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1 very well
(used to express (reluctant) agreement to a request etc: `Please be home before midnight.' `Very well.') gott og vel -
2 very
['veri] 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) mjög2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) algerlega; allra2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) samur, einmitt sá sem2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) alveg; sem er hæstur/efstur3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) það eitt; uppástungan ein (nægir til að)• -
3 well-off
1) (rich: He is very well-off; a well-off young lady.) vel settur2) (fortunate: You do not know when you are well off.) heppinn -
4 well up in
(knowing a great deal about: He's very well up in financial matters.) vel að sér í -
5 well-being
noun (welfare: She is always very concerned about her mother's well-being.) vellíðan -
6 as good as gold
(very well-behaved.) einstaklega þægur/þægilegur -
7 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.)2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.)2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.)3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.)2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.)3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.)4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.)•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) útbúnaður2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) mátun•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) kast2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) kast• -
8 like a house on fire
1) (very well: The two children got on with each other like a house on fire.) einkar vel2) (very quickly: I'm getting through this job like a house on fire.) mjög hratt -
9 get on
1) (to make progress or be successful: How are you getting on in your new job?) ganga (vel)2) (to work, live etc in a friendly way: We get on very well together; I get on well with him.) koma (vel) saman3) (to grow old: Our doctor is getting on a bit now.) eldast4) (to put (clothes etc) on: Go and get your coat on.) fara í, klæðast5) (to continue doing something: I must get on, so please don't interrupt me; I must get on with my work.) halda áfram -
10 adhere
[əd'hiə]1) ((often with to) to stick (to): This tape doesn't adhere (to the floor) very well.) tolla, loða við2) ((with to) to remain loyal (to): I'm adhering to my principles.) halda fast við•- adherent -
11 after a fashion
(in a way, but not very well: She can speak French after a fashion.) svona og svona, þokkalega -
12 be/feel etc on top of the world
(to feel very well and happy: She's on top of the world - she's just got engaged to be married.) vera á leiðinniEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be/feel etc on top of the world
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13 chary
[' eəri]((with of) cautious: Be chary of lending money to someone you don't know very well.) aðgætinn -
14 come out
1) (to become known: The truth finally came out.) koma í ljós2) (to be published: This newspaper comes out once a week.) koma út3) (to strike: The men have come out (on strike).) fara í verkfall4) ((of a photograph) to be developed: This photograph has come out very well.) koma út, framkallast5) (to be removed: This dirty mark won't come out.) fara úr -
15 considering
preposition (taking into account; despite: Considering his deafness he manages to understand very well.) með tilliti til -
16 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) horn2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) afvikinn staður, krókur, kimi3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) hornspyrna2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) króa af2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) taka beygjur•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner -
17 excel
[ik'sel]past tense, past participle - excelled; verb1) (to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity): He excelled in mathematics / at football.) skara fram úr2) (to be better than: She excels them all at swimming.) skara fram úr•- Excellency
- excellent
- excellently -
18 famously
adverb (very well.) prÿðilega -
19 flimsy
['flimzi]1) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) haldlítill; efnislítill2) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) veigalítill, veikbyggður -
20 friend
[frend]1) (someone who knows and likes another person very well: He is my best friend.) vinur2) (a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know: a friend to animals.) vinur•- friendly
- friendship
- make friends with
- make friends
См. также в других словарях:
very well — adverb 1. quite well (Freq. 3) she doesn t feel first rate today • Syn: ↑first rate 2. an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑fine, ↑alr … Useful english dictionary
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very well — {interj.}, {formal} Agreed; all right. Used to show agreement or approval. * /Very well. You may go./ * /Very well, I will do as you say./ Compare: ALL RIGHT(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
very well — {interj.}, {formal} Agreed; all right. Used to show agreement or approval. * /Very well. You may go./ * /Very well, I will do as you say./ Compare: ALL RIGHT(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
very\ well — interj. formal Agreed; all right. Used to show agreement or approval. Very well. You may go. Very well, I will do as you say. Compare: all right(2) … Словарь американских идиом
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very well — agreed, all right Very well, if you want to go I will go with you … Idioms and examples
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very well — excellently; great, fine, very good … English contemporary dictionary
very well — used to express agreement or understanding. → well … English new terms dictionary
