good in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for good in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.good <comp better, superl best> [Am ɡʊd, Brit ɡʊd] ADJ The usual translation of good, bueno, becomes buen when it precedes a masculine singular noun.

1. good food/quality/book/school:

good
a good wine
a good wine
it smells good
it smells good
it looks good
to come good Brit inf our team came good in the end
to make good
to make good sth I made good the mistakes

8.2. good (kind):

good
to be good to sb she was very good to me
to be good to sb she was very good to me
your good lady Brit dated or hum
my good man/woman dated
good old Pete

10. good (pleasant):

good
to be in a good mood
did you have a good flight?
a good time was had by all

13.1. good (skilled, competent):

I've finishedgood boy/girl!
he's not a good liar
she has a very good ear/eye
to be good at sth/-ing to be good at languages

II.good [Am ɡʊd, Brit ɡʊd] N

2.1. good U (benefit):

good
for the common good
for the good of sb/sth
for good or ill
it's all to the good
to do sb/sth good
much good may it do you! iron
for all the good it has done me
to be in good with sb inf

3.1. good <goods, pl > (merchandise):

good
good
good
mercaderías fpl AmS
géneros mpl de punto Spain

III.good [Am ɡʊd, Brit ɡʊd] ADV

See also good evening, good afternoon, good morning

good-humored, good-humoured Brit [Am ˈɡʊdˌ(h)jumərd, Brit ˌɡʊdˈhjuːməd] ADJ

good-sized [Am ˈɡʊdˌsaɪzd], good-size [ˈɡʊdˈsaɪz] ADJ

good-humoredly, good-humouredly Brit [Am ˈɡʊdˌ(h)jumərdli, Brit ˌɡʊdˈhjuːmədli] ADV

good-natured [Am ɡʊdˈneɪtʃərd, Brit ˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃəd] ADJ (as permanent characteristic)

good-tempered [Am ˈɡʊd ˈˌtɛmpərd, Brit] ADJ

good-naturedly [Am ˈɡʊd ˈˌneɪtʃərdli, Brit ˌɡʊdˈneɪtʃədli] ADV

good in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for good in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.good [gʊd] better, best ADJ

II.good [gʊd] better, best N no pl

III.good [gʊd] better, best ADV

IV.good [gʊd] better, best INTERJ

good-humoured, good-humored [ˌgʊdˈhju:məd, Am -mɚd] ADJ Am

good-natured <better-natured, best-natured> ADJ

good-sized <better-sized, best-sized> [ˌgʊdˈsaɪzd] ADJ

good-looking <better-looking, best-looking> [ˌgʊdˈlʊkɪŋ] ADJ

good-tempered <better-tempered, best-tempered> [ˌgʊdˈtempəd, Am -pɚd] ADJ irreg

I.good-for-nothing [ˈgʊdfəˌnʌθɪŋ, Am -fɚˌ-] N

II.good-for-nothing [ˈgʊdfəˌnʌθɪŋ, Am -fɚˌ-] ADJ

good Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a good/bad omen for sth
good afternoon, good evening
to be in a good/bad mood
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Like a good door-to-door salesman, there was a kernel of truth to his pitch, but he amplified and embellished the facts to sell his product.
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It has good maneuverability and can come to a full stop in only one ship length from top speed.
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He was also a good hit-and-run man, and one of the best bunters in the league.
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It is also good for parents of young children because the water doesn't get much deeper than knee-deep along the shore.
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For the second goal, one dead PLO operative was as good as another.
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All the neighbors involved with a good heart.
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For example, if one claims or implies with their speech act that it is raining outside, a good reason for claiming this is that one saw it out the window.
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There is a belief that these sheep brings good luck.
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Frustrated technophobes grumble at wired enthusiasts during many shows, and with good reason.
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The kick was good, and made the score 3114 ECU.
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