weal

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(wēl) pronunciation
n.
  1. Prosperity; happiness: in weal and woe.
  2. The welfare of the community; the general good: the public weal.

[Middle English wele, from Old English wela.]


weal2 (wēl) pronunciation
n.
A ridge on the flesh raised by a blow; a welt.

[Alteration (influenced by WHEAL) of WALE.]


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noun

    A state of health, happiness, and prospering: prosperity, welfare, well-being. See better/worse.
weal2

noun

    A ridge or bump raised on the flesh, as by a lash or blow: wale, welt, wheal, whelk. See marks.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - stribe, rød strime efter slag
v. tr. - mærke med strimer

2.
n. - velfærd, vel

Nederlands (Dutch)
welvarendheid, striem, ribbel

Français (French)
1.
n. - marque (d'un coup)
v. tr. - marquer, laisser une marque

2.
n. - le bien commun (arch)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Striemen
v. - Striemen machen auf

2.
n. - Wohl

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ουλή ή μώλωπας

Italiano (Italian)
benessere, sferzare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vinco (m)

Русский (Russian)
благосостояние, рубец (от удара плетью), исполосовать (плетью)

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - verdugón, roncha
v. tr. - marcar con un verdugón

2.
n. - bienestar, prosperidad, felicidad, riqueza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - välbefinnande, strimma

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
福利, 鞭痕, 幸福

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 福利, 鞭痕, 幸福

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 채찍 자국이나 압력으로 살에 남은 빨갛고 부르튼 자국, (직물의) 골(ridge)
v. tr. - ~에 빨갛게 부르튼 자국을 내다, 골지게 짜다

2.
n. - 복리, 행복, 안녕

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 福利, 繁栄, みみずばれ, はれ
v. - みみずばれをつくる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خير, فلاح, صالح, سعادة, الحبار أي اثر الضرب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נפיחות אדומה כתוצאה ממכה או מלחץ, סימן-חבטה, חבורת-פס‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם לנפיחות אדומה‬
n. - ‮הצלחה, טובה, מזל טוב, רווחה‬


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