in a better situation

their better-off neighbours — i loro vicini più ricchi

you'd be better off in hospital — staresti meglio all'ospedale

you're better off without him — stai meglio senza di lui

their better-off neighbours — i loro vicini più ricchi

you'd be better off in hospital — staresti meglio all'ospedale

you're better off without him — stai meglio senza di lui

one's betters - высшие по положению, вышестоящие лица; старшие

to change for the better - измениться к лучшему

for better or worse - в счастье и в несчастье, в радости и в горе

one's better feelings - лучшие чувства

you are a better man for this job than I am - ты больше подходишь для этой работы, чем я

I am /feel/ better today - мне сегодня лучше

are you feeling any better? - вы себя лучше чувствуете?

the 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

no better than - ничуть не лучше

to do /to be/ better than one's word - ≅ сделать больше обещанного

he does it better than I do - он делает это лучше меня

I like him better than his brother - он мне нравится больше, чем его брат

better than a pound - больше фунта

he 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

to go one better - превзойти

he tried to go us one better by bidding twice as much for it - он пытался одолеть нас, увеличив ставки вдвое

I know better - меня не проведёшь

better late than never - лучше поздно, чем никогда

the sooner the better - чем скорее, тем лучше

he never bettered his earlier works - он никогда не исправлял свои ранние произведения

the 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

the other classes cannot better our grades - другие классы не могут обогнать нас в учёбе /по успеваемости/

His new car is better than his old one.

I feel better today

She's better now.

Better to do it now than later.

He sings better now than he did before.

He's the better of the two.

He's bettered all previous records

The situation has bettered a little.

He’ll be better off with a new job.

to give sth a turn — girare qc

"no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"

take the next left turn — prendi la prossima a sinistra

a sharp turn — una curva secca

to take a turn in the park — fare un giro nel parco

at the turn of the year/century — alla fine dell'anno/del secolo

an odd turn of mind — una strana disposizione mentale

turn of phrase — modo di esprimersi

by turns — a turno

in turn — a sua volta

hot and cold by turns — ora caldo ora freddo

and he, in turn, said... — e lui, a sua volta, ha detto...

they spoke in turn — hanno parlato a turno

to take turns at (doing) sth; take it in turn(s) to do sth — fare qc a turno

to take/wait/miss one's turn — fare/aspettare/saltare il proprio turno

it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca me

whose turn is it? — a chi tocca?

your turn will come — verrà anche il tuo momento

to take turn and turn about — fare i turni

to take turns at the wheel — fare i turni al volante

to take a turn at the wheel — fare un turno al volante

to do a comedy turn — fare un numero comico

(action) to do sb a good turn — rendere un servizio a qn

to do sb a bad turn — fare un brutto tiro a qn

his good turn for the day — la sua buona azione quotidiana

one good turn deserves another — una mano lava l'altra

turn the key in the lock — gira la chiave nella toppa

to turn one's ankle — storcersi una caviglia

it turns my stomach — mi fa rivoltare lo stomaco

the fireman turned the hose on the building — il pompiere ha puntato l'idrante verso l'edificio

to turn a gun on sb — puntare la pistola contro qn

to turn one's back on the past — tagliare i ponti col passato

as soon as his back is turned — non appena volta le spalle

power/success turned his head — il potere/il successo gli ha dato alla testa

without turning a hair — senza battere ciglio

he turned his hand to cookery — si è dato alla cucina

they turned him against us — ce l'hanno messo contro

the car turned the corner — la macchina ha voltato l'angolo

he's turned 50 — ha passato i 50

it's turned four o'clock — sono le quattro passate

(change) to turn sb/sth into sth — trasformare qn/qc in qc

to turn iron into gold — trasformare il ferro in oro

to turn a book into a film — fare un film da un libro

it turned him into a bitter man — lo ha reso un uomo pieno d'amarezza

the shock turned her hair white — le sono venuti i capelli bianchi dallo shock

the heat has turned the milk — il caldo ha fatto andare a male il latte

to turn wood on a lathe — lavorare il legno con il tornio

a well-turned phrase — un'espressione molto elegante

a well-turned ankle — una caviglia ben tornita

turn right at the lights — al semaforo gira a destra

the car turned into a lane — la macchina ha svoltato in una stradina

to wait for the weather to turn — aspettare che il tempo cambi

he turned to me and smiled — si è girato verso di me e mi ha sorriso

to turn to sb for help — rivolgersi a qn per un aiuto

she has no-one to turn to — non ha nessuno cui potersi rivolgere

he turned to politics — si è messo in politica, si è dato alla politica

he turned to drink — si è dato al bere

the conversation turned to religion — la conversazione passò alla religione

the holiday turned into a nightmare — la vacanza si è trasformata in un incubo

the milk has turned — il latte è andato a male

to turn red — arrossire

to turn nasty — diventare cattivo (-a)

when he's drunk he turns nasty — quando è ubriaco diventa cattivo

he turned into a cynic — è diventato cinico

they turned communist — sono diventati comunisti

a singer turned songwriter — un cantante divenuto autore

встретиться с новой ситуацией — to face a new situation

выяснить ситуацию — to clear up a situation

изменить ситуацию в мире к лучшему — to change the situation in the world for the better

контролировать ситуацию — to monitor the situation

оценить ситуацию — to gauge the situation

создавать совершенно иную ситуацию — to create an entirely different situation

стабилизировать ситуацию — to stabilize the situation

быстро ухудшающаяся ситуация — rapidly deteriorating situation

взрывоопасная ситуация — explosive situation

предотвратить возникновение взрывоопасной ситуации — to prevent the development of an explosive situation

внутриполитическая ситуация — political situation in a country

военная ситуация — military situation

конкретная ситуация — concrete situation

конфликтная ситуация — conflicting situation

кризисная ситуация — crisis situation

создать кризисную ситуацию — to create a crisis

критическая ситуация — critical situation

международная ситуация — international situation

быть присущим определённой международной ситуации — to be inherent in a certain international situation

напряжённая ситуация — situation of strain

иметь дело с напряжённой ситуацией — to deal with a situation of strain

опасная ситуация — dangerous situation

отягчение опасной ситуации — aggravation of a dangerous situation

острая ситуация — acute situation

подобная ситуация — comparable situation

политическая ситуация — political situation

сложная политическая ситуация — complicated political situation

обострение политической ситуации — aggravation of the political situation

предкризисная ситуация — precrisis situation

противоречивая ситуация — controversial situation

революционная ситуация — revolutionary situation

сложная ситуация — intricate situation

стабильная ситуация — situation of stability

чрезвычайные ситуации — emergency situations

щекотливая ситуация — delicate ground

языковая ситуация в стране — language situation in the country

возникновение новой ситуации — emergence of a new situation

осложнение ситуации — aggravation of the situation

ситуация обострилась — situation aggravated

ситуация требует немедленного решения — the situation requires an instant solution

mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

los negocios mejoran — business is picking up

está mejorado de sus dolores — the pain has gone away

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon