well

gut

Auf gute oder richtige Weise oder mit Erfolg.

In einfachem Englisch: In a good, correct, or successful manner.

• She sings well.
• The children played well yesterday.
• Did I explain it well?

Synonyme: successfully, properly

Gegenteile: badly, poorly

Häufige Wendungen: do well, play well, work well, perform well

gesund, wohl

Bei guter Gesundheit, besonders nach einer Krankheit.

In einfachem Englisch: In good health, especially after being ill.

• I hope you get well soon.
• She felt well enough to return to work.
• He got well after several days in bed.

So benutzt man es: get well (I hope you get well soon.); feel well (I do not feel well today.)

Gegenteile: ill, sick

Häufige Wendungen: get well, feel well, well again

sehr, deutlich

In hohem Maße oder um einen großen Betrag.

In einfachem Englisch: To a large extent, or by a large amount.

• The town is well known for its cheese.
• Their house is well above the river.
• We arrived well before the concert started.

Synonyme: considerably, greatly

Häufige Wendungen: well known, well above average, well worth it

gesund

Bei guter Gesundheit und ohne Krankheit.

In einfachem Englisch: Healthy and free from illness.

• Are you well?
• She was not well enough to travel.
• Everyone in the family is well now.

So benutzt man es: be/feel well (I am well again.)

Synonyme: healthy

Gegenteile: ill, sick

Häufige Wendungen: feel well, well again, well enough

gut, in Ordnung

Gut, akzeptabel oder so, wie es sein sollte.

In einfachem Englisch: Good, acceptable, or happening as it should.

• All is well at home.
• Is everything well with your family?
• All was well until the lights went out.

So benutzt man es: all/everything is well (Everything is well at home.)

Synonyme: fine, good, satisfactory

Häufige Wendungen: all is well, well and good, all well

also, nun

Wird verwendet, um zu sprechen anzufangen, nach einer Pause fortzufahren oder ein neues Thema einzuleiten.

In einfachem Englisch: Used to begin speaking, continue after a pause, or introduce a new topic.

• Well, let us begin.
• Well, I think we should leave now.
• Well, anyway, how was your holiday?

Häufige Wendungen: well I think, well then, well anyway, well I suppose

na so was, sieh an

Drückt belustigte oder gespielte Überraschung aus, besonders bei Wiederholung.

In einfachem Englisch: Used to show amused or false surprise, especially when repeated.

• Well, well, you finally arrived!
• Well, well, what a surprise to find you here!
• Well, well, well, someone has been eating my cake.

Häufige Wendungen: well well, well well well, well look here

Brunnen, Bohrloch

Ein tiefes Loch im Boden, aus dem Wasser, Öl oder Gas gewonnen wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A deep hole in the ground from which people get water, oil, or gas.

• They dug a well behind the house.
• We pulled water from the well with a bucket.
• The company closed three oil wells last year.

Häufige Wendungen: water well, oil well, dig a well