf: bene loqui,

    to use good language, speak good Latin, Cic. Brut. 58, 212, 64, 228.—
    b.
    To speak ably:

    multo oratorem melius quam ipsos illos quorum eae sint artes esse dicturum,

    Cic. Or. 1, 15, 65; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 4. bene dicendi scientia, Quint. 7, 3, 12.—
    c.
    To speak correctly or elegantly:

    eum et Attice dicere et optime, ut..bene dicere id sit, Attice dicere,

    Cic. Opt. Gen. 4, 13 ' optime dicta, Quint. 10, 1, 19.—So, bene loqui:

    ut esset perfecta illa bene loquendi laus,

    Cic. Brut. 72, 252:

    at loquitur pulchre. Num melius quam Plato?

    id. Opt. Gen. 5, 16.—
    d.
    To speak well, i e. kindly, of one, to praise him; absol. or with dat., or reflex., with inter (less correctly as one word, benedicere): cui bene dixit umquam bono? Of what good man has he ever spoken well, or, what good man has he ever praised, Cic. Sest. 52, 110. bene, quaeso, inter vos dicatis, et amice absenti tamen, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 31.—Ironically:

    bene equidem tibi dico qui te digna ut eveniant precor,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 26:

    nec tibi cessaret doctus bene dicere lector,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 9: cui a viris bonis bene dicatur, Metell. Numid. ap. Gell. 6, 11, 3.— And dat understood:

    si bene dicatis (i. e. mihi) vostra ripa vos sequar,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 18 ' omnes bene dicunt (ei), et amant (eum), Ter. Ad. 5, 4, 11:

    ad bene dicendum (i e. alteri) delectandumque redacti,

    Hor. Ep 2, 1, 155 —Part. ' indignis si male dicitur, male dictum id esse duco;

    Verum si dignis dicitur, bene dictum'st,

    is a praise, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 27 sq.: nec bene nec male dicta profuerunt ad confirmandos animos, Liv 23, 46, 1; cf. Ter. Phorm. prol. 20 infra. —Bene audio = bene dicitur mihi, I am praised:

    bene dictis si certasset, audisset bene,

    Ter. Phorm. prol. 20; v. audio, 5.—
    e.
    To use words of good omen (euphêmein): Ol. Quid si fors aliter quam voles evenerit? St. Bene dice, dis sum fretus ( = fave lingua, melius ominare), Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 38 heja, bene dicito, id. As. 3, 3, 155.—
    f.
    Bene dixisti, a formula of approbation: ne quan do iratus tu alio conferas. Th. Bene dixti, you are right, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 61. bene et sapienter dixti dudum, etc., it was a good and wise remark of yours that, etc., id. Ad. 5, 8, 30.—
    g.
    Bene dicta, fine or specious, plausible words (opp. deeds):

    bene dictis tuis bene facta aures meae expostulant,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 25; so,

    bene loqui: male corde consultare, Bene lingua loqui,

    use fine words, Plaut. Truc. 2, 1, 16.—
    2.
    Bene facere.
    a.
    Bene aliquid facere, to do, make, something well, i. e. ably (v. I. A. 2. a. supra):

    vel non facere quod non op time possis, vel facere quod non pessime facias,

    Cic. Or. 2, 20, 86:

    non tamen haec quia possunt bene aliquando fieri passim facienda sunt,

    Quint. 4, 1, 70:

    Jovem Phidias optime fecit,

    id. 2, 3, 6; so, melius facere, Afran. ap. Macr. 6, 1.— P. a.:

    quid labor aut bene facta juvant?

    his labor and well-done works are no pleasure to him, Verg. G. 3, 525. —
    b.
    Bene facere, with dat. absol., with in and abl., or with erga, to do a good action, to benefit somebody, to impart benefits (less cor rectly as one word, benefacio)
    (α).
    With dat.:

    bonus bonis bene feceris,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 60:

    bene si amico feceris, ne pigeat fecisse,

    id. Trin. 2, 2, 66:

    malo bene facere tantumdem est periculum quantum bono male facere,

    id. Poen. 3, 3, 20:

    homini id quod tu facis bene,

    id. Ep 1, 2, 33:

    tibi lubens bene faxim,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 8; 5, 8, 25:

    at tibi di semper... faciant bene,

    may the gods bless you, Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 32:

    di tibi Bene faciant,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 7, 20; so Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 18.— Pass.:

    quod bonis bene fit beneficium,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 108:

    pulchrum est bene facere reipublicae,

    Sall. C. 3, 1:

    ego ne ingratis quidem bene facere absistam,

    Liv. 36, 35, 4.—Reflexively. sibi bene facere, enjoy one ' s self, have a good time, genio indulgere (v. I. A. 2. e. supra): nec quisquam est tam ingenio duro quin, ubi quidquam occasionis sit sibi faciat bene, Plaut. As. grex 5.—
    (β).
    With in and abl.:

    quoniam bene quae in me fecerunt, ingrata ea habui,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 30.—
    (γ).
    With erga:

    si quid amicum erga bene feci,

    Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 4.—
    (δ).
    With ellipsis of dat., to impart benefits:

    ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego Quae dedi et quod bene feci,

    Plaut. As. 1, 2, 11:

    quod bene fecisti, referetur gratia,

    id. Capt. 5, 1, 20:

    ego quod bene feci, male feci,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 34; id. Trin. 2, 2, 41:

    si beneficia in rebus, non in ipsa benefaciendi voluntate consisterent,

    Sen. Ben. 1, 7, 1:

    benefaciendi animus,

    id. ib. 2, 19, 1.—So esp. in formula of thanks, etc.' bene benigneque arbitror te facere, I thank you heartily, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 129: Jup. Jam nunc irata non es? Alc. Non sum. Jup. Bene facis, id. Am. 3, 2, 56; v Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 384.—P. a. as subst.: bĕnĕ facta, orum, n., benefits, benefactions (cf. beneficium): bene facta male locata male facta arbitror, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62 (Trag. v 429 Vahl.): pol, bene facta tua me hortantur tuo ut imperio paream, Plaut Pers. 5, 2, 65: pro bene factis ejus uti ei pretium possim reddere. id. Capt. 5, 1, 20;

    bene facta referre,

    Claud. Laud. Stil. 3, 182 tenere, id. ib. 2, 42.—So freq. in eccl. writ ers:

    et si bene feceritis his qui vobis bene faciunt,

    Vulg. Luc. 6, 33:

    bene facite his qui oderunt vos,

    id. Matt. 5, 44.—
    (ε).
    Absol., to do good, perform meritorious acts (in fin. verb only eccl. Lat.)' discite bene facere, Vulg. Isa. 1, 17:

    interrogo vos si licet sabbatis bene facere an male,

    id. Luc. 6, 9:

    qui bene facit, ex Deo est,

    id. Joan. Ep. 3, 11.— In P a. (class.): bene facta (almost always in plur.), merits, meritorious acts, brave deeds:

    bene facta recte facta sunt,

    Cic. Par 3, 1, 22:

    omnia bene facta in luce se collocari volunt,

    id. Tusc. 2, 26, 64; id. Sen. 3, 9:

    bene facta mea reipublicae procedunt,

    Sall. J 85, 5, cf. id. C. 8, 5; id. H. Fragm. 1, 19: veteribus bene factis nova pensantes maleficia, Liv 37, 1, 2; cf. Quint. 3, 7, 13, 12, 1, 41; Prop. 2, 1, 24; Ov. M. 15, 850, Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 386.— Sing.: bene factum a vobis, dum vivitis non abscedet, Cato ap. Gell. 16, 1, 4.—
    (ζ).
    In medical language, to be of good effect, benefit, do good:

    id bene faciet et alvum bonam faciet,

    Cato, R. R. 157, 6.—So with ad: ad capitis dolorem bene facit serpyllum, Scrib Comp. 1; so id. ib. 5; 9; 13; 41.—
    (η).
    In the phrase bene facis, etc., as a formula of thanks, v I A. 2. f. supra.—
    (θ).
    Expressing joy, I am glad of it, I am glad that etc. (comic.) Da. Tua quae fuit Palaestra, ea filia inventa'st mea. La. Bene meher cule factum'st, Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 9: bis tanto valeo quam valui prius. Ly. Bene hercle factum et gaudeo, id. Merc. 2, 2, 27; Ter And. 5, 6, 11; id. Hec. 5, 4, 17; id. Eun. 5, 8, 7:

    bene factum et volup est hodie me his mulierculis Tetulisse auxilium,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 1, 1; Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 11; so, bene factum gaudeo: nam hic noster pater est Ant. Ita me Juppiter bene amet, benefac tum gaudeo, Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 47; Ter Phorm. 5, 6, 43; cf.: Me. Rex Creo vigiles nocturnos singulos semper locat. So. Bene facit, quia nos eramus peregri, tutatu'st domum, I am glad of it, etc., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 19. bene fecit A. Silius qui transegerit: neque enim ei deesse volebam, et quid possem timebam, I am glad that A. Silius, etc., Cic. Att. 12, 24, 1.—
    3.
    With esse.
    a.
    Bene est, impers., it is well.
    (α).
    In the epistolary formula: si vales bene est; or, si vales bene est, (ego) valeo (abbrev. S.V.B.E.V.), Afran. ap Prisc. p 804 P; Cic. Fam. 5, 14, 1; 10, 34, 1; 4, 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 5, 7, 1; 5, 9, 1; 5, 10, 1; 10, 33, 1; 10, 14, 8; 10, 14, 11;

    14, 14, 1, 14, 14, 16: si valetis gaudeo,

    Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 41 —These formulas were obsolete at Seneca's time: mos antiquis fuit, usque ad meam servatus aetatem, primis epistulae verbis adicere: Si vales, bene est;

    ego valeo,

    Sen. Ep. 15, 1.—
    (β).
    = bene factum est (cf. I. 2. k. supra): oculis quoque etiam plus jam video quam prius: Ly. Bene est, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 26: hic est intus filius apud nos tuus. De. Optume'st, id. ib. 5, 4, 49; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 48, 5, 5, 3; id. Hec. 5, 4, 31.—
    b.
    Bene est alicui, impers., it is ( goes) well with one, one does well, is well off, enjoys himself, is happy: nam si curent, bene bonis sit, male malis, quod nunc abest, Enn ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 32, 79 (Trag. v. 355 Vahl.):

    bona si esse veis, bene erit tibi,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 12:

    quia illi, unde huc abvecta sum, malis bene esse solitum'st,

    id. ib. 3, 1, 13:

    qui neque tibi bene esse patere, et illis qui bus est invides,

    id. Ps. 4, 7, 35 (so id. Trin. 2, 2, 71): num quippiam aluit me vis? De. Ut bene sit tibi, id Pers. 4, 8, 5; id. Poen. 4, 2, 90; Ter Phorm. 1, 2, 101: nemini nimium bene est, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 185 P.:

    si non est, jurat bene solis esse maritis,

    Hor. Ep 1, 1, 88:

    nec tamen illis bene erit, quia non bono gaudent,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 11, 4: BENE SIT NOBIS, Inscr Orell. 4754; Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 95; 4, 2, 36; id. Curc. 4, 2, 31; id. Pers. 5, 2, 74; id. Stich. 5, 5, 12; id. Merc. 2, 2, 55; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 9.— Comp.: istas minas decem, qui me procurem dum melius sit mi, des. Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 40:

    spero ex tuis litteris tibi melius esse,

    that your health is better, Cic. Fam. 16, 22, 1; Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 1; Ter And. 2, 5, 16.—With dat. understood: patria est ubi cumque est bene (i. e. cuique), where one does well, there is his country, Poet. ap. Cic Tusc 5, 37, 108 (Trag. Rel. inc. p. 248 Rib). [p. 231] —With abl., to be well off in, to feast upon a thing:

    ubi illi bene sit ligno, aqua calida, cibo, vestimentis,

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 39:

    at mihi bene erat, non piscibus, Sed pullo atque hoedo,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 120.—
    c.
    Bene sum = bene mihi est:

    minore nusquam bene fui dispendio,

    Plaut. Men. 3, 2, 20:

    de eo (argento) nunc bene sunt tua virtute,

    id. Truc. 4, 2, 28: dato qui bene sit;

    ego ubi bene sit tibi locum lepidum dabo,

    id. Bacch. 1, 1, 51:

    scis bene esse si sit unde,

    id. Capt. 4, 2, 70.—
    4.
    Bene habere.
    a.
    With subj. nom.
    (α).
    To enjoy, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 35 al.; v. I. A. 2. e. supra.—
    (β).
    To be favorable, to favor:

    bene habent tibi principia,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 82. —
    (γ).
    With se, to be well, well off. imperator se bene habet, it is well with, Sen. Ep. 24, 9; cf.:

    si te bene habes,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 122 Brix ad loc.—
    b.
    Hoc bene habet, or bene habet, impers. ( = res se bene habet), it is well, matters stand well:

    bene habet: jacta sunt fundamenta defensionis,

    Cic. Mur. 6, 14:

    bene habet: di pium movere bellum,

    Liv. 8, 6, 4:

    atque bene habet si a collega litatum est,

    id. 8, 9, 1; Juv. 10, 72; Stat. Th. 11, 557.— So pers.: bene habemus nos, si in his spes est;

    opinor, aliud agamus,

    we are well off, Cic. Att. 2, 8, 1.—
    5.
    Bene agere, with cum and abl.
    (α).
    To treat one well:

    bene egissent Athenienses cum Miltiade si, etc.,

    Val. Max. 5, 3, ext. 3.—
    (β).
    Impers.: bene agitur cum aliquo, it goes well with one, he is fortunate:

    bene dicat secum esse actum,

    that he has come off well, Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 2:

    non tam bene cum rebus humanis agitur ut meliora pluribus placeant,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 2, 1.— With ellipsis of cum and abl.:

    si hinc non abeo intestatus, bene agitur pro noxia (sc. mecum),

    Plaut. Mil. 5, 23.—
    6.
    Rem (negotium) bene gerere.
    (α).
    To administer well private or public affairs: multi suam rem bene gessere et publicam patria procul, Enn. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1 (Trag. Rel. v. 295 Vahl.):

    non ut multis bene gestae, sed, ut nemini, conservatae rei publicae,

    Cic. Pis. 3, 6; so,

    qui ordo bene gestae rei publicae testimonium multis, mihi uni conservatae dedit,

    id. Phil. 2, 1, 2:

    rem publicam,

    id. Pis. 19, 45:

    Apollini republica vestra bene gesta servataque... donum mittitote,

    Liv. 23, 11, 3.—
    (β).
    To be successful, meet with success, acquit one ' s self well; usu. of war;

    also of private affairs: bello extincto, re bene gesta, vobis gratis habeo, etc.,

    Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 2:

    quando bene gessi rem, volo hic in fano supplicare,

    id. Curc. 4, 2, 41;

    quasi re bene gesta,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 1, 13:

    rem te valde bene gessisse rumor erat,

    that you had met with great success, Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 7; id. Planc. 25, 61:

    conclamant omnes occasionem negotii bene gerendi amittendam non esse,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 57:

    haec cogitanti accidere visa est facultas bene rei gerendae,

    id. ib. 7, 44:

    res bello bene gestae,

    success in war, Liv. 23, 12, 11:

    laeti bene gestis corpora rebus Procurate,

    Verg. A. 9, 157; cf. Cic. Planc. 25, 61; Liv. 1, 37, 6; 4, 47, 1; 8, 30, 5; 22, 25, 4; 23, 36, 2.—
    7.
    Bene vertere, in wishes.
    (α).
    With the rel. quod or quae res as subject, to turn out well; absol. or with dat.:

    quae res tibi et gnatae tuae bene feliciterque vortat,

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 58:

    quod utrisque bene vertat,

    Liv. 8, 5, 6:

    quod bene verteret,

    id. 3, 26, 9; cf. id. 3, 35, 8; 3, 62, 5; 7, 39, 10; v. verto; cf.:

    quod bene eveniat,

    Cato, R. R. 141.—
    (β).
    With di as subject:

    di bene vortant,

    may the gods let it turn out well, may the gods grant success, Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 5; cf. Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 10; id. Hec. 1, 2, 121; id. Phorm. 3, 3, 19; v. verte.—
    8.
    Bene, colloquially in leave-taking: bene ambula, walk well, i. e. have a pleasant walk! Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 166: De. Bene ambulato! Ly. Bene vale! id. Merc 2, 2, 55:

    bene valete et vivite!

    id. Mil. 4, 8, 30:

    cives bene valete!

    id. Merc. 5, 2, 25; cf. id. Ep. 5, 1, 40; id. Merc. 2, 4, 28; 5, 4, 65; id. Curc. 4, 2, 30; Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 115; id. Hec. 1, 2, 122:

    salvere jubeo te, mi Saturides, bene,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 35: LAGGE, FILI, BENE QVIESCAS, Sepulch. Inscr. Orell. p. 4755.—
    9.
    In invocations to the gods, often redundant (cf. bonus):

    ita me Juppiter bene amet,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 47:

    di te bene ament, Hegio,

    id. Capt. 1, 2, 29:

    ita me di bene ament,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 5, 2, 43; id. Hec. 2, 1, 9; id. Phorm. 1, 3, 13:

    Jane pater uti te... bonas preces bene precatus siem,

    Cato, R. R. 134: bene sponsis, beneque volueris in precatione augurali Messala augur ait significare spoponderis, volueris, Fest. p. 351 Mull. (p. 267 Lind.).—
    10.
    Elliptical expressions.
    (α).
    Bene, melius, optime, instead of bene, etc., dicit, dicis, or facit, facis, etc.:

    bene Pericles (i.e. dixit),

    Cic. Off. 1,40, 144:

    bene (Philippus) ministrum et praebitorem,

    id. ib. 2, 14, 53:

    existimabatur bene, Latine (i. e. loqui),

    id. Brut. 74, 259; so id. Sen. 14, 47:

    at bene Areus,

    Quint. 2, 15, 36; cf. id. 10, 1, 56:

    nam ante Aristippus, et ille melius (i.e. hoc dixerat),

    Cic. Fin. 1, 8, 26:

    sed haec tu melius vel optime omnium (i.e. facies),

    id. Fam. 4, 13, 7; id. Fin. 1, 18, 61; 1, 19, 63; id. Off. 3, 11, 49; id. Sen. 20, 73; id. Opt. Gen. 6, 18; Quint. 10, 3, 25; 10, 2, 24; 6, 1, 3; 9, 4, 23.—
    (β).
    In applauding answers' bene and optime, good! bravo! excellent! euge, euge! Perbene! Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 75: huc respice. Da. Optume! id. ib. 3, 4, 3; cf. id. Merc. 1, 2, 114; 5, 4, 16.—
    (γ).
    In drinking health, with acc. or dat., health to you, your health! bene vos! bene nos! bene te! bene me! bene nostram etiam Stephanium! Plaut. Stich. 5, 4, 27; Tib 2, 1, 31: bene te, pater optime Caesar, etc.; Ov. F. 2, 637:

    bene mihi, bene vobis, bene amicae meae!

    Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 21; Ov.A.A. 1, 601.—
    11.
    Pregn., in ellipt. predicate: quod (imperium) si (ei) sui bene crediderint cives... credere et Latinos debere, if his own citizens did well to intrust the supreme power to him, etc., Liv. 1, 50, 5:

    in Velia aedificent quibus melius quam P. Valerio creditur libertas,

    to whom it will be safer to intrust liberty, id. 2, 7, 11:

    melius peribimus quam sine alteris vestrum viduae aut orbae vivemus,

    it will be better for us to perish, id. 1, 13, 3:

    bene Arruntium morte usum,

    that it was right for Arruntius to die, Tac. A. 6, 48; Liv. 2, 30, 6; Quint. 9, 4, 92; Tac. A. 2, 44.—
    II.
    Adv. of intensity, = valde, very, with adjj. and advv.
    1.
    With adjj.: bene tempestate serena, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 39, 82 (Ann. v. 517 Vahl.): foedus feri bene firmum, id. ap. Porphyr. ad Hor. C. 3, 24, 50 (Ann. v. 33 ib.); cf.:

    bene firmus,

    Cic. Fam. 16, 8, 1; id. Phil. 6, 7, 18:

    bene robustus,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 15, 48:

    bene morigerus fuit puer,

    Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 13:

    bene ergo ego hinc praedatus ibo,

    id. Ps. 4, 7, 39:

    bene lautum,

    id. Rud. 3, 3, 39:

    bene et naviter oportet esse impudentem,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 3:

    id utrum Romano more locutus sit, bene nummatum te futurum, an, etc.,

    id. ib. 7, 16, 3:

    bene sanos,

    id. Fin. 1, 16, 52; 1, 21, 71; Hor. S. 1, 3, 61; 1, 9, 44:

    bene longinquos dolores,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 29, 94:

    sermonem bene longum,

    id. Or. 2, 88, 361:

    bene magna caterva,

    id. Mur. 33, 69:

    magna multitudo,

    Hirt. B. Hisp. 4:

    barbatus,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 10, 22:

    fidum pectus,

    Hor. C. 2, 12, 15:

    cautus,

    Ov. H. 1, 44:

    multa,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 7, 15: multi, Pollio ap. Cic. Fam 10, 33, 4:

    homo optime dives,

    Sen. Vit. Beat. 23, 2.—
    2.
    With advv.: bene saepe libenter, Enn. Ann. ap. Gell. 12, 4, 4 (Ann. v. 239 Vahl.); cf.:

    bene libenter victitas,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 44:

    bene mane haec scripsi,

    Cic. Att. 4, 9, 2; 4, 10, 16:

    bene penitus,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169:

    bene longe,

    Hirt. B. Hisp. 25:

    bene gnaviter,

    Sen. Ot. Sap. 1 (28), 5.—With adverb. phrase:

    siad te bene ante lucem venisset,

    Cic. Or. 2, 64, 259.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > bene facta

  • 19 profit

    1. noun
    1) (Commerc.) Gewinn, der; Profit, der

    at a profit — mit Gewinn [verkaufen]

    make a profit from or out of something — mit etwas Geld verdienen

    make [a few pence] profit on something — [ein paar Pfennige] an etwas (Dat.) verdienen

    profit-and-loss account — Gewinn-und-Verlust-Rechnung, die

    2) (advantage) Nutzen, der
    2. transitive verb

    it did not profit them in the end — es hat ihnen letzten Endes gar nichts gebracht

    3. intransitive verb
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/120550/profit_by">profit by
    * * *
    ['profit] 1. noun
    1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) der Gewinn
    2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) der Gewinn
    2. verb
    ((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) profitieren
    - profitable
    - profitably
    * * *
    prof·it
    [ˈprɒfɪt, AM ˈprɑ:-]
    I. n
    1. (money earned) Gewinn m, Profit m
    gross/net \profit Brutto-/Reingewinn m
    pre-tax \profit Gewinn m vor Steuern
    to make a \profit Gewinn [o Profit] machen [o erzielen]
    to run at a \profit Gewinn abwerfen
    to sell sth at a \profit etw mit Gewinn verkaufen
    2. (advantage) Nutzen m, Vorteil m
    what \profit is there in it for me? was habe ich davon? [o fam springt für mich dabei heraus?]
    there's no \profit to be gained from these endless discussions diese endlosen Diskussionen führen zu nichts
    II. vi
    1. (gain financially) profitieren, Gewinn machen
    ▪ to \profit by [or from] sth von etw dat profitieren, aus etw dat Gewinn ziehen
    2. (benefit) profitieren
    ▪ to \profit by [or from] sth von etw dat profitieren, aus etw dat Nutzen ziehen
    to \profit enormously erheblich profitieren, großen Nutzen ziehen
    III. vt
    ▪ to \profit sb jdm nützlich sein [o nützen], jdm von Nutzen [o Vorteil] sein
    * * *
    ['prɒfɪt]
    1. n
    1) (COMM) Gewinn m, Profit m (also pej)

    there's not much (of a) profit in this business — dieses Geschäft wirft kaum Gewinn or Profit ab

    to make a profit ( out of or on sth) — (mit etw) einen Profit or Gewinn machen, (mit etw) ein Geschäft machen

    I'm not doing it for profit — ich tue das nicht, um damit Geld zu verdienen

    2) (fig) Nutzen m, Vorteil m

    you might well learn something to your profit — Sie können etwas lernen, was Ihnen von Nutzen or Vorteil ist

    2. vt (liter)
    nutzen, nützen (sb jdm), von Nutzen sein (sb für jdn)

    what does it profit a man if... — was nützt es dem Menschen, wenn...

    3. vi
    (= gain) profitieren (by, from von), Nutzen or Gewinn ziehen (by, from aus)
    * * *
    profit [ˈprɒfıt; US ˈprɑ-]
    A s
    1. (WIRTSCH meist pl) Gewinn m, Profit m:
    make a profit Gewinn erzielen oder ziehen (on, out of aus);
    they made a profit of £3,000 on the deal sie machten bei dem Geschäft 3000 Pfund Gewinn;
    sell at a profit mit Gewinn verkaufen;
    yield a profit Gewinn abwerfen;
    profit and loss account Gewinn-u.-Verlust-Rechnung f;
    profit center (bes Br centre) Profitcenter n (Abteilung einer Firma, die für ihre Kosten und Gewinne selbst veantwortlich ist);
    profit margin Gewinnspanne f;
    profit maximation Gewinnmaximierung f;
    profit sharing Gewinnbeteiligung f;
    profit taking (Börse) Gewinnmitnahmen pl
    2. meist pl
    a) Ertrag m, Erlös m
    b) Reinertrag m
    3. JUR Nutzung f, Früchte pl (aus Land)
    4. (auch geistiger) Gewinn, Nutzen m, Vorteil m:
    turn sth to profit aus etwas Nutzen ziehen;
    one’s profit zu seinem Vorteil
    B v/i
    1. (by, from) Nutzen oder Gewinn ziehen (aus), profitieren (von):
    profit by sich etwas zunutze machen, eine Gelegenheit ausnutzen
    2. nutzen, nützen, vorteilhaft sein
    C v/t jemandem nützen oder nutzen, von Nutzen oder Vorteil sein für
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (Commerc.) Gewinn, der; Profit, der

    at a profit — mit Gewinn [verkaufen]

    make a profit from or out of something — mit etwas Geld verdienen

    make [a few pence] profit on something — [ein paar Pfennige] an etwas (Dat.) verdienen

    profit-and-loss account — Gewinn-und-Verlust-Rechnung, die

    2) (advantage) Nutzen, der
    2. transitive verb 3. intransitive verb
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Gewinn -e m.
    Nutzen - m.
    Profit m.
    Überschuss m. v.
    Nutzen bringen ausdr.
    profitieren v.

    English-german dictionary > profit

  • 20 rentable

    adj.
    profitable.
    * * *
    1 profitable
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo <inversión/negocio> profitable

    no me es rentable viajar hasta allí — it isn't worth my while o it doesn't make sense financially to go all that way

    * * *
    = cost-effective [cost effective], profitable, cost-efficient [cost efficient], remunerative, money-making, win-win + Nombre.
    Ex. OFFSEARCH is a means of running a search overnight on more than one data base, in a cost-effective mode.
    Ex. With this type of facility search strategy can be refined to give the most profitable output.
    Ex. Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.
    Ex. In the early 1860s, the compositors in one shop averaged 9 pound per man in one week -- more than five times the average -- `while composing some unusually remunerative parliamentary work, and working almost night and day'.
    Ex. Few booksellers regard their shops simply as money-making enterprises: they believe good bookshops are at least as much a cultural necessity as the public libraries.
    Ex. The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.
    ----
    * de forma rentable = cost-effectively.
    * hacer rentable = make + profitable.
    * no rentable = uneconomic, unprofitable.
    * ser rentable = pay off, be a money-maker, pay, turn + a profit.
    * * *
    adjetivo <inversión/negocio> profitable

    no me es rentable viajar hasta allí — it isn't worth my while o it doesn't make sense financially to go all that way

    * * *
    = cost-effective [cost effective], profitable, cost-efficient [cost efficient], remunerative, money-making, win-win + Nombre.

    Ex: OFFSEARCH is a means of running a search overnight on more than one data base, in a cost-effective mode.

    Ex: With this type of facility search strategy can be refined to give the most profitable output.
    Ex: Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.
    Ex: In the early 1860s, the compositors in one shop averaged 9 pound per man in one week -- more than five times the average -- `while composing some unusually remunerative parliamentary work, and working almost night and day'.
    Ex: Few booksellers regard their shops simply as money-making enterprises: they believe good bookshops are at least as much a cultural necessity as the public libraries.
    Ex: The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.
    * de forma rentable = cost-effectively.
    * hacer rentable = make + profitable.
    * no rentable = uneconomic, unprofitable.
    * ser rentable = pay off, be a money-maker, pay, turn + a profit.

    * * *
    ‹inversión/negocio›
    profitable: no me es rentable viajar hasta allí para vender tan poco it isn't worth my while o it doesn't make sense financially to go all that way to sell so little, there's no profit in me going all that way to sell so little
    * * *

     

    rentable adjetivo ‹inversión/negocio› profitable
    rentable adjetivo
    1 (negocio, empresa) profitable
    2 (ventajoso, merecedor del esfuerzo) worthwhile
    ' rentable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    cost-effective
    - economic
    - marginal
    - pay
    - profitable
    - cost
    - profitably
    - profit
    - unprofitable
    * * *
    profitable;
    la manera más rentable de hacerlo es… the most cost-efficient way of doing it is…;
    sólo es o [m5] sale rentable si viajas más de tres veces diarias it's only worth it if you make more than three journeys a day
    * * *
    adj profitable
    * * *
    : profitable
    * * *
    rentable adj profitable

    Spanish-English dictionary > rentable

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