well

bien

D’une manière bonne, correcte ou réussie.

En anglais simple : In a good, correct, or successful manner.

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

Synonymes : successfully, properly

Contraires : badly, poorly

Expressions courantes : do well, play well, work well, perform well

bien

En bonne santé, surtout après une maladie.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : get well (I hope you get well soon.); feel well (I do not feel well today.)

Contraires : ill, sick

Expressions courantes : get well, feel well, well again

bien, largement

Dans une large mesure ou avec une grande différence.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : considerably, greatly

Expressions courantes : well known, well above average, well worth it

en bonne santé, bien

Qui est en bonne santé et n’est pas malade.

En anglais simple : Healthy and free from illness.

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

Comment l'utiliser : be/feel well (I am well again.)

Synonymes : healthy

Contraires : ill, sick

Expressions courantes : feel well, well again, well enough

bien

Bon, acceptable ou conforme à ce qui devrait se passer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : all/everything is well (Everything is well at home.)

Synonymes : fine, good, satisfactory

Expressions courantes : all is well, well and good, all well

bon, eh bien

Sert à commencer à parler, à reprendre après une pause ou à aborder un nouveau sujet.

En anglais simple : 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?

Expressions courantes : well I think, well then, well anyway, well I suppose

tiens tiens, eh bien

Exprime une surprise amusée ou feinte, surtout quand le mot est répété.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : well well, well well well, well look here

puits

Trou profond dans le sol d’où l’on extrait de l’eau, du pétrole ou du gaz.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : water well, oil well, dig a well