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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 -
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neatly ['ni:tlɪ]∎ put the papers neatly on the desk posez les papiers soigneusement sur le bureau;∎ to dress neatly s'habiller avec soin;∎ the desk fits neatly into the corner of the room le bureau rentre pile dans le coin de la pièce(b) (skilfully) habilement, adroitement;∎ neatly phrased bien tourné;∎ to solve a problem neatly résoudre un problème avec élégance;∎ you put that very neatly vous l'avez très bien dit ou exprimé;∎ he neatly avoided the issue il a habilement évité le sujet;∎ you got out of that situation very neatly vous vous en êtes tiré très habilement ou très adroitement -
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professionally [prə'feʃənəlɪ](a) (as profession) professionnellement;∎ he writes professionally il vit de sa plume;∎ she's a professionally qualified doctor elle est médecin diplômé;∎ Sport he plays professionally c'est un joueur professionnel;∎ I've only ever met her professionally mes seuls rapports avec elle ont été d'ordre professionnel ou ont été des rapports de travail;∎ we had the house painted professionally on a fait peindre la maison par un professionnel ou un homme de métier(b) (skilfully, conscientiously) de manière professionnelle, comme un professionnel;∎ this work has been done very professionally c'est le travail d'un professionnel;∎ she works very professionally elle travaille en vraie professionnelle, elle fait un vrai travail de professionnelUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > professionally
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