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1 for better and for worse

1) в радости и в горе/на радость и на горе

2) к радости ли, к горю/на радость и на горе/в радости и в горе

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > for better and for worse
2 for better for worse

( for better (or) for worse)

в счастье и несчастье, на радость и горе [выражение for better for worse взято из церковной службы при совершении бракосочетания]

He... learned that love is not all pleasure, but can be agony and heartache, martyrdom and sacrifice. He learned what the clergyman was talking about in the marriage service: ‘For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death us do part.’ (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch.14) — Ланни... узнал, что любовь - это не только счастье, но и горькая мука, самоотречение и боль. Он понял, что значат слова священника, произносимые во время венчания: "На радость и горе, в богатстве и бедности, в здоровье и немощи любить и лелеять, пока смерть не разлучит"

Ethel: "...I married Howard. I took him for better, for worse." (W. S. Maugham, ‘For Services Rendered’, act 3) — Этель: "...Я вышла замуж за Хауарда, чтобы делить вместе с ним и радость и горе."

Large English-Russian phrasebook > for better for worse
3 better

better [ˈbetə^r]

1. adjective

comparative of good meilleur

• his first book was better than this one son premier livre était meilleur que celui-ci

• she is a better dancer than her sister elle danse mieux que sa sœur

• she is better at dancing than at singing elle danse mieux qu'elle ne chante

• he is much better now [invalid] il va bien mieux maintenant

• how are you? -- much better comment allez-vous ? -- bien mieux

• that's better! voilà qui est mieux !

• a better class of hotel un hôtel de catégorie supérieure

• this hat has seen better days ce chapeau n'est plus de la première fraîcheur

• his better half (inf) sa moitié (inf)

• to appeal to sb's better nature faire appel au bon cœur de qn

• to go one better than sb damer le pion à qn

• the better part of a year près d'un an

• to hope for better things espérer mieux

► to get better ( = recover) se remettre ; ( = improve) s'améliorer

• he got better very quickly after his illness il s'est très vite remis de sa maladie

• the weather is getting better le temps s'améliore

• this book gets better towards the end ce livre s'améliore vers la fin

• it's getting better and better! ça va de mieux en mieux !► to be better to do sth

• it would be better to stay at home il vaudrait mieux rester à la maison

• wouldn't it be better to refuse? ne vaudrait-il pas mieux refuser ?

• it is better not to promise anything il vaut mieux ne rien promettre

2. adverb

comparative of well mieux

• he sings better than you il chante mieux que toi

• he sings better than he dances il chante mieux qu'il ne danse

• I like it better than I used to je l'aime mieux qu'autrefois

• all the better

• so much the better tant mieux

• he was all the better for it il s'en est trouvé mieux

• write to her, or better still go and see her écris-lui, ou mieux encore va la voir

• better dressed mieux habillé

• better known plus connu (PROV) better late than never(PROV) mieux vaut tard que jamais

► had better

• I had better speak to her il vaut mieux qui je lui parle subj► better off

• they are better off than we are ( = richer) ils ont plus d'argent que nous ; ( = more fortunate) ils sont dans une meilleure position que nous

• he is better off where he is il est mieux là où il est

3. noun

a. it's a change for the better c'est une amélioration

• for better or (for) worse pour le meilleur et pour le pire

• to get the better of sb triompher de qn

b. one's betters ses supérieurs mpl

4. transitive verb

[+ sb's achievements] dépasser ; [+ record, score] améliorer

• to better o.s. améliorer sa condition

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Note: 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 translation of the construction to be better than varies depending on whether bon or bien works originally with the noun collocate: their wine is better than our wine = leur vin est meilleur que le nôtre; her new apartment is better than her old one = son nouvel appartement est mieux que l'ancien; his new film is better than his last one = son nouveau film est mieux or meilleur que le précédent (both bon and bien work with the collocate in this last example). Other constructions may be translated 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
['betə(r)] 1.
noun

1)

the better of the two — le/la meilleur/-e or le/la mieux des deux

2) ( more desirable state of affairs)

to deserve/hope for better — mériter/espérer mieux

so much the better, all the better — tant mieux

to change for the better — s'améliorer

3) ( superior person)

one's betters — ses supérieurs mfpl
2.
adjective (compar de good) meilleur

to get better — gen s'améliorer; [ill person] aller mieux

the weather is no better — le temps n'est pas meilleur or ne s'est pas amélioré

things are getting better — ça va mieux

to taste better — être meilleur, avoir un meilleur goût

she looks better in red — elle est mieux en rouge

that's better! — voilà qui est mieux!

to be better — [patient, cold, headache] aller mieux

to feel all the better for — se sentir mieux après [rest, meal]

if it makes you feel any better — ( less worried) si ça peut te rassurer; ( 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

they sent him to a better school — ils l'ont mis dans une meilleure école

I sold the car and bought a better one — j'ai vendu la voiture et j'en ai acheté une mieux

to be no better than a thief — être un voleur ni plus ni moins

to be a better swimmer than somebody — nager mieux que quelqu'un

to be better at — être meilleur en [subject, sport]

he's no better at driving than she is — il ne conduit pas mieux qu'elle

to be better than nothing — être mieux que rien

the bigger/sooner the better — le plus grand/vite possible

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?

fish is better for you than meat — le poisson est meilleur pour la santé que la viande
3.
adverb (compar de well) mieux

to fit/behave better than — aller/se comporter mieux que

better made/organized than — mieux fait/organisé que

to think better of somebody — avoir une meilleure opinion de quelqu'un

better behaved/educated — plus sage/cultivé

to do better — (in career, life) réussir mieux; (in exam, essay) faire mieux; ( in health) aller mieux

the better to see/hear — pour mieux voir/entendre

it couldn't have been better timed — ça n'aurait pas pu mieux tomber

the money would be better spent on a holiday — il vaudrait mieux garder cet argent pour les vacances

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!’ — (colloq) ‘est-ce qu'elle viendra?’ - ‘elle a intérêt!’

better still,... — ou mieux,...
4.
transitive verb améliorer [one's performance, achievement]; faire mieux que [rival's performance, achievement]

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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 [enemy, problem]

his curiosity got the better of him — sa curiosité a pris le dessus

to go one better — faire encore mieux ( than que)

to think better of it — changer d'avis

English-French dictionary > better
4 ♦ better

♦ better (1) /ˈbɛtə(r)/
A a.

1 (compar. di good) migliore; meglio: This is a better book than the first, questo libro è migliore del primo; Haven't you got any better clothes?, non hai un abito migliore?; The play was far better than I expected, la commedia era assai migliore di quel che pensavo; He's better than his brother at maths, in matematica è più bravo del fratello; I know a better way to do it, conosco un metodo migliore

2 (compar. di well; solo pred.) meglio (di aspetto, di salute); migliorato: to be better, andare meglio; stare meglio ( di salute); That's better, così va meglio; to feel better, sentirsi meglio; stare meglio; to get better, migliorare; andare meglio; to look better, stare meglio ( di aspetto); avere miglior cera (o aspetto); The lamp looks better here, la lampada sta meglio qui; You look better in yellow, stai meglio vestita di giallo; il giallo ti sta meglio

B avv. (compar. di well)

1 meglio; in modo migliore: He can speak English better than me, parla l'inglese meglio di me; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I could have answered the last essay question better, avrei potuto rispondere meglio all'ultima domanda; better made, fatto meglio; better and better, sempre meglio; di bene in meglio

2 più; di più: I like it better without sugar, mi piace di più (o lo preferisco) senza zucchero; Which film did you like better?, quale dei due film ti è piaciuto di più?; better known, più noto; più conosciuto; You're better fit to run the firm, sei più adatto tu a dirigere la ditta

C n.

1 – the better, il, la migliore ( tra due)

2 la cosa migliore ( tra due); il meglio

3 (al pl.) – one's betters, quelli che sono superiori per esperienza o posizione sociale; le persone più autorevoli: to respect one's elders and betters, rispettare chi è più vecchio e più autorevole

● the (+ compar.) … the better,… meglio è: The sooner you come the better, più presto vieni meglio è; The less you know the better, meno ne sai meglio è □ one's better feelings, la parte migliore di sé □ (fam.) one's better half, la propria metà; la propria moglie; il proprio marito □ better off, più ricco; in posizione migliore: In the end I was £1,000 better off, alla fine mi ritrovai più ricco di mille sterline; We're better off without it, ne facciamo a meno volentieri □ the better part of, più della metà di; buona parte di; quasi tutto: the better part of my salary, più della metà del mio stipendio; the better part of an hour, quasi un'ora □ (comm.) better-quality oils, le qualità migliori di petrolio □ ( USA) better than, più di: It took me better than a year, mi ci è voluto più di un anno □ all the better, molto meglio □ to be better than one's word, fare più di quanto si era promesso □ the better to, per… meglio: I leaned over the better to see, mi sporsi per vedere meglio □ for better or worse, nel bene e nel male; nella buona e nella cattiva sorte; comunque vadano le cose □ for the better, in meglio; per il meglio: to change for the better, cambiare in meglio; migliorare □ to get the better of, avere la meglio su; vincere; prevalere su; superare; dominare: Curiosity got the better of me, la curiosità mi vinse □ to go one better, fare un po' meglio (di prima, di un altro); superare di un poco: He always has to go one better than you, deve sempre fare un po' meglio degli altri □ had better, sarebbe meglio; è meglio; converrebbe: You'd better go, faresti meglio ad andare (o ad andartene); è meglio se te ne vai; He'd better be careful, farebbe bene a (o gli conviene) stare attento; We'd better do something quickly, qui dobbiamo fare qualcosa alla svelta; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- I'd better leave now, or I'll be late, sarà meglio che vada via subito o farò tardi □ to have the better of = to get the better of ► sopra □ to know better ► to know □ little better than, quasi; poco meno che: He's little better than a cheat, è un imbroglione o poco ci manca □ no better than, non… altro che; nient'altro che: He is no better than a thief, non è altro che un ladro □ (antiq. eufem.) She's no better than she should be, è una poco di buono □ so much the better, tanto meglio □ to think better of ► to think □ (prov.) Better late than never, meglio tardi che mai □ Better luck next time, la prossima volta andrà meglio □ (prov.) Better safe than sorry, la prudenza non è mai troppa; meglio eccedere in prudenza □ (prov.) Better the devil you know (than the devil you don't know), mai lasciare la via vecchia per la nuova.
NOTA D'USO: - had better- better (2) /ˈbɛtə(r)/
n.

scommettitore; scommettitrice.
(to) better /ˈbɛtə(r)/
v. t. e i.

1 migliorare; diventare migliore

2 superare; migliorare: to better the world record, migliorare il record del mondo

● to better oneself, migliorare le proprie condizioni (di vita); migliorare la propria istruzione: He has gone to America to better himself, è andato in America per migliorare le sue condizioni.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ better
5 and

and [ænd, ənd, nd, ən]

conjunction

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► For set expressions containing the word and, eg now and then, wait and see, look under the other words.

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   a. et

• a man and a woman un homme et une femme

• and how! (inf) et comment ! (inf)

• and? et alors ?

   b. (in numbers) three hundred and ten trois cent dix

• two thousand and eight deux mille huit

• two pounds and six pence deux livres (et) six pence

• an hour and twenty minutes une heure vingt (minutes)

• five and three quarters cinq trois quarts

   c. (+ infinitive verb) try and come tâchez de venir

   d. (repetition, continuation) better and better de mieux en mieux

• for hours and hours pendant des heures et des heures

• he talked and talked il a parlé pendant des heures

   e. (with compar adj) uglier and uglier de plus en plus laid

• more and more difficult de plus en plus difficile

   f. (with negative or implied negative) ni

• to go out without a hat and coat sortir sans chapeau ni manteau

   g. (phrases) eggs and bacon œufs mpl au bacon

• summer and winter été comme hiver

   h. (implying conditional) do that and I won't come fais ça et je ne viens pas

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[ænd], unstressed [ənd]
Note: When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue

and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ ( wait and see, try and relax etc). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, try etc)

For examples and other uses, see the entry below

conjunction

1) ( joining words or clauses) et

cups and plates — des tasses et des assiettes

he picked up his papers and went out — il a ramassé ses papiers et il est sorti

2) ( in numbers)

two hundred and sixty-two — deux cent soixante-deux

3) ( with repetition)

faster and faster — de plus en plus vite

it got worse and worse — c'est devenu de pire en pire

I waited and waited — j'ai attendu pendant des heures

to talk on and on — parler pendant des heures

we laughed and laughed! — qu'est-ce qu'on a ri!

4) ( for emphasis)

it's lovely and warm — il fait bon

come nice and early — viens tôt

and he didn't even say thank you — et en plus il n'a même pas dit merci

5) ( in phrases)

and all that — et tout le reste

and that — (colloq) GB et tout ça

and so on — et ainsi de suite

and how! — (colloq) et comment!

and? — et alors?

6) ( alike)

summer and winter — été comme hiver

day and night — jour et nuit

7) ( with negative)

he doesn't like singing and dancing — il n'aime ni chanter ni danser

English-French dictionary > and
6 better

better ['betə(r)]

meilleur ⇒ 1 (a) mieux ⇒ 1 (b), 2 (a)-(c) le meilleur ⇒ 3 améliorer ⇒ 4

1 adjective

(a) (compar of good) (superior) meilleur;

∎ you will find no better hotel vous ne trouverez pas mieux comme hôtel;

∎ the marks are better than I expected les notes sont meilleures que je ne m'y attendais;

∎ it's better than nothing c'est mieux que rien;

∎ nothing could be better, it couldn't be better cela ne peut pas être mieux, c'est on ne peut mieux;

∎ that's better! voilà qui est mieux!;

∎ I'm better at languages than he is je suis meilleur ou plus fort en langues que lui;

∎ he's a better cook than you are il cuisine mieux que toi;

∎ she's a better painter than she is a sculptor elle peint mieux qu'elle ne sculpte;

∎ fruit juice is better for you than coffee le jus de fruit est meilleur pour la santé que le café;

∎ I had hoped for better things j'avais espéré mieux;

∎ to get better (at doing something) faire des progrès; (of weather, situation etc) s'améliorer;

∎ the weather is better il fait meilleur;

∎ business is (getting) better les affaires vont mieux;

∎ things are (getting) better and better! ça va de mieux en mieux!;

∎ it couldn't or nothing could be better! c'est on ne peut mieux!;

∎ he looks better without his glasses il est mieux sans lunettes;

∎ you get a better view from here on voit mieux d'ici;

∎ it's better if I don't see them il vaut mieux ou il est préférable que je ne les voie pas;

∎ it's better that way c'est mieux comme ça;

∎ it would be better if you called me tomorrow ce serait ou il vaudrait mieux que tu m'appelles demain;

∎ it would have been better to have waited a little il aurait mieux valu attendre un peu;

∎ you're far better leaving now il vaut beaucoup mieux que tu partes maintenant;

∎ to be all the better for having done sth se trouver mieux d'avoir fait qch;

∎ you'll be all the better for a holiday des vacances vous feront le plus grand bien;

∎ all the better! tant mieux!;

∎ better off mieux;

∎ they're better off than we are (richer) ils ont plus d'argent que nous; (in a more advantageous position) ils sont dans une meilleure position que nous;

∎ she'd be better off in hospital elle serait mieux à l'hôpital;

∎ he'd have been better off staying where he was il aurait mieux fait de rester où il était

(b) (compar of well) (improved in health) mieux;

∎ to get better commencer à aller mieux;

∎ now that he's better maintenant qu'il va mieux;

∎ I hope you will soon be better j'espère que vous serez bientôt rétabli;

∎ my cold is much better mon rhume va beaucoup mieux;

∎ I'm feeling much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;

∎ you are looking better tu as meilleure mine

(c) (morally)

∎ she's a better person for it ça lui a fait beaucoup de bien;

∎ humorous you're a better man than I am! tu as (bien) du mérite;

∎ he is no better than his brother il ne vaut pas mieux que son frère;

∎ you're no better than a liar! tu n'es qu'un menteur!;

∎ euphemism old-fashioned or humorous she's no better than she should be elle n'est pas d'une vertu farouche

(d) (idiom)

∎ the better part of sth la plus grande partie de qch;

∎ I waited for the better part of an hour j'ai attendu presque une heure;

∎ we haven't seen them for the better part of a month ça fait presque un mois ou près d'un mois que nous ne les avons pas vus

2 adverb

(a) (compar of well) (more proficiently, aptly etc) mieux;

∎ he swims better than I do il nage mieux que moi;

∎ she paints better than she sculpts elle peint mieux qu'elle ne sculpte;

∎ they speak French better than they used to ils parlent mieux le français qu'avant;

∎ the town would be better described as a backwater la ville est plutôt un coin perdu;

∎ he held it up to the light, the better to see the colours il l'a mis dans la lumière afin de mieux voir les couleurs;

∎ all the better to hear you with c'est pour mieux t'entendre;

∎ to go one better (than sb) renchérir (sur qn)

(b) (indicating preference)

∎ I liked his last book better j'ai préféré son dernier livre;

∎ I'd like nothing better than to talk to him je ne demande pas mieux que de lui parler;

∎ so much the better tant mieux;

∎ or better still ou mieux encore;

∎ the less he knows the better moins il en saura, mieux ça vaudra;

∎ the more I know him the better I like him plus je le connais plus je l'aime;

∎ proverb better late than never mieux vaut tard que jamais

(c) (with adj) mieux, plus;

∎ better looking plus beau (belle);

∎ better paid/prepared mieux payé/préparé;

∎ she's one of Canada's better-known authors c'est un des auteurs canadiens les plus ou mieux connus

(d) (idioms)

∎ you had better begin at the beginning tu ferais bien de commencer par le commencement;

∎ we'd better be going (must go) il faut que nous partions; (would be preferable) il vaut mieux que nous partions;

∎ I'd better not wake him il vaut mieux que je ne le réveille pas;

∎ you'd better not il ne vaudrait mieux pas;

∎ hadn't you better phone first? est-ce qu'il ne vaudrait pas mieux que tu appelles avant?;

∎ it'll be ready tomorrow - it'd better be! ce sera prêt demain - il vaudrait mieux!;

∎ you'd better be on time! tu as intérêt à être à l'heure!

3 noun

(a) (superior of two) le (la) meilleur(e) m,f;

∎ which is the better of the two? lequel des deux est le meilleur?;

∎ what do you think of this wine? - I've tasted better comment trouvez-vous ce vin? - j'en ai bu de meilleurs;

∎ there's been a change for the better in his health son état de santé s'est amélioré;

∎ the situation has taken a turn for the better la situation a pris une meilleure tournure;

∎ for better or worse pour le meilleur ou pour le pire;

∎ I expected better of you je m'attendais à mieux de ta part

(b) (usu pl) (person) supérieur(e) m,f

(c) (gambler) parieur(euse) m,f

(d) (idioms)

∎ curiosity got the better of me ma curiosité l'a emporté;

∎ we got the better of them in the deal nous l'avons emporté sur eux dans l'affaire

4 transitive verb

(position, status, situation) améliorer; (achievement, sales figures) dépasser;

∎ can you better that? pouvez-vous faire mieux que cela?;

∎ Commerce the company has bettered the competition for the second year running c'est la deuxième année consécutive que l'entreprise a fait mieux que la concurrence;

∎ she's eager to better herself elle a vraiment envie d'améliorer sa situation

►► Commerce Better Business Bureau = organisme américain de conseil aux entreprises et aux consommateurs, notamment lorsque ceux-ci veulent faire une réclamation, French Canadian Bureau m d'éthique commerciale du Canada;

familiar humorous better half (husband, wife) moitié f

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > better
7 better

Ⅰ

better [ˊbetə] n

держа́щий пари́ [см. bet 2]

Ⅱ

better [ˊbetə]

1. a (сравн. ст. от good 1)

1) лу́чший

2) predic. чу́вствующий себя́ лу́чше;

I am better я чу́вствую себя́ лу́чше, мне лу́чше

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the better part большинство́
;

the better half разг. дража́йшая полови́на, жена́
;

to be better off быть бога́че
;

to be better than one's word сде́лать бо́льше обе́щанного
;

for better for worse что́ бы ни случи́лось; на го́ре и ра́дость
;

the better hand преиму́щество, переве́с, превосхо́дство
;

no better than a fool про́сто дура́к

2. n:

one's betters

а) вышестоя́щие ли́ца;

б) бо́лее компете́нтные или осведомлённые лю́ди

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to get the better of smb. получи́ть преиму́щество над кем-л., взять верх, победи́ть

3. adv (сравн. ст. от well Ⅱ, 1) лу́чше; бо́льше;

to think better of smth. перемени́ть мне́ние о чём-л.; переду́мать

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all the better, so much the better тем лу́чше
;

never better разг. как нельзя́ лу́чше
;

you'd be all the better (for) вам не меша́ло бы...
;

none the better (for) ничу́ть не лу́чше
;

you had better go вам лу́чше пойти́
;

you'd better believe it амер. разг. мо́жете быть уве́рены
;

twice as long and better бо́лее чем, вдво́е длинне́е
;

I know better меня́ не проведёшь

4. v

1) улучша́ть(ся); поправля́ть(ся); исправля́ть(ся);

to better oneself получи́ть повыше́ние (по слу́жбе)

2) превзойти́, превы́сить

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > better
8 ♦ and

♦ and /ænd, ənd/
cong.

1 e; ed: men and women, uomini e donne; for hours and hours, per ore e ore; He stood up and left, si è alzato ed è uscito; And now to business!, e adesso al lavoro!

2 ( nei numeri) – one hundred and ten, centodieci; (arc.) five and thirty, trentacinque

3 (mat.) più: Seven and three makes ten, sette più tre fa dieci

4 (idiom.) – more and more, sempre più; worse and worse, sempre peggio; better and better, sempre meglio; We waited and waited, abbiamo aspettato non so quanto; Let's go and ask, andiamo a chiedere; Try and come tomorrow, cerca di venire domani; (fam.) nice and warm, bello caldo

● (fam. USA) And how!, eccome!; altroché! □ and/or, e/o; o… o…, o entrambi: We accept money and/or goods in payment, accettiamo in pagamento o denaro o merci, o entrambi □ and so on, e così via; eccetera.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ and
9 better

1. adjective compar. of
academic.ru/31746/good">good 1. besser

something better — etwas Besseres

do you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?

that's better — so ist's schon besser

better and better — immer besser

better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an

be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen

he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser

get better — (recover) gesund werden

be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein

I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser

so much the better — um so besser

she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt

my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)

[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
2. adverb compar. of
well II 2.

1) (in a better way) besser

2) (to a greater degree) mehr

I like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller

he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter

3)

you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...

you'd better not tell her — Sie erzählen es ihr besser nicht

I'd better be off now — ich gehe jetzt besser

hadn't you better ask first? — sollten Sie nicht besser zuerst fragen?

you'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
3. noun
1) Bessere, das

get the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)

exhaustion got the better of him — Erschöpfung übermannte ihn

be a change for the better — eine vorteilhafte Veränderung sein

for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird

I thought better of it — ich habe es mir anders überlegt

2) in pl.

one's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
4. transitive verb
1) (surpass) übertreffen

2) (improve) verbessern

better oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern

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['betə]
comparative; = good

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bet·ter¹

[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]

I. adj inv comp of good

1. (superior) besser

\better luck next time vielleicht klappt's ja beim nächsten Mal fam

\better than nothing besser als nichts

it's \better that way es ist besser so

she is much \better at tennis than I am sie spielt viel besser Tennis als ich

far \better weit besser

▪ to be \better for sb/sth für jdn/etw besser sein

to be no \better than one should be kein Heiliger/keine Heilige sein

2. (healthier) besser

I'm much \better now mir geht's schon viel besser

he's no \better sein Zustand hat sich [noch immer] nicht gebessert

to get \better sich akk erholen

3. (most)

the \better part der größte Teil

the \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]

4.

▶ \better the devil you know than the devil you don't know ( prov) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt

▶ discretion is the \better part of valour ( prov) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste prov fam

▶ to go one \better noch einen draufsetzen fam

▶ \better late than never ( saying) besser spät als nie

▶ \better safe than sorry ( saying) Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht prov

II. adv comp of well

1. (in superior manner) besser; like lieber, mehr

she did much \better in her second exam sie schnitt in ihrer zweiten Prüfung viel besser ab

there is nothing I like \better than lying in bed on a Sunday morning ich mag nichts lieber als an einem Sonntagmorgen im Bett zu liegen

some questions are \better left unanswered manche Fragen sollten besser unbeantwortet bleiben

or \better still... oder noch besser...

2. (to a greater degree) mehr

she is much \better-looking than her brother sie sieht viel besser als ihr Bruder aus

you had \better go home now es wäre besser, wenn Sie jetzt nach Hause gingen

to think \better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen

I think \better of him ich habe jetzt eine bessere Meinung von ihm

III. n no pl

1. (improvement) Bessere nt

I have not seen \better this year ich habe dieses Jahr nichts Besseres gesehen

to change for the \better sich akk zum Guten wenden

to expect \better of sb was Besseres von jdm erwarten

all [or so much] the \better umso besser

you'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tun

2. ( hum old)

▪ one's \betters pl Leute, die über einem stehen

our elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrung

3.

▶ to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun

▶ for \better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) in Freud und Leid

▶ to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnen

IV. vt

▪ to \better sth etw verbessern

▪ to \better oneself (improve social position) sich akk verbessern; (further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbilden

bet·ter²

[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]

n jd, der eine Wette abschließt

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I ['betə(r)]
n
Wetter(in) m(f) II
1. adj comp
besser; route, way also günstiger
he's much better — es geht ihm viel besser

the patient/his foot is getting better — dem Patienten/seinem Fuß geht es schon viel besser

I hope you get better soon — hoffentlich sind Sie bald wieder gesund

better and better — immer besser

that's better! (approval) — so ist es besser!; (relief etc)

to be better than one's word — mehr tun, als man versprochen hat

it couldn't be better — es könnte gar nicht besser sein

I couldn't be better — es könnte mir gar nicht besser gehen

I am none the better for it —

she is no better than she ought to be — sie ist auch keine Heilige

the better part of an hour/my money/our trip — fast eine Stunde/fast mein ganzes Geld/fast die ganze Reise

it would be better to go early — es wäre besser, früh zu gehen

you would be better to go early — Sie gehen besser früh

to go one better — einen Schritt weiter gehen; (in offer) höher gehen

this hat has seen better days — dieser Hut hat auch schon bessere Tage gesehen (inf)

2. adv comp of well

1) besser; like lieber, mehr; enjoy mehr

they are better off than we are — sie sind besser dran als wir

he is better off where he is — für ihn ist es besser, da zu sein, wo er ist, er ist besser dran, wo er ist (inf)

you would do better or be better advised to go early — Sie sollten lieber früh gehen

to think better of it — es sich (dat)

I didn't think any better of him for that — deswegen hielt ich auch nicht mehr von ihm

See:

→ know, late

2)

I had better go — ich gehe jetzt wohl besser

you'd better do what he says —

I'd better answer that letter soon — ich beantworte den Brief lieber or besser bald

I won't touch it – you'd better not! — ich fasse es nicht an – das will ich dir auch geraten haben

3. n

1)

one's betters (socially also) — Höhergestellte pl, höher Gestellte pl

that's no way to talk to your betters — man muss immer wissen, wen man vor sich (dat) hat

respect for one's betters — Achtung f Respektspersonen gegenüber

2)

(= person, object) the better — der/die/das Bessere

3)

it's a change for the better —

to think ( all) the better of sb — (um so) mehr von jdm halten

all the better, so much the better — umso besser

it would be all the better for a drop of paint — ein bisschen Farbe würde Wunder wirken

the bigger/sooner the better — je größer/eher, desto besser

it's done now, for better or worse — so oder so, es ist geschehen

for better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) — in Freud und Leid

to get the better of sb (person) — jdn unterkriegen (inf); (illness) jdn erwischen (inf); (problem etc) jdm schwer zu schaffen machen

4. vt
(= improve on) verbessern; (= surpass) übertreffen
5. vr
(= increase one's knowledge) sich weiterbilden; (in social scale) sich verbessern
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better¹ [ˈbetə(r)]

A (komp von good) adj

1. besser:

I am better es geht mir (gesundheitlich) besser;

I am none the better for it das hilft mir auch nicht;

he’s no better than a cheat er kommt einem Betrüger gleich;

she’s no better than she should be euph sie ist nicht gerade eine Heilige;

it is no better than it should be man konnte nicht mehr erwarten;

be better than one’s word mehr tun, als man versprochen hat;

get better

a) besser werden, sich bessern, SPORT sich steigern,

b) sich erholen;

my ( oder the) better half hum meine bessere Hälfte; → luck A 1, part A 1, safe A 1, self A 1

2. größer:

(up)on better acquaintance bei näherer Bekanntschaft

B s

1. (das) Bessere, (das) Vorzüglichere:

for better for worse

a) in Freud und Leid, in guten wie in schlechten Tagen (Trauformel),

b) was auch (immer) geschieht;

I expected better ich habe (etwas) Besseres erwartet; → change B 1, C 1, turn¹ A 8 b

2. Vorteil m:

get the better of

a) die Oberhand über jemanden gewinnen, jemanden besiegen oder ausstechen,

b) etwas überwinden;

his emotions got the better of him seine Gefühle gingen mit ihm durch

3. pl Vorgesetzte pl, (im Rang) Höherstehende pl, (finanziell) Bessergestellte pl:

his betters die ihm (geistig etc) Überlegenen

C (komp von well¹) adv

1. besser:

better off

a) besser dran,

b) (finanziell) bessergestellt;

think better of it sich eines Besseren besinnen, es sich anders überlegen;

so much the better desto besser;

you had better (US umg you better) go es wäre besser, du gingest;

you had better (US umg you better) not! lass das lieber sein!; → able 1, know B

2. mehr:

better loved;

better than 10 miles über oder mehr als 10 Meilen;

go sb one better jemanden (noch) übertreffen; → like² A

D v/t

1. Beziehungen, Lebensbedingungen, einen Rekord etc verbessern

2. übertreffen

3. den Spieleinsatz erhöhen

4. better o.s.

a) sich (finanziell) verbessern,

b) sich weiterbilden

E v/i besser werden, sich (ver)bessern

better² [ˈbetə(r)] s Wettende(r) m/f(m), Wetter(in)

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1. adjective compar. of
good 1. besser

something better — etwas Besseres

do you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?

that's better — so ist's schon besser

better and better — immer besser

better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an

be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen

he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser

get better — (recover) gesund werden

be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein

I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser

so much the better — um so besser

she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt

my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)

[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
2. adverb compar. of
well II 2.

1) (in a better way) besser

2) (to a greater degree) mehr

I like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller

he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter

3)

you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...

you'd better not tell her — Sie erzählen es ihr besser nicht

I'd better be off now — ich gehe jetzt besser

hadn't you better ask first? — sollten Sie nicht besser zuerst fragen?

you'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
3. noun
1) Bessere, das

get the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)

exhaustion got the better of him — Erschöpfung übermannte ihn

be a change for the better — eine vorteilhafte Veränderung sein

for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird

I thought better of it — ich habe es mir anders überlegt

2) in pl.

one's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
4. transitive verb
1) (surpass) übertreffen

2) (improve) verbessern

better oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern

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adj.

besser adj. v.

besser werden ausdr.

bessern v.

verbessern v.

English-german dictionary > better
10 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.) obrniti se na boljše/na slabše

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I [wə:s]
1.

noun

slabši, hujši; bolj bolan, slabšega zdravja; commerce slabši, nižji

worse and worse — vedno slabši (hujši)

the worse — tem stabši

so much the worse — toliko slabši

he went worse every day — vsak dan je bilo slabše z njim

that only made matters worse — to je stvari le poslabšalo

(not) to be the worse for — (ne) biti na slabšem (na škodi, trpeti) zaradi

you would be none the worse for a walk — sprehod ti ne bi škodil

to be (none) the worse for drink — (ne) biti pijan

I like him none the worse for his gruffness — zaradi njegove grobosti ga nimam nič manj rad

the worse for wear — obrabljen, ponošen;

2.

adverb

slabše, hujše

he has lost his job and is worse off than ever — izgubil je službo in je na slabšem kot kdajkoli prej

they do it worse than before — hujše (slabše) počenjajo kot prej

none the worse — nič slabše (hujše), nič manj

to grow worse and worse — vse bolj se slabšati
II [wə:s]
noun

slabše stanje, nekaj slabšega, nekaj hujšega

I have been through worse — še hujše stvari sem doživel

to change for the worse — spremeniti (obrniti) se na slabše

there was worse to come — hujše je še moralo priti

I got ( —ali had) the worse — slabo sem se odrezal

to put to worse — potolči, premagati

worse followed — hujše je sledilo

if worse comes to worse — v najslabšem primeru

he has taken a turn for the worse — stanje se mu je poslabšalo

a change for the worse — sprememba na slabše

from bad to worse — z dežja pod kap

for better, for worse, for better or (for) worse — v škodo ali korist, dobro ali slabo; kakor se (pač) vzame

English-Slovenian dictionary > worse
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((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.) melhorar/piorar

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[wə:s] n o pior. • adj 1 (compar de bad, evil, ill) pior. 2 inferior. 3 mais, mais intenso. 4 mais mau, mais maligno. 5 em pior estado. am I the worse for it? / estou pior assim (em piores condições)? • adv pior. the storm raged worse in our village / o temporal desabou com mais violência sobre nossa aldeia. a change for the worse uma mudança para pior. farther and far worse por muito pior. for better for worse para tempos bons ou maus, na felicidade ou na infelicidade. from bad to worse de mal a pior. he/it is not the worse for it não lhe fez mal algum, não está pior por isso, não sofreu por isso. he was the worse for drink ele estava bastante embriagado. I think none the worse of him if... não faço pior juízo dele se... (not) to be worse (não) estar pior (em pior estado ou situação, em piores circunstâncias). no worse não pior. someone’s bark is worse than their bite o diabo não é tão feio como se pinta. ( so much) the worse tanto pior. the later the worse quanto mais tarde, pior. the trousers are little/ much the worse for use as calças estão pouco/muito usadas. to become worse piorar, tornar-se pior. to be none the worse for não ser prejudicado, não sofrer dano. they were none the worse for him / não sofreram prejuízo ou dano algum por causa dele. to get worse piorar. to make matters worse tornar as coisas piores. worse and worse cada vez pior. worse cannot be told coisa pior não se pode narrar. worse luck! infelizmente! worse off em pior situação, mais pobre. he is worse off than he was / ele está passando pior, está em pior situação que antes. your hands would not be worse for a wash não lhe faria mal algum se você lavasse as mãos.

English-Portuguese dictionary > worse
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{'betə}
I. 1. по-добър, по-подходящ
2. по-голям
the BETTER part по-голямата част, мнозинството, повечето
for BETTER (or) for worse за добро или за зло. каквото и да се случи
she is no BETTER than she should be тя e жена със съмнително поведение, не е стока
II. adv cравн. cm. от well по-добре (и здравословно), по-хубаво, повече
all the BETTER, so much the BETTER толкова по-добре
to be BETTER off по-охолен/по-заможен/по-богат съм
had/I'd BETTER по-добре/най-разумно би било да
III. 1. one's BETTERs по-възрастните, по-опитните, по-високопоставените
2. to get the BETTER of надхитрявам, надвивам, побеждавам. вземам връх
IV. 1. подобрявам (се) /поправям (се) /възстановявам (се) здравословно
2. надминавам
to BETTER oneself подобрявам си материалното/общественото и пр. положение
V. n човек, който се басира/обзалага (на състезаниня и пр.)

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{'betъ} a сравн. cm. от good 1. по-добър, по-подходящ; 2. по-г(2) adv cравн. cm. от well по-добре (и здравословно); по-ху{3} n 1. o.'s betters по-възрастните, по-опитните, по-високопост{4} v 1. подобрявам (се)/поправям (се)/възстановявам(се) зд{5} {'bеtъ} n човек, който се басира/обзалага (на сьстезаниня

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1 a по-добър; по-здрав;for BETTER or for worse за добро или лошо;for the BETTER part of an hour почти един час;be BETTER than one's word правя повече отколкото съм обещал;one's BETTER half съпруга, половина;get the BETTER of надхитрявам; надвивам, вземам връх над;he is none the BETTER for it това не го ползува никак;go one BETTER отивам още по-далеч;I know BETTER не съм толкова глупав, не можеш да ме излъжеш;think BETTER of вземам друго решение, не помислям вече да;2 adv по-добре; повече;all the BETTER, so much the BETTER толкова по-добре;you hat BETTER go по-добре да отидеш;get BETTER оздравявам, оправям се;3 v поправям, подобрявам;BETTER oneself постъпвам на по-добра работа;better; a сравн. cm. от good 1. по-добър, по-подходящ; 2. по-голям; the better part по-голямата

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1. all the better, so much the better толкова по-добре 2. for better (or) for worse за добро или за зло. каквото и да се случи 3. had/i'd better по-добре/най-разумно би било да 4. i. по-добър, по-подходящ 5. ii. adv cравн. cm. от well по-добре (и здравословно), по-хубаво, повече 6. iii. one's betters по-възрастните, по-опитните, по-високопоставените 7. iv. подобрявам (се) /поправям (се) /възстановявам (се) здравословно 8. she is no better than she should be тя e жена със съмнително поведение, не е стока 9. the better part по-голямата част, мнозинството, повечето 10. to be better off по-охолен/по-заможен/по-богат съм 11. to better oneself подобрявам си материалното/общественото и пр. положение 12. to get the better of надхитрявам, надвивам, побеждавам. вземам връх 13. v. n човек, който се басира/обзалага (на състезаниня и пр.) 14. надминавам 15. по-голям
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better[´betə] (ср. степен от good, well) I. adj 1. по-добър, по-подходящ; 2. по-голям; the \better part по-голямата част, мнозинство, повече; • the \better sort по-видни хора; the \better classes висшето съсловие, буржоазията; the \better hand предимство, преимущество, превъзходство; o.'s \better half разг. съпруга, жена, невеста, булка, разг., ирон. благоверната; "половинка"; to be \better than o.'s word правя повече, отколкото съм обещал; for \better or worse за добро или за зло (лошо); каквото и да се случи; take for \better or worse женя се, оженвам се, задомявам се, сключвам брак, прен. свивам гнездо; деля радости и скърби; to go one \better отивам още по-далеч; надминавам, по-добър съм; II. adv по-добре (и здравословно); по-хубаво, повече; all the \better (so much the \better) толкова по-добре; none the \better не по-добре, с нищо по-добре; he is none the \better for it на него от това не му е по-леко, това не го ползва (не го топли), това не му върши работа; you'd be all the \better for за вас би било добре (не би било зле); to think \better of 1) променям мнението (решението) си, вземам друго решение; 2) съставям си по-добро мнение за; 3) разубеждавам се, разколебавам се, обезверявам се, променям мнението си; she came on every ride the \better to instruct her pupils тя идваше на всяка езда, за да може по-добре да инструктира учениците си; to think all the \better of имам още по-добро мнение за; to get \better подобрявам се; I know \better знам много добре, не можеш да ме излъжеш, не съм (толкова) глупав; never \better разг. никога по-добре; \better to do parents по-богатите родители; you had ( you'd) (с inf без to)\better по-добре би било да; you'd \better believe разг. можете да бъдете уверен; twice as long and \better повече от два пъти по-дълго; \better late than never по-добре късно, отколкото никога; (харесвам) повече; (предпочитам) пред; I like wine \better than beer предпочитам вино пред бира; III. n: o.'s \betters по-видни, по-високопоставени, по-възрастни хора; a change for the \better промяна за добро; to get the \better of надхитрям, изхитрям, изигравам, измамвам; побеждавам, вземам връх, надвивам; IV. v 1. подобрявам (се), поправям (се); възстановявам се (здравословно); 2. надминавам, изпреварвам; превъзхождам, надраствам; 3.: to \better o.s. постъпвам на по-добра работа; достигам по-високо положение; изучвам (се), школувам, добивам опит. V [´betə] n човек, който се обзалага.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > better
13 better

'betə
comparative; = good

better¹ adj adv

1. mejor

she paints better than me ella pinta mejor que yo

their car is better than ours su coche es mejor que el nuestro

I'm feeling much better today hoy me encuentro mucho mejor

2. más

I like this film better me gusta más esta película / prefiero esta película

better off mejor / más rico

you would be better off in the country estarías mejor en el campo

when I'm better off, I'll buy a new car cuando tenga más dinero, compraré un coche nuevo

had better más vale / sería mejor que

you'd better go to the doctor más vale que vayas a ver al médico / sería mejor que fueras a ver al médico

I'd better not miss my plane más me vale que no pierda el avión

Es el comparativo de good

y well

better² n el mejor

which is the better of these two motorbikes? ¿cuál es la mejor de estas dos motos?

better

tr['betə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (comp of good) mejor

■ his new novel is better than his last one su última novela es mejor que la anterior

■ you won't find a better product no encontrarás un producto mejor

2 (more healthy) mejor

■ he's feeling better today hoy se encuentra mejor

adverb

1 (comp of well) mejor

■ he works better than I do trabaja mejor que yo

2 (to a greater extent) más

■ I like this one better me gusta más éste

noun

1 el mejor, la mejor

■ it's hard to decide who is the better of the two es difícil decidir quién es el mejor de los dos

transitive verb

1 (improve) mejorar

■ he has bettered their working conditions ha mejorado sus condiciones de trabajo

2 (surpass) superar

■ he bettered his own record superó su propio récord

plural noun betters

1 superiores nombre masculino plural

■ you must listen to your betters debes escuchar tus superiores

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to better oneself mejorar su posición social

better late than never más vale tarde que nunca

so much the better tanto mejor

for want of something better a falta de otra cosa mejor

to be no better than no ser más que

■ he's no better than a thief no es más que un ladrón

to get better recuperarse, mejorarse

to go one better hacer mejor todavía

to like something/somebody better preferir algo/a alguien

better and better cada vez mejor

for better or for worse para lo bueno o para lo malo

to be better off than somebody tener más dinero que alguien

to get the better of somebody llevar la ventaja a alguien, salir ganando a alguien

the better part of la mayor parte de

you know better than me tú sabes más que yo

better feelings conciencia

better half media naranja

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better

tr['betə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 apostante nombre masulino o femenino

better ['bɛt̬ər] vt

1) improve: mejorar

2) surpass: superar

better adv comparative of well

1) : mejor

2) more: más

better than 50 miles: más de 50 millas

better adj comparative of good

1) : mejor

the weather is better today: hace mejor tiempo hoy

I was sick, but now I'm better: estuve enfermo, pero ahora estoy mejor

2) : mayor

the better part of a month: la mayor parte de un mes

better n

1) : el mejor, la mejor

the better of the two: el mejor de los dos

2)

to get the better of : vencer a, quedar por encima de, superar

better

adj.

• mejor adj.

• superior adj.

adj.comp.

• mejor adj.comp.

adv.

• mejor adv.

n.

• apostador, -ora s.m.,f.

• mejor s.m.

• superior s.m.

I 'betər, 'betə(r)
adjective

1) ( comp of good I) mejor

he's better at playing the guitar than at singing — toca la guitarra mejor de lo que canta

fruit's much better for you than candy — la fruta es mucho más sana que los caramelos

things couldn't be better — todo va de maravilla

what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores

to get better — mejorar

the bigger the better — cuanto más grande mejor

the less said about it the better — cuanto menos se hable del tema mejor

the garden looks all the better for the rain — la lluvia le ha venido bien al jardín

if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor

she's little better than a thief — es poco menos que una ladrona

he's moved on to better things since then — desde entonces se ha superado mucho

I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés

2) (pred) ( recovered from illness)

to be better — estar* mejor

to get better — recuperarse

II

adverb

1) ( comp of well I,II) mejor

she swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo

we get on better than before — nos llevamos mejor que antes

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

we'd've done better to wait — hubiera sido mejor esperar

at the last moment he thought better of it — a último momento cambió de idea

2)

had better — ( ought)

hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?

I'd better leave before it gets dark — va a ser mejor que me vaya antes de que oscurezca

well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir

you'd better do as I say — más te vale hacer lo que yo te diga

you'd better not complain! — más te vale no quejarte!

you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor

3) ( more) (AmE) más

it cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares

III

noun

a) ( superior of two)

the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos

for the better — para bien, para mejor

things took a turn for the better — las cosas dieron un giro positivo

to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo

my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo

b) betters pl ( superiors) superiores mpl

his elders and betters — sus mayores

IV

transitive verb

a) ( improve) mejorar

to better oneself — superarse

b) ( surpass) \<\<score/record\>\> mejorar, superar

I ['betǝ(r)]
1.

ADJ (compar)
of good; mejor
he is better than you — es mejor que tú

he's much better — (Med) está mucho mejor

that's better! — ¡eso es!

it is better to — + infin más vale + infin

• better and better — cada vez mejor

• she is better at dancing than her sister — se le da mejor bailar a ella que a su hermana

• it couldn't be better — no podría ser mejor

• these products are better for the environment — estos productos son mejores para el medio ambiente

• to get better — mejorar; (Med) mejorar(se), reponerse

• he's no better than a thief — no es más que un ladrón

she's no better than she ought to be — † es una mujer que tiene historia

• to go one better — hacer mejor todavía ( than que)

• it lasted the better part of a year — duró la mayor parte del año

• the sooner the better — cuanto antes mejor

• it would be better to go now — sería mejor irse ya
half 1., 1), nature 1., 2), day 1., 3)
2.

ADV (compar)
of well; mejor
• all the better — tanto mejor

so you're both coming - all the better! — así es que venís los dos, ¡tanto mejor!

I feel all the better for having confided in someone — me siento mucho mejor después de haberme confiado a alguien

he was all the better for it — le hizo mucho bien

it would be all the better for a drop of paint — no le vendría mal una mano de pintura

• I had better go — más vale que me vaya, mejor me vaya (esp LAm)

• he thinks he knows better — cree que se lo sabe todo

at his age he ought to know better — a la edad que tiene debería tener más juicio

but he knew better than to... — pero sabía que no se debía...

he knows better than the experts — sabe más que los expertos

• they are better off than we are — están mejor de dinero que nosotros

you'd be better off staying where you are — te convendría más quedarte

• so much the better — tanto mejor

• write to her or, better still, go and see her — escríbele o, mejor aún, vete a verla

• they withdrew, the better to resist — se retiraron para poder resistir mejor

• to think better of it — cambiar de parecer
late 1., 3)
3. N

1) el/la mejor

• it's a change for the better — es una mejora

• to get the better of — (=beat) vencer, quedar por encima de

• for better or worse — para bien o mal

2)

my betters — mis superiores

4.

VT mejorar; [+ record, score] superar

to better o.s. — (financially) mejorar su posición; (culturally, educationally) superarse

II

['betǝ(r)]
N (=gambler) apostador(a) m / f
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I ['betər, 'betə(r)]
adjective

1) ( comp of good I) mejor

he's better at playing the guitar than at singing — toca la guitarra mejor de lo que canta

fruit's much better for you than candy — la fruta es mucho más sana que los caramelos

things couldn't be better — todo va de maravilla

what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores

to get better — mejorar

the bigger the better — cuanto más grande mejor

the less said about it the better — cuanto menos se hable del tema mejor

the garden looks all the better for the rain — la lluvia le ha venido bien al jardín

if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor

she's little better than a thief — es poco menos que una ladrona

he's moved on to better things since then — desde entonces se ha superado mucho

I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés

2) (pred) ( recovered from illness)

to be better — estar* mejor

to get better — recuperarse

II

adverb

1) ( comp of well I,II) mejor

she swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo

we get on better than before — nos llevamos mejor que antes

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

we'd've done better to wait — hubiera sido mejor esperar

at the last moment he thought better of it — a último momento cambió de idea

2)

had better — ( ought)

hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?

I'd better leave before it gets dark — va a ser mejor que me vaya antes de que oscurezca

well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir

you'd better do as I say — más te vale hacer lo que yo te diga

you'd better not complain! — más te vale no quejarte!

you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor

3) ( more) (AmE) más

it cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares

III

noun

a) ( superior of two)

the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos

for the better — para bien, para mejor

things took a turn for the better — las cosas dieron un giro positivo

to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo

my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo

b) betters pl ( superiors) superiores mpl

his elders and betters — sus mayores

IV

transitive verb

a) ( improve) mejorar

to better oneself — superarse

b) ( surpass) \<\<score/record\>\> mejorar, superar

English-spanish dictionary > better
14 better

I 1. ['betə(r)]
aggettivo (compar. di 1.good)

1) (more pleasing)

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!

2) (recovered)

to be better — [patient, cold] andare meglio

to feel all the better for — sentirsi meglio dopo [rest, meal]

3) (happier) [ mood] migliore

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

I feel better about doing — (less nervous) mi sento più a mio agio a fare; (less worried) mi faccio meno problemi a fare

4) (of superior quality) (di qualità) migliore, superiore

one of the better schools — una delle migliori scuole

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

5) (more virtuous) 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

6) (more skilled) [doctor, teacher] migliore

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

to be better at — essere più bravo in [subject, sport]

to be better at doing — essere più bravo a fare

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

7) (more suitable) [way, excuse, choice] migliore

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?

8) (more beneficial)

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

9) (more accurate) [description, view] migliore

in order to get a better look — per vedere meglio
2.
nome

1) (something preferable)

the better — il, la migliore (di due)

2) (more desirable state of affairs)

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

3) (superior person)

my betters — (in rank) i miei superiori; (in merit) quelli migliori di me

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for better (or) for worse — comunque vada, in ogni caso; (in wedding vow) nella buona e nella cattiva sorte

to get the better of — avere la meglio su [ enemy]

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

to go one better — fare ancora meglio ( than di)
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Note:

When better is used as an adjective, it is translated by migliore or meglio depending on the context (see below, and note that migliore is the comparative form of buono, meglio the comparative form of bene). The choice between migliore e meglio in the construction to be better than depends on whether buono or bene would be used originally with the noun. - Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag / car = questa borsa / auto è migliore; it is better to do = è meglio farlo. - For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below
II ['betə(r)]
avverbio (compar. di 2.well)

1) (more adequately) meglio, in modo migliore

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

to do better — (in career, life) riuscire, meglio; (in exam, essay) fare meglio, ottenere migliori risultati; (in health) andare meglio

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

2) (more appropriately) 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

you had better do o you'd better do faresti meglio a fare; I'd better go è meglio che vada; "will she come?" - "she'd better!" o "she better!" colloq. "verrà?" - "sarà meglio! better still,... — meglio ancora

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to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci

to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn
III 1. ['betə(r)]
verbo transitivo migliorare [ one's performance]; superare, fare meglio di [ rival's performance]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to better oneself — migliorare le proprie condizioni (sociali)

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['betə]
comparative; = good

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I 1. ['betə(r)]
aggettivo (compar. di 1.good)

1) (more pleasing)

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!

2) (recovered)

to be better — [patient, cold] andare meglio

to feel all the better for — sentirsi meglio dopo [rest, meal]

3) (happier) [ mood] migliore

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

I feel better about doing — (less nervous) mi sento più a mio agio a fare; (less worried) mi faccio meno problemi a fare

4) (of superior quality) (di qualità) migliore, superiore

one of the better schools — una delle migliori scuole

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

5) (more virtuous) 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

6) (more skilled) [doctor, teacher] migliore

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

to be better at — essere più bravo in [subject, sport]

to be better at doing — essere più bravo a fare

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

7) (more suitable) [way, excuse, choice] migliore

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?

8) (more beneficial)

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

9) (more accurate) [description, view] migliore

in order to get a better look — per vedere meglio
2.
nome

1) (something preferable)

the better — il, la migliore (di due)

2) (more desirable state of affairs)

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

3) (superior person)

my betters — (in rank) i miei superiori; (in merit) quelli migliori di me

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for better (or) for worse — comunque vada, in ogni caso; (in wedding vow) nella buona e nella cattiva sorte

to get the better of — avere la meglio su [ enemy]

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

to go one better — fare ancora meglio ( than di)
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Note:

When better is used as an adjective, it is translated by migliore or meglio depending on the context (see below, and note that migliore is the comparative form of buono, meglio the comparative form of bene). The choice between migliore e meglio in the construction to be better than depends on whether buono or bene would be used originally with the noun. - Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag / car = questa borsa / auto è migliore; it is better to do = è meglio farlo. - For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below
II ['betə(r)]
avverbio (compar. di 2.well)

1) (more adequately) meglio, in modo migliore

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

to do better — (in career, life) riuscire, meglio; (in exam, essay) fare meglio, ottenere migliori risultati; (in health) andare meglio

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

2) (more appropriately) 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

you had better do o you'd better do faresti meglio a fare; I'd better go è meglio che vada; "will she come?" - "she'd better!" o "she better!" colloq. "verrà?" - "sarà meglio! better still,... — meglio ancora

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to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci

to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn
III 1. ['betə(r)]
verbo transitivo migliorare [ one's performance]; superare, fare meglio di [ rival's performance]
2.
verbo riflessivo

to better oneself — migliorare le proprie condizioni (sociali)

English-Italian dictionary > better
15 better

̈ɪˈbetə держащий пари лучший;
лучшее - one's *s высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица;
старшие - to change for the * измениться к лучшему > to think the * of smb быть высокого мнения о ком-л > for * or worse в счастье и в несчастье, в радости и в горе лучший;
высший - one's * feelings лучшие чувства более подходящий, более выгодный - you are a * man for this job than I am ты больше подходишь для этой работы, чем я лучше - I am * today мне сегодня лучше - are you feeling any *? вы себя лучше чувствуете? больший - the * part of smth. большая часть чего-л, большинство - I haven't been there for the * part of twenty years я не был там почти двадцать лет > * sort выдающиуся люди > no * than ничуть не лучше > to do * than one's word сделать больше обещанного > no * than she should be (эвфмеизм) она не отличается строгостью поведения лучше - he does it * than I do он делает это лучше меня в большей степени;
больше - I like him * than his brother он мне нравится больше, чем его брат - * than a pound больше фунта полнее;
основательнее;
сильнее - he is * loved than ever его лябят сильнее, чем когда-либо - to be * off жить лучше (материально) - he is * off now that he has a new job теперь. когда у него новая работа, он лучше обеспечен - to go one * превзойти - he tried to go us one * by bidding twice as much for it он пытался одолеть нас, увеличив ставки вдвое > to think * of smth. передумать, изменить мнение > I know * меня не проведешь > * late than never лучше поздно, чем никогда > the sooner the * чем скорее, тем лучше улучшать;
исправлять;
совершенствовать - he never *ed his earlier works он никогда не исправлял свои ранние произведения улучшаться;
исправляться - the situation has *ed since yesterday со вчерашнего дня положение выправилось получить повышение;
продвинуться( по службе) - in a few years he had *ed himself considerably by his talents and industry за несколько лет он значительно продвинулся по службе благодаря своим способностям и трудолюбию превосходить, превышать - the other classes cannot * our grades другие классы не могут обогнать нас в учебе
to think ~ (of smth.) переменить мнение (о чем-л.) ;
передумать;
all the better, so mush the better тем лучше

to be ~ off быть богаче;
to be better than one's word сделать больше обещанного

to be ~ off быть богаче;
to be better than one's word сделать больше обещанного word: to be as good as one's ~ сдержать слово;
to be better than one's word сделать больше обещанного

better держащий пари ~ (сравн. ст. от well), лучше;
больше ~ (сравн. ст. от good) лучший ~ превзойти, превысить ~ улучшать(ся) ;
поправлять(ся) ;
исправлять(ся) ;
to better oneself получить повышение (по службе) ~ чувствующий себя лучше;
I am better я чувствую себя лучше, мне лучше bettor: bettor =better

the ~ half разг. дражайшая половина, жена

the ~ hand преимущество, перевес, превосходство;
no better than a fool просто дурак

~ off богатый ~ off состоятельный

~ улучшать(ся) ;
поправлять(ся) ;
исправлять(ся) ;
to better oneself получить повышение (по службе)

the ~ part большинство

for ~ for worse что бы ни случилось;
на горе и радость

to get the ~ (of smb.) получить преимущество (над кем-л.), взять верх, победить

~ чувствующий себя лучше;
I am better я чувствую себя лучше, мне лучше

twice as long and ~ более чем вдвое длиннее;
I know better меня не проведешь

never ~ разг. как нельзя лучше;
you'd be all the better (for) вам не мешало бы...;
none the better (for) ничуть не лучше

the ~ hand преимущество, перевес, превосходство;
no better than a fool просто дурак

never ~ разг. как нельзя лучше;
you'd be all the better (for) вам не мешало бы...;
none the better (for) ничуть не лучше

one's ~s более компетентные или осведомленные люди one's ~s вышестоящие лица

to think ~ (of smth.) переменить мнение (о чем-л.) ;
передумать;
all the better, so mush the better тем лучше

to think ~ (of smth.) переменить мнение (о чем-л.) ;
передумать;
all the better, so mush the better тем лучше

twice as long and ~ более чем вдвое длиннее;
I know better меня не проведешь

you had ~ go вам бы лучше пойти;
you'd better believe it амер. разг. можете быть уверены

never ~ разг. как нельзя лучше;
you'd be all the better (for) вам не мешало бы...;
none the better (for) ничуть не лучше

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > better
16 worse

{wə:s}
I. a сравн. cm. от bad по-лош
to grow/become/get, etc. WORSE влошавам се
I am/feel WORSE today днес се чувствам/съм по-зле
to be none/not a penny the WORSE for it никак не ми е по-зле/няма ми нищо от това
to make it/matters WORSE не стига това, ами, на всичкото отгоре
the WORSE for повреден/влошен/изхабен от (употреба и пр.)
WORSE luck! разочарование, неуспех и пр. тюх! язък!
II. 1. adv срав. cm. от bad, badly по-зле, по-лошо
WORSE and WORSE все по-зле и по-зле
to be WORSE off позле/по-беден съм
so much the WORSE толкова по-зле (for за)
I like her none the WORSE for being outspoken аз още повече я обичам заради откровеността и
2. за усилване
she hates me WORSE than before тя ме мрази още по-силно отпреди
it's raining WORSE than ever страшно силно вали
III. n нещо по-лошо
he had WORSE to tell той имаше да казва/да съобщи нещо още по-лошо
WORSE followed последва нещо по-лошо
WORSE cannot happen от това по-лошо нещо не може да се случи
you might do WORSE than (to) accept няма да сбъркаш, ако се съгласиш
the WORSE поражение
a change for the WORSE влошаване (на положение и пр.)

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{wъ:s} а сравн. cm. от badЄ по-лош; to grow/become/get, etc. worse (2) {wъ:s} adv срав. cm. от bad", badly 1. по-зле, по-лошо; worse a{3} {wъ:s} n нещо по-лошо; he had worse to tell той имаше да казва/

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1 a по-лош;2 adv по-лошо, по-зле;3 a нещо по-лошо;a change for the WORSE влошаване;for better or for WORSE за добро или за зло;he is none the WORSE for it няма му нищо от това;get WORSE положението ми се влошава;make WORSE влошавам;worse; а сравн. cm. от badЄ по-лош; to grow/become/get, etc. worse влошавам се; I am/feel worse toda

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1. a change for the worse влошаване (на положение и пр.) 2. he had worse to tell той имаше да казва/да съобщи нещо още по-лошо 3. i am/feel worse today днес се чувствам/съм по-зле 4. i like her none the worse for being outspoken аз още повече я обичам заради откровеността и 5. i. a сравн. cm. от bad по-лош 6. ii. adv срав. cm. от bad, badly по-зле, по-лошо 7. iii. n нещо по-лошо 8. it's raining worse than ever страшно силно вали 9. she hates me worse than before тя ме мрази още по-силно отпреди 10. so much the worse толкова по-зле (for за) 11. the worse for повреден/влошен/изхабен от (употреба и пр.) 12. the worse поражение 13. to be none/not a penny the worse for it никак не ми е по-зле/няма ми нищо от това 14. to be worse off позле/по-беден съм 15. to grow/become/get, etc. worse влошавам се 16. to make it/matters worse не стига това, ами, на всичкото отгоре 17. worse and worse все по-зле и по-зле 18. worse cannot happen от това по-лошо нещо не може да се случи 19. worse followed последва нещо по-лошо 20. worse luck! разочарование, неуспех и пр. тюх! язък! 21. you might do worse than (to) accept няма да сбъркаш, ако се съгласиш 22. за усилване
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worse[wə:s] I. adj (сравн. ст. от bad); по-лош; по-зле; he is \worse today той е по-зле днес (за болен); he is none ( not a penny) the \worse for it никак не му е по-зле (няма му нищо) от това; the \worse for wear 1) износен, изтъркан, изтрит; 2) изморен, изтощен, скапан; to make it ( matters, things) \worse не стига това, ами; на това отгоре (за нещо отрицателно); отгоре на всичко; \worse luck! разг. за нещастие; II. adv по-зле, по-лошо; \worse off than before по-зле от преди; so much the \worse ( for you) толкова по-зле (за тебе); they were fit and well and none the \worse for the fifteen-hour journey чувстваха се добре и във форма въпреки 15-часовото пътуване; III. n нещо по-лошо; \worse cannot happen нищо по-лошо не може да се случи, по-лошо не може и да бъде; to go from bad to \worse отивам от лошо към по-лошо; you might do \worse than to във всеки случай няма да сбъркаш, ако; to take a turn for the \worse вземам лош обрат, отивам към по-зле.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > worse
17 and

[ændˌ ənd]
cj

союзы сочинительные и подчинительные;

1) и

They sang and danced. — Они пели и танцевали.

They talked, sang and joked. — Они болтали, пели и шутили.

- Paul and Mary
- you and I
- apples, pears and plums
2) с

All men and women — все люди;

fish and chips is good supper. — Рыба с хрустящим картофелем - хороший ужин.

- bread and butter
- ham and eggs
- knife and fork
- whisky and soda
- father and mother
- man and wife
3) и, с

- four and a half
- five and three quarters
4) всё... и...

They talked and talked. — Они говорили и говорили. /Они говорили безумолку.

He walked miles and miles. — Он все шел и шел.

- better and better
- on and on
- worse and worse
- for hours and hours
5) взял да и...

The patient went and died on me. — А больной взял да и умер.

His wife went and had another baby. — Его жена взяла да и родила еще одного ребенка.

6) и к тому же, при этом

It is a mere joke, and a poor one. — Это просто шутка, к тому же/при этом глупая.

7) попробуй и..., только... и, и тогда...

Say it again and I'll give it to you. — А ну скажи это еще раз и я тебя вздую.

Ask any policeman and he will tell you. — Спроси, и тебе любой полицейский скажет.

Water the seeds and they will grow. — Поливайте семена, и они тогда прорастут.

- stir and you are a dead man

8) а, но

They stayed at home and we left. — Они остались дома, а мы ушли.

You are wrong and you insist on being right. — Ты ошибаешься, а настаиваешь, что прав/а упорствуешь на своей правоте.

- you take a seat and I'll stand

9) итак, как

And our talk being exhausted for the time, and there being nothing further for us to do, we spread our blankets on in such a manner as to shut out most of the moonlight, wished each other good-night, and almost immediately fell asleep. — И так, как тема разговора на время была исчерпана, и делать нам было больше нечего, мы расстелили свои одеяла так, чтобы нам не мешал свет луны, пожелали друг другу спокойной ночи и мгновенно заснули.

10) и, неужели

And you said so? — Неужели вы так и сказали?

And who goes with you? — И кто же с вами идет?

And what good can it do? — И что хорошего из этого может получиться?

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USAGE:

(1.) Союз and употребляется в утвердительных и вопросительных предложениях. В отрицательных предложениях для объединения отдельных его частей употребляется сочетание never... or: She never writes or reads in the evening. По вечерам она и не пишет и не читает. (2.) Союз and реализует свои разные значения в зависимости от типов предложений и конкретных членов предложения, которые он соединяет: 1. Союз and 1.1 соединяет однородные члены предложения и целые предложения: (а.) если соединяемых частей больше двух, то and употребляется только перед последней, все остальные друг от друга отделяются запятой. Части сложносочиненных предложений, соединяемых союзом and, так же отделяются друг от друга запятой: We went into the mountains, and we stayed there for a few weeks. Если соединяемые сочетания содержат в своем составе одно и то же слово, то в последующих частях оно может быть опущено: In towns and (in) villages. В городах и деревнях. I really must try and (must) see him to-morrow. Мне совершенно необходимо попытаться повидаться завтра с ним. Однородные подлежащие, соединяемые союзом and, как правило, согласуются с глаголом-сказуемым в форме множественного числа: My friend and his sister are not on holiday; (б) союз and 1.2, соединяя однородные члены предложения, может образовывать сочетания, составляющие единое целое. Такие комплексные сочетания состоят часто из названий предметов питания и быта: подлежащие, состоящие из таких сочетаний, в отличие от общего правила (1 а.) согласуются с глаголом в единственном числе: Ham and eggs is his favorite breakfast. Яичница с ветчиной - его любимый завтрак. Подлежащие, состоящие из однородных существительных, соединенных союзом and и образующие единый комплекс, согласуются с глаголом в единственном числе так же в следующих случаях: • после наречий here, there, которые стоят в начале предложения и при инвертированном порядке слов: Here comes the old man and his son. Вот идут старик со своим внуком. Here is your hat and gloves. Вот они - ваши шляпа и перчатки. ср. Where are my hat and gloves? Где же мои шляпа и перчатки?; •• если однородные подлежащие, выражены инфинитивами (но не герундиями!): To travel and see other countries was what he dreamt of. Он мечтал путешествовать и повидать другие страны.; ••• если соединяемые союзом and слова относятся к одному и тому же лицу (тому же предмету, той же идее): The great scientist and social leader begins a new campaign. Этот великий ученый и общественный деятель начинает новую кампанию.; •••• два однородных определения, соединенные союзом and, могут относиться к одному и тому же существительному, образуя единую характеристику и в этом случае существительное стоит в форме единственного числа, а артикль употребляется только один раз: The black and white dress she had on was very becoming. На ней было черно-белое платье, которое ей очень шло. The famous composer and singer is going to give a series of concerts. Известный композитор и певец дает серию концертов. Однородные определения, относящиеся к разным лицам (предметам) употребляются с существительными во множественном числе и при повторении артикля перед каждым определением: The black and the white dresses were very becoming. Ей шли черные и белые платья. The famous composer and the famous singer are taking part in the contest. Известный композитор и известный певец участвуют в конкурсе.; (в) союз and 1.3 образует составные названия чисел и в этих случаях на русский язык не переводится: two hundred and twenty five двести двадцать пять. And также присоединяет дроби к целым числам и соответствует русским предлогам с, и: two and three quarters - 23/4 два и три четверти; four and a half 41/2 четыре с половиной. 2. Союз and, объединяя два инфинитива, используется вместо частицы to второго инфинитива: I decided to call him and warn him against going there. Я решил позвонить ему и предостеречь его от поездки. (3.) В разговорной речи с рядом глаголов, таких как to try, to go, to come, to stay, to stop, to watch союз and с последующим инфинитивом без частицы to образует императивные сочетания, которые обычно используются для выражения приглашения, предложения, увещевания. При этом такие сочетания описывают только одно действие и имеют значение цели. В большинстве случаев эти глаголы употребляются в данной конструкции в форме повелительного наклонения: Go and look at the timetable. Пойди, взгляни на расписание. Come and see us more often. Заходите к нам почаще. Let's go and play chess. Пойдемте, поиграем в шахматы. Let's wait and see. Поживем, увидим. Mind and bring the book. Не забудь принести книгу. Глаголы to try и to wait в данной конструкции обычно употребляются в форме Future: I'll try and answer the question. Я попытаюсь ответить на этот вопрос. I'll wait (I would rather wait) and see how things go. Я (лучше) посмотрю, как пойдут дела. I'll try and get some unsalted butter. Я попытаюсь раздобыть несоленое масло. (4.) Союз and в соединении с рядом слов образует сочетания с усилительным и эмоциональным значением: (а.) and 1.5 в сочетании с предшествующим глаголом to go в разговорной речи привносит в высказывание элемент неожиданности, внезапности, непредвиденности: The patient went and died on me. Мой пациент взял да и умер. When things seemed settled he went and left the country. Когда казалось, все было улажено, он вдруг взял и уехал из страны.; (б) присоединяет прилагательные nice и good к другим прилагательным, делает все высказывание усилительным: I'll go when I'm good and ready. Я поеду, когда буду совершенно готов. He was good and angry. Он был взбешен. The room was nice and cool. В комнате была приятная прохлада.; (в) соединяет два одинаковых слова, подчеркивает различие качества соединяемых слов: There are friends and friends. Есть друзья и друзья. /Друзья разные бывают. There are dogs and dogs, some mean, some friendly. Собаки разные бывают - одни злые, другие добры.; (г) соединяя два одинаковых слова, and 1.4 подчеркивает нарастающую степень качества (в случае прилагательных), длительности или повторности действий: They went on and on. Они шли все дальше и дальше. better and better все лучше и лучше; colder and colder все холоднее; hours and hours часами; He talked and talked. Он говорил безумолку. /Он вес говорил и говорил.; (д) в начале вопросительных предложений привносит элемент удивления (6.): And what of it? Что из этого? And did you say so? И неужели ты так сказал? (5.) Союз and присоединяет к высказанному положению слово или предложение логически непосредственно не связанное с предыдущим: She was cold and angry. Она замерзла и к тому же была сердита. (6.) Союз and присоединяет к предшествующему высказыванию слово или предложение, обозначающее результаты, причины, следствия: He ate the fish and was sick. Он съел рыбу, и у него началась рвота. She felt unwell and took some medicine. Она себя неважно почувствовала и приняла лекарство. (7.) Союз and (7.) присоединяет к глаголам в форме повелительного наклонения предложение, выражающее непосредственное следствие: Stir and I fire. Не шевелись, а то - стреляю. (8.) Идею соединения могут передавать разнообразные союзы и словосочетания, весьма близкие по значению к союзу and: also, as well, too, not only... but also, besides, likewise, in addition to, moreover, furthermore: We went to the circus. We visited the museum as well. We went to the circus. We went to the museum too. We went to the circus as well as the zoo. We went to the circus. We also visited the zoo. Not only did we go to the circus, we also went to the zoo. Besides going to the zoo, we went to the circus. In addition to visiting the zoo, we went to the circus. Paul went to the circus. So did Peter. Конструкция not only... (but) also требует инвертированного порядка слов. Если часть сложного предложения, вводимая besides, in addition to, not only, стоит в начале сложного предложения, то она отделяется запятой: Besides buying these books, we bought a few pictures. In addition to visiting the zoo, we went to the circus. Not only did we go to the circus, we went to the zoo

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > and
18 better

I.

better n parieur/-ieuse m/f.

II.

better

❢ 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.

B adj ( comparative of good)

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.

C adv ( comparative of well)

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.

Idioms

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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[̈ɪˈbetə]

to think better (of smth.) переменить мнение (о чем-л.); передумать; all the better, so mush the better тем лучше to be better off быть богаче; to be better than one's word сделать больше обещанного to be better off быть богаче; to be better than one's word сделать больше обещанного word: to be as good as one's better сдержать слово; to be better than one's word сделать больше обещанного better держащий пари better (сравн. ст. от well), лучше; больше better (сравн. ст. от good) лучший better превзойти, превысить better улучшать(ся); поправлять(ся); исправлять(ся); to better oneself получить повышение (по службе) better чувствующий себя лучше; I am better я чувствую себя лучше, мне лучше bettor: bettor =better the better half разг. дражайшая половина, жена the better hand преимущество, перевес, превосходство; no better than a fool просто дурак better off богатый better off состоятельный better улучшать(ся); поправлять(ся); исправлять(ся); to better oneself получить повышение (по службе) the better part большинство for better for worse что бы ни случилось; на горе и радость to get the better (of smb.) получить преимущество (над кем-л.), взять верх, победить better чувствующий себя лучше; I am better я чувствую себя лучше, мне лучше twice as long and better более чем вдвое длиннее; I know better меня не проведешь never better разг. как нельзя лучше; you'd be all the better (for) вам не мешало бы...; none the better (for) ничуть не лучше the better hand преимущество, перевес, превосходство; no better than a fool просто дурак never better разг. как нельзя лучше; you'd be all the better (for) вам не мешало бы...; none the better (for) ничуть не лучше one's betters более компетентные или осведомленные люди one's betters вышестоящие лица to think better (of smth.) переменить мнение (о чем-л.); передумать; all the better, so mush the better тем лучше to think better (of smth.) переменить мнение (о чем-л.); передумать; all the better, so mush the better тем лучше twice as long and better более чем вдвое длиннее; I know better меня не проведешь you had better go вам бы лучше пойти; you'd better believe it амер. разг. можете быть уверены never better разг. как нельзя лучше; you'd be all the better (for) вам не мешало бы...; none the better (for) ничуть не лучше

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bet·ter

1. bet·ter [ʼbetəʳ, Am ʼbet̬ɚ] adj

inv comp of good

1) ( superior) besser;

\better luck next time vielleicht klappt's ja beim nächsten Mal ( fam)

\better than nothing besser als nichts;

it's \better that way es ist besser so;

she is much \better at tennis than I am sie spielt viel besser Tennis als ich;

far \better weit besser;

to be \better for sb/ sth für jdn/etw besser sein;

to be no \better than one should be kein Heiliger/keine Heilige sein

2) ( healthier) besser;

I'm much \better now mir geht's schon viel besser;

he's no \better sein Zustand hat sich [noch immer] nicht gebessert;

to get \better sich akk erholen

3) ( most)

the \better part der größte Teil;

the \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]

PHRASES:

\better the devil you know than the devil you don't know ( you know than the devil you don't know) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt;

discretion is the \better part of valour (is the \better part of valour) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste ( prov) ( fam)

\better late than never ( than never) besser spät als nie;

\better safe than sorry ( than sorry) Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht ( prov)

to go one \better noch einen draufsetzen ( fam) adv comp of well

1) ( in superior manner) besser; like lieber, mehr;

she did much \better in her second exam sie schnitt in ihrer zweiten Prüfung viel besser ab;

there is nothing I like \better than lying in bed on a Sunday morning ich mag nichts lieber als an einem Sonntagmorgen im Bett zu liegen;

some questions are \better left unanswered manche Fragen sollten besser unbeantwortet bleiben;

or \better still... oder noch besser...

2) ( to a greater degree) mehr;

she is much \better-looking than her brother sie sieht viel besser als ihr Bruder aus;

you had \better go home now es wäre besser, wenn Sie jetzt nach Hause gingen;

to think \better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen;

I think \better of him ich habe jetzt eine bessere Meinung von ihm n

no pl

1) ( improvement) Bessere nt;

I have not seen \better this year ich habe dieses Jahr nichts Besseres gesehen;

to change for the \better sich akk zum Guten wenden;

to expect \better of sb was Besseres von jdm erwarten;

all [or so much] the \better umso besser;

you'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tun

2) one's \betters pl ( hum) (old) Leute, die über einem stehen;

our elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrung

PHRASES:

to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnen;

to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun vt

to \better sth etw verbessern;

to \better oneself ( improve social position) sich akk verbessern;

( further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbilden

2. bet·ter [ʼbetəʳ, Am ʼbet̬ɚ] n

jd, der eine Wette abschließt

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