(more virtuous)

playing is better than watching — è meglio giocare che guardare

to get better — migliorare

the weather is no better — il tempo non è migliorato

things are getting better — le cose vanno meglio

to look, taste, smell better — avere un aspetto, sapore, odore migliore

that's better! — così va meglio!

I'd feel better if you didn't do — sarei più contento se tu non facessi

if it makes you feel any better — se ti fa sentire meglio

one of the better schools — una delle migliori scuole

they sent him to a better school — l'hanno mandato in una scuola migliore

you're a better man than I am! — sei migliore di me!

to be no better than a thief — non essere (altro) che un ladro

to be a better swimmer than sb. — nuotare meglio di qcn.

to be better at doing — essere più bravo a fare

he's no better at driving than she is — non guida meglio di lei

to be better for doing — andare meglio per fare

to be better than nothing — essere meglio che niente

the sooner, bigger the better — prima è, più grande è meglio è

the less said about that the better — meno se ne parla, meglio è

who better to play the part? — chi meglio di lui potrebbe fare la parte?

swimming is better for you than running — a te fa meglio il nuoto della corsa

in order to get a better look — per vedere meglio

the better — il, la migliore (di due)

to deserve better — meritare di meglio

hope for better — sperare per il meglio

so much the better — tanto meglio, ancora meglio

all the better — molto meglio

a change for the better — un miglioramento

to change for the better — migliorare, cambiare in meglio

the problem got the better of her — non è riuscita a risolvere il problema

to behave better than — comportarsi meglio di

better made, organized than — fatto, organizzato meglio di

better behaved, educated — più educato, istruito

to be better tempered — avere un carattere migliore

the better to see, hear — per vedere, sentire meglio

it couldn't have been better timed — non sarebbe potuto succedere in un momento migliore

the money would be better spent on — sarebbe meglio spendere il denaro per

to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci

to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn

to better oneself — migliorare le proprie condizioni (sociali)

playing is better than watching — è meglio giocare che guardare

to get better — migliorare

the weather is no better — il tempo non è migliorato

things are getting better — le cose vanno meglio

to look, taste, smell better — avere un aspetto, sapore, odore migliore

that's better! — così va meglio!

I'd feel better if you didn't do — sarei più contento se tu non facessi

if it makes you feel any better — se ti fa sentire meglio

one of the better schools — una delle migliori scuole

they sent him to a better school — l'hanno mandato in una scuola migliore

you're a better man than I am! — sei migliore di me!

to be no better than a thief — non essere (altro) che un ladro

to be a better swimmer than sb. — nuotare meglio di qcn.

to be better at doing — essere più bravo a fare

he's no better at driving than she is — non guida meglio di lei

to be better for doing — andare meglio per fare

to be better than nothing — essere meglio che niente

the sooner, bigger the better — prima è, più grande è meglio è

the less said about that the better — meno se ne parla, meglio è

who better to play the part? — chi meglio di lui potrebbe fare la parte?

swimming is better for you than running — a te fa meglio il nuoto della corsa

in order to get a better look — per vedere meglio

the better — il, la migliore (di due)

to deserve better — meritare di meglio

hope for better — sperare per il meglio

so much the better — tanto meglio, ancora meglio

all the better — molto meglio

a change for the better — un miglioramento

to change for the better — migliorare, cambiare in meglio

the problem got the better of her — non è riuscita a risolvere il problema

to behave better than — comportarsi meglio di

better made, organized than — fatto, organizzato meglio di

better behaved, educated — più educato, istruito

to be better tempered — avere un carattere migliore

the better to see, hear — per vedere, sentire meglio

it couldn't have been better timed — non sarebbe potuto succedere in un momento migliore

the money would be better spent on — sarebbe meglio spendere il denaro per

to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci

to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn

to better oneself — migliorare le proprie condizioni (sociali)

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

good times — eine schöne Zeit

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

look good — gut aussehen

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

as good as — so gut wie

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also academic.ru/6608/best">best 1.; better 1.

good and... — richtig...

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

do good — Gutes tun

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

the good — die Guten

goods and chattels — Sachen

good weather — gutes Wetter

you've done a good day's work — du hast gute Arbeit (für einen Tag) geleistet

all I need is a good meal — ich brauche nur eine ordentliche or anständige Mahlzeit

this is a good firm to work for — in dieser Firma lässt es sich gut arbeiten

he tells a good story —

it must be good for something — das muss doch zu or für etwas gut sein

to be good with people — gut mit Menschen umgehen können

you've never had it so good! — es ist euch noch nie so gut gegangen, ihr habt es noch nie so gut gehabt

it's too good to be true — es ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to come in a good third — einen guten dritten Platz belegen

to be good at sport/languages — gut im Sport/in Sprachen sein

to be good at sewing/typing — gut nähen/tippen können

I'm not very good at it — ich kann es nicht besonders gut

he's good at telling stories — er kann gut Geschichten erzählen

that's (not) good enough — das reicht (nicht)

that's not good enough, you'll have to do better than that — das geht so nicht, du musst dich schon etwas mehr anstrengen

if he gives his word, that's good enough for me — wenn er sein Wort gibt, reicht mir das

it's just not good enough! — so geht das nicht!

his attitude is just not good enough — er hat einfach nicht die richtige Einstellung

her work/conduct is just not good enough —

they felt he wasn't good enough for her — sie waren der Meinung, dass er nicht gut genug für sie war

I don't feel too good — mir ist nicht gut, ich fühle mich nicht wohl

I don't feel too good about it — mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabei

to make good sb's losses — jdm seine Verluste ausgleichen or ersetzen

as good as new —

as good as dead — so gut wie tot

he was as good as his word — er hat sein Wort gehalten

he as good as called me a liar/invited me to come — er nannte mich praktisch einen Lügner/hat mich praktisch eingeladen

to be good for sb — gut für jdn sein

milk is good for children to be good for toothache/one's health — Milch ist gut or gesund für Kinder gut gegen Zahnschmerzen/für die Gesundheit sein

to drink more than is good for one — mehr trinken, als einem guttut

what's good for consumers isn't always good for the economy — was gut für den Verbraucher ist, ist nicht immer gut für die Wirtschaft

a good day for a picnic — ein günstiger or guter Tag für ein Picknick

it's a good thing or job I was there — (nur) gut, dass ich dort war

the good life — das süße Leben

did you have a good day? — wie wars heute?, wie gings (dir) heute?

to have a good time — sich gut amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß or Vergnügen!

to be good to sb — gut zu jdm sein

that's very good of you — das ist sehr lieb or nett von Ihnen

with every good wish — mit den besten Wünschen

if you can't be good, be careful — wenn du es schon tun musst, sei wenigstens vorsichtig

(as) good as gold — mustergültig

be a good girl/boy and... — sei so lieb und...

that's a good dog! — guter Hund!

= admirable your good lady (dated) my good man (dated) — Ihre werte Gemahlin (geh) mein Guter (old)

good man! — sehr löblich!, gut gemacht!

good old Charles! — der gute alte Charles!

the Good Book —

the good ship Santa Maria — die Santa Maria

is his credit good? — ist er kreditfähig?

he is good for another few years — mit ihm kann man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen

she's good for nothing — sie ist ein Nichtsnutz or Taugenichts

that's always good for a laugh — darüber kann man immer lachen

to give sth a good clean — etw gut or gründlich reinigen

to have a good cry — sich ausweinen

it's a good distance — es ist eine ganz schöne Strecke

it's a good 8 km — es sind gute 8 km

he ate a good half of the cake — er hat gut und gern den halben Kuchen gegessen

a good many/few people — ziemlich viele/nicht gerade wenig Leute

good morning — guten Morgen

that's good! — gut!, prima!

a good strong stick —

a good old age — ein schön(es) hohes Alter

how are you? – good! — wie gehts? – gut!

good and evil — Gut und Böse

to do good —

there's some good in everybody — in jedem steckt etwas Gutes

the common good — das Gemeinwohl

for the good of the nation — zum Wohl(e) der Nation

this affects us, for good or ill —

I did it for your own good — ich meine es nur gut mit dir, es war nur zu deinem Besten

for the good of one's health etc — seiner Gesundheit etc zuliebe

he'll come to no good — mit ihm wird es noch ein böses Ende nehmen

to do (some) good — (etwas) helfen or nützen

what good will that do you? — was hast du davon?

that won't do much/any good — das hilft auch nicht viel/auch nichts

that won't do you much/any good — das hilft dir auch nicht viel/auch nichts

= use what's the good of hurrying? — wozu eigentlich die Eile?

it would be some good — es wäre ganz nützlich

if that is any good to you — wenn es dir hilft

that's no good — das ist nichts

it's no good complaining to me — es ist sinnlos or es nützt nichts, sich bei mir zu beklagen

it's no good doing it like that — es hat keinen Sinn, das so zu machen

he's no good at it — er kann es nicht

I'm no good at things like that —

the applicant was no good — der Bewerber war nicht gut

he wasn't any good for the job —

he wasn't any good at the job — er machte die Arbeit nicht gut

set structures __diams; for good (= for ever) for good (and all) — für immer (und ewig)

we were 5 points/£5 to the good — wir hatten 5 Punkte zu viel/£ 5 plus

that's all to the good — auch gut!