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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.) mai bogat; mai fericit -
2 better
['betə]comparative; = good -
3 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.) a avea foarte multă experienţă -
4 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.) a se îmbunătăţi; a se înrăutăţi -
5 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.) a se răzgândi2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) a-şi schimba părerea despre -
6 be streets ahead of / better than
(to be much better than.) a fi mai bun decâtEnglish-Romanian dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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7 get the better of
(to overcome; to win (against): He got the better of his opponent / the argument.) a învinge -
8 the better part of
(most of: He talked for the better part of an hour.) aproape -
9 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') cu cât mai devreme, cu atât mai bine -
10 second to none
(better than every other of the same type: As a portrait painter, he is second to none.) fără pereche -
11 superior
[su'piəriə] 1. adjective1) ((often with to) higher in rank, better, or greater, than: Is a captain superior to a commander in the navy?; With his superior strength he managed to overwhelm his opponent.) superior2) (high, or above the average, in quality: superior workmanship.) superior3) ((of a person or his attitude) contemptuous or disdainful: a superior smile.) superior2. noun(a person who is better than, or higher in rank than, another or others: The servant was dismissed for being rude to her superiors.) superior -
12 than
[ðən, ðæn]conjunction, preposition(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) decât -
13 worse
((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.) a se îmbunătăţi; a se înrăutăţi -
14 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) pe de o parte..., pe de altă parte...English-Romanian dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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15 a cut above
((obviously) better than: He's a cut above the average engineer.) mai bun decât -
16 adjust
1) ((often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited: He soon adjusted to his new way of life.) a (se) adapta (la)2) (to change (the position of, setting of): Adjust the setting of the alarm clock.) a regla•- adjustment -
17 affirmative action
noun (American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). -
18 all
[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) tot2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) toată lumea, toţi2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) complet2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) cu atât mai (mult)•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
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19 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) nici un/o; vreun, vreo2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.)2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) orice3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) deloc- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
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20 arguable
adjective (able to be put forward in argument: It is arguable that he would have been better to go.) discutabil
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