English	Deutsch
well /wɛl/ accurately; competently to a significant degree	gut
well /wɛl/ completely; fully	ganz
well /wɛl/ to acknowledge a statement or situation	gut
well /wɛl/	na
well /wɛl/ used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations	na na ja ˈnaˈjaː
well /wɛl/ used in conversation to fill space	na naja ˈna ˈjaː
well /wɛl/ hole sunk into the ground spring	der Brunnen (Pl.: die Brunnen) {m} ˈbʁʊnən die Quelle (Pl.: die Quellen) {f} ˈkvɛlə
well /wɛl/ in good health	gesund ɡəˈzʊnt gut ɡuːt
well /wɛl/ to issue forth	quellen ˈkvɛlən
as well in addition, also	auch aʊ̯x sowie
as well to the same effect	genauso gut
as well as and in addition	sowie
well-nigh [ˈwɛɫnaɪ] almost	beinahe ˈbaɪ̯ˈnaːə, ˈbaɪ̯naːə nahezu ˈnaːəˈt͡suː
well-behaved having good manners and acting properly	artig ˈaːɐ̯tɪç, ˈaːɐ̯tɪk brav bʁaːf wohlerzogen
well done well cooked	durchgebraten ˈdʊʁçɡəˌbʁaːtən, ˈdʊʁçɡəˌbʁaːtn̩ gut durch
get well soon expressing hope that someone recovers soon	gute Besserung
all's well that ends well A happy ending makes up for everything that has gone before...	Ende gut, alles gut
well-being state of health, happiness and/or prosperity	das Wohl (Pl.: <div> — </div>) {n} voːl das Wohlbefinden (Pl.: <div> — </div>) {n} ˈvoːlbəˌfɪndn̩
well-heeled rich; affluent	betucht bəˈtuːxt
well-read well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively	belesen bəˈleːzn̩
well-to-do /ˌwɛltəˈdu/ rich	bemittelt bəˈmɪtl̩t
wellness The quality or state of being in good health.	das Wohlbefinden (Pl.: <div> — </div>) {n} ˈvoːlbəˌfɪndn̩
oil well hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped	die Ölquelle (Pl.: die Ölquellen) {f} ˈøːlˌkvɛlə
well-founded based on reasoning, evidence and good judgement	fundiert fʊnˈdiːɐ̯t
well-formed syntactically correct	wohlgeformt ˈvoːlɡəˌfɔʁmt
the jug goes to the well until it breaks a jug goes to the well	der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht
the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last the pitcher goes so often to the well	der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht
wishing well well where wishes were thought to be granted	der Wunschbrunnen (Pl.: die Wunschbrunnen) {m} ˈvʊnʃˌbʁʊnən
well-thumbed showing signs of frequent or heavy use	zerlesen
well-rounded /ˌwɛlˈɹaʊndɪd/	geschlossen ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩, ɡəˈʃlɔsən
well-dressed	toff tɔf
well founded	solide zoˈliːdə
well-planned	planmäßig ˈplaːnˌmɛːsɪç
drawing well	der Ziehbrunnen (Pl.: die Ziehbrunnen) {m} ˈt͡siːˌbʁʊnən
well-fed	wohlgenährt ˈvoːlɡəˌnɛːɐ̯t
well fed	wohlgenährt ˈvoːlɡəˌnɛːɐ̯t
ne'er-do-well /ˈnɛə.duˌwɛl/, /ˈnɛʔɚ.duˌwɛl/	der Tunichtgut (Pl.: die Tunichtgute) {m} ˈtuːniçtɡuːt
well-informed	gutunterrichtet ˈɡuːtʔʊntɐˌʁɪçtət
well-grounded	fundiert fʊnˈdiːɐ̯t
be well-oiled	einen sitzen haben ˈaɪ̯nən ˈzɪt͡sn̩ ˈhaːbn̩, ˈaɪ̯nən ˈzɪt͡sən ˈhaːbən
well up	hochkommen ˌkaːm ˈhoːx, ˈhoːxɡəˌkɔmən, ˈhoːxˌkɔmən
well-worn	ausgetreten ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌtʁeːtn̩
draw well	der Ziehbrunnen (Pl.: die Ziehbrunnen) {m} ˈt͡siːˌbʁʊnən
to a fare-thee-well	was das Zeug hält
well done exclamation of praise	gut gemacht
well-known /ˌwɛlˈnoʊn/, /ˌwɛlˈnəʊn/ familiar, widely known	wohl bekannt wohlbekannt ˈvoːlbəˌkant
well off being in fortunate circumstances	gut dran
well-endowed having a large penis	gut bestückt
artesian well bore-hole	artesischer Brunnen
very well interjection	na gut
leave well enough alone /liːv wɛl ɪˈnʌf əˈləʊn/ to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate	das Bessere ist des Guten Feind
well-wisher someone who extends good wishes	Wohlwünscher Wohlwünscherin
oh well /ˈoʊ wɛl/, /ˈəʊ wɛl/ expression of mild disappointment or resignation	ach ja na ja ˈnaˈjaː tja tja, tjaː
quantum well potential well that confines particles	Quantentopf
well-intentioned having good intentions	gut gemeint
well-meaning with good intentions	gutmeinender
well-deserved richly deserved	wohlverdient
well-ordering a type of total order	Wohlordnung
well-nourished	wohlgenährt ˈvoːlɡəˌnɛːɐ̯t
discharge well	der Abzugsschacht (Pl.: die Abzugsschächte) {m} ˈapt͡suːksˌʃaxt
open bucket well	der Ziehbrunnen (Pl.: die Ziehbrunnen) {m} ˈt͡siːˌbʁʊnən
be well grounded	auf dem Teppich bleiben aʊ̯f deːm ˈtɛpɪç ˈblaɪ̯bn̩
he loves me well that makes my belly swell	wes Brot ich ess, des Lied ich sing ˈvɛs ˈbʁoːt ɪç ˈɛs dɛs ˈliːt ɪç ˈzɪŋ
well-versed	versiert vɛʁˈziːɐ̯t
well-shaped	wohlgeformt ˈvoːlɡəˌfɔʁmt
Easter Well	der Osterbrunnen (Pl.: die Osterbrunnen) {m} ˈoːstɐˌbʁʊnən
well-wooded	waldreich ˈvaltˌʁaɪ̯ç
well to do	situiert zituˈiːɐ̯t
sweep well	der Ziehbrunnen (Pl.: die Ziehbrunnen) {m} ˈt͡siːˌbʁʊnən
well-tried	altbewährt ˌaltbəˈvɛːɐ̯t
well water	Brunnenwasser {n} ˈbʁʊnənˌvasɐ
the pitcher goes so often to the well, that it is broken at last	der Krug geht so lange zum Brunnen, bis er bricht deːɐ̯ kʁuːk ɡeːt zoː ˈlaŋə t͡sʊm ˈbʁʊnən bɪs eːɐ̯ bʁɪçt

Deutsch	English
wellen ˈvɛlən	undulate /ˈʌndjəlɪt/, /ˈʌndjəleɪt/, /ˈʌndjələt/