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/'betə/ * tính từ - cấp so sánh của good - hơn, tốt hơn, khá hơn, hay hơn, đẹp hơn =you can't find a better man+ anh không thể tìm thấy một người nào tốt hơn - khoẻ hơn, dễ chịu hơn, đã đỡ (người ốm...) =he is not well yet+ anh ấy cảm thấy dễ chịu hơn, nhưng chưa thật khoẻ !to be better off - khấm khá hơn, phong lưu hơn !to be better than one's words - hứa ít làm nhiều !the better part - phần lớn, đa số !no better than - không hơn gì !to have seen better days - đã có thời kỳ khấm khá !one's better half - (xem) half =she is no better than she should be+ ả ta là đứa lẳng lơ đĩ thoã * phó từ - cấp so sánh của well - hơn, tốt hơn, hay hơn =to think better of somebody+ đánh giá ai cao hơn, có quan niệm tốt hơn về ai !better late than never - muộn còn hơn không !had better - nên, tốt hơn là =you had better go now+ anh nên đi bây giờ thì hơn !to know better - không tin (lời ai nói) - không dại gì mà làm (một việc gì) !to think better of it - thay đổi ý kiến * ngoại động từ - làm cho tốt hơn, cải tiến, cải thiện =to better the living conditions of the people+ cải thiện đời sống của nhân dân =to better a record+ lập kỷ lục cao hơn - vượt, hơn !to better oneself - đặt địa vị cao hơn, được ăn lương cao hơn * danh từ - người trên, người hơn (tuổi, địa vị, tài năng) =to respect one's betters+ kính trọng những người hơn mình - thế lợi hơn =to get the better of+ thắng, thắng thế !change for worse - dù sau này tốt xấu ra sao (câu này dùng trong khi làm lễ cưới ở nhà thờ) * danh từ+ Cách viết khác: (bettor) /'betə/ - người đánh cuộc, người đánh cá -
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['bɛtə(r)] 1. adj 2. adv 3. vt 4. nto get the better of — brać (wziąć perf) górę nad +instr
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Nota d'usohad better (spesso usato nella forma contratta 'd better) è seguito dall'infinito senza to: You'd better wait for a couple of days, faresti bene ad aspettare un paio di giorni (non You'd better to wait); You'd better read the contract carefully before you sign it (non You'd better to read), ti conviene leggere il contratto attentamente prima di firmarlo. -
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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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I [ʹbetə] n II1. [ʹbetə] nлучший; лучшееone's betters - высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; старшие
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to think (all) the better of smb. - быть высокого мнения о ком-л.for better or worse - в счастье и в несчастье, в радости и в горе
2. [ʹbetə] a1. compar от good II2. 1) лучший; высший2) более подходящий, более выгодныйyou are a better man for this job than I am - ты больше подходишь для этой работы, чем я
3. лучшеI am /feel/ better today - мне сегодня лучше
are you feeling any better? - вы себя лучше чувствуете?
4. большийthe better part /half/ of smth. - большая часть чего-л., большинство
I haven't been there for the better part of twenty years - я не был там почти двадцать лет
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better sort - выдающиеся людиto do /to be/ better than one's word - ≅ сделать больше обещанного
no better than she should be - эвф. ≅ она не отличается строгостью поведения
3. [ʹbetə] adv1. compar от well2 III2. лучше3. в большей степени; большеI like him better than his brother - он мне нравится больше, чем его брат
4. полнее; основательнее; сильнееhe is better loved than ever - его любят сильнее, чем когда-либо
he is better off now that he has a new job - теперь, когда у него новая работа, он лучше обеспечен
he tried to go us one better by bidding twice as much for it - он пытался одолеть нас, увеличив ставки вдвое
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to think better of smth. - передумать, изменить мнениеbetter late than never - лучше поздно, чем никогда
the sooner the better - чем скорее, тем лучше
4. [ʹbetə] v1. 1) улучшать; исправлять; совершенствоватьhe never bettered his earlier works - он никогда не исправлял свои ранние произведения
2) улучшаться; исправлятьсяthe situation has bettered since yesterday - со вчерашнего дня положение выправилось /≅ дела пошли в гору/
in a few years he had bettered himself considerably by his talents and industry - за несколько лет он значительно продвинулся по службе благодаря своим способностям и трудолюбию
2. превосходить, превышатьthe other classes cannot better our grades - другие классы не могут обогнать нас в учёбе /по успеваемости/
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bet·ter1) ( 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 sein2) ( 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 erholen3) ( 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;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 nI 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;you'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tunour elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrungPHRASES: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 vtto \better sth etw verbessern;( further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbilden2. bet·ter [ʼbetəʳ, Am ʼbet̬ɚ] njd, der eine Wette abschließt -
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['betə]comparative; = good* * *bet.ter[b'etə] n 1 pessoa ou coisa melhor, estado melhor. the better / o melhor. 2 vantagem, superioridade. to have the better of it / vencer, impor-se. 3 betters superiores, chefes. • vt+vi 1 melhorar, progredir, aperfeiçoar, avançar. 2 fazer melhor que, sobrepujar, exceder. • adj ( comp of good) 1 melhor, superior. 2 preferível. • adv ( comp of well) 1 melhor, de maneira superior. 2 em grau mais alto. all the better, so much the better tanto melhor. better and better cada vez melhor. better off em melhor situação. better than a dig in the eye, better than a kick in the pants coll melhor do que nada. for the better para melhor. for better or for worse para o que der e vier. for the better part of the day quase o dia inteiro. he is my better ele me supera. he thought better of it ele pensou melhor sobre o assunto. he was better than his word ele fez mais do que tinha prometido. I bettered myself melhorei minha situação. I know better não acredito. my better half minha cara metade (mulher). the better land o outro mundo. the better part of valour is discretion inteligência é melhor que valentia (Shakespeare). upon better acquaintance após conhecimento mais íntimo. you had better (not) seria melhor..., melhor não... -
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I ['bɛtə(r)]1. adjcomp of good, migliorehe's better than his brother at mending cars — è più bravo di suo fratello ad aggiustare le macchine
are you better now? — (in health) stai meglio adesso?
to get better — migliorare, Med star meglio, rimettersi
2. advcomp of well, megliohe speaks French better than Italian/his brother — parla il francese meglio dell'italiano/di suo fratello
better known — meglio or più conosciuto (-a)
so much the better; all the better — tanto meglio, meglio così
he was all the better for it — ci ha guadagnato, gli ha fatto molto bene
3. n4. vtII ['bɛtə(r)] nto better o.s. — migliorare la propria condizione
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поарен, подобарчовек 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 tr1.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 подоброn. тоа што е подобро; to get the better of - надминува, победуваv. се поправа, се подобрува; to better oneself - добивa покачување, добива повисока положба; обложува -
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Inounдержащий париII1. adjective, comp. of good 1.1) лучший2) (predic.) чувствующий себя лучше; I am better я чувствую себя лучше, мне лучшеthe better part большинствоthe better half collocation дражайшая половина, женаto be better off быть богачеto be better than one's word сделать больше обещанногоfor better for worse что бы ни случилось; на горе и радостьthe better hand преимущество, перевес, превосходствоno better than a fool просто дурак2. nounone's better sа) вышестоящие лица;б) более компетентные или осведомленные людиto get the better of smb. получить преимущество над кем-л., взять верх, победить3. adverb comp. of well II 1.лучше; больше; to think better of smth. переменить мнение о чем-л.; передуматьall the better, so mush the better тем лучшеnever better collocation как нельзя лучшеyou'd be all the better (for) вам не мешало бы...none the better (for) ничуть не лучшеyou had better go вам бы лучше пойтиyou'd better believe it amer. collocation можете быть увереныtwice as long and better более чем вдвое длиннееI know better меня не проведешь4. verb1) улучшать(ся); поправлять(ся); исправлять(ся); to better oneself получить повышение (по службе)2) превзойти, превыситьSyn:improve* * *1 (0) более хороший2 (d) лучше3 (v) улучшить* * ** * *[bet·ter || 'betə] n. держащий пари v. улучшать, исправлять, поправлять, улучшаться, исправляться, поправляться, превзойти, превысить adv. лучше, больше, основательно, полностью* * *большаябольшеженаисправлятьлучшаялучшелучшеелучшийменьше-лучшеперевеспоправлятьпревзойтипревосходствопревыситьпредпочтителенпредпочтительнапредпочтительнаяпредпочтительноепредпочтительныйпущаяулучшать* * *I сущ. тот, кто заключает пари II 1. прил.; 1) сравн. от good 1. 2) лучший 3) более подходящий 2. сущ. лучший 3. нареч. 1) сравн. от well II 1. 2) лучше 4. гл. 1) улучшать 2) улучшаться -
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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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يَحْسُن \ as well: (often just as well) wise, in regard to the future: It will be as well to take a raincoat (because it may rain). had better: would be wise to: You had better try again tomorrow. -
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I ['betə] 1. adj(comp від good) кра́щийthe better half розм. — дружи́на, жі́нка
the better hand — перева́га
to be better off — бу́ти в кра́щому стано́вищі; бу́ти в кра́щих матеріа́льних умо́вах
2. nto get better — виду́жувати
3. advto get the better of smb. — діста́ти перева́гу над кимсь
(comp від well II) кра́щеso much the better — тим кра́ще
4. vyou had better go — вам би кра́ще було́ піти́
полі́пшуватиII ['betə] nтой, що ста́вить закла́д (йде на парі́) -
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грам.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 best
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грам.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 rather
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грам.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 sooner
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1. a(сравн. ст. от good) лу́чший2. adthe better part/half — бо́льшая часть
(сравн. ст. от well) лу́чшеso much the better, all the better — тем лу́чше
- go one betteryou had better... — вы бы лу́чше...
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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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[ˈbetə]daha yaxşı; üstün; be better, get better sağalmaq; get the better of məğlub etmək, üstün gəlmək; You had better go yaxşı olar ki, gedəsiniz
См. также в других словарях:
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 — This is a substandard (illiterate) expression used to mean should, must, or ought to. When one is told to do something, a nonreputable reply would be I guess I better had. These two words reversed (had better, meaning that something would be safe … 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
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
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 — (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 established… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Had as lief — 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 as soon — 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 rather — 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\ best — • 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
