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more adequately or excellently

  • 1 better

    I.
    better n parieur/-ieuse m/f.
    II.
    ❢ When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The choice between meilleur and mieux in the construction to be better than depends on whether bon or bien would be used originally with the noun. Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux ; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faire. As an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.
    A n
    1 (something preferable, more excellent) the better le/la meilleur/-e m/f ; much ou by far the better of the two de loin le/la meilleur/-e des deux ;
    2 ( more desirable state of affairs) to deserve/expect/hope for better mériter/attendre/espérer mieux ; so much the better, all the better tant mieux ; a change ou turn for the better une amélioration ; to change ou take a turn for the better s'améliorer ; the weather changed, and not for the better le temps a changé, et pas en mieux ;
    3 ( superior person) one's betters ses supérieurs mfpl.
    1 (more pleasing, satisfactory) [weather, day, news, joke, forecast, review, salary, price, range] meilleur ; [party, game, book, film, activity] mieux ; playing is better than watching jouer, c'est mieux que de regarder ; to get better s'améliorer ; the weather is no better le temps n'est pas meilleur or ne s'est pas amélioré ; things are getting better ça va mieux ; ‘good news?’-‘it couldn't be better!’ ‘bonnes nouvelles?’-‘on ne peut meilleures!’ ; to look/sound better être/sonner mieux ; to taste/smell better être/sentir meilleur, avoir un/-e meilleur/-e goût/odeur ; it would taste all the better for some salt ce serait meilleur avec du sel ; it looked all the better for it cela n'en était que mieux ; that's better! voilà qui est mieux! ;
    2 (well, recovered) to be better [patient, cold, headache] aller mieux ; to feel all the better for se sentir mieux après [rest, meal] ; better than I/it was mieux qu'avant ;
    3 ( happier) [mood] meilleur ; to feel better se sentir mieux ; I'd feel better if you did/didn't do je me sentirais mieux si tu faisais/ne faisais pas ; if it makes you feel any better ( less worried or awkward) si ça t'aide à te sentir mieux ; ( less sad) si ça peut te consoler ; to feel better about doing ( less nervous) se sentir à même de faire ; (less worried, guilty) avoir moins de scrupules à faire ;
    4 (of superior quality, class) [food, result, film, book, quality] meilleur ; [car, carpet, district, family] mieux ; [land, school, hotel] meilleur, mieux ; [coat, shoes, furniture] de meilleure qualité ; one of the better schools une des meilleures écoles ; he went to a better school than I did ou than me il est allé dans une école meilleure que la mienne ;
    5 (more virtuous, commendable) [person] mieux ; [life, influence, nature] meilleur ; to be a better man/woman than être mieux que ; you're a better man than I am! tu es mieux que moi! ; to be no better than sb ne pas être mieux que qn ; to be no better than a thief être un voleur ni plus ni moins ;
    6 ( more skilled) [doctor, actor, teacher] meilleur ; to be a better poet than sb être meilleur poète que qn ; to be a better swimmer than sb nager mieux que qn ; to be a better singer than dancer chanter mieux que l'on ne danse ; to be a better father than husband être meilleur père que mari ; to be better at être meilleur en [subject, sport] ; to be better at doing faire mieux ; he's no better at driving than she is ou than her il ne conduit pas mieux qu'elle ;
    7 (more suitable, valid, appropriate) [tune, tool, way, word, idea, example, reason, excuse, choice] meilleur ; to be better for être meilleur pour [purpose, task] ; to be better for doing être mieux pour faire ; to be better than nothing être mieux que rien ; better a part-time job than no job mieux vaut un travail à mi-temps que pas de travail ; the bigger/sooner the better le plus grand/vite possible ; the faster you work the better plus tu travailles vite, mieux ça vaudra ; the less said about that the better mieux vaut ne pas parler de ça ; who better to play the part? qui mieux pourrait jouer le rôle? ; where/how better to do…? quel meilleur endroit/moyen pour faire…? ;
    8 ( more beneficial) [exercise, food] meilleur ; swimming is better for you than running nager est meilleur pour la santé que courir ;
    9 ( more accurate) [description, recollection, view, understanding] meilleur ; in order to get a better look pour mieux voir ; to be a better likeness être plus ressemblant.
    1 ( more adequately or excellently) mieux ; to fit/behave better than aller/se comporter mieux que ; better made/organized than mieux fait/organisé que ; to think better of sb avoir une meilleure opinion de qn ; better behaved/educated plus sage/cultivé ; to be better tempered/mannered avoir meilleur caractère/de meilleures manières ; to do better (in career, life) réussir mieux ; (in exam, essay) faire mieux ; ( in health) aller mieux ; ‘could do better’ ‘pourrait or peut mieux faire’ ; the better to see/hear pour mieux voir/entendre ; the more she talked, the better I understood plus elle parlait, mieux je comprenais ;
    2 ( more advisably or appropriately) mieux ; it couldn't have been better timed ça n'aurait pu mieux tomber ; the money would be better spent on il vaudrait mieux dépenser l'argent en ; he is better left alone il vaut mieux le laisser seul ; you would be better advised to do tu serais mieux avisé de faire ; you would do better to do tu ferais mieux de faire ; you had better do, you'd better do ( advising) tu ferais mieux de faire ; ( warning) tu as intérêt à faire ; I'd better go je ferais mieux de m'en aller ; ‘will she come?’-‘she'd better! ou she better ○ !’ ‘est-ce qu'elle viendra?’-‘elle a intérêt!’ ; ‘will it be open?’-‘it had better be! ou it better had be! ou it better be ○ !’ ‘est-ce que ça sera ouvert?’-‘il y a intérêt!’ ; ‘more cake?’-‘I'd better not’ ‘encore du gâteau?’-‘non merci’ ; ‘shall I come?’-‘better not’ ‘est-ce que je viens?’-‘il vaut mieux pas’ ; better still,… ou mieux,…
    D vtr
    1 ( surpass) améliorer [score, one's performance, achievement] ; faire mieux que [rival's performance, achievement] ; to better sb's offer offrir un meilleur prix que qn ;
    2 ( improve) améliorer [condition, quality].
    E v refl to better oneself améliorer sa condition.
    for better (or) for worse gen advienne que pourra ; ( in wedding vow) pour le meilleur et pour le pire ; to get the better of [person] triompher de, vaincre [enemy, opponent, problem] ; his curiosity got the better of him sa curiosité a pris le dessus ; the problem got the better of her le problème l'a dépassée ; to go one better faire encore mieux (than que) ; to think better of it changer d'avis.

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  • 2 У-124

    НА УРА PrepP Invar adv
    1. взять, захватить что (крепость, город и т. п.) - (to take, seize sth. - a fortress, town etc) by a swift assault, attack
    by storm.
    2. coll (to venture sth.) without adequate preparation, hoping to be aided by luck, or (to succeed in accomplishing sth.) even though one did not prepare adequately, aided by luck
    on luck alone.
    «Ты что, надеешься сдать экзамен на ура?» - спросила мать, видя, что Сергей даже не притронулся к учебникам. "What, do you expect to pass your exam on luck alone?" asked Sergei's mother, seeing that he hadn't even touched his books.
    3. прошёл, приняли кого-что и т. п. - coll sth. went excellently, s.o. or sth. was received with enthusiasm: ( s.o. sth. was) a hit (a smash, a smash hit)
    ( s.o. sth. was) a tremendous (smashing, great etc) success sth. went off tremendously (wonderfully etc) ( s.o. sth. was received) enthusiastically ( s.o. sth. was received) with hurrahs (in limited contexts) (pass an exam (a test etc)) with flying colors.
    ...Читка прошла «на ура», и по дороге домой Маяковский был в прекрасном настроении... (Катаев 3)....The reading was a tremendous success and on the way home Mayakovsky was jubilant... (3a).
    С того письма, нет, уже с «Августа» начинается процесс раскола моих читателей, потери сторонников, и со мной остаётся меньше, чем уходит. «На ура» принимали меня пока я был, по видимости, только против сталинских злоупотреблений... (Солженицын 2). It is not from this letter, but earlier, from the appearance of August 1914, that we must date the schism among my readers, the steady loss of supporters, with more leaving me than remained behind. I was received with "hurrahs" as long as I appeared to be against Stalinist abuses only... (2a).
    Так или иначе, а Ирина Викторовна прошла в НИИ-9 «на ура»... (Залыгин 1). All in all Irina Viktorovna passed the test with flying colours... (1a)

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  • 3 на ура

    [PrepP; Invar; adv]
    =====
    1. взять, захватить что (крепость, город и т. п.) - (to take, seize sth. - a fortress, town etc) by a swift assault, attack:
    - by storm.
    2. coll (to venture sth.) without adequate preparation, hoping to be aided by luck, or (to succeed in accomplishing sth.) even though one did not prepare adequately, aided by luck:
    - on luck alone.
         ♦ "Ты что, надеешься сдать экзамен на ура?" - спросила мать, видя, что Сергей даже не притронулся к учебникам. "What, do you expect to pass your exam on luck alone?" asked Sergei's mother, seeing that he hadn't even touched his books.
    3. прошёл, приняли кого-что и т.п. на ура coll sth. went excellently, s.o. or sth. was received with enthusiasm:
    - (s.o. (sth.) was) a hit (a smash, a smash hit);
    - (s.o. (sth.) was) a tremendous (smashing, great etc) success;
    - (sth.) went off tremendously (wonderfully etc);
    - (s.o. (sth.) was received) enthusiastically;
    - (s.o. (sth.) was received) with hurrahs;
    - [in limited contexts](pass an exam <a test etc>) with flying colors.
         ♦...Читка прошла "на ура", и по дороге домой Маяковский был в прекрасном настроении... (Катаев 3)....The reading was a tremendous success and on the way home Mayakovsky was jubilant... (3a).
         ♦ С того письма, нет, уже с "Августа" начинается процесс раскола моих читателей, потери сторонников, и со мной остаётся меньше, чем уходит. "На ура" принимали меня пока я был, по видимости, только против сталинских злоупотреблений... (Солженицын 2). It is not from this letter, but earlier, from the appearance of August 1914, that we must date the schism among my readers, the steady loss of supporters, with more leaving me than remained behind. I was received with "hurrahs" as long as I appeared to be against Stalinist abuses only... (2a).
         ♦ Так или иначе, а Ирина Викторовна прошла в НИИ-9 "на ура"... (Залыгин 1). All in all Irina Viktorovna passed the test with flying colours... (1a)

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