Samengestelde woorden:
well | |
| Engels | Nederlands |
| as well adv | (also) | ook, eveneens bw |
| William invited not only Sue to the party, but her sister as well. |
| as well as conj | (in addition to) | zowel...als frase |
| Our neighbor brought cake as well as juice for everyone. |
| De buurman nam zowel cake als frisdrank mee voor iedereen. |
| be doing well v expr | (thrive) | het goed maken frase |
| gezond zijn bn + ww |
| Sarah and Jim are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Grace. Both mother and baby are doing well. |
| be doing well v expr | (recover) | het goed maken frase |
| A month after her car accident, Mary is doing well. |
| do well vi + adv | (be successful) | het goed doen frase |
| He's doing well in his new job. |
| get on well with [sb] v expr | informal (be friends) | goed met iemand overweg kunnen, goed opschieten met iemand, het goed met iemand kunnen vinden frase |
| I get on well with my sister. |
| Ik schiet goed op met mijn zus. |
| go down well v expr | informal, figurative (news: be welcome) | enthousiast ontvangen worden onoverg. uitdr. |
| News of an increase in profits went down well with investors in the company. |
| go down well v expr | informal, figurative (performance: be enjoyed) | in de smaak vallen onoverg. uitdr. |
| The band were very good and they went down well with the fans. |
| go well expr | (favorable outcome) | goed gaan bw + ww |
| Ruth's meeting with her boyfriend's parents went well. |
| hail-fellow-well-met adj | formal (over-familiar) | té joviaal, té amicaal bn |
"Well,
I'll be damned!",
also US: "Well,
I'll be darned!" interj | potentially offensive, informal (surprise, disbelief) (informeel) | krijg nou wat! frase |
| Well, I'll be damned; if it isn't my long-lost sister! |
know damn well [sth],
know damn well that v expr | potentially offensive, informal (be aware) (informeel) | donders goed weten, verdomd goed weten overg. uitdr. |
| Don't play coy with me, you know damn well what I'm talking about! |
| know full well v expr | (be very much aware) | heel goed weten overg. uitdr. |
| He knew full well that what he was doing was illegal, but it didn't stop him. |
| mean well v expr | (have good intentions) | het goed menen, het goed bedoelen overg. uitdr. |
| Even though you meant well, what you said was hurtful. |
might as well,
may as well v expr | (have no reason not to) | net zo goed woordgr |
| I might as well go with you. |
might as well,
may as well v expr | (would be the same) | net zo goed woordgr |
| It might as well be winter, with all this cold wet weather we're having. |
| not well founded adj | (not based on fact) | ongegrond, ongefundeerd bn |
| The evidence against John was not well founded, so he avoided prosecution. |
| Your optimism about the stock market was clearly not well founded. |
| relate well to [sb] v expr | (get along with [sb]) | goed opschieten met iem., goed overweg kunnen met iem., het goed kunnen vinden met iem. frase |
| For a teenager, she relates well to adults. |
sit well with [sb],
stand well with [sb] v expr | colloquial (be accepted) (figuurlijk) | lekker zitten onoverg.uitdr. |
| This situation doesn't sit well with me. |
| De situatie zit me niet lekker. |
| speak well of [sb] v expr | (praise) | goed spreken over onoverg. uitdr. |
| zich lovend uitlaten over onoverg. uitdr. |
| You need your clients to speak well of you to their friends and acquaintances. |
stairwell,
stair-well,
stair well n | (stair shaft) | trappenhuis nw het |
| trapgat nw het |
| In our building you can look up through the stairwell to the top. |
| think well of [sb] vtr | (respect, admire) | achten, respecteren overg.ww |
| iemand hoog hebben zitten frase |
| Amy's parents think well of her new boyfriend. |
| very well adv | (successfully) | geslaagd, uitstekend bw |
| He patched the hole in the wall very well: you'd never know it was there. |
| very well interj | (expressing consent) | goed tw |
| Very well, then: you may go out tonight, but you must be home by midnight. |
| wear [sth] well vtr + adv | (look good in) | er goed uitzien onoverg.uitdr. |
| Mmm, she certainly wears that bikini well! |
| wear well vi + adv | (be enduring) | lang meegaan onoverg.uitdr. |
| I buy practical, simple clothes that wear well and don't go out of style. |
| wear well vi + adv | (not age too fast) (figuurlijk) | meegaan onoverg.ww |
| goed blijven onoverg.uitdr. |
| Car tires don't seem to wear as well as they used to. |
| well enough adv | (sufficiently) | genoeg, toereikend, voldoende bw |
| The team played well enough to have deserved at least a draw. |
| well enough adv | (in a sufficiently good way) | goed genoeg bn + bw |
| I speak French well enough, but I couldn't pass for a native speaker. |
| well in hand adv | figurative (under control) (figuurlijk) | in de hand bw |
| onder controle vz+nw |
| I don't need any help: I've got matters well in hand. |
well-being,
wellbeing n | (health, happiness) | welzijn nw het |
| Parents should ensure the well-being of their children. |
| well-brought-up adj | (taught etiquette as child) | welopgevoed, goedgemanierd bn |
| well-built adj | (structure: solid, stable) | goed geproportioneerd, goed gebouwd bw + bn |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| I can't deny the new headquarters is well built, but does it have to be so ugly? |
| well-built adj | (person: heavy, large) | goed geproportioneerd, goed gebouwd, goed gevormd bw + bn |
| The police are looking for a young well-built man with a light complexion. |
well-educated,
well educated adj | (high level of education) | ontwikkeld, hoogopgeleid, gecultiveerd bn |
| Opmerking: The hyphen is omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| Amy wants a boyfriend who is rich, handsome, funny, and well educated. |
well-meaning,
well meaning adj | (having good intentions) | met goede bedoelingen bw |
| welmenend bn |
| Sandra is well meaning, but can be a bit annoying. |
| well-to-do adj | (wealthy, rich) | welgesteld, bemiddeld bn |
| His clothing made him look rather well-to-do; his accent said otherwise. |
