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41 had better
разг.лучше бы, следовало быWe had better not take his money. — Мы предпочитаем не брать его денег.
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42 had better
should лучше бы, а то…You look ill, you’d better see a doctor.
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43 better nature
лучшее "я", лучшая половина; лучшее в характере (кого-л.)By the time Stephen got home, my better nature had asserted itself and I was terribly worried about his feelings. (D. Smith) — К тому времени, как Стивен вернулся домой, мое лучшее "я" взяло верх, и я ужасно волновался, как он себя чувствует.
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44 better days
...both his clothes and his general air lad indicated a period of better days for him. (Th. Dreiser, ‘An American Tragedy’, book I, ch. XIII) —...его одежда и весь вид говорили о том, что для него наступили лучшие дни.
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45 better fed than taught
≈ вырос, а ума не скопил; велика фигура, да дура; дубина стоеросовая ( говорится о невоспитанном или необразованном человеке)As for the information possessed by those dependents of the Abbacies, they might have been truly said to be better fed than taught, even though their fare had been worse than it was. (W. Scott, ‘The Monastery’, ch. I) — Что касается образованности монастырских ленников, то надо отдать им должное: упитанностью они отличались больше, чем ученостью, хотя пища их была весьма скудной.
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46 better I
1. a ( compar см. good 1, well II
2) лучший, to be ( или to get) ~ чувствовать себя лучше, no ~ than a fool просто глуп, просто дурак, twice as long and ~ длиннее более чем в два раза, ~ off богаче, for ~ or for worse что бы ни случилось, to be ~ than one`s word сделать больше, чем обещал;
2. adv ( compar см. well II
1) лучше, he had ~ go ему лучше было бы пойти, he is ~ loved than ever он более любим, чем когда-либо, to think ~ of передумать, переменить мнение о, all the ~, so much the ~ тем лучше;
3. n one`s ~ более искусный человек, one`s ~s вышестоящие лица, to get the ~ of а) взять верх над кем-л., победить;
б) использовать что-л. наилучшим образом, to think ( all) the ~ of smb. быть лучшего мнения о ком-л.;
4. v исправлять(ся), улучшать(ся), to ~ oneself получить повышение( по службе), получить прибавку (к жалованью)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > better I
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47 better half
дражайшая половина, женаhalf past two, two thirty — половина третьего, два тридцать
half time worker — рабочий, занятый половину рабочего дня
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48 had better
Общая лексика: лучше бы, следовало бы -
49 had better (...) than
Общая лексика: указывает на желательность, целесообразность лучше (...) чем -
50 had better than
Общая лексика: (...) указывает на желательность, целесообразность лучше (...) чем -
51 had better
מן הראוי ש-, מוטב, עדיף* * *◙ ףידע,בטומ,-ש יוארה ןמ◄ -
52 had better
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53 had seen better days
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54 had better
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55 had better
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57 had better
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58 had\ better
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59 Had better
Лучше бы. Следовало быDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Had better
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60 had better
iyi olur
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