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1 better off
• parempiosainen* * *(richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) paremmissa varoissa, paremmassa asemassa -
2 better
• nostaa• vedonlyöjä• muuttaa• paremmin• parempi• parantua• parantaa• petrata• ylittää• ylivoimainen* * *'betəcomparative; = good -
3 better half
• aviosiippa -
4 better known
• tunnetuin -
5 better oneself
• parantaa asemansa -
6 better part
• suurin osa -
7 better right
• parempi oikeus -
8 better than nothing
• paremman puutteessa -
9 better-paid
• parempipalkkainen -
10 know better
(to be too wise or well-taught (to do something): She should know better at her age!; He should have known better than to trust them.) ymmärtää sen verran ettei -
11 take a turn for the better
((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.) käänne parempaan, käänne huonompaan suuntaan -
12 think better of
1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) tulla toisiin ajatuksiin2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) olla parempi käsitys -
13 be streets ahead of / better than
(to be much better than.) olla paljon parempi kuinEnglish-Finnish dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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14 get the better of
• voittaa• voittaa joku• jättää* * *(to overcome; to win (against): He got the better of his opponent / the argument.) päästä voitolle -
15 the better part of
(most of: He talked for the better part of an hour.) suurin osa jostakin, melkein kokonainen -
16 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') mitä pikemmin sitä parempi -
17 against one's better judgement
• vastoin parempaa tietoa -
18 all the better
• sitä parempi -
19 become better
• parantua -
20 far better
• paljon parempi
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