well done

adjective

Performed well.

“It was a job well done.”

Opposite

Meanings

adjectivewell done (comparative more well done, superlative most well done)

comparative more well done · superlative most well done · alternative well-done · alternative welldone

  1. idiomaticPerformed well.

    It was a job well done.

    2 more examples

    "We've never looked on the Borders Railway as it stands as a job well done. It's part one of a job well done."

    2020 May 6, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, in Rail, page 52

    They survived a poor second half in Italy and a drab first half-hour here but the end results certainly count as a job well done.

    2023 March 26, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport
  2. cookingWell-cooked.
    1. specificallycookingCooked through to the center.

      She liked her steaks well done.

interjection

alternative well-done · alternative welldone

  1. An exclamation of praise or endorsement of an achievement.

    Well done, John. Here's a biscuit for you.

    Synonyms: bravo, encore, bravissimo, bully, cock on, congrats, congratulations, fair fucks

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Translations

Ancient Greek εὖγε
  • εὖγε (eûge)exclamation of praise
Arabic أَحْسَنْتَ, أَحْسَنْتِ
  • أَحْسَنْتَ (ʔaḥsanta)exclamation of praise
  • أَحْسَنْتِ (ʔaḥsanti)exclamation of praise
  • عَفَارِم (ʕafārim)exclamation of praise
Bengali শাবাশ
  • শাবাশ (śabaś)exclamation of praise
Bulgarian добре́ опе́чен, добре́ сваре́н
  • добре́ опе́чен (dobré opéčen)well cooked
  • добре́ сваре́н (dobré svarén)well cooked
Catalan ben fet
  • ben fetexclamation of praise
Chinese Mandarin 做得好, 全熟
  • 做得好 (zuò de hǎo)performed well
  • 全熟 (quánshú)well cooked
  • 幹得好 /干得好 (gàn de hǎo)exclamation of praise
Czech výborně, velmi dobře
  • výborněexclamation of praise
  • velmi dobřeexclamation of praise
Danish velgjort
  • velgjortperformed well
Dutch goed doorbakken, goed zo
  • goed doorbakkenwell cooked
  • goed zoexclamation of praise
  • goed gedaanexclamation of praise
Esperanto bone farita
  • bone faritaexclamation of praise
Finnish hyvin tehty, kypsä
  • hyvin tehtyperformed well
  • kypsäwell cooked
  • hyvin tehtyexclamation of praise
French bien fait, bien joué
  • bien faitperformed well
  • bien jouéperformed well
  • bien cuitwell cooked
  • bravoexclamation of praise
  • bien jouéexclamation of praise
German gut durch, durchgebraten
  • gut durchwell cooked
  • durchgebratenwell cooked
  • gut gemachtexclamation of praise
  • gut getanexclamation of praise
Greek καλοψημένος, εύγε
  • καλοψημένος (kalopsiménos)well cooked
  • εύγε (évge)exclamation of praise
  • μπράβο (brávo)exclamation of praise
  • συγχαρητήρια (syncharitíria)exclamation of praise
Hawaiian moʻa loa
  • moʻa loawell cooked
Hebrew יופי \ יֹפִי, כָּל הַכָּבוֹד
  • יופי \ יֹפִי (yófi)exclamation of praise
  • כָּל הַכָּבוֹד (kol hakavód)exclamation of praise
Hindi शाबाश
  • शाबाश (śābāś)exclamation of praise
Hungarian jól végzett/elvégzett, jól átsült/átsütött
  • jól végzett/elvégzettperformed well
  • jól átsült/átsütöttwell cooked
  • szép voltexclamation of praise
  • ez igenexclamation of praise
Irish maith thú, maith sibh
  • maith thúexclamation of praise
  • maith sibhexclamation of praise
Italian ben cotto, bravo
  • ben cottowell cooked
  • bravoexclamation of praise
Japanese よくできた, ウェルダン
  • よくできた (yoku dekita)performed well
  • ウェルダン (werudan)well cooked
  • 良くやった! (yoku yatta!)exclamation of praise
  • 善哉! (zenzai!)exclamation of praise
  • 天晴れ! (appare!)exclamation of praise
  • よくできました (yoku dekimashita)exclamation of praise
  • よくできた (yoku dekita)exclamation of praise
Korean 잘 하셨습니다, 잘 하셨어요
  • 잘 하셨습니다 (jal hasyeotseumnida)exclamation of praise
  • 잘 하셨어요 (jal hasyeosseoyo)exclamation of praise
  • 잘 했어요 (jal haesseoyo)exclamation of praise
  • 잘 했어 (jal haesseo)exclamation of praise
Latin mactē
  • mactēexclamation of praise
Malay syabas
  • syabasexclamation of praise
Māori totokore
  • totokorewell cooked
Norwegian Bokmål velgjort, godt stekt
  • velgjortperformed well
  • godt stektwell cooked
  • godt gjortexclamation of praise
Polish dobrze zrobiony, mocno wysmażony
  • dobrze zrobionyperformed well
  • mocno wysmażonywell cooked
  • dobra robotaexclamation of praise
Portuguese bem-passado, passado
  • bem-passadowell cooked
  • passadowell cooked
  • parabénsexclamation of praise
  • muito bem!exclamation of praise
Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼
  • ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ (śābāś)exclamation of praise
Romanian bine făcut, bine lucrat
  • bine făcutperformed well
  • bine lucratperformed well
  • bine fiertwell cooked
  • bine gătitwell cooked
  • bine prăjitwell cooked
  • foarte bineexclamation of praise
  • bravoexclamation of praise
  • bună treabăexclamation of praise
  • bine jucatexclamation of praise
  • felicităriexclamation of praise
Russian по́лностью прожа́ренный, молоде́ц!
  • по́лностью прожа́ренный (pólnostʹju prožárennyj)well cooked
  • молоде́ц! (molodéc!)exclamation of praise
  • бра́во! (brávo!)exclamation of praise
  • так держа́ть (tak deržátʹ)exclamation of praise
Scottish Gaelic 's math a rinn thu!, sin thu fhèin!
  • 's math a rinn thu!exclamation of praise
  • sin thu fhèin!exclamation of praise
Spanish bien hecho, bien hecho
  • bien hechoperformed well
  • bien hechowell cooked
  • bien cocidowell cooked
  • bien hechoexclamation of praise
  • muy bienexclamation of praise
  • bravoexclamation of praise
Swedish välstekt, well done
  • välstektwell cooked
  • well donewell cooked
  • bra jobbatexclamation of praise
  • braexclamation of praise
  • bra gjortexclamation of praise
Turkish aferin
  • aferinexclamation of praise
Ukrainian молоде́ць!, бра́во!
  • молоде́ць! (molodécʹ!)exclamation of praise
  • бра́во! (brávo!)exclamation of praise
  • так трима́ти (tak trymáty)exclamation of praise
Urdu شاباش, آفْرِین
  • شاباش (śābāś)exclamation of praise
  • آفْرِین (āfrīn)exclamation of praise
  • اَحْسَنْت (ahsant)exclamation of praise
Vietnamese chín, làm tốt lắm
  • chínwell cooked
  • làm tốt lắmexclamation of praise
Welsh da iawn, go dda
  • da iawnexclamation of praise
  • go ddaexclamation of praise
Yiddish דערבראָטן, גוט אויסגעבראָטן
  • דערבראָטן (derbrotn)well cooked
  • גוט אויסגעבראָטן (gut oysgebrotn)well cooked
  • אַ לעבן אויף דײַן קאָפּ (a lebn oyf dayn kop)exclamation of praise
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