"well said" meaning in English

See well said in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} well said
  1. A comment expressing approval; an accolade; "that was spoken well" (clearly or eloquently.) Categories (topical): Talking Related terms: well done, well spotted Translations (expression of approval to something said): لَا فُضَّ فُوكَ (lā fuḍḍa fūka) (Arabic), زار خۆش (zar xoş) (Central Kurdish), 說得好 /说得好 (shuō de hǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), dobře řečeno (Czech), hyvin sanottu (Finnish), bien dit (French), よく言った (yoku itta) (alt: よくいった) (Japanese)
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          "roman": "lā fuḍḍa fūka",
          "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
          "word": "لَا فُضَّ فُوكَ"
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          "roman": "shuō de hǎo",
          "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
          "word": "說得好 /说得好"
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          "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
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          "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
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          "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
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          "roman": "yoku itta",
          "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
          "word": "よく言った"
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          "roman": "zar xoş",
          "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
          "word": "زار خۆش"
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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lā fuḍḍa fūka",
      "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
      "word": "لَا فُضَّ فُوكَ"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shuō de hǎo",
      "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
      "word": "說得好 /说得好"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
      "word": "dobře řečeno"
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      "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
      "word": "hyvin sanottu"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
      "word": "bien dit"
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      "roman": "yoku itta",
      "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
      "word": "よく言った"
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      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "zar xoş",
      "sense": "expression of approval to something said",
      "word": "زار خۆش"
    }
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