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1 better and better
better and bettercada vez melhor. -
2 better days
better daysperíodo de prosperidade, dias melhores. -
3 better late than never
better late than neverantes tarde do que nunca. -
4 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... -
5 better off
(richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) em melhor situação* * *better offem melhor situação. better than a dig in the eye, better than a kick in the pants coll melhor do que nada. -
6 better off
(richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) em melhor situação -
7 better
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8 better
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9 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') quanto mais cedo melhor* * *the sooner the betterquanto antes melhor.————————the sooner the betterquanto antes, melhor. -
10 had better
had betterseria melhor. you would better go now / é melhor você ir agora. -
11 my better half
my better halfminha cara metade (mulher).————————my better halfminha esposa, meu marido. -
12 to teach someone better
to teach someone betterdar uma lição a alguém. they taught him better/eles lhe deram uma lição. -
13 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.) ter senso -
14 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.) melhorar/piorar -
15 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.) pensar melhor em2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) julgar alguém -
16 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.) saber das coisas -
17 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.) melhorar, piorarEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > take a turn for the better
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18 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.) mudar de idéia2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) fazer uma idéia melhor -
19 I had better go
I had better goseria melhor se eu fosse. -
20 I know better than that
I know better than thatnão caio nessa.
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