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improvement [ɪm'pru:vmənt]∎ what an improvement! c'est nettement mieux!;∎ this is a great improvement on her previous work c'est bien mieux que ce qu'elle faisait jusqu'à présent;∎ there has been some improvement il y a un léger mieux;∎ there has been a slight improvement in his work son travail s'est légèrement amélioré;∎ there is no improvement in the weather le temps ne s'est pas arrangé;∎ her new boyfriend's a bit of an improvement son nouveau petit ami est un peu mieux que le précédent/les précédents;∎ there's room for improvement ça pourrait être mieux(b) (in building, road etc) rénovation f, aménagement m;∎ (home) improvements travaux mpl de rénovation;∎ to carry out improvements effectuer des travaux de rénovation;∎ motorway improvements travaux mpl de réfection des autoroutes►► British improvement grant subvention f pour la rénovation d'une maisonUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > improvement
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improvement [ɪmˈpru:vmənt]* * *[ɪm'pruːvmənt]1) ( change for the better) amélioration f (in, of, to de)an improvement on last year's performance — une amélioration par rapport aux résultats de l'an dernier
the new edition is an improvement on the old one — la nouvelle édition est bien meilleure que l'ancienne
2) ( progress) progrès mpl3) ( alteration) aménagement mhome improvements — aménagements mpl du domicile
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) mejora2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) mejoraimprovement n mejora / mejoríato be an improvement on... ser mejor que...tr[ɪm'prʊːvmənt]1 (gen) mejora, mejoramiento; (in health) mejoría2 (in knowledge) perfeccionamiento3 (increase) aumento\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be an improvement on something ser mejor que algo■ it's certainly an improvement on the old one ciertamente, es un una mejoría respecto al antiguohome improvements reformas nombre femenino plural domésticasimprovement [ɪm'pru:vmənt] n: mejoramiento m, mejora fn.• abono s.m.• adelantamiento s.m.• aumento s.m.• bonificación s.f.• enmienda s.f.• medra s.f.• mejora s.f.• mejoramiento s.m.• mejoría s.f.• perfeccionamiento s.m.• progreso s.m.• reforma s.f.ɪm'pruːvməntmass & count noun (in design, situation) mejora f; ( in health) mejoría fyou're getting better, but there's still plenty of room for improvement — has mejorado pero todavía puedes mejorar mucho más
to be an improvement ON something — ser* mejor que or superior a algo
[ɪm'pruːvmǝnt]to make improvements — hacer* mejoras
1.N (in quality) mejora f, mejoramiento m (in de); (=increase) aumento m (in de); (=progress) progresos mpl (in en); [of the mind] cultivo m ; (Med) mejoría fto make improvements to — [+ property] hacer mejoras en
2.CPDimprovement grant N — subvención f para modernizar (una casa etc)
* * *[ɪm'pruːvmənt]mass & count noun (in design, situation) mejora f; ( in health) mejoría fyou're getting better, but there's still plenty of room for improvement — has mejorado pero todavía puedes mejorar mucho más
to be an improvement ON something — ser* mejor que or superior a algo
to make improvements — hacer* mejoras
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noun2) (addition) Verbesserung, diemake improvements to something — Verbesserungen an etwas (Dat.) vornehmen
* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) die Verbesserung2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) die Verbesserung* * *im·prove·ment[ɪmˈpru:vmənt]nthe last year has seen a slight \improvement in the economy im letzten Jahr hat sich die Wirtschaftslage leicht verbessert\improvement in efficiency Effizienzsteigerung f\improvement in results Ergebnisverbesserung fto be an \improvement on the former design/the old house/the previous manager im Vergleich zum früheren Entwurf/zum alten Haus/zum vorigen Geschäftsführer eine Verbesserung darstellenroom for \improvement Steigerungsmöglichkeiten pl[home] \improvements Renovierungsarbeiten pl (Ausbau- und Modernisierungsarbeiten an/in Wohnung/Haus)* * *[ɪm'pruːvmənt]nVerbesserung f, Besserung f; (of area, appearance) Verschönerung f; (of sauce, food etc) Verfeinerung f; (= increase) (in production, value) Erhöhung f, Steigerung f; (of knowledge) Erweiterung f; (of salaries) Aufbesserung f; (in health) Besserung f; (in studies) Verbesserung f, Fortschritte plto make improvements — Verbesserungen machen or durchführen (to an +dat )
to carry out improvements to a house — Ausbesserungs- or (to appearance) Verschönerungsarbeiten an einem Haus vornehmen
* * *1. (Ver)Besserung f (in gen; on gegenüber, im Vergleich zu):improvement in health Besserung der Gesundheit;improvement in the weather Wetterbesserung;there has been an improvement in the weather das Wetter hat sich gebessert;today’s weather is an improvement on yesterday’s heute ist das Wetter besser als gestern2. a) AGR Melioration fb) Erschließung f und Wertsteigerung f3. Ausnutzung f4. Vered(e)lung f, Verfeinerung f:5. Vermehrung f, Erhöhung f, Steigerung f* * *noun2) (addition) Verbesserung, diemake improvements to something — Verbesserungen an etwas (Dat.) vornehmen
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1 ( change for the better) amélioration f (in, of, to de) ; an improvement on last year's performance une amélioration par rapport aux résultats de l'an dernier ; an improvement on his previous offer Fin une offre plus intéressante que son offre précédente ; the new edition is an improvement on the old one la nouvelle édition est bien meilleure que l'ancienne ; there have been a lot of safety improvements ou improvements in safety il y a eu beaucoup d'amélioration en matière de sécurité ; a 2% improvement ou an improvement of 2% on last year's profits une amélioration de 2% par rapport aux bénéfices de l'an dernier ;2 ( progress) progrès mpl ; he has made a big improvement (in schoolwork, behaviour) il a fait de gros progrès ; Med son état s'est beaucoup amélioré ; she has made some improvement in maths elle a fait des progrès en maths ; he has come on a lot but there is still room for improvement il a fait des progrès mais il peut encore faire mieux ; there is room for improvement in the industry on pourrait encore faire mieux dans l'industrie ;3 ( alteration) aménagement m ; an improvement to the road network un aménagement du réseau routier ; to make improvements to apporter des aménagements à [house] ; home improvements aménagements mpl du domicile ; a road improvement scheme un projet d'aménagement des routes. -
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[ɪm'pruːvmənt]1) (change for the better) miglioramento m. (in, of, to di)an improvement on last year's performance — un miglioramento rispetto alla prestazione dell'anno scorso
safety improvements, improvements in safety miglioramenti in materia di sicurezza; a 5% improvement, an improvement of 5% — un aumento del 5%
2) (progress)he has made a big improvement — med. le sue condizioni sono notevolmente migliorate
there is room for improvement — ci sono ancora possibilità o margini di miglioramento
3) (alteration) miglioria f., miglioramento m. (to di)to make improvements to — apportare delle migliorie a [ house]
* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) miglioramento2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) miglioramento* * *[ɪm'pruːvmənt]1) (change for the better) miglioramento m. (in, of, to di)an improvement on last year's performance — un miglioramento rispetto alla prestazione dell'anno scorso
safety improvements, improvements in safety miglioramenti in materia di sicurezza; a 5% improvement, an improvement of 5% — un aumento del 5%
2) (progress)he has made a big improvement — med. le sue condizioni sono notevolmente migliorate
there is room for improvement — ci sono ancora possibilità o margini di miglioramento
3) (alteration) miglioria f., miglioramento m. (to di)to make improvements to — apportare delle migliorie a [ house]
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) forbedring2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) forbedring* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) forbedring2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) forbedring -
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) (for)bedring, framskritt2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) forbedring, forskjønnelsesubst. \/ɪmˈpruːvmənt\/forbedring, bedringimprovement in standards standardforbedringimprovement on forbedring fra, forbedring i forhold tildenne boken er en forbedring i forhold til din forrige \/ denne boken er mye bedre enn din forrigeimprovement over ( om person eller ting) forbedring av, forbedring i forhold tilroom for improvement rom for forbedring(er) -
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) izboljšanje2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) izboljšava* * *[imprú:vmənt]nounizboljšanje, izpopolnitev, polepšanje, oplemenitenje; napredek, dobit (in s.th. v čem; upon s.th. v primerjavi s čim); izkoriščanje, koristna uporaba; economy porast, dvig (cen); agronomy melioracijamilitary artificial improvements — umetno pojačenje terena -
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[ɪm'pruːvmənt]nimprovement (in) — poprawa f ( +gen)
to make improvements to — ulepszać (ulepszyć perf) or udoskonalać (udoskonalić perf) +acc
* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) polepszenie2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) poprawka -
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) úrbót, lagfæring2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) umbætur -
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tökéletesítés, előmenetel* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) javulás2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) tökéletesítés -
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) melhoria2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) melhoramento* * *im.prove.ment[impr'u:vmənt] n 1 melhora, melhoria, melhoramento. 2 aperfeiçoamento, progresso. 3 proveito. 4 aumento. -
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n. düzelme, düzeltme, ıslah, gelişme, ilerleme, iyileşme, artma, verimli hale getirme, ıslah etme, kalkındırma, yenilik* * *1. düzelme 2. gelişme* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) düzelme, gelişme, iyileşme2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) değişiklik -
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• oikaisu• jalostus• edistysaskel• edistys• edistyminen• edistäminen• elpyminen• elvytys• uudistus• kehitys• kohennus• muutos• parantaminen• parantuminen• parannus• paraneminen• korjaus* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) edistys2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) parannus -
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) uzlabojums; uzlabošanās2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) uzlabošana; pilnveidošana* * *pilnveidošana, uzlabošana; uzlabojums; ērtības; pārveidojumi -
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) pagerėjimas, patobulinimas2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) patobulinimas -
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n. förbättring; upprustning; förädling; effektivt utnyttjande; begagnande av egendom* * *1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) förbättring2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) förbättring -
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) zlepšení2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) vylepšení* * *• vylepšení• zlepšení -
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1) (the state or act of improving or being improved: There has been a great improvement in her work; The patient's condition shows some improvement.) zlepšenie2) (something which improves, or adds beauty, value etc: I've made several improvements to the house.) zdokonalenie* * *• zdokonalenie• zlepšenie
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