well

well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) ha høye tanker om, synes godt/dårlig om
bra
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brønn
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frisk
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god
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sjakt
I
subst. \/wel\/
1) brønn, (boret) kilde
they drove a well
de boret en brønn
she's by the oil-well
hun er ved oljebrønnen
2) (gammeldags, poetisk) (naturlig) kilde, vannkilde
it's a holy well
den er en hellig kilde
she's a well of knowledge
hun er en kilde til kunnskap
3) trappeoppgang, trapperom, heissjakt, lyssjakt
4) (til væske) fordypning, hull, dump
5) blekkhus
6) (britisk, jus) forklaring: sted i rettsalen der advokatene sitter
7) (sjøfart) (fiske)brønn, fiskekasse, fiskekum
cap a well lukke en (olje)brønn
the well of English undefiled forklaring: benevnelse på Chaucers diktverk, noe av den eldste litteraturen i England
Wells (spesielt i stedsnavn) forklaring: sted der det er mineralkilder
he went to Tunbridge Wells
han reiste til Tunbridge Wells
II
subst. \/wel\/
1) vel
I wish her well
jeg ønsker henne (alt) godt
2) frisk
I trust she is well
leave\/let well alone eller leave\/let well enough alone (amer.) la det være med det, det er bra (nok) som det er
the well de friske
they help the sick and the well
de hjelper de syke og de friske
III
verb \/wel\/
strømme, velle
well forth velle frem, strømme frem
well forth from velle frem fra
well out velle frem, velle ut, strømme frem, strømme ut
well out from velle ut fra, strømme ut fra
well out of velle ut fra, velle ut av, strømme ut fra, strømme ut av
well over renne over
well up velle frem, strømme frem, velle opp
strong feelings welled up in him
sterke følelser vellet opp i ham
tears welled up in his eyes
øynene hans ble fylt av tårer
IV
adj. \/wel\/
1) frisk, bra
he's not quite well
han er ikke helt frisk
he's not a well man
han er ikke en frisk mann
2) bra, godt, vel, god
all is well with us
vi har det bare bra
it was well that you were there
det var bra at du var der
it was well for you that nobody saw you
det var godt for deg at ingen så deg
all is not well in the world nowadays
alt står ikke bra til med verden nå for tiden
that's all very well
det er vel og bra
it's all very well but I am done
det kan nok være så, men jeg er ferdig
it's all very well for you to say
det er lett for deg å si
it would be well to inquire
det ville vært smart å spørre
he is all very well in his way but...
han kan nok være bra på sitt vis, men...
we're very well where we are
vi har det bra som vi har det
all's well (militærvesen eller sjøfart) alt vel
all's well that ends well når enden er god, er allting godt
be well in with komme godt overens med
he's well in with his boss
be well without klare seg bra uten, kunne avse
just as well like (så) bra
make well bote, kurere
V
adv. (better - best) \/wel\/
1) vel, bra, godt
as the author well says
som forfatteren så treffende sier
he thinks well of me
han har høye tanker om meg
it all went well
alt gikk bra
he carries his years well
han ser godt ut for alderen
he loves me well
han elsker meg høyt
well played!
bra spilt!
she's well pleased
hun er meget fornøyd
you're well out of it
du kan være glad for at du slipper det
2) nøye, grundig, ordentlig, godt, skikkelig
examine the bill well before you pay
undersøk regningen skikkelig før du betaler
3) nok, med rette, med god grunn
it might well be said that it's not true
det kan med god grunn sies at det ikke er sant
it may well be that it is true
det kan godt være at det er sant
I can well believe it
det kan jeg godt tro
4) langt, betydelig, et godt stykke
he leant well back in his chair
han lente seg godt bakover i stolen sin
he was well into his sixties
han var godt over seksti
he's well advanced in years
han er ganske gammel
she's well passed sixty
hun har passert de seksti
as well også, dessuten, likeledes, til og med
she gave me clothes as well
hun gav meg klær også
(like) gjerne, like godt
you may as well stay
du kan like gjerne bli
you might as well put in a word for us
du kan like gjerne legge inn et godt ord for oss
as well as så vel som, både...og
she gave me clothes as well as food
hun gav meg klær så vel som mat
it was a sickness long as well as severe
det var en både lang og hard sykdom
like bra som
he plays as well as I
han spiller like bra som meg
as well as help me, she also continued her work
foruten at hun hjalp meg, fortsatte hun (også) sitt eget arbeid
as well one might som naturlig er, naturlig nok
she got furious as well she might
hun ble naturlig nok rasende
be well off være velsituert, ha mye penger ha det bra, være uten bekymringer, være heldig
he doesn't know when he's well off
han vet ikke hvor bra han har det
I'm very well off for clothes
jeg har mye klær
be well up in\/on something vite en del om noe
come off well gå bra, lykkes, ha stor fremgang
the affair came off well
saken gikk bra
she came off well
hun hadde stor fremgang
he came off well at school
han gjorde det bra på skolen
just as well like gjerne, like godt
you might just as well have stayed
du kunne like godt ha blitt
marry well gjøre et godt parti
pretty well praktisk talt, nesten
he sleeps pretty well all the time
han sover nesten hele tiden
very well meget bra, utmerket, fortreffelig
he can't sing very well
han kan ikke synge så bra
you can very well do that
det kan du godt gjøre
I can very well understand that
det kan jeg godt forstå
she couldn't (very) well refuse
hun kunne ikke akkurat si nei
well and truly ordentlig, virkelig, med rette
he was well and truly beaten
han ble virkelig banket opp
well away (britisk, hverdagslig) på god vei borte vekk (av søvn), sluknet, veldig full
well on (irsk) god og full, godt på gli
well on in life tilårskommen
well on into langt inne i, på god vei inn i
she kept on writing well on into the 19th century
VI
interj. \/wel\/
nå, vel, nåja, nåvel
well, here we are at last!
nå, så er vi endelig her!
well, but what about Jones?
ja, men hva med Jones?
well, you may be right!
tja, du kan ha rett!
very well OK
very well then! da så!
well, I declare! eller well, I never! det er det verste jeg har hørt! , jeg har aldri hørt\/sett på maken!
well, it can't be helped! nåvel, det er ikke noe å gjøre med det!
well, really! det må jeg si!
well, then? og så da?
well, the next day arrived jaja, tiden gikk allikevel videre
well then, what do you say? nå, hva sier du!
well, there he is! der er han!
well, well! nå! , ja, ja! , ser man det!
well, who would have thought it? hvem hadde vel trodd det?

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