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1 better off
(richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) (být) na tom lépe; bohatší* * *• zámožnější• bohatší -
2 better
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3 better half
• manželka• manžel -
4 better than sex
• excelentní• nejlepší -
5 know better
(to be too wise or well-taught (to do something): She should know better at her age!; He should have known better than to trust them.) mít rozum* * *• vědět lépe -
6 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) zlepšit se; zhoršit se -
7 think better of
1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) rozmyslet si2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) mít lepší mínění o -
8 get the better of
(to overcome; to win (against): He got the better of his opponent / the argument.) překonat, zvítězit* * *• vyzrát na• přelstít -
9 be streets ahead of / better than
(to be much better than.) mnohem lepšíEnglish-Czech dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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10 the better part of
(most of: He talked for the better part of an hour.) téměř, větší část -
11 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') co nejdříve -
12 build a better mousetrap
• zlepšit obyčejnou věc -
13 change for the better
• změna k lepšímu -
14 for better or worse
• v dobrém i ve zlém• ať tak či onak -
15 get better
• zlepšovat se• zlepšit se -
16 go one better
• překonat• přetrumfnout -
17 like better
• raději• radši• mít radši• mít raději -
18 make better
• zlepšit• zlepšovat -
19 think better of it
• rozmyslet si• rozmyslet si to -
20 second to none
(better than every other of the same type: As a portrait painter, he is second to none.) nepřekonatelný
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