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1 had better
грам.had better (sooner) и would rather требуют после себя глагол в форме инфинитива без частицы to.I had sooner live in the city than on a farm. — Я бы предпочел жить в городе, чем в деревне.
He would rather walk with me in the evening than in the daylight, for he said that he hated to be conspicuous. — Он охотнее гулял со мной по вечерам, чем в дневное время, потому что, как он говорил, ненавидел, когда на него обращали внимание.
If I'm going to get anywhere, I had better hurry up and learn their language.
But I'd rather see the sunrise in your eyes. ("Ticket to the Moon", E.L.O.)
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > had better
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2 had better
expr infml1)2)He had better pay what the court tells him to — Ему для его же блага лучше уплатить ту сумму, которую ему присудил суд
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3 had better
разг.лучше бы, следовало быWe had better not take his money. — Мы предпочитаем не брать его денег.
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4 had better
should лучше бы, а то…You look ill, you’d better see a doctor.
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5 had better
Общая лексика: лучше бы, следовало бы -
6 had better
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7 Had better
Лучше бы. Следовало быDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Had better
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8 had better (...) than
Общая лексика: указывает на желательность, целесообразность лучше (...) чем -
9 had better than
Общая лексика: (...) указывает на желательность, целесообразность лучше (...) чем -
10 he had better
(he (she, etc.) had better (go, etc.))ему (ей и т. д.) лучше (пойти и т. п.); см. тж. he had best...the boy was shrewd enough to realize that he must never under any circumstances come between Marcel and his mother, and had better not even know if there was any difference between them. (U.Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 7) —...Ланни и сам понимал, что ему никогда, ни при каких обстоятельствах не следует вмешиваться в споры между Марселем и матерью и лучше даже и виду не подавать, что он знает об этих спорах.
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11 I had better
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12 you had better go
to go to the dogs — разориться; пойти прахом
I vote that we go home — я за то, чтобы пойти домой
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13 I had better go
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > I had better go
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14 you had better go
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > you had better go
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15 I had better be on my way
Разговорное выражение: Я, пожалуй, пойду. Я не могу больше ждать.Универсальный англо-русский словарь > I had better be on my way
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16 One had better be a hedgehog in Germany than a human being in Russia!
Шутливое выражение: Лучше быть ёжиком в Германии, чем человеком в РоссииУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > One had better be a hedgehog in Germany than a human being in Russia!
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17 The past had better go by default
Общая лексика: Прошлое лучше не вспоминать (не ворошить)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > The past had better go by default
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18 You had better believe it!
Сленг: Это бесспорная истина!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > You had better believe it!
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19 he had better go
Общая лексика: ему лучше было бы пойти -
20 the train leaves in half an hour, so you had better hurry
Общая лексика: поезд отходит через полчаса, вам нужно поторопитьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the train leaves in half an hour, so you had better hurry
См. также в других словарях:
Had better — Better Bet ter, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel. betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro, adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E. boot,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Had better — Had Had (h[a^]d), imp. & p. p. of {Have}. [OE. had, hafde, hefde, AS. h[ae]fde.] See {Have}. [1913 Webster] {Had as lief}, {Had rather}, {Had better}, {Had as soon}, etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
had\ better — • had better • had best informal Should; must. I had better leave now, or I ll be late. If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes. Jim decided he had better do his homework instead of playing ball … Словарь американских идиом
had better — ► had better would find it wiser to. Main Entry: ↑better … English terms dictionary
had better — phrasal or had best 1. : would be wise to used with the infinitive without to had better try slow walks to start building up his strength 2. : should for one s own welfare had better pay what the court tells him to * * * … Useful english dictionary
had better — When the London summit meets, foreign ministers better stiffen their sinews (Guardian). In conditional sentences, the required expression is had better. The error, more common in America than in Britain, is seen again in this advertisement in … Dictionary of troublesome word
had better — or[had best] {informal} Should; must. * /I had better leave now, or I ll be late./ * /If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes. / * /Jim decided he had better do his homework instead of playing ball./ … Dictionary of American idioms
had better — or[had best] {informal} Should; must. * /I had better leave now, or I ll be late./ * /If you want to stay out of trouble, you had best not make any mistakes. / * /Jim decided he had better do his homework instead of playing ball./ … Dictionary of American idioms
had better — should or must. I thought I had better destroy the list so that no one else would see it. You d better get moving if you want to catch your train. Usage notes: had is sometimes not said: If we have a problem you better hope somebody is there to… … New idioms dictionary
had better, had rather — Had better is widely used in giving advice or issuing a mild threat: We had better get started before midnight. You had better apologize to me for that remark. The phrase had best can be substituted for had better in such expressions. Neither is… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
better / had better — Had better is the correct form, used when giving advice that hints at an undesirable consequence if not followed: You had better go to the doctor. Don t leave out have … Confused words