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4 the better part of smth.
(the better (или the best) part of smth.)добрая половина, значительная часть чего-л. (напр., времени)‘Go on,’ he said to Riggs; ‘we'll get the best part of the way home.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part III, ch. XX) — - Поезжайте, - сказал он Риггсу. - Успеем сделать больше половины пути.
But it was the best part of two hours before any human being ventured out again into the desolation of Iping Street. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 12) — Но прошло добрых два часа, прежде чем кто-то осмелился выйти на пустынную айпингскую улицу.
It seemed to him to be the better part of wisdom to return immediately to New York and see what, if anything, he could do to avoid a public scandal. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Stoic’, ch. LIII) — Пожалуй, самое разумное - немедленно вернуться в Нью-Йорк и сделать все, чтобы как-нибудь предотвратить публичный скандал.
By midafternoon he had broken the better part of an acre. (W. Faulkner, ‘The Mansion’, ‘Mink’, ch. I) — К концу дня Минк вспахал почти целый акр.
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5 the gray mare is the better horse
≈ жена верховодит в доме; см. тж. the gray mareNow, 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...
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6 (the) weather changed for the better
the weather changed for the better (for the worse) погода переменилась к лучшему (к худшему)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) weather changed for the better
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7 the best part of / the better part of
the best part of / the better part ofla mayor parte de, casi todo,-aEnglish-spanish dictionary > the best part of / the better part of
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9 the grey mare is the better horse
the grey mare is the better horseé a mulher que manda em casa.English-Portuguese dictionary > the grey mare is the better horse
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10 the better part of the day
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11 the better half
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12 the better part
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13 the better land
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14 the better part of valour is discretion
the better part of valour is discretioninteligência é melhor que valentia (Shakespeare).English-Portuguese dictionary > the better part of valour is discretion
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15 the better for us
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16 the better/best/greater/most part
the better/best/greater/most partde meerderheid, het overgrote deelEnglish-Dutch dictionary > the better/best/greater/most part
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17 the better day the better deed
посл.(the better day the better deed (тж. better the day, better the deed))≈ всему своё времяBut the children came close to old Jolyon, knowing that he would save them, and gazed into a face which was decidedly "caught out." ‘Better the day, better the deed, mam'zelle. It's all my doing. Trot along, chicks, and have your tea.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Indian Summer of a Forsyte’, ch. III) — Но девочки подошли к старому Джолиону, зная, что он не даст их в обиду, и глядели ему в лицо, на котором было ясно написано: "Попались!" - В праздник-то еще лучше потанцевать, mam'zelle. Это я виноват. Ну, бегите, цыплята, пейте чай.
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18 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. -
19 the sooner the better
фраз.как можно скорее; как можно быстрее; по возможности скорее; при первой возможностиHe wants data to be entered in a computer the sooner the better. — Он хочет, чтобы данные внесли в компьютер как можно скорее.
Detective Holt said: ‘The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better’.
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20 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') jo hurtigere, jo bedre* * *(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') jo hurtigere, jo bedre
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