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  • 1 better

    поарен, подобар
    човек што се обложува
    * * *
    n. она што е подобро; a change for the better подобрување на ситуацијата; for better or worse во зло и добро; to get the better of smb. совладување (измамување) некого; better II a and adv; comp of good and well II; he's better off now тој ја подобри својата положба; to get better закрепнување; *to go one better одење понатаму; he feels better подобро му е; you had better tell him the truth би било подобро да му ја кажиш вистината; to like smt. better да се сака нешто повеќе; one's better half сопруга (подобрата половина); so much the better дотолку подобро; the better part поголем дел; they have seen better days виделе подобри денови; he should know better би требало да знае; to think better of smt. предомислување во нешто; better III v tr
    1.подобрување;
    2. надминување; better IV see bettor; (compar. good, well) a. подобар; to be, to get better - се чувствува подобро; to think better of - се предомислува, менува мислење; adv. подобро; all the better, so much the better - дотолку подобро
    n. тоа што е подобро; to get the better of - надминува, победува
    v. се поправа, се подобрува; to better oneself - добивa покачување, добива повисока положба; обложува

    English-Macedonian dictionary > better

См. также в других словарях:

  • Half truth — Half Half (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun, half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb, Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf. {Halve}, {Behalf}.] 1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • half-truth — 1650s, from HALF (Cf. half) + TRUTH (Cf. truth) …   Etymology dictionary

  • half-truth — (h[aum]f tr[=oo]th), n.; pl. {half truths} (h[aum]f tr[=oo][th]z) . a partially true statement, especially one intended to deceive or mislead. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • half-truth — half truths also half truth N COUNT If you describe statements as half truths, you mean that they are only partly based on fact and are intended or likely to deceive people. The article had been full of errors and half truths that he felt… …   English dictionary

  • half-truth — half′ truth n. pl. truths 1) cvb a statement that is only partly true, esp. one intended to deceive, evade blame, or the like 2) cvb a statement that fails to divulge the whole truth • Etymology: 1650–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • half-truth — ► NOUN ▪ a statement conveying only part of the truth …   English terms dictionary

  • half-truth — n a statement that is only partly true, especially one that is intended to keep something secret ▪ His replies were full of evasions and half truths …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • half-truth — half ,truth noun count a statement that is only partly true or gives only some of the facts …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • half-truth — [haf′tro͞oth΄] n. a statement or account containing only some of the facts, the rest often being left out so as to deceive …   English World dictionary

  • Half-truth — A half truth comes in several forms, and is a deceptive statement, that includes some element of truth. The statement might be partly true, the statement may be totally true but only part of the whole truth, or it may utilize some deceptive… …   Wikipedia

  • half-truth — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half truth : singular half truth plural half truths a statement that is only partly true or that gives only some of the facts …   English dictionary

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