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well2

/wel/

Translation

adv
[comp better, superl best]
bien
She plays piano very well
Toca muy bien el piano
mucho
bien
I don't know them very well
No los conozco muy bien
It was well after eleven when he got home
Eran las once largas cuando llegó a casa
muy
He was well ahead of the other runner
Iba muy adelantado al otro corredor
Stay well away from there!
¡Mantente muy lejos de allí!
They could well be on their way
Probablemente ya están de camino
as well
también
He plays the guitar and sings as well
Toca la guitarra y también canta
Too y as well siempre se sitúan al final de la oración
as well as
además de
She speaks Chinese as well as German
Habla chino además de alemán
tan bien como
to do well
ir bien [a alguien]
She is doing well in her new job
Le va bien en su nuevo trabajo
(Definition of well adv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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