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it's better than I thought

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1 it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and let the world know it

it is better to remain silent and be thought of as a fool than to speak and prove the same

English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and let the world know it
2 than

than [ðæn, ðən]

conjunction

a. que

• I have more than you j'en ai plus que toi

• he is taller than his sister il est plus grand que sa sœur

• you'd be better going by car than by bus tu ferais mieux d'y aller en voiture plutôt qu'en autobus

• it was a better play than we expected la pièce était meilleure que prévu

b. (with numerals) de

• more/less than 20 plus/moins de 20

• more than once plus d'une fois

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Note: When than is used as a preposition in expressions of comparison, it is translated by que (or qu' before a vowel or mute ‘h’): he's taller than me = il est plus grand que moi; London is bigger than Oxford = Londres est plus grand qu'Oxford

For expressions with numbers, temperatures etc see the entry below

See also the entries more, less, hardly, soon, rather, other

When than is used as a conjunction, it is translated by que and the verb following it is preceded by ne: it was farther than I thought = c'était plus loin que je ne pensais. However, French speakers often try to phrase the comparison differently: it was more difficult than we expected = c'était plus difficile que prévu. For other uses see the entry below

See also the entries hardly, rather, soon
[ðæn, ðən] 1.
preposition

1) ( in comparisons) que

thinner than him — plus mince que lui

he has more than me — il en a plus que moi

I was more surprised than annoyed — j'étais plus étonné qu'ennuyé

2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) de

more/less than 100 — plus/moins de 100

more than half — plus de la moitié

temperatures lower than 30 degrees — des températures de moins de 30 degrés
2.
conjunction

1) ( in comparisons) que

he's older than I am — il est plus âgé que moi

it took us longer than we thought it would — ça nous a pris plus de temps que prévu

it was further away than I remembered — c'était plus loin que dans mon souvenir

2) ( expressing preferences)

I'd sooner ou rather do X than do Y — je préférerais faire X que (de) faire Y

3) ( when)

hardly ou no sooner had he left than the phone rang — à peine était-il parti que le téléphone a sonné

4) US ( from)

to be different than something — être différent de quelque chose

English-French dictionary > than
3 ♦ than

♦ than /ðæn, ðən/
A cong.

1 ( comparazione di maggioranza e di minoranza) che, di; che non; di quello che; di quanto (non): Better late than never, meglio tardi che mai; I am older than he (is) ( o than him), sono più vecchio di lui; You understand her better than I (do), tu la capisci meglio di quanto non la capisca io; You understand her better than me, tu capisci lei meglio di quanto tu capisca me; tu la capisci meglio di quanto non la capisca io; It's later than I thought, è più tardi di quel che credevo (o che non credessi)

2 (correl. di hardly, scarcely) quando; che: Hardly had the boy disappeared than ( più comune: when) she ran after him, il ragazzo era appena scomparso che ella già gli correva dietro

B prep.

(con valore compar. prima di whom e which) di; in confronto a: A man than whom there is none wiser, un uomo del quale non c'è al mondo uno più saggio

● anywhere else than home, in qualsiasi luogo fuorché a casa □ no other than, nient'altro che; non… che: He's no other than a liar, non è che un bugiardo □ nothing else than, nient'altro che □ rather than (o sooner than), piuttosto che; anziché: I'd rather stay here than go away, preferirei restar qui anziché andarmene.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ than
4 than

than,

❢ When than is used as a preposition in expressions of comparison, it is translated by que (or qu' before a vowel or mute ‘h’): he's taller than me = il est plus grand que moi ; London is bigger than Oxford = Londres est plus grand qu'Oxford.

For expressions with numbers, temperatures etc see the entry below. See also the entries more, less, hardly, soon, rather, other. When than is used as a conjunction, it is translated by que and the verb following it is preceded by ne: it was farther than I thought = c'était plus loin que je ne pensais. However, French speakers often try to phrase the comparison differently: it was more difficult than we expected = c'était plus difficile que prévu. For other uses see the entry below. See also the entries hardly, rather, soon.

A prep

1 ( in comparisons) que ; thinner than him plus mince que lui ; he has more than me il a plus que moi ; faster by plane than by boat plus rapide en avion qu'en bateau ; I was more surprised than annoyed j'étais plus étonné qu'ennuyé ; it's more difficult for us than for them c'est plus difficile pour nous que pour eux ;

2 (expressing quantity, degree, value) de ; more/less than 100 plus/moins de 100 ; more than half plus de la moitié ; temperatures lower than 30 degrees des températures de moins de 30 degrés.

B conj

1 ( in comparisons) que ; he's older than I am il est plus âgé que moi ; it took us longer than we thought it would ça nous a pris plus de temps que prévu ; it was further away than I remembered c'était plus loin que dans mon souvenir ; there's nothing better/worse than doing il n'y a rien de mieux/de pire que de faire ;

2 ( expressing preferences) I'd sooner ou rather do X than do Y je préférerais faire X que (de) faire Y ;

3 ( when) hardly ou no sooner had he left than the phone rang à peine était-il parti que le téléphone a sonné ;

4 US ( from) to be different than sth être différent de qch.

Big English-French dictionary > than
5 than

ðən, ðæn
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) que; de lo que

than conj

1. que

my brother is taller than me mi hermano es más alto que yo

I can run faster than you yo corro más rápido que tú

2. de

he's got more than a hundred CDs tiene más de cien discos compactos

than

tr[ðæn, ʊnstressed ðən]

conjunction

1 que

■ he is taller than you are él es más alto que tú

■ you do it better than me tú lo haces mejor que yo

2 (with numbers) de

■ more than fifty más de cincuenta

■ more than once más de una vez

3 (followed by clause) de lo que

■ this is easier than we thought esto es más fácil de lo que pensábamos

than ['ðæn] conj

: que, de

it's worth more than that: vale más que eso

more than you think: más de lo que piensas

than prep

: que, de

you're better than he is: eres mejor que él

more than once: más de una vez

than

adv.

• que adv.

conj.

• que conj.

prep.

• de prep.

I ðæn, weak form ðən
conjunction

a) ( in comparisons) que; ( with quantity) de

I'm feeling better than I was — me siento mejor que antes

more/less than we had asked for — más/menos de lo que habíamos pedido

the situation is even worse than we thought — la situación es aún peor de lo que pensábamos

b) ( with alternatives)

I'd rather walk than go by bus — prefiero ir a pie a tomar el autobús

I'd sooner die than marry you — prefiero morirme antes que casarme contigo

c) (except, besides) que

I had no alternative than to resign — no tenía otra alternativa que dimitir

d) ( when) cuando

no sooner had I sat down than the bell rang — apenas me había sentado cuando sonó el timbre, en cuanto me senté sonó el timbre

II

preposition ( in comparisons) que; ( with quantity) de

his house is bigger than mine — su casa es más grande que la mía

more than £200/20 days — más de 200 libras/20 días

[ðæn]
CONJ
1) (in comparisons) que

I have more than you — tengo más que usted

nobody is more sorry than I (am) — nadie lo siente más que yo

more often than not — en la mayoría de los casos

they have more money than we have — tienen más dinero que nosotros

the car went faster than we had expected — el coche alcanzó una velocidad mayor de lo que habíamos esperado

it is better to phone than to write — más vale llamar por teléfono que escribir

2) (with numerals) de

more/less than 90 — más/menos de 90

more than once — más de una vez

3) (stating preference) antes que

rather you than me — tú antes que yo

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I [ðæn], weak form [ðən]
conjunction

a) ( in comparisons) que; ( with quantity) de

I'm feeling better than I was — me siento mejor que antes

more/less than we had asked for — más/menos de lo que habíamos pedido

the situation is even worse than we thought — la situación es aún peor de lo que pensábamos

b) ( with alternatives)

I'd rather walk than go by bus — prefiero ir a pie a tomar el autobús

I'd sooner die than marry you — prefiero morirme antes que casarme contigo

c) (except, besides) que

I had no alternative than to resign — no tenía otra alternativa que dimitir

d) ( when) cuando

no sooner had I sat down than the bell rang — apenas me había sentado cuando sonó el timbre, en cuanto me senté sonó el timbre

II

preposition ( in comparisons) que; ( with quantity) de

his house is bigger than mine — su casa es más grande que la mía

more than £200/20 days — más de 200 libras/20 días

English-spanish dictionary > than
6 better

'betə
comparative; = good

better¹ adj adv

1. mejor

she paints better than me ella pinta mejor que yo

their car is better than ours su coche es mejor que el nuestro

I'm feeling much better today hoy me encuentro mucho mejor

2. más

I like this film better me gusta más esta película / prefiero esta película

better off mejor / más rico

you would be better off in the country estarías mejor en el campo

when I'm better off, I'll buy a new car cuando tenga más dinero, compraré un coche nuevo

had better más vale / sería mejor que

you'd better go to the doctor más vale que vayas a ver al médico / sería mejor que fueras a ver al médico

I'd better not miss my plane más me vale que no pierda el avión

Es el comparativo de good

y well

better² n el mejor

which is the better of these two motorbikes? ¿cuál es la mejor de estas dos motos?

better

tr['betə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 (comp of good) mejor

■ his new novel is better than his last one su última novela es mejor que la anterior

■ you won't find a better product no encontrarás un producto mejor

2 (more healthy) mejor

■ he's feeling better today hoy se encuentra mejor

adverb

1 (comp of well) mejor

■ he works better than I do trabaja mejor que yo

2 (to a greater extent) más

■ I like this one better me gusta más éste

noun

1 el mejor, la mejor

■ it's hard to decide who is the better of the two es difícil decidir quién es el mejor de los dos

transitive verb

1 (improve) mejorar

■ he has bettered their working conditions ha mejorado sus condiciones de trabajo

2 (surpass) superar

■ he bettered his own record superó su propio récord

plural noun betters

1 superiores nombre masculino plural

■ you must listen to your betters debes escuchar tus superiores

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to better oneself mejorar su posición social

better late than never más vale tarde que nunca

so much the better tanto mejor

for want of something better a falta de otra cosa mejor

to be no better than no ser más que

■ he's no better than a thief no es más que un ladrón

to get better recuperarse, mejorarse

to go one better hacer mejor todavía

to like something/somebody better preferir algo/a alguien

better and better cada vez mejor

for better or for worse para lo bueno o para lo malo

to be better off than somebody tener más dinero que alguien

to get the better of somebody llevar la ventaja a alguien, salir ganando a alguien

the better part of la mayor parte de

you know better than me tú sabes más que yo

better feelings conciencia

better half media naranja

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better

tr['betə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 apostante nombre masulino o femenino

better ['bɛt̬ər] vt

1) improve: mejorar

2) surpass: superar

better adv comparative of well

1) : mejor

2) more: más

better than 50 miles: más de 50 millas

better adj comparative of good

1) : mejor

the weather is better today: hace mejor tiempo hoy

I was sick, but now I'm better: estuve enfermo, pero ahora estoy mejor

2) : mayor

the better part of a month: la mayor parte de un mes

better n

1) : el mejor, la mejor

the better of the two: el mejor de los dos

2)

to get the better of : vencer a, quedar por encima de, superar

better

adj.

• mejor adj.

• superior adj.

adj.comp.

• mejor adj.comp.

adv.

• mejor adv.

n.

• apostador, -ora s.m.,f.

• mejor s.m.

• superior s.m.

I 'betər, 'betə(r)
adjective

1) ( comp of good I) mejor

he's better at playing the guitar than at singing — toca la guitarra mejor de lo que canta

fruit's much better for you than candy — la fruta es mucho más sana que los caramelos

things couldn't be better — todo va de maravilla

what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores

to get better — mejorar

the bigger the better — cuanto más grande mejor

the less said about it the better — cuanto menos se hable del tema mejor

the garden looks all the better for the rain — la lluvia le ha venido bien al jardín

if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor

she's little better than a thief — es poco menos que una ladrona

he's moved on to better things since then — desde entonces se ha superado mucho

I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés

2) (pred) ( recovered from illness)

to be better — estar* mejor

to get better — recuperarse

II

adverb

1) ( comp of well I,II) mejor

she swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo

we get on better than before — nos llevamos mejor que antes

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

we'd've done better to wait — hubiera sido mejor esperar

at the last moment he thought better of it — a último momento cambió de idea

2)

had better — ( ought)

hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?

I'd better leave before it gets dark — va a ser mejor que me vaya antes de que oscurezca

well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir

you'd better do as I say — más te vale hacer lo que yo te diga

you'd better not complain! — más te vale no quejarte!

you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor

3) ( more) (AmE) más

it cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares

III

noun

a) ( superior of two)

the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos

for the better — para bien, para mejor

things took a turn for the better — las cosas dieron un giro positivo

to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo

my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo

b) betters pl ( superiors) superiores mpl

his elders and betters — sus mayores

IV

transitive verb

a) ( improve) mejorar

to better oneself — superarse

b) ( surpass) \<\<score/record\>\> mejorar, superar

I ['betǝ(r)]
1.

ADJ (compar)
of good; mejor
he is better than you — es mejor que tú

he's much better — (Med) está mucho mejor

that's better! — ¡eso es!

it is better to — + infin más vale + infin

• better and better — cada vez mejor

• she is better at dancing than her sister — se le da mejor bailar a ella que a su hermana

• it couldn't be better — no podría ser mejor

• these products are better for the environment — estos productos son mejores para el medio ambiente

• to get better — mejorar; (Med) mejorar(se), reponerse

• he's no better than a thief — no es más que un ladrón

she's no better than she ought to be — † es una mujer que tiene historia

• to go one better — hacer mejor todavía ( than que)

• it lasted the better part of a year — duró la mayor parte del año

• the sooner the better — cuanto antes mejor

• it would be better to go now — sería mejor irse ya
half 1., 1), nature 1., 2), day 1., 3)
2.

ADV (compar)
of well; mejor
• all the better — tanto mejor

so you're both coming - all the better! — así es que venís los dos, ¡tanto mejor!

I feel all the better for having confided in someone — me siento mucho mejor después de haberme confiado a alguien

he was all the better for it — le hizo mucho bien

it would be all the better for a drop of paint — no le vendría mal una mano de pintura

• I had better go — más vale que me vaya, mejor me vaya (esp LAm)

• he thinks he knows better — cree que se lo sabe todo

at his age he ought to know better — a la edad que tiene debería tener más juicio

but he knew better than to... — pero sabía que no se debía...

he knows better than the experts — sabe más que los expertos

• they are better off than we are — están mejor de dinero que nosotros

you'd be better off staying where you are — te convendría más quedarte

• so much the better — tanto mejor

• write to her or, better still, go and see her — escríbele o, mejor aún, vete a verla

• they withdrew, the better to resist — se retiraron para poder resistir mejor

• to think better of it — cambiar de parecer
late 1., 3)
3. N

1) el/la mejor

• it's a change for the better — es una mejora

• to get the better of — (=beat) vencer, quedar por encima de

• for better or worse — para bien o mal

2)

my betters — mis superiores

4.

VT mejorar; [+ record, score] superar

to better o.s. — (financially) mejorar su posición; (culturally, educationally) superarse

II

['betǝ(r)]
N (=gambler) apostador(a) m / f
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I ['betər, 'betə(r)]
adjective

1) ( comp of good I) mejor

he's better at playing the guitar than at singing — toca la guitarra mejor de lo que canta

fruit's much better for you than candy — la fruta es mucho más sana que los caramelos

things couldn't be better — todo va de maravilla

what do you think of the wine? - I've tasted better — ¿qué te parece el vino? - los he probado mejores

to get better — mejorar

the bigger the better — cuanto más grande mejor

the less said about it the better — cuanto menos se hable del tema mejor

the garden looks all the better for the rain — la lluvia le ha venido bien al jardín

if they can both come, so much the better — si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor

she's little better than a thief — es poco menos que una ladrona

he's moved on to better things since then — desde entonces se ha superado mucho

I can go one better: I'll give you interest-free credit — yo puedo hacerle una oferta aún mejor: le doy crédito sin interés

2) (pred) ( recovered from illness)

to be better — estar* mejor

to get better — recuperarse

II

adverb

1) ( comp of well I,II) mejor

she swims better than I do o than me — nada mejor que yo

we get on better than before — nos llevamos mejor que antes

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

we'd've done better to wait — hubiera sido mejor esperar

at the last moment he thought better of it — a último momento cambió de idea

2)

had better — ( ought)

hadn't you better phone them? — ¿no deberías llamarlos?

I'd better leave before it gets dark — va a ser mejor que me vaya antes de que oscurezca

well, I'd better be off — bueno, me tengo que ir

you'd better do as I say — más te vale hacer lo que yo te diga

you'd better not complain! — más te vale no quejarte!

you'd better believe it! — (colloq) sí señor

3) ( more) (AmE) más

it cost me better than $100 — me costó más de 100 dólares

III

noun

a) ( superior of two)

the better of the two — el mejor de los/las dos

for the better — para bien, para mejor

things took a turn for the better — las cosas dieron un giro positivo

to get the better of somebody/something — ganarle la batalla a alguien/algo

my curiosity got the better of me — la curiosidad fue más fuerte que yo or pudo más que yo

b) betters pl ( superiors) superiores mpl

his elders and betters — sus mayores

IV

transitive verb

a) ( improve) mejorar

to better oneself — superarse

b) ( surpass) \<\<score/record\>\> mejorar, superar

English-spanish dictionary > better
7 better

1. adjective compar. of
academic.ru/31746/good">good 1. besser

something better — etwas Besseres

do you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?

that's better — so ist's schon besser

better and better — immer besser

better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an

be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen

he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser

get better — (recover) gesund werden

be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein

I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser

so much the better — um so besser

she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt

my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)

[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
2. adverb compar. of
well II 2.

1) (in a better way) besser

2) (to a greater degree) mehr

I like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller

he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter

3)

you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...

you'd better not tell her — Sie erzählen es ihr besser nicht

I'd better be off now — ich gehe jetzt besser

hadn't you better ask first? — sollten Sie nicht besser zuerst fragen?

you'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
3. noun
1) Bessere, das

get the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)

exhaustion got the better of him — Erschöpfung übermannte ihn

be a change for the better — eine vorteilhafte Veränderung sein

for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird

I thought better of it — ich habe es mir anders überlegt

2) in pl.

one's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
4. transitive verb
1) (surpass) übertreffen

2) (improve) verbessern

better oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern

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['betə]
comparative; = good

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bet·ter¹

[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]

I. adj inv comp of good

1. (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 sein

2. (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 erholen

3. (most)

the \better part der größte Teil

the \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]

4.

▶ \better the devil you know than the devil you don't know ( prov) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt

▶ discretion is the \better part of valour ( prov) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste prov fam

▶ to go one \better noch einen draufsetzen fam

▶ \better late than never ( saying) besser spät als nie

▶ \better safe than sorry ( saying) Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht prov

II. adv comp of well

1. (in superior manner) besser; like lieber, mehr

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

III. n no pl

1. (improvement) Bessere nt

I 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

all [or so much] the \better umso besser

you'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tun

2. ( hum old)

▪ one's \betters pl Leute, die über einem stehen

our elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrung

3.

▶ to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun

▶ for \better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) in Freud und Leid

▶ to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnen

IV. vt

▪ to \better sth etw verbessern

▪ to \better oneself (improve social position) sich akk verbessern; (further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbilden

bet·ter²

[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]

n jd, der eine Wette abschließt

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I ['betə(r)]
n
Wetter(in) m(f) II
1. adj comp
besser; route, way also günstiger
he's much better — es geht ihm viel besser

the patient/his foot is getting better — dem Patienten/seinem Fuß geht es schon viel besser

I hope you get better soon — hoffentlich sind Sie bald wieder gesund

better and better — immer besser

that's better! (approval) — so ist es besser!; (relief etc)

to be better than one's word — mehr tun, als man versprochen hat

it couldn't be better — es könnte gar nicht besser sein

I couldn't be better — es könnte mir gar nicht besser gehen

I am none the better for it —

she is no better than she ought to be — sie ist auch keine Heilige

the better part of an hour/my money/our trip — fast eine Stunde/fast mein ganzes Geld/fast die ganze Reise

it would be better to go early — es wäre besser, früh zu gehen

you would be better to go early — Sie gehen besser früh

to go one better — einen Schritt weiter gehen; (in offer) höher gehen

this hat has seen better days — dieser Hut hat auch schon bessere Tage gesehen (inf)

2. adv comp of well

1) besser; like lieber, mehr; enjoy mehr

they are better off than we are — sie sind besser dran als wir

he is better off where he is — für ihn ist es besser, da zu sein, wo er ist, er ist besser dran, wo er ist (inf)

you would do better or be better advised to go early — Sie sollten lieber früh gehen

to think better of it — es sich (dat)

I didn't think any better of him for that — deswegen hielt ich auch nicht mehr von ihm

See:

→ know, late

2)

I had better go — ich gehe jetzt wohl besser

you'd better do what he says —

I'd better answer that letter soon — ich beantworte den Brief lieber or besser bald

I won't touch it – you'd better not! — ich fasse es nicht an – das will ich dir auch geraten haben

3. n

1)

one's betters (socially also) — Höhergestellte pl, höher Gestellte pl

that's no way to talk to your betters — man muss immer wissen, wen man vor sich (dat) hat

respect for one's betters — Achtung f Respektspersonen gegenüber

2)

(= person, object) the better — der/die/das Bessere

3)

it's a change for the better —

to think ( all) the better of sb — (um so) mehr von jdm halten

all the better, so much the better — umso besser

it would be all the better for a drop of paint — ein bisschen Farbe würde Wunder wirken

the bigger/sooner the better — je größer/eher, desto besser

it's done now, for better or worse — so oder so, es ist geschehen

for better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) — in Freud und Leid

to get the better of sb (person) — jdn unterkriegen (inf); (illness) jdn erwischen (inf); (problem etc) jdm schwer zu schaffen machen

4. vt
(= improve on) verbessern; (= surpass) übertreffen
5. vr
(= increase one's knowledge) sich weiterbilden; (in social scale) sich verbessern
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better¹ [ˈbetə(r)]

A (komp von good) adj

1. besser:

I am better es geht mir (gesundheitlich) besser;

I am none the better for it das hilft mir auch nicht;

he’s no better than a cheat er kommt einem Betrüger gleich;

she’s no better than she should be euph sie ist nicht gerade eine Heilige;

it is no better than it should be man konnte nicht mehr erwarten;

be better than one’s word mehr tun, als man versprochen hat;

get better

a) besser werden, sich bessern, SPORT sich steigern,

b) sich erholen;

my ( oder the) better half hum meine bessere Hälfte; → luck A 1, part A 1, safe A 1, self A 1

2. größer:

(up)on better acquaintance bei näherer Bekanntschaft

B s

1. (das) Bessere, (das) Vorzüglichere:

for better for worse

a) in Freud und Leid, in guten wie in schlechten Tagen (Trauformel),

b) was auch (immer) geschieht;

I expected better ich habe (etwas) Besseres erwartet; → change B 1, C 1, turn¹ A 8 b

2. Vorteil m:

get the better of

a) die Oberhand über jemanden gewinnen, jemanden besiegen oder ausstechen,

b) etwas überwinden;

his emotions got the better of him seine Gefühle gingen mit ihm durch

3. pl Vorgesetzte pl, (im Rang) Höherstehende pl, (finanziell) Bessergestellte pl:

his betters die ihm (geistig etc) Überlegenen

C (komp von well¹) adv

1. besser:

better off

a) besser dran,

b) (finanziell) bessergestellt;

think better of it sich eines Besseren besinnen, es sich anders überlegen;

so much the better desto besser;

you had better (US umg you better) go es wäre besser, du gingest;

you had better (US umg you better) not! lass das lieber sein!; → able 1, know B

2. mehr:

better loved;

better than 10 miles über oder mehr als 10 Meilen;

go sb one better jemanden (noch) übertreffen; → like² A

D v/t

1. Beziehungen, Lebensbedingungen, einen Rekord etc verbessern

2. übertreffen

3. den Spieleinsatz erhöhen

4. better o.s.

a) sich (finanziell) verbessern,

b) sich weiterbilden

E v/i besser werden, sich (ver)bessern

better² [ˈbetə(r)] s Wettende(r) m/f(m), Wetter(in)

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1. adjective compar. of
good 1. besser

something better — etwas Besseres

do you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?

that's better — so ist's schon besser

better and better — immer besser

better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an

be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen

he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser

get better — (recover) gesund werden

be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein

I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser

so much the better — um so besser

she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt

my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)

[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
2. adverb compar. of
well II 2.

1) (in a better way) besser

2) (to a greater degree) mehr

I like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller

he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter

3)

you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...

you'd better not tell her — Sie erzählen es ihr besser nicht

I'd better be off now — ich gehe jetzt besser

hadn't you better ask first? — sollten Sie nicht besser zuerst fragen?

you'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
3. noun
1) Bessere, das

get the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)

exhaustion got the better of him — Erschöpfung übermannte ihn

be a change for the better — eine vorteilhafte Veränderung sein

for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird

I thought better of it — ich habe es mir anders überlegt

2) in pl.

one's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
4. transitive verb
1) (surpass) übertreffen

2) (improve) verbessern

better oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern

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adj.

besser adj. v.

besser werden ausdr.

bessern v.

verbessern v.

English-german dictionary > better
8 better

§ უკეთესი, გაუმჯობესება

§ უკეთესად

§

1 უკეთესი

a better house / life უკეთესი სახლი / ცხოვრება

to be / get better უკეთესად ყოფნა / გახდომა

he is / got better უკეთ არის / გახდა

he is no better than a thief არაფრითაა ქურდზე უკეთესი / ქურდისაგან არაფრით განსხვავდება

it is better / would be better to go უკეთესია წავიდეთ // უკეთესი იქნებოდა წავსულიყავით

the better part of... რისიმე უდიდესი ნაწილი

his better half მისი ცოლი

now she plays better ახლა უკეთ უკრავს

I like it better ასე მირჩევნია // ეს უფრო მომწონს

he did better than his word არა მარტო დანაპირები შეასრულა, არამედ მეტიც გააკეთა

had better სჯობია, უკეთესია, გირჩევნია

you had better mind your own business გირჩევნია შენს საქმეს მოუარო / მიხედო

you had better go there yourself ჯობს, იქ თავად წახვიდე

hadn't you better tell them everything? ხომ არ აჯობებს, რომ ყველაფერი უთხრა?

to get the better of ჯობნა

he got the better of his rival თავის მეტოქეს აჯობა

he says he didn't do it, but I know better ამბობს არ ჩამიდენიაო, მაგრამ მე ხომ ვიცი

to know better than; you ought to know better than to go out without an overcoat on such a frosty day იმდენი უნდა გესმოდეს, რომ ასეთ ყინვაში უპალტოოდ არ გახვიდე

I know better than to believe him არც ისრთი მიამიტი ვარ, რომ დავუჯერო

I was going to interfere, but thought better of it ჩარევას ვაპირებდი, მაგრამ გადავიფიქრე

to be better off მატერიალურად უკეთესად ყოფნა

to be better off without: we are better off without their help მათი დახმარების გარეშე უკეთესად ვართ

the quicker the better რაც უფრო ჩქარა, მით უკეთესი

2 უკეთესობა

he has changed for the better უკეთესობისაკენ შეიცვალა

so much the better / the better it is მით უკეთესი

my curiosity got the better of me ცნობისმოყვარეობამ მძლია

she always gets the better of these quarrels ამ ჩხუბებიდან ყოველთვის გამარჯვებული გამოდის

I think all the better of him after this ამის შემდეგ ჩემს თვალში ამაღლდა

better luck next time! არა უშავს, შემდეგში უფრო იღბლიანი

a lot better / later ბევრად უკეთესად // გაცილებით უფრო გვიან

he is a little better today დღეს ოდნავ უკეთესადაა

the outside of his house is much better than the inside გარედან ეს სახლი გაცილებით უკეთესია, ვიდრე შიგნით

I feel none the better today დღეს სულაც არ ვგრძნობ თავს უკეთესად

there are no indications that the next year will be better ნიშანწყალიც არ ჩანს, რომ მომავალი წელი უკეთესი იქნება

the sooner the better რაც უფრო მალე, მით უკეთესი

a sensible change for the better საგრძნობი გაუმჯობესება

much better / worse გაცილებით უკეთესი // ბევრად უარესი

he is measurably better now ახლა შესამჩნევად გამოკეთდა

a turn for the better უკეთესობისაკენ ცვლილება

●●the sooner the better რაც უფრო ადრე, მით უკეთესი

we sat closer so that we could hear better უფრო ახლოს დავჯექით, რომ უკეთესად გაგვეგო

you should know better than to say that უნდა გცოდნოდა, რომ ამის თქმა არ შეიძლებოდა

●●he knows better than to cheat me არც ისეთი უჭკუოა, რომ მომატყუოს

he is much better გაცილებით უკეთაა

I had better go უმჯობესია, წავიდე

I'd rather / better do it myself მირჩევნია, თვითონ გავაკეთო

you had better stay in bed გირჩევნია, იწვე

had better / rather ურჩევნია, ჯობია

●●I would rather / better მირჩევნია

which is better? რომელია უკეთესი?

I didn't expect anything better whatsoever მაინცდამაინც უკეთესს არაფერს მოველოდი

better / remote / uncertain future უკეთესი / შორეული / გაურკვეველი მომავალი

to change for the better უკეთესობისაკენ შეცვლა (შეიცვლება)

for lack of anything better უკეთესის უქონლობის გამო

he got better გამოკეთდა

I feel a great deal better გაცილებით უკეთესად ვარ

she craned her neck to see better კისერი წაიგრძელა, უკეთ რომ დაენახა

he is a far better specialist გაცილებით უკეთესი სპეციალისტია

he is by far a better player ბევრად უკეთესი მოთამაშეა

I'm a bit better ცოტათი უკეთ ვარ

better than anything ყველაფერზე ძალიან / უფრო

English-Georgian dictionary > better
9 than

[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) end

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[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) end

English-Danish dictionary > than
10 better

['betə]
comparative; = good

* * *
I [bétə]
noun

tisti, ki stavi
II [bétə]
adjective

boljši; primernejši; ki se bolje počuti

no better than — pravzaprav

he is no better than he should be — nič boljšega ne moremo od njega pričakovati

she is no better than she should be — razuzdanka je

my better half — moja boljša polovica

better part — večji del

better than — več kakor

colloquially the better the day the better the deed — čim večji praznik tem več dela opravimo

upon better acquaintance — če se človek bliže seznani

one's better angel — angel varuh

he has seen better days — nekoč se mu je bolje godilo

he is better than his word — naredi še več, kot je obljubil

the better hand — prednost, premoč

the better sort — pomembni ljudje

his better self — njegova boljša stran

I am better as I am — raje sem tak kakor sem

he is none the better for it — nič mu ne koristi
III [bétə]
adverb

bolje, primerneje

to be better — bolje se počutiti

to be better off — biti v boljšem položaju, biti premožnejši

I had better start — bolje bi bilo, če bi že začel

you had better not — bolje ne!, tega vam ne svetujem

I know better — ne boste me ukanili, ne dam se potegniti za nos

American colloquially you'd better believe it — lahko mi verjameš

so much the better, all the better — tem bolje

to get better — okrevati

I like it none the better for it — zato mi ni nič ljubši

he always knows better — nič si ne da dopovedati

I thought better of it — bolje sem si premislil
IV [bétə]
noun

my betters — moji predstojniki

for better for worse — v vsakem primeru

to change for the better — poboljšati se

to get the better of — premagati, prekositi
V [bétə]
1.

transitive verb

popraviti, izboljšati, izpopolniti, preseči;

2.

intransitive verb

popraviti, spopolniti, poboljšati se, napredovati

to better up — oplemenititi

English-Slovenian dictionary > better
11 than

[ðən, stressed ðæn] conjunction

1) (in comparison) als

I know you better than [I do] him — ich kenne dich besser als ihn

I know you better than he [does] — ich kenne dich besser als er

you are taller than he is or than him — du bist größer als er

2) (introducing statement of difference) als

* * *
[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) als

* * *

than

[ðæn, ð^ən]

I. conj

1. after superl (in comparison to) als

you always walk faster \than I do du gehst immer schneller als ich

she said more \than was advisable sie sagte mehr, als ratsam war

2. (instead of)

rather \than sth anstatt etw dat

I'd die, rather \than have such an experience lieber würde ich sterben, als so etwas zu erleben

II. prep

1. after superl (in comparison to) als

he's bigger \than me er ist größer als ich

their car is bigger \than mine ihr Auto ist größer als meines

you're earlier \than usual du bist früher dran als sonst

she invited more \than 30 people sie lud mehr als 30 Leute ein

2. (besides)

other \than sb/sth außer jdm/etw

tell no one other \than your mother erzähle es niemandem außer deiner Mutter

other \than that... abgesehen davon..., ansonsten...

* * *
[ðn] (weak form) [ðən]
conj
als
I'd rather do anything than that — das wäre das Letzte, was ich tun wollte

no sooner had I sat down than he began to talk — kaum hatte ich mich hingesetzt, als er auch schon anfing zu reden

who better to help us than he? — wer könnte uns besser helfen als er?

See:

→ more, other

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than [ðən; ðæn] konj (nach einem Komparativ) als:

she’s younger than he is;

she would rather lie than admit it lieber log sie, als es zuzugeben;

more than was necessary mehr als nötig;

none other than you niemand anders als Sie

* * *

[ðən, stressed ðæn] conjunction

1) (in comparison) als

I know you better than [I do] him — ich kenne dich besser als ihn

I know you better than he [does] — ich kenne dich besser als er

you are taller than he is or than him — du bist größer als er

2) (introducing statement of difference) als

* * *

adv.

als adv.

English-german dictionary > than
12 better

['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...

English-Portuguese dictionary > better
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[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) kot

* * *
[ðæn, ðən]
conjunction

kot, kakor

more than 300 people — več kot 300 ljudi

rather than — rajši kot

none other than you — noben drug kot vi

a man than whom no one was more beloved — ni ga bilo bolj priljubljenega človeka, kot je bil on

it is casier said than done — to je lažje rečeno kot storjeno

she did it better than he — bolje to napravila kot on

I would rather walk than drive — jaz bi rajši šel peš, kot pa da bi se peljal

English-Slovenian dictionary > than
14 than

[ forma debole ðən] [ forma forte ðæn] 1.
preposizione

1) (in comparisons) di, che, che non

thinner than him — più magro di lui

he has more than me — ha più di me

more surprised than annoyed — più sorpreso che irritato

2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) di

more, less than 10 — più, meno di 10

more than half — più di metà

temperatures lower than 30 degrees — temperature inferiori ai 30 gradi
2.
congiunzione

1) (in comparisons) di, di quanto, che, piuttosto che

he's older than I am — è più vecchio di me

it was further away than I remembered — era più lontano di quanto non mi ricordassi

2) (expressing preferences)

I'd rather do X than do Y — preferirei fare X piuttosto che fare Y

3) (when)

hardly had he left than the phone rang — non appena uscì il telefono squillò

4) AE (from)

to be different than sth. — essere diverso da qcs

* * *
[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) che; di

* * *
[ forma debole ðən] [ forma forte ðæn] 1.
preposizione

1) (in comparisons) di, che, che non

thinner than him — più magro di lui

he has more than me — ha più di me

more surprised than annoyed — più sorpreso che irritato

2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) di

more, less than 10 — più, meno di 10

more than half — più di metà

temperatures lower than 30 degrees — temperature inferiori ai 30 gradi
2.
congiunzione

1) (in comparisons) di, di quanto, che, piuttosto che

he's older than I am — è più vecchio di me

it was further away than I remembered — era più lontano di quanto non mi ricordassi

2) (expressing preferences)

I'd rather do X than do Y — preferirei fare X piuttosto che fare Y

3) (when)

hardly had he left than the phone rang — non appena uscì il telefono squillò

4) AE (from)

to be different than sth. — essere diverso da qcs

English-Italian dictionary > than
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ðən, ðæn
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) enn

enn

konj. \/ħæn\/, \/ħən\/, \/ħn\/

1) (også prep.) enn

• he is several years older than me

han er flere år eldre enn meg

• I want nothing else than this

jeg vil ikke ha noe annet (enn dette) \/ dette er alt jeg vil ha

• it was no other than Mr. Smith

det var ingen annen enn herr Smith \/ det var selveste herr Smith

2) enn (det) som, enn

• it's more than is good for him

det er mer enn han har godt av

3) så

• no sooner had we sat down than...

vi hadde ikke før satt oss ned så...

rather than se ➢ rather

sooner than se ➢ sooner

English-Norwegian dictionary > than
16 than

[ðænˌ ðən]
conj

niż

I have more than you — mam więcej niż ty

we have more wine than beer — mamy więcej wina niż piwa

she is older than you think — jest starsza, niż przypuszczasz

it's more than likely — to więcej niż prawdopodobne

more than once — nie raz

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[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) niż, aniżeli

English-Polish dictionary > than
17 than

[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) do que

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[ðæn; ðən] conj (usado depois do comparativo) que, do que. he would do anything with it rather than... ele faria tudo com isso menos... taller than he mais alto que ele. to be wiser than to do so ser bastante ajuizado para não proceder assim.

English-Portuguese dictionary > than
18 than

[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) heldur en, en

English-Icelandic dictionary > than
19 than

[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) mint

English-Hungarian dictionary > than
20 than

conj. den, dan, göre

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1. den 2. den daha
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[ðən, ðæn]
conjunction, preposition

(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.)...-den/dan

English-Turkish dictionary > than

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