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1 well
well [wel]1. noun(for water, oil) puits m3. adverba. ( = satisfactorily, skilfully) [behave, sleep, eat, treat, remember] bien• well done! bravo !• well played! bien joué !• you're well out of it! c'est une chance que tu n'aies plus rien à voir avec cela !b. (intensifying = very much, thoroughly) bien• well over 1,000 people bien plus de 1 000 personnesc. ( = with good reason, with equal reason) one might well ask why on pourrait à juste titre demander pourquoi• you might (just) as well say that... autant dire que...• and it rained as well! et par-dessus le marché il a plu !e. ( = positively) to think/speak well of penser/dire du bien de4. exclamation• he has won the election! -- well, well, well! il a été élu ! -- tiens, tiens !• well, what do you think of it? alors qu'en dites-vous ?• well, here we are at last! eh bien ! nous voilà enfin !• you know Paul? well, he's getting married vous connaissez Paul ? eh bien il se marie• are you coming? -- well... I've got a lot to do here vous venez ? -- c'est que... j'ai beaucoup à faire ici5. adjective(comparative, superlative best)a. bien, bon• that's all very well but... tout ça c'est bien joli mais... (PROV) all's well that ends well(PROV) tout est bien qui finit bienb. ( = healthy) how are you? -- very well, thank you comment allez-vous ? -- très bien, merci• get well soon! remets-toi vite !c. (cautious) it is as well to remember that... il ne faut pas oublier que...6. prefix• well-chosen/dressed bien choisi/habillé7. compounds• you would be well-advised to leave vous auriez (tout) intérêt à partir ► well-appointed adjective [house, room] bien aménagé► well-kept adjective [house, garden, hair] bien entretenu ; [hands, nails] soigné ; [secret] bien gardé► well-meaning adjective [person] bien intentionné ; [remark, action] fait avec les meilleures intentions• you don't know when you're well-off ( = fortunate) tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ► well-paid adjective bien payé• he got many letters from well-wishers il a reçu de nombreuses lettres d'encouragement ► well-woman clinic noun (British) centre prophylactique et thérapeutique pour femmes* * *I 1. [wel]1) ( in good health)are you well? — vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?
‘how is he?’ - ‘as well as can be expected’ — ‘comment va-t-il?’ - ‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’
2) ( in satisfactory state) bienthat's all very well, but — tout ça c'est bien beau, mais
it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu peux rire, mais
3) ( prudent)4) ( fortunate)it was just as well for him that the shops were still open — il a eu de la chance que les magasins aient été encore ouverts
2.the flight was delayed, which was just as well — le vol a été retardé, ce qui n'était pas plus mal
1) ( satisfactorily) bienI did well in the general knowledge questions — je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale
to do well at school — être bon/bonne élève
to do well by somebody — se montrer généreux/-euse avec quelqu'un
some businessmen did quite well out of the war — certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre
she didn't come out of it very well — ( of situation) elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie; (of article, programme etc) ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle
2) ( used with modal verbs)I can well believe it — je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire
‘shall I shut the door?’ - ‘you might as well’ — ‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’ - ‘pourquoi pas’
she looked shocked, as well she might — elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant
3) ( intensifier) bien, largementthe weather remained fine well into September — le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre
she was active well into her eighties — elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans
4) ( approvingly)5)3.exclamation ( expressing astonishment) eh bien!; (expressing indignation, disgust) ça alors!; ( expressing disappointment) tant pis!; (after pause in conversation, account) bon; ( qualifying statement) enfinwell, you may be right — après tout, tu as peut-être raison
well, that's too bad — c'est vraiment dommage
well then, what's the problem? — alors, quel est le problème?
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — ma foi, je n'y peux rien
4.well, well, well, so you're off to America? — alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!
as well adverbial phrase aussi5.as well as prepositional phrase aussi bien quethey have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris — ils ont à la fois une maison à la campagne et un appartement à Paris
••to be well in with somebody — (colloq) être bien avec quelqu'un (colloq)
to leave well alone GB ou well enough alone US — ne pas s'en mêler
II 1. [wel] 2.you're well out of it! — (colloq) heureusement que tu n'as plus rien à voir avec ça!
Phrasal Verbs:- well up -
2 well off
A n (+ v pl) the well-off les gens mpl aisés, les riches mpl ; the less well-off les plus défavorisés mpl.B adj1 ( wealthy) [person, family, neighbourhood] aisé ;2 ( fortunate) you don't know when you're well off tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ;3 to be well off for avoir beaucoup de [space, provisions etc]. -
3 well-known
1 ( famous) [person, place, work of art] célèbre, connu ; she's not very well-known elle n'est pas très connue ; to be well-known to sb être connu de qn ; -
4 well-off
(a) (financially) aisé∎ they were still well-off for supplies ils avaient encore largement assez de provisions;∎ figurative you don't know when you're well-off vous ne connaissez pas votre bonheur∎ the well-off les riches mpl;∎ the less well-off ceux qui ont des moyens modestes -
5 well-known
∎ it is well-known or it is a well-known fact that she disagrees with the policy tout le monde sait qu'elle n'est pas d'accord avec cette politique;∎ what is less well-known is that she's an accomplished actress ce qu'on sait moins, c'est que c'est une très bonne actrice -
6 well-informed
well-informed adj [person] bien informé (about sur) ; he's very well-informed ( knows a lot about current affairs) il est très au courant de l'actualité ; well-informed source Journ source f sérieuse. -
7 well-meant
well-meant adj his offer was well-meant, but she was too proud to accept it sa proposition partait d'une bonne intention, mais elle était trop fière pour l'accepter ; my remarks were well-meant, but I offended her je ne voulais pas être désagréable dans ce que je disais, mais je l'ai offensée. -
8 well-attended
well-attended [-ə'tendɪd]∎ the meeting was well-attended il y avait beaucoup de monde à la réunion;∎ the classes were not well-attended les cours étaient peu suivisUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > well-attended
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9 well-disposed
well-disposed [-dɪ'spəʊzd]bien disposé;∎ to be well-disposed to or towards sb être bien disposé envers qn;∎ to be well-disposed to or towards sth voir qch d'un bon œilUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > well-disposed
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10 well-endowed
well-endowed [-ɪn'daʊd]∎ euphemism figurative a well-endowed young man/woman un jeune homme bien doté/une jeune femme bien dotée par la nature;∎ she's well-endowed! elle a une belle poitrine!, il y a du monde au balcon!Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > well-endowed
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11 well-informed
(having information) bien informé ou renseigné; (knowledgeable) instruit;∎ in well-informed circles dans les milieux bien informés;∎ he's very well-informed about current affairs il est très au courant de l'actualitéUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > well-informed
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12 well-trodden
∎ a well-trodden path un chemin très fréquenté;∎ figurative a well-trodden path to fame le parcours classique vers la célébritéUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > well-trodden
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13 well-attended
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14 well-chosen
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15 well-disposed
well-disposed adj to be well-disposed towards être bien disposé envers [person] ; être favorable à [regime, idea, policy]. -
16 well-done
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17 well-nigh
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18 well-spoken-of
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19 well-timed
well-timed adj [remark, takeover] qui tombe/tombait à point ; that was well-timed! (of entrance, phonecall etc) c'est bien tombé! -
20 well-to-do
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