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1 be streets better
Общая лексика: быть намного выше, быть намного лучше -
2 to be streets better
Общая лексика: быть намного лучше (выше) -
3 streets ahead of sth
Общая лексика: на голову выше чего-то (much better than) -
4 know better than that
(know better (than that или than to do smth.))прекрасно понимать, соображать что к чему; ≈ достаточно умён, чтобы не (сделать, сказать и т. п.)Go down and say she ought to know better than to come here at such a time! (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘Two Looks’) — Пойдите вниз и скажите этой женщине, что надо совсем ничего не соображать, чтобы прийти сюда в такое время.
‘He did - did he?’ said Soames, roundeyed. ‘What did he take this time?’ ‘Oh! Of course I knew better than to let him in.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part I, ch. II) — - Ах, вот как? - Сомс сделал круглые глаза. - Что он утащил на этот раз? - О, я была не так глупа и не впустила его.
Jack London... was one who knew better than this; in The Iron Heel he gave a rough forecast of fascism and of the bitter struggle needed to vanquish it. (W. Foster, ‘The Twilight of World Capitalism’, ch. IX) — Джек Лондон... прекрасно понимал опасность иллюзий. В "Железной пяте" он в общих чертах предсказал появление фашизма и ту жестокую борьбу, которую предстоит выдержать для его уничтожения.
Police tried to clear the streets, but local constables knew better than to interfere with the diggers that afternoon. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 51) — Полиция делала попытки очистить улицы, но местные констебли отнюдь не горели желанием связываться со старателями в тот день.
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5 be streets ahead of smb.
разг.(be streets ahead of smb. (или smth.))намного опередить кого-л. (или что-л.), значительно превосходить кого-л. (или что-л.)The English are better photographers than the Americans, but as regards mechanical ingenuity... the latter are streets ahead. (‘Westminster Gazette’, OED) — Англичане более искусные фотографы, чем американцы, зато у американцев более совершенная аппаратура.
As far as modernisation is concerned, there are several other towns that are streets ahead of us. (ECI) — В отношении модернизации городских служб несколько городов значительно опередили нас.
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(to be much better than.) langt foran; langt bedre* * *(to be much better than.) langt foran; langt bedreEnglish-Danish dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) adelantarle por mucho a alguienEnglish-spanish dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) skara fram úrEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) messze fölötte állEnglish-Hungarian dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) ser muito superior aEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) kat kat üstün olmakEnglish-Turkish dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) biti daleč boljšiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) olla paljon parempi kuinEnglish-Finnish dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) ligge milevis foranEnglish-Norwegian dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) (essere di gran lunga superiore a)English-Italian dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) meilenweit voraus seinEnglish-german dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) być o klasę lepszym niżEnglish-Polish dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) būt galvas tiesu pārākam parEnglish-Latvian dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) būti visa galva aukščiau užEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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(to be much better than.) ligga långt före, vara vida överlägsenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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