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1 had better
грам.had better (sooner) и would rather требуют после себя глагол в форме инфинитива без частицы to.I had sooner live in the city than on a farm. — Я бы предпочел жить в городе, чем в деревне.
He would rather walk with me in the evening than in the daylight, for he said that he hated to be conspicuous. — Он охотнее гулял со мной по вечерам, чем в дневное время, потому что, как он говорил, ненавидел, когда на него обращали внимание.
If I'm going to get anywhere, I had better hurry up and learn their language.
But I'd rather see the sunrise in your eyes. ("Ticket to the Moon", E.L.O.)
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > had better
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2 had better
expr infml1)2)He had better pay what the court tells him to — Ему для его же блага лучше уплатить ту сумму, которую ему присудил суд
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3 had better
разг.лучше бы, следовало быWe had better not take his money. — Мы предпочитаем не брать его денег.
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4 had better
should лучше бы, а то…You look ill, you’d better see a doctor.
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5 had better
Общая лексика: лучше бы, следовало бы -
6 had better (...) than
Общая лексика: указывает на желательность, целесообразность лучше (...) чем -
7 had better than
Общая лексика: (...) указывает на желательность, целесообразность лучше (...) чем -
8 had better
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9 Had better
Лучше бы. Следовало быDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Had better
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10 he had better
(he (she, etc.) had better (go, etc.))ему (ей и т. д.) лучше (пойти и т. п.); см. тж. he had best...the boy was shrewd enough to realize that he must never under any circumstances come between Marcel and his mother, and had better not even know if there was any difference between them. (U.Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 7) —...Ланни и сам понимал, что ему никогда, ни при каких обстоятельствах не следует вмешиваться в споры между Марселем и матерью и лучше даже и виду не подавать, что он знает об этих спорах.
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11 I had better
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12 you had better go
to go to the dogs — разориться; пойти прахом
I vote that we go home — я за то, чтобы пойти домой
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13 I had better go
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > I had better go
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14 you had better go
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > you had better go
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15 he had better go
Общая лексика: ему лучше было бы пойти -
16 you had better go
Общая лексика: вам бы лучше пойти -
17 I had better go
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18 you had better
ты бы лучше, вы бы лучше -
19 you had better go
вам лучше пойти, вам лучше уйти -
20 I had better be on my way
Разговорное выражение: Я, пожалуй, пойду. Я не могу больше ждать.Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I had better be on my way
См. также в других словарях:
better / had better — Had better is the correct form, used when giving advice that hints at an undesirable consequence if not followed: You had better go to the doctor. Don t leave out have … Confused words
better / had better — Had better is the correct form, used when giving advice that hints at an undesirable consequence if not followed: You had better go to the doctor. Don t leave out have … Confused words
Had better — Better Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
had better, had rather — Had better is widely used in giving advice or issuing a mild threat: We had better get started before midnight. You had better apologize to me for that remark. The phrase had best can be substituted for had better in such expressions. Neither is… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Had better — Had Had (h[a^]d), imp. & p. p. of {Have}. [OE. had, hafde, hefde, AS. h[ae]fde.] See {Have}. [1913 Webster] {Had as lief}, {Had rather}, {Had better}, {Had as soon}, etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
had\ better — • had better • had best informal Should; must. I had better leave now, or I ll be late. If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes. Jim decided he had better do his homework instead of playing ball … Словарь американских идиом
had better (do something) — had better/best (do sth) idiom used to tell sb what you think they should do. • You d better go to the doctor about your cough. • We d better leave now or we ll miss the bus. • You d better not do that again. • … Useful english dictionary
(had) better do something — mainly spoken phrase used for saying that someone should do something You’d better take an umbrella – it’s going to rain. I’d better not waste any more of your time. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
had better — ► had better would find it wiser to. Main Entry: ↑better … English terms dictionary
had better — phrasal or had best 1. : would be wise to used with the infinitive without to had better try slow walks to start building up his strength 2. : should for one s own welfare had better pay what the court tells him to * * * … Useful english dictionary
had better — When the London summit meets, foreign ministers better stiffen their sinews (Guardian). In conditional sentences, the required expression is had better. The error, more common in America than in Britain, is seen again in this advertisement in … Dictionary of troublesome word