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  • 81 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.) se raviser
    2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) avec une meilleure opinion de qqn

    English-French dictionary > think better of

  • 82 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 idéia
    2) (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

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > think better of

  • 83 smile when you say that

    expr AmE infml

    That's pretty rude. You'd better smile when you say that — Как грубо! Ты хоть дай как-то понять, что ты шутишь, когда такое говоришь

    I told him he'd better smile when he says that or he's going to get into trouble — Я сказал ему, чтобы он выбирал выражения помягче, а то может схлопотать

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > smile when you say that

  • 84 for better for worse

    в счастье и несчастье, на радость и горе [выражение for better for worse взято из церковной службы при совершении бракосочетания]

    He... learned that love is not all pleasure, but can be agony and heartache, martyrdom and sacrifice. He learned what the clergyman was talking about in the marriage service: ‘For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish till death us do part.’ (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch.14) — Ланни... узнал, что любовь - это не только счастье, но и горькая мука, самоотречение и боль. Он понял, что значат слова священника, произносимые во время венчания: "На радость и горе, в богатстве и бедности, в здоровье и немощи любить и лелеять, пока смерть не разлучит"

    Ethel: "...I married Howard. I took him for better, for worse." (W. S. Maugham, ‘For Services Rendered’, act 3) — Этель: "...Я вышла замуж за Хауарда, чтобы делить вместе с ним и радость и горе."

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > for better for worse

  • 85 a better world

    (a better world (тж. another, the next, the other world, the world to be или to come))
    загробный, потусторонний мир, "тот свет", лучший мир, мир иной

    But turning the turtle is not making a quick passage except to the other world. (Fr. Marryat, ‘Percival Keene’, ch. XXIII) — Но перевернуться дном вверх - не самый быстрый способ передвижения. Разве только если спешишь на тот свет.

    ‘Lord Herny, I am not at all surprised that the world says that you are extremely wicked.’ ‘But what world says that?’ asked Lord Henry... ‘It can only be the next world. This world and I are on excellent terms.’ (O. Wilde, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, ch. XV) — - Лорд Генри, меня ничуть не удивляет, что свет считает вас в высшей степени безнравственным человеком. - Неужели? - спросил лорд Генри... - Вероятно, вы имеете в виду тот свет? С этим светом я в прекрасных отношениях.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > a better world

  • 86 half a loaf is better than no bread

    syn: better a small fish than an empty dish
    ≅ на безриб'ї і рак риба на безлюдді і Хома чоловік на безгрішші і копійка гроші among the blind the one-eyed man is king

    English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > half a loaf is better than no bread

  • 87 know any better

    expr infml

    After all most of them don't know any better — В конце концов, их просто так воспитали

    It'd be hard for a stranger to believe that you knew any better — Посторонние могут подумать, что ты вообще не можешь вести себя

    We poor men in the street simply don't know any better — Мы, простые люди, такие вот неприспособленные

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > know any better

  • 88 be better off

    1) стать богаче, состоятельнее

    ...she could not expect to be better off than so many of her friends whose husbands were in the forces. (K. S. Prichard ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 32) —...ее подруги, чьи мужья ушли воевать, обеспечены ничуть не лучше.

    ‘Should we keep on this side - out of sight?’ ‘We'll be better off on top.’ (E. Hemingway, ‘A Farewell to Arms’, ch. XXX) — - Будем держаться здесь, под прикрытием? - Лучше идти по верху.

    Ma said most of Pa's kin were better off staying where they were and that she did not want any of them coming to visit us. (E. Caldwell, ‘Georgia Boy’, ch. XIII) — Мама сказала, что было бы неплохо, если бы папины родственники сидели дома и не наведывались к нам.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > be better off

  • 89 go one better

    разг.
    (go (smb.) one better)
    превзойти, перещеголять, затмить кого-л [этим. карт.]

    When Peter Hofman addressed the younger man as Abraham, the minor member of the Clan went him one better and called him Abe. (J. O'Hara, ‘The Lockwood Concern’, book I) — Когда Питер Гофман обратился к молодому человеку, назвав его Эйбрахэмом, младший член клана решил перещеголять старшего и назвал его Эйб.

    ‘How do you know a spy when you meet him?’ he asked, and the other answered that often you didn't until it was too late. It was generally somebody who agreed with your pinkest idea and went you one or two better. (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 37) — "По каким признакам можно узнать шпика?" - спросил он, и Стеф ответил, что иной раз и не узнаешь и спохватишься только тогда, когда уже будет поздно. чаще всего это такой собеседник, который поддакивает всем твоим вольнодумствам, да и от себя прибавит что-нибудь еще похлеще.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > go one better

  • 90 the gray mare is the better horse

    ≈ жена верховодит в доме; см. тж. the gray mare

    Now, what do you think of him? D'you think he knows his own mind? He seems to me a poor thing. I should say the grey mare was the better horse. (J. Galsworty, ‘The Man of Property’, part I, ch. VI) — Ну, а как вы к Босини относитесь? Как по-вашему, он положительный человек? На мой взгляд - ничтожество. Джун будет держать его под каблуком.

    She hated that expression "The grey mare is the better horse"; it was vulgar, and she would never recognize its truth in her own case... (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Little Man and Other Satires’, ‘Studies of Extravagance’, ‘The Housewife’) — Она ненавидела выражение "в парной упряжке верховодит кобыла", считала его вульгарным и никогда не признавала его правильным в применении к себе самой...

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > the gray mare is the better horse

  • 91 I know better than that

    I know better than that
    não caio nessa.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > I know better than that

  • 92 he's the better candidate in that he has experience

    he's the better candidate in that he has experience

    English-Dutch dictionary > he's the better candidate in that he has experience

  • 93 to know better than that

    to know better than that (than do smth) быть не настолько глупым, чтобы что-либо сделать

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to know better than that

  • 94 two heads are better than one

    посл.
    ум хорошо, а два лучше

    Why Captain, don't think I'm trying to teach you your job, or for that matter attempting to influence your opinion. I guess the only reason I've come here is to suggest a smooth and regular cooperation. Which, on the principle that two heads are better than one, might increase your effectiveness. (N. Lewis, ‘The Volcanoes above Us’, ch. IX) — Ну что вы, капитан, неужели вы думаете, что я собираюсь разъяснять вам ваши обязанности или навязывать свое мнение? я пришел только потому, что стремлюсь к постоянному и тесному сотрудничеству с вами. Как говорится, ум хорошо, а два лучше. я хочу быть вам полезным.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > two heads are better than one

  • 95 blue are the hills that are far from us

    Пословица: везде хорошо, где нас нет (contrast: who leaves the old way for the new, will find himself deceived. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know), там хорошо, где нас нет (contrast: who leaves the old way for the new, will find himself deceived. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know), хорошо там, где нас нет (contrast: who leaves the old way for the new, will find himself deceived. better the devil you know than the devil you don't know)

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > blue are the hills that are far from us

  • 96 do a better job

    Общая лексика: улучшить свою работу (I think we can do a better job.), улучшить показатели (The sales are down but if we apply this new method we should be able to do a much better job of that. - значительно улучшить показатели), добиться лучших результатов

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > do a better job

  • 97 had better

    грам.
    had better (sooner) и would rather требуют после себя глагол в форме инфинитива без частицы to.

    I had sooner live in the city than on a farm. — Я бы предпочел жить в городе, чем в деревне.

    He would rather walk with me in the evening than in the daylight, for he said that he hated to be conspicuous. — Он охотнее гулял со мной по вечерам, чем в дневное время, потому что, как он говорил, ненавидел, когда на него обращали внимание.

    If I'm going to get anywhere, I had better hurry up and learn their language.

    But I'd rather see the sunrise in your eyes. ("Ticket to the Moon", E.L.O.)

    Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > had better

  • 98 I'd better

    грам.
    had better (sooner) и would rather требуют после себя глагол в форме инфинитива без частицы to.

    I had sooner live in the city than on a farm. — Я бы предпочел жить в городе, чем в деревне.

    He would rather walk with me in the evening than in the daylight, for he said that he hated to be conspicuous. — Он охотнее гулял со мной по вечерам, чем в дневное время, потому что, как он говорил, ненавидел, когда на него обращали внимание.

    If I'm going to get anywhere, I had better hurry up and learn their language.

    But I'd rather see the sunrise in your eyes. ("Ticket to the Moon", E.L.O.)

    Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > I'd better

  • 99 kiss something better

    expr infml

    Did you bump your knee when you fell? Come here and I'll kiss it better — Ты ушиб коленку когда падал? Подойди сюда. Я подую, и все пройдет

    Who wouldn't have a sore head after a night like that? What does he expect me to do about it - kiss it better? — А у кого, простите, после такой ночи не будет болеть голова? Я его что, как маленького должна жалеть?

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > kiss something better

  • 100 he had better

    (he (she, etc.) had better (go, etc.))
    ему (ей и т. д.) лучше (пойти и т. п.); см. тж. he had best

    ...the boy was shrewd enough to realize that he must never under any circumstances come between Marcel and his mother, and had better not even know if there was any difference between them. (U.Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 7) —...Ланни и сам понимал, что ему никогда, ни при каких обстоятельствах не следует вмешиваться в споры между Марселем и матерью и лучше даже и виду не подавать, что он знает об этих спорах.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > he had better

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