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1 Better Off Alone
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2 Better Off Dead
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3 We're All Better Off
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4 обеспеченная семья
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5 лучше
I1) (сравн. ст. от прил. хороший); betterлу́чше всех — best of all
2) предик. безл. (дт.) feel / be / get betterбольно́му сего́дня лу́чше — the patient is (getting) better today
мне уже́ лу́чше — I feel better already
лу́чше остава́ться здесь — it is better to stay here
лу́чше всего́ — it is best
ему́ лу́чше уйти́ [оста́ться] — it will / would be better for him to go away [to stay]; ( как предупреждение) he had better go away [stay]
я лу́чше пойду́ — I'd better / rather go; I'm better off now
лу́чше не смотри́ — better don't look
лу́чше не спра́шивай (об э́том) — better not ask, don't ask
••лу́чше бы — it would be better if (+ subj); I wish (+ subj); (smb) would be better of (+ ger)
лу́чше бы ты шёл спать — it would be better if you went to bed
лу́чше бы я вас не зна́ла — I wish I didn't know you
ей лу́чше бы прода́ть свой дом — she'd be better off selling her house
лу́чше сказа́ть вводн. сл. — or rather; to put it better
тем лу́чше — so much the better, all the better
лу́чше по́здно, чем никогда́ посл. — better late than never
лу́чше оди́н раз уви́деть, чем сто раз услы́шать посл. — seeing is believing
IIлу́чше сини́ца в рука́х, чем жура́вль в не́бе — см. синица
(сравн. ст. от нареч. хорошо)••как мо́жно лу́чше — in the best possible way
лу́чше не быва́ет — it couldn't be better; never better
лу́чше не ска́жешь — you couldn't say / put it better
я хоте́л как лу́чше — I tried what (I thought) would be best
хоте́ли как лу́чше, а получи́лось как всегда́ — см. получаться
как живёшь? - лу́чше всех! — how is life? - Couldn't be better!
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6 обеспеченный
1) General subject: advantaged, assured, better off, better to do, better-off, (наиболее) better-to-do, easy, hands down, hands-down, independent, lace curtain, lace-curtain, on ice, provided, racked, replete, sheltered, stored, well heeled, well off, well warranted, well-heeled, well-off (for; чем-л.), well-to-do, well-warranted, cushioned, secured by2) Naval: warranted3) Colloquial: podded4) American: well fixed5) Military: protected6) Engineering: provided with7) Chemistry: insured8) Mathematics: ensured10) Accounting: vested (обязательства по пенсионному плану в отношении служащего полностью выполнены работодателем)11) Jargon: well-fixed, wellfixed12) Banking: secure13) Business: covered, secured on14) SAP. imparted -
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посл.if you're well off you don't seek better; cf. let well alone; enough is as good as a feast; the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good; why look for a good thing when you have one?Стёша хотела крикнуть, что дома с цветами под окнами, что жизнь лёгкая, - всё выдумки, не будет легче. Уж коли хочет добра ей, то пусть не держит - с отцом да с матерью ей удобнее, от добра добра не ищут! (В. Тендряков, Не ко двору) — Stesha wanted to scream at him, to tell him the house with the flowers under the window was all just a tale, and nothing was ever going to be any better. If he wanted her to be happy, he shouldn't keep her there; she'd be better off with her parents. If you're well off you don't seek better!
Пока суд да дело, Светлана, разумеется, может поселиться у неё, у Федоры Павловны. Чего там ещё искать - от добра добра не ищут. (М. Алигер, Соловьиная песня) — Up to then, of course, Svetlana could stop with her, why look for a good thing when you have one?
- Первый раз в жизни мужика прошу: не уходи. От добра добра не ищут. Не уходи, Саша. (С. Абрамов, Требуется чудо) — 'For the first time in my life, I'm asking a man: Don't leave me. Let well alone. Don't go, Sasha.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > от добра добра не ищут
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1) General subject: abundant (чем-либо), affluent, ample, better to do, better-off, better-to-do, copious (о словаре, стиле), daedal, dedal, exuberant (о растительности), fat, flush of money (деньгами), full, high, high-grade (о руде), long on (чем-л.), lousy (чем-л.), lousy with money, luxuriant, monied, opulent, pinguid (о почве), plenteous (чем-л.), plentiful (чем-либо), pregnant (о воображении и т. п.), profuse, profuse in (smth.) (чем-л.), pursy, replete (чем-л.), rich, silk stocking, superb, teeming, wealthy, well fixed, well heeled, well-heeled, moneyed, favourably endowed with (чем-л.), abound with, generous, bounteous, palatial2) Colloquial: warm3) American: brownstone, silk-stocking4) Poetical language: foodful5) Jocular: filthy (чем-л.)6) Rare: pecunious7) Construction: florid8) Mathematics: high in, high-grade9) Religion: Byzantine11) Economy: ample (напр. о ресурсах), heavy (напр. об урожае)13) Mining: prolific (о нефтяном месторождении, участке, скважине)14) Diplomatic term: fat (чем-л.)15) Psychology: abundant in16) Physics: fertile17) Jargon: holding, in the chips, loaded, oofy, plummy, sitting pretty, swank, tinny, scratch (He's got scratch. Он стал богатым.), flash, heavy (чем-либо), heeled, ritzy18) Oil: prolific (о месторождении)19) Business: better off, prosperous20) Makarov: abounding (изобилующий), flush (чем-л.), heavy with chips, rich (о почве, видовом составе), rich (in, with) (чем-л.), splendid21) Taboo: wadded -
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1. turn for the better2. change for the betterРусско-английский большой базовый словарь > перемена к лучшему
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10 В-367
В ВЫИГРЫШЕ PrepP Invar subj-compl with copula)1. (subj: human one is winning at cardsX был (оказался) в выигрыше = X was winning (the winner)X came out the winner X was (came out) ahead of the game.(Степан) вошёл в кухню, плотно притворил дверь, зажег спичку. Был он в выигрыше (играли на спички), оттого мирен и сонлив (Шолохов 2). Не (Stepan) went into the kitchen, closed the door firmly and lighted a match. After winning at cards (they had been playing for matches), he was in a peaceful, sleepy mood (2a).2. (subj: human or collect) a person or group has or gets the advantage (in sth.): X будет (останется) в выигрыше - X will get the better end of it (of the deal etc)X will come out ahead (of the game) (in limited contexts) X will be better off.He вмешивайся ни в какие конфликты на работе - и ты будешь в выигрыше. Avoid getting mixed up in any disputes at work and you'll come out ahead of the game.«Я не уверен, надо ли мне выступить и сказать, как я отношусь к этому предложению». — «Не уверен — промолчи: будешь в выигрыше». "I'm not sure if I should speak out about where I stand on this proposal." "If you're not sure, you'd be better off keeping quiet." -
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[PrepP; Invar; subj-compl with copula]=====1. [subj: human]⇒ one is winning at cards:- X was < came out> ahead of the game.♦ [Степан] вошёл в кухню, плотно притворил дверь, зажег спичку. Был он в выигрыше (играли на спички), оттого мирен и сонлив (Шолохов 2). Не [Stepan] went into the kitchen, closed the door firmly and lighted a match. After winning at cards (they had been playing for matches), he was in a peaceful, sleepy mood (2a).2. [subj: human or collect]⇒ a person or group has or gets the advantage (in sth.):- [in limited contexts] X will be better off.♦ Не вмешивайся ни в какие конфликты на работе - и ты будешь в выигрыше. Avoid getting mixed up in any disputes at work and you'll come out ahead of the game.♦ "Я не уверен, надо ли мне выступить и сказать, как я отношусь к этому предложению". - "Не уверен - промолчи: будешь в выигрыше". "I'm not sure if I should speak out about where I stand on this proposal." "If you're not sure, you'd be better off keeping quiet."Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в выигрыше
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14 будет лучше
General subject: be better off (I'll be better off without you - мне будет лучше без тебя) -
15 выгоднее сделать что-то
General subject: better off doing (напр. You're better off reselling your item rather than returning it.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > выгоднее сделать что-то
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16 жить лучше
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17 предпочитать смерть (чему-либо)
Jargon: to be better off dead (I'm better off dead - Уж лучше бы мне сдохнуть)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > предпочитать смерть (чему-либо)
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У РАЗБИТОГО КОРЫТА остаться, оказаться, сидеть и т. п. К РАЗБИТОМУ КОРЙТУ вернуться both coll PrepP these forms only subj-compl with copula (subj: human or adv fixed WO(to be left) with nothing, having lost all one had gained, having had one's hopes in sth. thwarted etc: (be left) empty-handed(be left) with zilch (in limited contexts) (be) no better off than when one started (be) back to square one (be) (right) back where one started (be) back where one started again.Денежная реформа разорила его: деньги, которые он копил десять лет, превратились в бумагу, и он остался у разбитого корыта. The monetary reform impoverished him: the money he'd been saving for ten years turned into worthless paper and he was left with nothing.Думаю, получив срок, Убожко по крайней мере был утешен, что «невеста» осталась у разбитого корыта... (Амальрик 1). I would guess that when Ubozhko was sentenced, he at least felt consoled by the fact that his "ex-wife" was no better off than when she started... (1a).Вот мы и сидим опять у разбитого корыта, сказал Клеветник (Зиновьев 1). "We're back where we started again," said Slanderer (1a).From Aleksandr Pushkin's tale "The Fisherman and the Goldfish" («Сказка о рыбаке и рыбке»), 1835, in which the magic goldfish punishes the fisherman's greedy wife by taking back everything it has given her, leaving her with the same broken washtub she had before the goldfish appeared on the scene. -
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Jargon: (чему-либо) to be better off dead (I'm better off dead - Уж лучше бы мне сдохнуть)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > предпочитать смерть
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20 к разбитому корыту
• У РАЗБИТОГО КОРЫТА остаться, оказаться, сидеть и т. п.; К РАЗБИТОМУ КОРЫТУ вернуться both coll[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula (subj: human) or adv; fixed WO]=====⇒ (to be left) with nothing, having lost all one had gained, having had one's hopes in sth. thwarted etc:- [in limited contexts] (be) no better off than when one started;- (be) back where one started again.♦ Денежная реформа разорила его: деньги, которые он копил десять лет, превратились в бумагу, и он остался у разбитого корыта. The monetary reform impoverished him: the money he'd been saving for ten years turned into worthless paper and he was left with nothing.♦ Думаю, получив срок, Убожко по крайней мере был утешен, что " невеста" осталась у разбитого корыта... (Амальрик 1). I would guess that when Ubozhko was sentenced, he at least felt consoled by the fact that his "ex-wife" was no better off than when she started... (1a).♦ Вот мы и сидим опять у разбитого корыта, сказал Клеветник (Зиновьев 1). "We're back where we started again," said Slanderer (1a).—————← From Aleksandr Pushkin's tale "The Fisherman and the Goldfish" ("Сказка о рыбаке и рыбке"), 1835, in which the magic goldfish punishes the fisherman's greedy wife by taking back everything it has given her, leaving her with the same broken washtub she had before the goldfish appeared on the scene.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к разбитому корыту
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