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1 far

far [fɑ:(r)]

loin ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b) beaucoup ⇒ 1 (c) lointain ⇒ 2 (a) éloigné ⇒ 2 (a) autre ⇒ 2 (b) extrême ⇒ 2 (c)

(compar farther ['fɑ:ðə(r)] or further ['fɜ:ðə(r)], superl farthest ['fɑ:ðɪst] or furthest ['fɜ:ðɪst])

1 adverb

(a) (distant in space) loin;

∎ is it far? est-ce (que c'est) loin?;

∎ how far is it to town? combien y a-t-il jusqu'à la ville?;

∎ how far is he going? jusqu'où va-t-il?;

∎ have you come far? êtes-vous venu de loin?;

∎ the police are looking for them, they won't get very far la police est à leur recherche, ils n'iront pas très loin;

∎ he went as far north as Alaska il est allé au nord jusqu'en Alaska;

∎ far away or off in the distance au loin, dans le lointain;

∎ he doesn't live far away or off il n'habite pas loin;

∎ it isn't far from the station ce n'est pas loin de la gare;

∎ far above/below loin au-dessus/au-dessous;

∎ far beyond bien au-delà;

∎ far out at sea en pleine mer;

∎ figurative his thoughts are far away son esprit est ailleurs;

∎ his work is far above the others' son travail est de loin supérieur à celui des autres;

∎ that's far beyond me (physically) c'est bien au-dessus de mes forces; (intellectually) ça me dépasse;

∎ how far can you trust him? jusqu'à quel point peut-on lui faire confiance?;

∎ how far (on) are you in the book? où en es-tu dans le livre?;

∎ how far have you got with the translation? où en es-tu de la traduction?;

∎ far and wide de tous côtés;

∎ they came from far and wide ils sont venus de partout;

∎ he travels far and wide il court le monde;

∎ they searched far and wide for a suitable site ils ont cherché partout un emplacement convenable;

∎ far be it from me to interfere! loin de moi l'idée d'intervenir!;

∎ to be British far out or American far off (person) se tromper complètement; (report, survey) être complètement erroné; (guess) être loin du compte;

∎ he's not far off or wrong il n'a pas tout à fait tort;

∎ she's not far off being finished elle n'est pas loin d'avoir fini;

∎ to carry or to take sth too far pousser qch trop loin;

∎ have you got far to go? avez-vous encore beaucoup de chemin à faire?; figurative êtes-vous loin du but?;

∎ you won't get far with that attitude vous n'irez pas loin avec ce genre de comportement;

∎ sincerity won't get you very far la sincérité ne vous mènera pas loin;

∎ literary far from the madding crowd loin de la foule et du bruit

(b) (distant in time) loin;

∎ as far back as 1800 déjà en 1800, dès 1800;

∎ as far back as I can remember aussi loin que je m'en souvienne;

∎ I can't look far beyond August je ne sais pas ce qui se passera après le mois d'août;

∎ she worked far into the night elle a travaillé très avant ou jusque tard dans la nuit;

∎ don't look so far into the future ne vous préoccupez pas de ce qui se passera dans un avenir aussi lointain;

∎ the holidays aren't far off les vacances ne sont plus loin ou approchent;

∎ he's not far off sixty il n'a pas loin de la soixantaine

(c) (with comparatives) (much) beaucoup, bien;

∎ this is far better c'est beaucoup ou bien mieux;

∎ a far greater problem un problème bien ou autrement ou beaucoup plus grave;

∎ she is far more intelligent than I am elle est bien ou beaucoup plus intelligente que moi

(d) (idioms)

∎ to go far (person, idea) aller loin, faire son chemin;

∎ this has gone far enough trop, c'est trop;

∎ his policy doesn't go far enough sa politique ne va pas assez loin;

∎ I would even go so far as to say… j'irais même jusqu'à dire…, je dirais même…;

∎ he went so far as to claim that… il est allé jusqu'à prétendre que…;

∎ I wouldn't go so far as to say he's lying je n'irais pas jusqu'à dire qu'il ment;

∎ things went so far that… les choses sont allées si loin que…;

∎ to go too far (exaggerate) dépasser les bornes, exagérer;

∎ you're going too far! vous exagérez!;

∎ that's going too far cela passe la mesure;

∎ she's gone too far to back out elle s'est trop engagée pour reculer;

∎ this goes quite far towards solving the problem on approche d'une solution;

∎ £5 doesn't go far nowadays on ne va pas loin avec 5 livres de nos jours

2 adjective

(a) (distant) lointain, éloigné; (remote) éloigné;

∎ in the far distance tout au loin;

∎ it's a far cry from what she expected ce n'est pas du tout ou c'est loin de ce qu'elle attendait

(b) (more distant) autre, plus éloigné;

∎ on the far side de l'autre côté;

∎ the far end of l'autre bout de, l'extrémité de;

∎ at the far end of the room au fond de la salle

(c) (extreme) extrême;

∎ the far north l'extrême nord m;

∎ Politics the far left/right l'extrême gauche f /droite f

3 as far as

1 preposition

jusqu'à;

∎ I'll walk with you as far as the end of the lane je vais vous accompagner jusqu'au bout du chemin

2 conjunction

(a) (distance)

∎ as far as the eye can see à perte de vue;

∎ that's fine as far as it goes c'est très bien, jusqu'à un certain point

(b) (to the extent that) autant que;

∎ as far as possible autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible;

∎ as far as I can dans la mesure de mon possible;

∎ as far as I can judge (pour) autant que je puisse (en) juger;

∎ as far as I know (pour) autant que je sache;

∎ as far as she's/I'm concerned en ce qui la/me concerne, pour sa/ma part;

∎ as far as money goes or is concerned pour ce qui est de l'argent

4 by far adverb

de loin, de beaucoup;

∎ she's by far the cleverest or the cleverest by far c'est de loin ou de beaucoup la plus intelligente

5 far and away adverb

de loin

6 far from

1 adverb

(not at all) loin de;

∎ far from clean loin d'être propre;

∎ the report was far from complimentary le rapport était loin d'être flatteur;

∎ I'm far from approving of all he does je suis loin d'approuver tout ce qu'il fait;

∎ he's not rich, far from it il n'est pas riche, loin de là ou tant s'en faut

2 preposition

(rather than) loin de;

∎ far from being generous, he is rather stingy loin d'être généreux, il est plutôt radin;

∎ far from improving, the situation got worse loin de s'améliorer, les choses ont empiré

7 in so far as conjunction

dans la mesure où

8 so far adverb

jusqu'ici, jusqu'à présent;

∎ so far this month depuis le début du mois;

∎ so far so good jusqu'ici ça va;

∎ have you seen him? - not so far l'avez-vous vu? - pas encore;

∎ the story so far ≃ résumé m des chapitres précédents

9 so far as = as far as conjunction

►► the Far East l'Extrême-Orient m;

the Far North le Grand Nord;

the Far South l'Antarctique m

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Far from the Madding Crowd' Hardy, Schlesinger 'Loin de la foule insensée'

✾ Book 'How far can you go?' Lodge 'Jeux de maux'

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2 far

far [fα:^r]

(comparative farther or further, superlative farthest or furthest)

1. adverb

   a. loin

• how far is it to Glasgow? combien y a-t-il de kilomètres jusqu'à Glasgow ?

• how far is it from Glasgow to Edinburgh? quelle distance y a-t-il entre Glasgow et Édimbourg ?

• is it far? c'est loin ?

• how far are you going? jusqu'où allez-vous ?

• how far have you got with your plans? où en êtes-vous de vos projets ?

• he'll go far il ira loin

• £10 doesn't go far these days avec 10 livres, on ne va pas loin de nos jours

• this scheme does not go far enough ce projet ne va pas assez loin

• I would even go so far as to say that... j'irais même jusqu'à dire que...

• that's going too far cela dépasse les bornes

• I wouldn't go that far je n'irais pas jusque-là

• he's gone too far this time! il est vraiment allé trop loin cette fois !

• he has gone too far to back out now il est trop engagé pour reculer maintenant

• he took the joke too far il a poussé trop loin la plaisanterie

• so far and no further jusque-là mais pas plus loin

• so far so good jusqu'ici ça va

• we have ten volunteers so far nous avons dix volontaires pour l'instant

• far be it from me to doubt you loin de moi l'idée de douter de vous

► far from loin de

• your work is far from satisfactory votre travail est loin d'être satisfaisant

• far from it! loin de là !► far + adverb/preposition ( = a long way)

far above loin au-dessus

• far away in the distance au loin

• far beyond bien au-delà

• it's far beyond what I can afford c'est bien au-dessus de mes moyens

• he wasn't far off when I caught sight of him il n'était pas loin quand je l'ai aperçu

• his birthday is not far off c'est bientôt son anniversaire

• far out at sea au large

   b. ► as far as

• we went as far as the town nous sommes allés jusqu'à la ville

• we didn't go as far as the others nous ne sommes pas allés aussi loin que les autres

• as far as I know pour autant que je sache

• as far as I can tell d'après moi

• as far as the eye can see à perte de vue

• as far as I'm concerned en ce qui me concerne

• as far back as I can remember d'aussi loin que je m'en souvienne

• as far back as 1945 dès 1945

   c. ( = very much) beaucoup

• far too expensive beaucoup trop cher

► by far de loin

• this is by far the best c'est de loin ce qu'il y a de mieux

• he's by far the oldest il est de loin le plus âgé► not far

• my guess wasn't far out je n'étais pas loin de la vérité

• she's not far off her target elle n'est pas loin d'avoir atteint son objectif

• you're not far wrong tu n'es pas loin de la vérité

• it's not far wrong [figures] c'est presque ça

2. adjective

   a. ( = distant) on the far side of de l'autre côté de

• in the far north of Scotland tout au nord de l'Écosse

• it's a far cry from what he promised on est loin de ce qu'il avait promis

   b. (Politics) the far right/left l'extrême droite f/gauche f

3. compounds

► the Far East noun l'Extrême-Orient m

► far-fetched adjective [story, idea] tiré par les cheveux

► far-reaching adjective d'une grande portée

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[fɑː(r)] 1.
adverb

1) ( in space) loin

have you come far? — est-ce que vous venez de loin?

is it far to York? — est-ce que York est loin d'ici?

far off —

far away — au loin

to be far from home — être loin de chez soi

far beyond the city — bien au-delà de la ville

how far is it to Leeds? — combien y a-t-il (de kilomètres) jusqu'à Leeds?

how far is Glasgow from London? — Glasgow est à quelle distance de Londres?

as far as — jusqu'à

2) ( in time)

far back in the past — loin dans le passé

as far back as 1965 — déjà en 1965

as far back as he can remember — d'aussi loin qu'il s'en souvienne

the holidays are not far off — c'est bientôt les vacances

he's not far off 70 — il n'a pas loin de 70 ans

he worked far into the night — il a travaillé tard dans la nuit

3) (to a great degree, very much) bien

far better — bien mieux

far too fast — bien trop vite

far too much money — bien trop d'argent

far more — bien plus

far above the average — bien au-dessus de la moyenne

4) (to what extent, to the extent that)

how far is it possible to...? — dans quelle mesure est-il possible de...?

how far have they got? — où en sont-ils?

as ou so far as we can —

as ou so far as possible — autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible

as ou so far as we know — pour autant que nous le sachions

as ou so far as I am concerned — quant à moi

5) ( to extreme degree) loin

to go too far — aller trop loin

she took ou carried the joke too far — elle a poussé la plaisanterie un peu loin

to push somebody too far — pousser quelqu'un à bout
2.
adjective

1) ( remote)

the far north/south (of) — l'extrême nord/sud (de)

the far east/west (of) — tout à fait à l'est/l'ouest (de)

2) (further away, other) autre

at the far end of the room — à l'autre bout de la pièce

on the far side of the wall — de l'autre côté du mur

3) Politics

the far right/left — l'extrême droite/gauche
3.
by far adverbial phrase de loin
4.
far and away adverbial phrase de loin
5.
far from prepositional phrase loin de

far from satisfied — loin d'être satisfait
6.
so far adverbial phrase

1) ( up till now) jusqu'ici

so far, so good — pour l'instant tout va bien

2) ( up to a point)

they will only compromise so far — ils sont prêts à transiger jusqu'à un certain point seulement

you can only trust him so far — tu ne peux pas lui faire entièrement confiance

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not to be far off ou out ou wrong — ne pas être loin du compte

far and wide —

far and near — partout

far be it from me to do — loin de moi l'idée de faire

to be a far cry from — être bien loin de

she will go far — elle ira loin

this wine/food won't go very far — on ne va pas aller loin avec ce vin/ce qu'on a à manger

English-French dictionary > far
3 far

far

A adv

1 (to, at, from a long distance) loin ; is it far? c'est loin? ; it's not very far ce n'est pas loin ; have you come far? est-ce que vous venez de loin? ; is it far to York? est-ce que York est loin d'ici? ; far off, far away au loin ; he doesn't live far away il n'habite pas loin ; to be far from home/the city être loin de chez soi/la ville ; far beyond the city bien au-delà de la ville ; far above the trees bien au-dessus des arbres ; far out at sea en pleine mer ; far into the jungle au fin fond de la jungle ;

2 ( expressing specific distance) how far is it to Leeds? combien y a-t-il (de kilomètres) jusqu'à Leeds? ; how far is Glasgow from London? Glasgow est à quelle distance de Londres? ; I don't know how far it is to Chicago from here je ne sais pas combien il y a de kilomètres d'ici à Chicago ; he didn't go as far as the church il n'est pas allé jusqu'à l'église ; he walked as far as her ou as she did il a marché aussi loin qu'elle ;

3 (to, at a long time away) far back in the past loin dans le passé ; I can't remember that far back je ne peux pas me rappeler quelque chose qui s'est passé il y a si longtemps ; as far back as 1965 déjà en 1965 ; as far back as he can remember d'aussi loin qu'il s'en souvienne ; the holidays are not far off c'est bientôt les vacances ; he's not far off 70 il n'a pas loin de 70 ans ; peace seems very far away ou off on est bien loin d'arriver à un accord de paix ; a change in government cannot be far away un changement de gouvernement ne va pas tarder ; he worked far into the night il a travaillé tard dans la nuit ;

4 (to a great degree, very much) bien ; far better/shorter/more expensive bien mieux/plus court/plus cher ; far too fast/cold bien trop vite/froid ; far too much money bien trop d'argent ; far too many people bien trop de gens ; far more bien plus ; far above/below the average bien au-dessus/au-dessous de la moyenne ; the results fell far short of expectations les résultats étaient bien loin de ce qu'on espérait ; interest rates haven't come down very far les taux d'intérêt n'ont pas beaucoup baissé ; they are far ahead of their competitors ils sont largement en tête de leurs concurrents ;

5 (to what extent, to the extent that) how far is it possible to…? dans quelle mesure est-il possible de…? ; how far have they got with the work? où en sont-ils dans leur travail? ; we must wait and see how far the policy is successful nous devons attendre pour voir dans quelle mesure cette politique réussit ; I wouldn't trust him very far je ne lui ferais pas confiance ; as ou so far as we can, as ou so far as possible autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible ; as ou so far as we know/can see pour autant que nous le sachions/nous puissons le constater ; as ou so far as I can remember pour autant que je me souvienne ; as ou so far as I am/they are concerned quant à moi/eux ; as ou so far as the money is concerned pour ce qui est de l'argent ; as ou so far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's OK as far as it goes, but… c'est bien dans une certaine limite, mais… ;

6 ( to extreme degree) loin ; to go too far aller trop loin ; this has gone far enough! ça ne peut pas continuer comme ça! ; she took ou carried the joke too far elle a poussé la plaisanterie un peu loin ; to push sb too far pousser qn à bout ; to go so far as to do aller jusqu'à faire ; I wouldn't go so far as to say that… je n'irais pas jusqu'à dire que…

B adj

1 ( remote) the far north/south (of) l'extrême nord/sud (de) ; the far east/west (of) tout à fait à l'est/l'ouest (de) ; a far country un pays lointain ;

2 (further away, other) autre ; at the far end of the room à l'autre bout de la pièce ; on the far side of the wall de l'autre côté du mur ;

3 Pol the far right/left l'extrême droite/gauche.

C by far adv phr de loin ; it's by far the nicest/the most expensive, it's the nicest/the most expensive by far c'est de loin le plus beau/le plus cher.

D far and away adv phr de loin ; he's far and away the best/the most intelligent il est de loin le meilleur/le plus intelligent.

E far from prep phr loin de ; far from satisfied/certain loin d'être satisfait/certain ; far from complaining, I am very pleased loin de me plaindre, je suis ravi ; I'm not tired, far from it! je ne suis pas fatigué, loin de là! ; ‘are you angry?’-‘far from it!’ ‘es-tu fâché?’-‘pas du tout!’

F so far adv phr

1 ( up till now) jusqu'ici, pour l'instant ; she's only written one book so far jusqu'ici elle n'a écrit qu'un livre ; we've managed so far nous nous sommes débrouillés jusqu'ici ; we have £3,000 so far pour l'instant or jusqu'ici nous avons 3 000 livres sterling ; so far, so good pour l'instant tout va bien ;

2 ( up to a point) the money will only go so far l'argent ne va pas durer éternellement ; they will only compromise so far ils ne sont prêts à accepter qu'un certain nombre de compromis ; you can only trust him so far tu ne peux pas lui faire entièrement confiance.

G thus far adv phr jusqu'ici, jusqu'à présent ; thus far we don't have any information jusqu'ici or jusqu'à présent nous n'avons pas d'informations.

Idioms

not to be far off ou out ou wrong ne pas être loin du compte ; far and wide, far and near partout ; far be it from me to do loin de moi l'idée de faire ; to be a far cry from être bien loin de ; he is pretty far gone ( ill) il est vraiment dans un état grave ; ( drunk) il est complètement bourré ○ ; how far gone ou US along is she (in her pregnancy)? à quel stade de sa grossesse est-ce qu'elle en est? ; she will go far elle ira loin ; this wine/food won't go very far on ne va pas aller loin avec ce vin/ce qu'on a à manger.

Big English-French dictionary > far
4 better

better ['betə(r)]

meilleur ⇒ 1 (a) mieux ⇒ 1 (b), 2 (a)-(c) le meilleur ⇒ 3 améliorer ⇒ 4

1 adjective

(a) (compar of good) (superior) meilleur;

∎ you will find no better hotel vous ne trouverez pas mieux comme hôtel;

∎ the marks are better than I expected les notes sont meilleures que je ne m'y attendais;

∎ it's better than nothing c'est mieux que rien;

∎ nothing could be better, it couldn't be better cela ne peut pas être mieux, c'est on ne peut mieux;

∎ that's better! voilà qui est mieux!;

∎ I'm better at languages than he is je suis meilleur ou plus fort en langues que lui;

∎ he's a better cook than you are il cuisine mieux que toi;

∎ she's a better painter than she is a sculptor elle peint mieux qu'elle ne sculpte;

∎ fruit juice is better for you than coffee le jus de fruit est meilleur pour la santé que le café;

∎ I had hoped for better things j'avais espéré mieux;

∎ to get better (at doing something) faire des progrès; (of weather, situation etc) s'améliorer;

∎ the weather is better il fait meilleur;

∎ business is (getting) better les affaires vont mieux;

∎ things are (getting) better and better! ça va de mieux en mieux!;

∎ it couldn't or nothing could be better! c'est on ne peut mieux!;

∎ he looks better without his glasses il est mieux sans lunettes;

∎ you get a better view from here on voit mieux d'ici;

∎ it's better if I don't see them il vaut mieux ou il est préférable que je ne les voie pas;

∎ it's better that way c'est mieux comme ça;

∎ it would be better if you called me tomorrow ce serait ou il vaudrait mieux que tu m'appelles demain;

∎ it would have been better to have waited a little il aurait mieux valu attendre un peu;

∎ you're far better leaving now il vaut beaucoup mieux que tu partes maintenant;

∎ to be all the better for having done sth se trouver mieux d'avoir fait qch;

∎ you'll be all the better for a holiday des vacances vous feront le plus grand bien;

∎ all the better! tant mieux!;

∎ better off mieux;

∎ they're better off than we are (richer) ils ont plus d'argent que nous; (in a more advantageous position) ils sont dans une meilleure position que nous;

∎ she'd be better off in hospital elle serait mieux à l'hôpital;

∎ he'd have been better off staying where he was il aurait mieux fait de rester où il était

(b) (compar of well) (improved in health) mieux;

∎ to get better commencer à aller mieux;

∎ now that he's better maintenant qu'il va mieux;

∎ I hope you will soon be better j'espère que vous serez bientôt rétabli;

∎ my cold is much better mon rhume va beaucoup mieux;

∎ I'm feeling much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;

∎ you are looking better tu as meilleure mine

(c) (morally)

∎ she's a better person for it ça lui a fait beaucoup de bien;

∎ humorous you're a better man than I am! tu as (bien) du mérite;

∎ he is no better than his brother il ne vaut pas mieux que son frère;

∎ you're no better than a liar! tu n'es qu'un menteur!;

∎ euphemism old-fashioned or humorous she's no better than she should be elle n'est pas d'une vertu farouche

(d) (idiom)

∎ the better part of sth la plus grande partie de qch;

∎ I waited for the better part of an hour j'ai attendu presque une heure;

∎ we haven't seen them for the better part of a month ça fait presque un mois ou près d'un mois que nous ne les avons pas vus

2 adverb

(a) (compar of well) (more proficiently, aptly etc) mieux;

∎ he swims better than I do il nage mieux que moi;

∎ she paints better than she sculpts elle peint mieux qu'elle ne sculpte;

∎ they speak French better than they used to ils parlent mieux le français qu'avant;

∎ the town would be better described as a backwater la ville est plutôt un coin perdu;

∎ he held it up to the light, the better to see the colours il l'a mis dans la lumière afin de mieux voir les couleurs;

∎ all the better to hear you with c'est pour mieux t'entendre;

∎ to go one better (than sb) renchérir (sur qn)

(b) (indicating preference)

∎ I liked his last book better j'ai préféré son dernier livre;

∎ I'd like nothing better than to talk to him je ne demande pas mieux que de lui parler;

∎ so much the better tant mieux;

∎ or better still ou mieux encore;

∎ the less he knows the better moins il en saura, mieux ça vaudra;

∎ the more I know him the better I like him plus je le connais plus je l'aime;

∎ proverb better late than never mieux vaut tard que jamais

(c) (with adj) mieux, plus;

∎ better looking plus beau (belle);

∎ better paid/prepared mieux payé/préparé;

∎ she's one of Canada's better-known authors c'est un des auteurs canadiens les plus ou mieux connus

(d) (idioms)

∎ you had better begin at the beginning tu ferais bien de commencer par le commencement;

∎ we'd better be going (must go) il faut que nous partions; (would be preferable) il vaut mieux que nous partions;

∎ I'd better not wake him il vaut mieux que je ne le réveille pas;

∎ you'd better not il ne vaudrait mieux pas;

∎ hadn't you better phone first? est-ce qu'il ne vaudrait pas mieux que tu appelles avant?;

∎ it'll be ready tomorrow - it'd better be! ce sera prêt demain - il vaudrait mieux!;

∎ you'd better be on time! tu as intérêt à être à l'heure!

3 noun

(a) (superior of two) le (la) meilleur(e) m,f;

∎ which is the better of the two? lequel des deux est le meilleur?;

∎ what do you think of this wine? - I've tasted better comment trouvez-vous ce vin? - j'en ai bu de meilleurs;

∎ there's been a change for the better in his health son état de santé s'est amélioré;

∎ the situation has taken a turn for the better la situation a pris une meilleure tournure;

∎ for better or worse pour le meilleur ou pour le pire;

∎ I expected better of you je m'attendais à mieux de ta part

(b) (usu pl) (person) supérieur(e) m,f

(c) (gambler) parieur(euse) m,f

(d) (idioms)

∎ curiosity got the better of me ma curiosité l'a emporté;

∎ we got the better of them in the deal nous l'avons emporté sur eux dans l'affaire

4 transitive verb

(position, status, situation) améliorer; (achievement, sales figures) dépasser;

∎ can you better that? pouvez-vous faire mieux que cela?;

∎ Commerce the company has bettered the competition for the second year running c'est la deuxième année consécutive que l'entreprise a fait mieux que la concurrence;

∎ she's eager to better herself elle a vraiment envie d'améliorer sa situation

►► Commerce Better Business Bureau = organisme américain de conseil aux entreprises et aux consommateurs, notamment lorsque ceux-ci veulent faire une réclamation, French Canadian Bureau m d'éthique commerciale du Canada;

familiar humorous better half (husband, wife) moitié f

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5 ♦ better

♦ better (1) /ˈbɛtə(r)/
A a.

1 (compar. di good) migliore; meglio: This is a better book than the first, questo libro è migliore del primo; Haven't you got any better clothes?, non hai un abito migliore?; The play was far better than I expected, la commedia era assai migliore di quel che pensavo; He's better than his brother at maths, in matematica è più bravo del fratello; I know a better way to do it, conosco un metodo migliore

2 (compar. di well; solo pred.) meglio (di aspetto, di salute); migliorato: to be better, andare meglio; stare meglio ( di salute); That's better, così va meglio; to feel better, sentirsi meglio; stare meglio; to get better, migliorare; andare meglio; to look better, stare meglio ( di aspetto); avere miglior cera (o aspetto); The lamp looks better here, la lampada sta meglio qui; You look better in yellow, stai meglio vestita di giallo; il giallo ti sta meglio

B avv. (compar. di well)

1 meglio; in modo migliore: He can speak English better than me, parla l'inglese meglio di me; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I could have answered the last essay question better, avrei potuto rispondere meglio all'ultima domanda; better made, fatto meglio; better and better, sempre meglio; di bene in meglio

2 più; di più: I like it better without sugar, mi piace di più (o lo preferisco) senza zucchero; Which film did you like better?, quale dei due film ti è piaciuto di più?; better known, più noto; più conosciuto; You're better fit to run the firm, sei più adatto tu a dirigere la ditta

C n.

1 – the better, il, la migliore ( tra due)

2 la cosa migliore ( tra due); il meglio

3 (al pl.) – one's betters, quelli che sono superiori per esperienza o posizione sociale; le persone più autorevoli: to respect one's elders and betters, rispettare chi è più vecchio e più autorevole

● the (+ compar.) … the better,… meglio è: The sooner you come the better, più presto vieni meglio è; The less you know the better, meno ne sai meglio è □ one's better feelings, la parte migliore di sé □ (fam.) one's better half, la propria metà; la propria moglie; il proprio marito □ better off, più ricco; in posizione migliore: In the end I was £1,000 better off, alla fine mi ritrovai più ricco di mille sterline; We're better off without it, ne facciamo a meno volentieri □ the better part of, più della metà di; buona parte di; quasi tutto: the better part of my salary, più della metà del mio stipendio; the better part of an hour, quasi un'ora □ (comm.) better-quality oils, le qualità migliori di petrolio □ ( USA) better than, più di: It took me better than a year, mi ci è voluto più di un anno □ all the better, molto meglio □ to be better than one's word, fare più di quanto si era promesso □ the better to, per… meglio: I leaned over the better to see, mi sporsi per vedere meglio □ for better or worse, nel bene e nel male; nella buona e nella cattiva sorte; comunque vadano le cose □ for the better, in meglio; per il meglio: to change for the better, cambiare in meglio; migliorare □ to get the better of, avere la meglio su; vincere; prevalere su; superare; dominare: Curiosity got the better of me, la curiosità mi vinse □ to go one better, fare un po' meglio (di prima, di un altro); superare di un poco: He always has to go one better than you, deve sempre fare un po' meglio degli altri □ had better, sarebbe meglio; è meglio; converrebbe: You'd better go, faresti meglio ad andare (o ad andartene); è meglio se te ne vai; He'd better be careful, farebbe bene a (o gli conviene) stare attento; We'd better do something quickly, qui dobbiamo fare qualcosa alla svelta; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- I'd better leave now, or I'll be late, sarà meglio che vada via subito o farò tardi □ to have the better of = to get the better of ► sopra □ to know better ► to know □ little better than, quasi; poco meno che: He's little better than a cheat, è un imbroglione o poco ci manca □ no better than, non… altro che; nient'altro che: He is no better than a thief, non è altro che un ladro □ (antiq. eufem.) She's no better than she should be, è una poco di buono □ so much the better, tanto meglio □ to think better of ► to think □ (prov.) Better late than never, meglio tardi che mai □ Better luck next time, la prossima volta andrà meglio □ (prov.) Better safe than sorry, la prudenza non è mai troppa; meglio eccedere in prudenza □ (prov.) Better the devil you know (than the devil you don't know), mai lasciare la via vecchia per la nuova.
NOTA D'USO: - had better- better (2) /ˈbɛtə(r)/
n.

scommettitore; scommettitrice.
(to) better /ˈbɛtə(r)/
v. t. e i.

1 migliorare; diventare migliore

2 superare; migliorare: to better the world record, migliorare il record del mondo

● to better oneself, migliorare le proprie condizioni (di vita); migliorare la propria istruzione: He has gone to America to better himself, è andato in America per migliorare le sue condizioni.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ better
6 ♦ far

♦ far /fɑ:(r)/
A avv. (compar. farther, further; superl. relat. farthest, furthest)

1 lontano: They didn't go far, non sono andati lontano; We've gone too far, ci siano spinti troppo lontano; siamo andati troppo oltre; (fig.) abbiamo esagerato; How far?, fin dove?; fino a che punto? ( anche fig.); DIALOGO → - Lost child 1- She can't be far away, non può essere lontana; How far is it to your house?, quanto è lontana (o quando dista, quanto siamo lontani da) casa tua?; DIALOGO → - Asking for directions- Is it far to the train station?, è lunga la strada per la stazione?; far beyond our solar system, molto al di là del (o a un'enorme distanza dal) nostro sistema solare; far into the future, nel lontano futuro; far into the night, fino a tarda notte; (fig.) to carry (o to take) st. too far, spingere troppo avanti qc.; esagerare: This is really carrying the joke too far, ora si esagera! NOTA D'USO: - to exaggerate, to overdo o to go too far?-

2 molto; assai; di molto; di gran lunga; decisamente: far better, molto (o assai) migliore; far longer, molto più lungo; far too long, decisamente troppo lungo; I'm far too busy to see them, sono davvero troppo occupato per vederli NOTA D'USO: - molto-

B a. (compar. farther, further; superl. relat. farthest, furthest)

1 lontano; distante; remoto: the far past, il lontano passato

2 opposto; altro: the far end of, la parte opposta di; l'estremo opposto di; l'estremità opposta di; l'altro capo di

3 (geogr.) lontano; estremo: the Far East, l'Estremo Oriente; the Far West, il lontano Ovest; (in USA) il Far West

4 (polit.) estremo: the far left [right], l'estrema sinistra [destra]; a far-right leader, un leader dell'estrema destra

● far above, molto (al di) sopra (di qc.); (fig.) di gran lunga superiore (a q.) □ far afield, lontano: to come from far afield, venire da lontano □ far ahead (of), molto avanti (a); molto avanzato (rispetto a) □ far and away, di gran lunga: far and away the youngest, di gran lunga il più giovane □ far and near, vicino e lontano; dappertutto; ogni dove □ far and wide, in lungo e in largo; dappertutto: He has travelled far and wide, ha viaggiato in lungo e in largo; from far and wide, da ogni parte □ far-away, lontano, distante, remoto; ► anche faraway □ far between = few and far between ► few □ a far cry from, ben diverso da; lontanissimo da □ far-famed, di vasta rinomanza; famoso □ far-fetched, lambiccato; forzato, stiracchiato; improbabile; inverosimile □ far-flung, lontano, remoto; ( anche) esteso, ampio, assai diffuso □ far from, tutt'altro che; lungi da: He's far from well, sta tutt'altro che bene; far from satisfied, tutt'altro che (o lungi dall'essere) soddisfatto; His optimism, far from cheering me, began to jar, il suo ottimismo, lungi dal tirarmi su di morale, cominciò a infastidirmi; Far from it!, al contrario!; tutt'altro!; anzi!; Far be it from me to…, lungi da me l'idea di… □ far gone, molto avanti (o in là) ( in una situazione o stato); malandato; molto malato; ubriaco: far gone in pregnancy, molto avanti nella gravidanza; far gone in debt, indebitato fino agli occhi; These trees are too far gone to be saved, questi alberi sono troppo malandati per poterli salvare □ far off (avv.), (molto) lontano; in lontananza □ far-off, lontano; distante; remoto □ far out, lontano, remoto; (fam.) originale, fantasioso, stravagante, bizzarro; ( slang USA) grandioso, fantastico □ (fam.) not far out, abbastanza vicino ( al giusto) □ far-reaching, di grande estensione; di vasta portata: far-reaching reforms, riforme di larga portata □ far-seeing, che vede lontano; (fig.) lungimirante, preveggente □ far-sighted, (med. USA) presbite, ipermetrope; (fig.) perspicace, sagace; lungimirante, preveggente □ far-sightedness, (med. USA) presbiopia, ipermetropia; (fig.) perspicacia, lungimiranza □ as far as (+ sost.), fino a: We went as far as the station, siamo andati, ci siamo spinti fino alla stazione □ as far as (+ verbo), fino a (o fin) dove; ( anche) per quanto, per quello che: as far as I could see, fin dove riuscivo a vedere; as far as I know, per quanto ne so; as far as I can tell, per quello che posso giudicare; a quanto mi sembra; as far as I'm concerned, per quel che mi riguarda; quanto a me □ as far as it goes, nel complesso; tutto sommato; con le dovute riserve: That is good, as far as it goes, but…, nel complesso va bene, ma…; per andar bene va bene, ma… □ That's as far as it goes, questo e non di più; ( anche) e questo è quanto □ as far as possible, per quanto possibile □ by far, di gran lunga: by far the best, di gran lunga il migliore □ (fig.) to go far, andare lontano; fare molta strada; fare carriera; (di cibo, provviste, ecc.) durare □ to go far towards doing st., contribuire notevolmente a fare qc.; essere di grande aiuto per fare qc. □ to go too far, esagerare; passare il segno □ in so far as ► in so far □ so far, fino a questo punto; fin qui; finora; a tutt'oggi: Everything's been quiet so far, finora è stato tutto tranquillo; only so far (and no further), fino a un certo punto (e non oltre) □ so far so good, fin qui tutto bene; tutto bene per ora □ thus far, fin qui; finora □ a… too far, un… di troppo.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ far
7 far

1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) lejos

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) lejos

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mucho

2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) lejano

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) lo más lejos, la otra punta

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- farther
- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far

far¹ adj extremo

the Far East el Extremo Oriente / el Lejano Oriente

the far end of the stadium el otro extremo del estadio

El comparativo de far es farther o further; el superlativo es farthest o furthest

far² adv

1. lejos

how far is it to Paris? ¿a cuánto está París? / ¿cuánto hay de aquí a París?

it isn't very far no está muy lejos

2. mucho

Egypt is far hotter than Iceland Egipto es mucho más caluroso que Islandia

it's far too expensive es demasiado caro

as far as hasta

he ran as far as the church and came back corrió hasta la iglesia y volvió

far away lejos

so far hasta ahora

El comparativo de far es farther o further; el superlativo es farthest o furthest

far

tr[fɑː^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective (comp farther o further, superl farthest o furthest)

1 (distant) lejano,-a, remoto,-a

■ a far country un país lejano

2 (more distant) opuesto,-a, extremo,-a

■ the far end of the hall el otro extremo de la sala

adverb

1 (a long way) lejos

■ is it far from here? ¿está lejos de aquí?

■ how far is? ¿a qué distancia está?

■ how far is it to Rome? ¿cuánto hay de aquí a Roma?

■ how far have we travelled? ¿cuántos kilómetros hemos hecho?

■ it isn't as far as it looks no está tan lejos como parece

2 (a long time) lejos

■ they existed as far back as the 12th century existían ya en el siglo doce

■ the day when we'll be able to shop by computer is not so far off el día en que se pueda comprar por ordenador no está tan lejos

■ they talked far into the night estuvieron hablando hasta muy entrada la noche

3 (much) mucho

■ it's far better than the other está mucho mejor que el otro

■ far bigger mucho más grande

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as far as... is concerned en cuanto a..., por lo que a... se refiere

■ as far as I am concerned por lo que a mí se refiere

as far as I know que yo sepa

as far as the eye can see hasta donde alcanza la vista

by far mucho, con mucho

■ it's cheaper by far to go by coach es mucho más barato ir en autocar

■ it's by far the tallest building es con mucho el edificio más alto

far and away con mucho, con diferencia

■ she's far and away the best es con mucho la mejor

far and wide / far and near por todas partes

far away lejos

far be it from me to... no es que yo quiera...

far from... lejos de...

■ far from causing problems, he was very helpful lejos de causar problemas, fue muy amable

far from it de eso nada, nada de eso, qué va

■ was the film bad? --far from it, it was excellent! ¿era mala la película? --¡de eso nada, era buenísima!

far off a lo lejos

not to be not far out / not to be far wrong / not to be far off no ir desencaminado,-a

so far (until now) hasta ahora 2 (to a point) hasta cierto punto

so far, so good hasta aquí bien, hasta ahora bien

to be a far cry from no tener nada que ver con

to go far (money) comprar mucho 2 (food, supplies etc) cundir 3 (person) llegar lejos

to go too far pasarse de la raya

to take something too far llevar las cosas demasiado lejos

the far left / the far right la extrema izquierda / la extrema derecha

far ['fɑr] adv, farther ['fɑrðər] or further ['fər-] ; farthest or furthest [-ðəst]

1) : lejos

far from here: lejos de aquí

to go far: llegar lejos

as far as Chicago: hasta Chicago

far away: a lo lejos

2) much: muy, mucho

far bigger: mucho más grande

far superior: muy superior

it's by far the best: es con mucho el mejor

3) (expressing degree or extent)

the results are far off: salieron muy inexactos los resultados

to go so far as: decir tanto como

to go far enough: tener el alcance necesario

4) (expressing progress)

the work is far advanced: el trabajo está muy avanzado

to take (something) too far: llevar (algo) demasiado lejos

5)

far and wide : por todas partes

6)

far from it! : ¡todo lo contrario!

7)

so far : hasta ahora, todavía

far adj, farther or further ; farthest or furthest

1) remote: lejano, remoto

the Far East: el Lejano Oriente, el Extremo Oriente

a far country: un país lejano

2) long: largo

a far journey: un viaje largo

3) extreme: extremo

the far right: la extrema derecha

at the far end of the room: en el otro extremo de la sala

far

adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• lejano, -a adj.

• más lejano adj.

adv.

• lejos adv.

• mucho más lejos adv.

I fɑːr, fɑː(r)
adverb

1) (comp further or farther; superl furthest or farthest)

a) ( in distance) lejos

how far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?

how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?

how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?

it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco

go as far as that tree — camina hasta ese árbol

far away in the distance — a lo lejos

b) ( in progress)

the plans are now quite far advanced — los planes están ya muy avanzados

that girl will go far — esa chica va a llegar lejos

£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras

c) ( in time)

Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad

I can't remember that far back — no recuerdo cosas tan lejanas

I haven't planned that far ahead — no he hecho planes tan a largo plazo

d) (in extent, degree)

the new legislation doesn't go far enough — la nueva legislación no tiene el alcance necesario

this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro

I wouldn't go so far as to say that — yo no diría tanto como eso

our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos

his jokes went a bit too far — se pasó un poco con esos chistes

2) ( very much)

far superior — muy superior

far better — mucho mejor

the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas

3) (in phrases)

as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí

II

adjective (comp farther; superl farthest)

a) ( distant) lejano

in the far distance — a lo lejos

b) (most distant, extreme) (before n, no comp)

at the far end of the room — en el otro extremo de la habitación

she's on the far right of the party — está en la extrema derecha del partido

[fɑː(r)] (compar farther, further) (superl farthest, furthest)
1. ADV

1) (distance) (lit, fig) lejos, a lo lejos

is it far (away)? — ¿está lejos?

is it far to London? — ¿hay mucho hasta Londres?

it's not far (from here) — no está lejos (de aquí)

• far away or off — lejos

far away or off in the distance — a lo lejos

not far away or off — no muy lejos

far away from one's family — lejos de la familia

• far beyond — mucho más allá de

• how far is it to the river? — ¿qué distancia or cuánto hay de aquí al río?

how far have you got with your work/plans? — ¿hasta dónde has llegado en tu trabajo/tus planes?

• to walk far into the hills — penetrar profundamente en los montes

far into the night — hasta altas horas de la noche

• from far and near — de todas partes

• Christmas is not far off — la Navidad no está lejos

he's not far off 70 — tiene casi 70 años, frisa en los 70 años

she was not far off tears — estaba al borde de las lágrimas

• far out at sea — en alta mar

our calculations are far out — nuestros cálculos yerran or se equivocan por mucho

• so far — (in distance) tan lejos; (in time) hasta ahora

so far this year — en lo que va del año

so far so good — por or hasta ahora, bien

in so far as... — en la medida en que..., en cuanto...

so or thus far and no further — hasta aquí, pero ni un paso más

• a bridge too far — un puente de más

the plans are too far advanced — los proyectos están demasiado adelantados

• far and wide — por todas partes

• he wasn't far wrong or off or out — casi acertaba, casi estaba en lo justo

2)

• as far as — hasta

as far as the eye can see — hasta donde alcanza la vista

to go as far as Milan — ir hasta Milán

to come from as far away as Milan — venir de sitios tan lejanos como Milán

she climbed as far as the rest of the team — escaló tanto como el resto del grupo

as far back as I can remember — hasta donde me alcanza la memoria

as far back as 1945 — ya en 1945

as far as possible — en lo posible

the theory is good as far as it goes — la teoría es buena dentro de sus límites

I will help you as far as I can — te ayudaré en lo que pueda

• as or so far as I know — que yo sepa

as or so far as I am concerned — por lo que a mí se refiere or respecta

I would go as or so far as to say that... — me atrevería a decir que...

3)

• far from — [+ place] lejos de

far from approving it, I... — lejos de aprobarlo, yo...

far from it! — ¡todo lo contrario!, ¡ni mucho menos!

he is far from well — no está nada bien

far be it from me to interfere, but... — no quiero entrometerme, pero...

far from easy — nada fácil

4)

• to go far, how far are you going? — ¿hasta dónde vas?

he'll go far — (fig) llegará lejos

it doesn't go far enough — (fig) no va bastante lejos, no tiene todo el alcance que quisiéramos

he's gone too far this time — (fig) esta vez se ha pasado

he's gone too far to back out now — (fig) ha ido demasiado lejos para echarse atrás or retirarse ahora

it won't go far — [money, food] no alcanzará mucho

for a white wine you won't go far wrong with this — si buscas un vino blanco este ofrece bastante garantía

- he was far gone

5) (=very much) mucho

• far better — mucho mejor

it is far better not to go — más vale no ir

• it's far and away the best, it's by far the best — es con mucho el mejor

she's the prettier by far — es con mucho la más guapa

• this car is far faster (than) — este coche es mucho más rápido (que)

• far superior to — muy superior a

2.

ADJ

the far east etc of the country — el extremo este etc del país

the far left/right — (Pol) la extrema izquierda/derecha

• at the far end of — en el otro extremo de, al fondo de

• on the far side of — en el lado opuesto de

- it's a far cry from

3.

CPD

the Far East N — el Extremo or Lejano Oriente

the Far North N — el Polo Norte

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I [fɑːr, fɑː(r)]
adverb

1) (comp further or farther; superl furthest or farthest)

a) ( in distance) lejos

how far can you swim? — ¿qué distancia puedes hacer a nado?

how far is it? — ¿a qué distancia está?

how far is it from New York to Seattle? — ¿qué distancia hay de Nueva York a Seattle?

it's not far (to go) now — ya falta or queda poco

go as far as that tree — camina hasta ese árbol

far away in the distance — a lo lejos

b) ( in progress)

the plans are now quite far advanced — los planes están ya muy avanzados

that girl will go far — esa chica va a llegar lejos

£20 won't go far these days — hoy no se hace nada con 20 libras

c) ( in time)

Christmas isn't far away o off now — ya falta or queda poco para Navidad

I can't remember that far back — no recuerdo cosas tan lejanas

I haven't planned that far ahead — no he hecho planes tan a largo plazo

d) (in extent, degree)

the new legislation doesn't go far enough — la nueva legislación no tiene el alcance necesario

this has gone far enough! — esto ya pasa de castaño oscuro

I wouldn't go so far as to say that — yo no diría tanto como eso

our estimates weren't too far out o off — no nos equivocamos mucho en los cálculos

his jokes went a bit too far — se pasó un poco con esos chistes

2) ( very much)

far superior — muy superior

far better — mucho mejor

the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages — las ventajas superan ampliamente or con mucho las desventajas

3) (in phrases)

as o so far as: as o so far as I know que yo sepa; as o so far as I'm concerned... en lo que a mí respecta or por mí...; by far: she's better than the rest by far es muchísimo mejor que el resto; their team was by far the worst su equipo fue con mucho el peor; far and away: he's far and away the best player es sin lugar a dudas or con mucho el mejor jugador; far and near o wide (liter): they searched far and near o wide buscaron por todas partes; from far and near o wide de todas partes; far from: the matter is far from over el asunto no está terminado ni mucho menos; it is far from satisfactory dista mucho de ser satisfactorio; she's not rich: far from it! no es rica todo lo contrario!; far be it from me to interfere, but... no es que yo quiera entrometerme ni mucho menos, pero...; so far: so far, everything has gone according to plan hasta ahora or hasta este momento todo ha salido de acuerdo a lo planeado; is the plan working? - yes, so far, so good — ¿funciona el plan? - por el momento, sí

II

adjective (comp farther; superl farthest)

a) ( distant) lejano

in the far distance — a lo lejos

b) (most distant, extreme) (before n, no comp)

at the far end of the room — en el otro extremo de la habitación

she's on the far right of the party — está en la extrema derecha del partido

English-spanish dictionary > far
8 far

1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) weit

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) weit

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) weit
2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fern

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) entfernter

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- farthest
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- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far
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far

<farther or further, farthest or furthest>

[fɑ:ʳ, AM fɑ:r]

I. adv

1. (in place) weit

it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß

how much further is it? wie weit ist es denn noch?

he can't walk that \far er kann nicht so weit laufen

have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?

do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?

she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier [entfernt]

his name is fairly \far down the list sein Name steht ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste

you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg; ( liter)

a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land

\far away in the distance in weiter Ferne

\far from home fern der Heimat

\far and wide weit und breit

from \far and wide [or near] aus Nah und Fern

2. (in time) weit

some time \far in the past/future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast

your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang

he's not \far off seventy er geht auf die siebzig zu

we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange, und wir sind fertig

to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten

to plan further ahead weiter voraus planen

as \far back as:

as \far back as I can remember... so weit ich zurückdenken kann...

we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt

it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück

3. (in progress) weit

how \far have you got? — I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? — ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17

how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?

to not get very \far with [doing] sth mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommen

to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen

she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit

4. inv (much) weit, viel

she was not sure how \far he was committed sie war sich nicht sicher, wie sehr er engagiert war

this is a claim too \far diese Forderung geht zu weit

\far better/nicer/warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer

\far more difficult viel schwieriger

\far too expensive viel zu teuer

by \far bei Weitem, mit Abstand

it would be better by \far to accept the offer es wäre sehr viel besser, das Angebot anzunehmen

5.

▶ as \far as (in place) bis

I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen

as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht; (in degree)

as \far as I can, I avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht

I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...

he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht

as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...

as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? der ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!

he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles

▶ \far and away mit Abstand, bei Weitem

your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze fam

▶ sb would \far do sth BRIT

I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen

I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen

▶ \far from sth:

we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation

\far from it! weit gefehlt

Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!

▶ \far be it from [or for] me... es liegt mir fern...

\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall

▶ to go too \far zu weit gehen

▶ to [not] go \far enough [nicht] weit genug gehen fig

stop it now, the joke has gone \far enough hör jetzt auf damit, man kann den Spaß auch zu weit treiben

▶ to go so \far as to do sth:

surely they wouldn't go so \far as to break in? sie würden doch sicher nicht so weit gehen und einen Einbruch wagen?

▶ sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen

▶ sth will go \far to sth etw wird entscheidend zu etw dat beitragen

▶ sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten

a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man zwei Wochen lang im Ausland ist

▶ \far gone (in a bad state) beschädigt; (advanced in time) fortgeschritten

▶ so \far so good ( saying) so weit, so gut

▶ so [or thus] \far (until now) bisher

so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit ist alles nach Plan gelaufen

any problems? — not so \far Probleme? — bis jetzt nicht; (to a limited extent)

I trust her only so \far ich traue ihr nicht so ganz

vitamins can protect you only so \far Vitamine bieten nur bedingt Schutz

▶ to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/her jdm nicht über den Weg trauen

II. adj attr

1. (further away)

at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes

the \far bank of the river das gegenüberliegende Ufer des Flusses

2. (extreme)

the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]

3. (distant)

a \far country ( liter) ein fernes Land liter

in the \far distance in weiter Ferne

4.

▶ to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein

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[fAː(r)] comp further, farther, superl furthest, farthest
1. adv

1) (in distance) weit

we don't live far or we live not far from here — wir wohnen nicht weit von hier

I'll go with you as far as the gate — ich begleite dich bis zum Tor

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von nah und fern

far above — hoch or weit über (+dat)

far away — weit entfernt or weg

I won't be far off or away — ich bin ganz in der Nähe

far away in the distance — weit in der Ferne

I was or my thoughts were far away —

far into the jungle — weit in den Dschungel hinein

far out — weit draußen

have you come far? — kommen Sie von weit her?

2)

(in time) as far back as I can remember — so weit ich (zurück)denken or mich erinnern kann

as far back as 1945 — schon (im Jahr) 1945

far into the night — bis spät in die Nacht

far into the future — bis weit in die Zukunft

3) (in degree, extent) weit

how far have you got with your plans? — wie weit sind Sie mit Ihren Plänen (gekommen)?

far longer/better — weit länger/besser

it's far beyond what I can afford — das übersteigt meine Mittel bei Weitem

4)

(in set phrases) as or so far as I'm concerned — was mich betrifft

it's all right as far as it goes — das ist so weit ganz gut

in so far as — insofern als

far and away the best, by far the best, the best by far — bei Weitem or mit Abstand der/die/das Beste

better by far — weit besser

far from satisfactory — alles andere als befriedigend

far from liking him I find him quite unpleasant — ich mag ihn nicht, ich finde ihn (im Gegenteil) sogar ausgesprochen unsympathisch

far from it! — ganz und gar nicht, (ganz) im Gegenteil

far be it from me to... — es sei mir ferne, zu...

so far this week I've seen him once/three times —

so far this week I haven't seen him at all — diese Woche habe ich ihn noch nicht gesehen

so far so good — so weit, so gut

so far and no further — bis hierher und nicht weiter

to go far (money, supplies, measures etc) — weit reichen

these measures won't go very far toward(s) stemming rising costs — diese Maßnahmen werden nicht viel dazu beitragen, die steigenden Kosten einzudämmen

I would go so far as to say... — ich würde so weit gehen zu sagen...

that's going too far —

to carry a joke too far — einen Spaß zu weit treiben

that's carrying a joke too far — da hört der Spaß auf

not far out (in guess) — nicht schlecht

not far off (in space) — nicht weit; (in guess, aim) fast (getroffen)

the weekend isn't far off now — es ist nicht mehr lang bis zum Wochenende

far gone (inf) — schon ziemlich hinüber (inf)

2. adj

1) (= more distant of two) weiter entfernt, hintere(r, s)

the far end of the room — das andere Ende des Zimmers

the far window/door — das Fenster/die Tür am anderen Ende des Zimmers

the far wall — die Wand am anderen Ende

on the far side of — auf der anderen Seite von

when he reached the far bank —

which of these cars is yours? – the far one — welches ist dein Auto? – das, das weiter weg ist

which bed will you have? – the far one — welches Bett möchtest du? – das da drüben

2) (= far-off) country, land weit entfernt

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

it's a far cry from... (fig) — das ist etwas ganz anderes als...

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far [fɑː(r)] komp. farther [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)], further [ˈfɜːðə; US ˈfɜrðər], sup farthest [ˈfɑː(r)ðıst], furthest [ˈfɜːðıst; US ˈfɜr-]

A adj

1. fern, (weit) entfernt, weit, entlegen

2. (vom Sprecher aus) entfernter, abliegend:

at the far end am anderen Ende;

the far side die andere Seite

3. weit vorgerückt, fortgeschritten ( beide:

in in dat)

B adv

1. fern, weit:

far away, far off weit weg oder entfernt;

his thoughts were far away er war mit seinen Gedanken ganz woanders

2. fig weit entfernt ( from von):

far from rich alles andere als reich;

far from completed noch lange oder längst nicht fertig;

I am far from believing it ich bin weit davon entfernt, es zu glauben;

far be it from me (to deny it) es liegt mir fern(, es zu leugnen), ich möchte (es) keineswegs (abstreiten);

far from it! ganz und gar nicht!, keineswegs!

3. weit(hin), fern(hin):

far into weit oder hoch oder tief in (akk);

far into the night bis spät oder tief in die Nacht (hinein);

it went far to convince him das hat ihn beinahe überzeugt

4. auch far and away, by far weit(aus), bei Weitem, um vieles, wesentlich (bes mit komp und sup):

far better;

(by) far the best

a) weitaus oder mit Abstand der (die, das) beste,

b) bei Weitem am bestenBesondere Redewendungen: as far as

a) so weit oder so viel (wie), insofern als,

b) bis (nach oder zu oder an akk), nicht weiter als far and near fern und nah;

far and wide weit und breit;

far back weit zurück oder hinten;

as far back as 1800 schon (im Jahre) 1800;

from far von Weitem;

go far

a) weit gehen oder reichen,

b) fig weit kommen, es weit bringen ten pounds don’t go far mit 10 Pfund kommt man nicht weit;

as far as that goes was das (an)betrifft;

it is a very good book as far as it goes es ist insgesamt ein sehr gutes Buch;

she is quite nice as far as she goes sie ist so weit ganz nett;

I’ll go so far as to say that … ich möchte oder würde sogar behaupten, dass…;

go too far zu weit gehen;

in so far (as) insofern, -weit (als);

so far bis hierher, bisher, bis jetzt;

so far so good so weit, so gut;

far out

a) weit draußen,

b) weit hinaus,

c) → far-out be far out weit daneben liegen (mit einer Vermutung etc);

far up hoch oben; → between B, cry A 1

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1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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adj.

fern adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > far
9 far

[fɑː(r)] 1.
avverbio

1) (in space) lontano, distante

have you come far? — vieni da lontano?

far off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa

2) (in time)

far back in the past — nel lontano passato

as far back as 1965 — già nel 1965

as far back as he can remember — per quanto riesce a o può ricordare

Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano

he's not far off 70 — non è lontano dai 70 anni

he worked far into the night — ha lavorato fino a tarda notte

3) (very much) molto

far better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto

far more — molto più

far too fast — di gran lunga troppo veloce

far too much money — fin troppi soldi

far above the average — molto al di sopra della media

4) (to what extent, to the extent that)

how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?

how far have they got with the work? — a che punto sono arrivati col lavoro?

as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me

5) (to extreme degree) lontano

to go too far — esagerare, passare il segno

this has gone far enough! — adesso basta!

he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare

6) by far di gran lunga

7) far and away di gran lunga

8) so far (up till now) finora, per ora

he's only written one book so far — finora ha scritto soltanto un libro

so far, so good — fin qui tutto bene; (up to a point)

you can only trust him so far — puoi fidarti di lui solo fino a un certo punto
2.
aggettivo

1) (remote)

the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)

2) (further away, other) altro

at the far end of the room — all'altro lato della stanza

on the far side of the wall — dall'altra parte del muro

3) pol.

the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra

4) far from lungi da

far from satisfied — lungi dall'essere soddisfatto

far from it! — al contrario! tutt'altro!

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not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto
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Note:

Note the different Italian translations of far from when it is followed by a noun, a verb or an adjective: we are far from home / from London = siamo lontani da casa / da Londra; far from being stupid, he's actually very intelligent = lungi dall'essere stupido, in realtà è molto intelligente; far from angry = lungi dall'essere arrabbiato / tutt'altro che arrabbiato. - When used in front of a comparative, far is translated by molto or assai: far older = molto / assai più vecchio

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1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) lontano

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) lontano

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) molto
2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) lontano

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) opposto, altro

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- farther
- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far
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[fɑː(r)] 1.
avverbio

1) (in space) lontano, distante

have you come far? — vieni da lontano?

far off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa

2) (in time)

far back in the past — nel lontano passato

as far back as 1965 — già nel 1965

as far back as he can remember — per quanto riesce a o può ricordare

Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano

he's not far off 70 — non è lontano dai 70 anni

he worked far into the night — ha lavorato fino a tarda notte

3) (very much) molto

far better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto

far more — molto più

far too fast — di gran lunga troppo veloce

far too much money — fin troppi soldi

far above the average — molto al di sopra della media

4) (to what extent, to the extent that)

how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?

how far have they got with the work? — a che punto sono arrivati col lavoro?

as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me

5) (to extreme degree) lontano

to go too far — esagerare, passare il segno

this has gone far enough! — adesso basta!

he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare

6) by far di gran lunga

7) far and away di gran lunga

8) so far (up till now) finora, per ora

he's only written one book so far — finora ha scritto soltanto un libro

so far, so good — fin qui tutto bene; (up to a point)

you can only trust him so far — puoi fidarti di lui solo fino a un certo punto
2.
aggettivo

1) (remote)

the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)

2) (further away, other) altro

at the far end of the room — all'altro lato della stanza

on the far side of the wall — dall'altra parte del muro

3) pol.

the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra

4) far from lungi da

far from satisfied — lungi dall'essere soddisfatto

far from it! — al contrario! tutt'altro!

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not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto
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Note:

Note the different Italian translations of far from when it is followed by a noun, a verb or an adjective: we are far from home / from London = siamo lontani da casa / da Londra; far from being stupid, he's actually very intelligent = lungi dall'essere stupido, in realtà è molto intelligente; far from angry = lungi dall'essere arrabbiato / tutt'altro che arrabbiato. - When used in front of a comparative, far is translated by molto or assai: far older = molto / assai più vecchio

English-Italian dictionary > far
10 far

1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) fjernt, langt

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) langt borte/ute/oppe

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mye
2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fjern

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) bortest, fjernest

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- farther
- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far

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adj. \/fɑː\/

1) fjern, langt borte

• in far countries

• in the far north

lengst i nord

2) fjernest(e), bortest(e), bortre

• the far end of the room

ved borteste enden av rommet

• the far left

ytterste venstre

• the far side

andre siden

3) lang

• a far journey

far out ( hverdagslig) råkul, dritbra

• wow, this music is far out man!

oj, denne musikken er jo dritbra!

( vanskelig) teoretisk, vanskelig, noe som ligger for høyt for en

• that article on post-structuralism was too far out for me

den artikkelen om poststrukturalisme lå altfor høyt for meg
II
adv. ( farther - farthest eller further - furthest) \/fɑː\/

1) langt, langt borte, fjernt

• how far is it from here to London?

hvor langt er det herfra til London?

• he cannot be far

han kan ikke være langt borte

2) vidt, langt, mye

• this is far the most useful

• far too much

aldeles for mye

as far as (prep.) (så langt som) til, like til

• as far as the station

(konj.) så vidt, så langt

• as far as I know

be far from (being) være langtfra, være alt annet enn

be far off være helt på jordet, ta feil

by far betydelig, i høy grad, mye, langt

• this is better by far

• by far the best

far and away i stor grad, absolutt, veldig mye

• far and away the best

den klart beste

far and near fjern og nær

• they came from far and near

overalt

• they searched for it far and near

far and wide høyt og lavt, overalt, vidt omkring

far be it from me to... eller far be it for me to det er absolutt ikke min hensikt å..., jeg vil på ingen måte...

far from it langt derifra, tvertom, slett ikke

far gone langt fremskreden, langt på vei alvorlig syk, døden nær, døende helt utmattet

few and far between sjelden, få, langt imellom

go far nå langt, oppnå mye bidra sterkt, rekke langt

not by far ikke på langt nær

so far så langt, hittil

(in) so far as i den grad, så langt som, i det omfang

• she lowered herself so far as to beg for money

i den grad at hun tagg om penger

so far away as så langt unna som

so far so good så langt er alt godt

English-Norwegian dictionary > far
11 far *****

[fɒː(r)] farther or further comp farthest or furthest superl
1. adv

1) lontano

is it far (away)? — è lontano?

is it far to London? — è lontana Londra?

how far is it? — quanto dista?

how far is it to the river? — quanto è lontano il fiume?

it's not far (from here) — non è lontano (da qui)

it's not far from London — non è lontano da Londra

as far as — fino a

as far as the eye can see — a perdita d'occhio

to go as far as Milan — andare fino a Milano

to come from as far away as Milan — venire addirittura da Milano

she swam as far as the others — ha nuotato tanto lontano quanto gli altri

as far back as I can remember — per quanto or per quello che posso ricordare

as far back as 1945 — già nel 1945

as or so far as I know — per quel che ne so, per quanto ne sappia

as or so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda

as far as possible — nei limiti del possibile

I would go as or so far as to say that... — arriverei al punto di dire...

from far and near — da ogni parte

to come from far and wide — venire da ogni parte

to travel far and wide — viaggiare in lungo e in largo

far away or off — lontano, distante

far away or off in the distance — in lontananza

not far away or off — non lontano

far away from one's family — lontano dalla famiglia

Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano, non manca molto a Natale

far beyond — molto al di là di

far from — (place) lontano da

far from (doing sth) — invece di (fare qc)

we are far from having finished — siamo ben lungi dall'aver finito

far from it! — al contrario!

he is far from well — non sta affatto or per niente bene

far be it from me to interfere, but... — non ho la minima intenzione di immischiarmi, ma...

far from easy — tutt'altro che facile

far into the night — fino a notte inoltrata

far out at sea — in alto mare

our calculations weren't far out — i nostri calcoli non erano poi così sbagliati

to go far — (person) andare lontano

he'll go far — farà molta strada

it won't go far — (money, food) non basterà

how far are you going? — fin dove vai?

how far have you got with your work? — dove sei arrivato con il tuo lavoro?

he's gone too far this time — questa volta ha esagerato or oltrepassato i limiti

he's gone too far to back out now — si è spinto troppo oltre per tirarsi indietro adesso

the plans are too far advanced — i piani sono a uno stadio troppo avanzato

he was far gone — (fam: ill) era molto malato, (drunk) era ubriaco fradicio

this far — (in distance) fin qui

so far — (in time) finora, fino ad ora

so far so good — fin qui tutto a posto

so or thus far and no further — fin qui e non oltre

2) (with comp: very much) di gran lunga

far better — assai migliore

it's far and away the best or it's by far the best — è di gran lunga il migliore

this car is far faster (than) — questa macchina è molto più veloce (di)

she's the prettiest by far — è di gran lunga la più carina

it is far better not to go — è molto meglio non andare

2. adj

the Far North — l'estremo Nord

the far east etc of the country — la zona orientale ecc del paese

on the far side of — dall'altra parte di

at the far end of — in fondo a, all'altro capo di

the far left/right Pol — l'estrema sinistra/destra

English-Italian dictionary > far *****
12 better

§ უკეთესი, გაუმჯობესება

§ უკეთესად

§

1 უკეთესი

a better house / life უკეთესი სახლი / ცხოვრება

to be / get better უკეთესად ყოფნა / გახდომა

he is / got better უკეთ არის / გახდა

he is no better than a thief არაფრითაა ქურდზე უკეთესი / ქურდისაგან არაფრით განსხვავდება

it is better / would be better to go უკეთესია წავიდეთ // უკეთესი იქნებოდა წავსულიყავით

the better part of... რისიმე უდიდესი ნაწილი

his better half მისი ცოლი

now she plays better ახლა უკეთ უკრავს

I like it better ასე მირჩევნია // ეს უფრო მომწონს

he did better than his word არა მარტო დანაპირები შეასრულა, არამედ მეტიც გააკეთა

had better სჯობია, უკეთესია, გირჩევნია

you had better mind your own business გირჩევნია შენს საქმეს მოუარო / მიხედო

you had better go there yourself ჯობს, იქ თავად წახვიდე

hadn't you better tell them everything? ხომ არ აჯობებს, რომ ყველაფერი უთხრა?

to get the better of ჯობნა

he got the better of his rival თავის მეტოქეს აჯობა

he says he didn't do it, but I know better ამბობს არ ჩამიდენიაო, მაგრამ მე ხომ ვიცი

to know better than; you ought to know better than to go out without an overcoat on such a frosty day იმდენი უნდა გესმოდეს, რომ ასეთ ყინვაში უპალტოოდ არ გახვიდე

I know better than to believe him არც ისრთი მიამიტი ვარ, რომ დავუჯერო

I was going to interfere, but thought better of it ჩარევას ვაპირებდი, მაგრამ გადავიფიქრე

to be better off მატერიალურად უკეთესად ყოფნა

to be better off without: we are better off without their help მათი დახმარების გარეშე უკეთესად ვართ

the quicker the better რაც უფრო ჩქარა, მით უკეთესი

2 უკეთესობა

he has changed for the better უკეთესობისაკენ შეიცვალა

so much the better / the better it is მით უკეთესი

my curiosity got the better of me ცნობისმოყვარეობამ მძლია

she always gets the better of these quarrels ამ ჩხუბებიდან ყოველთვის გამარჯვებული გამოდის

I think all the better of him after this ამის შემდეგ ჩემს თვალში ამაღლდა

better luck next time! არა უშავს, შემდეგში უფრო იღბლიანი

a lot better / later ბევრად უკეთესად // გაცილებით უფრო გვიან

he is a little better today დღეს ოდნავ უკეთესადაა

the outside of his house is much better than the inside გარედან ეს სახლი გაცილებით უკეთესია, ვიდრე შიგნით

I feel none the better today დღეს სულაც არ ვგრძნობ თავს უკეთესად

there are no indications that the next year will be better ნიშანწყალიც არ ჩანს, რომ მომავალი წელი უკეთესი იქნება

the sooner the better რაც უფრო მალე, მით უკეთესი

a sensible change for the better საგრძნობი გაუმჯობესება

much better / worse გაცილებით უკეთესი // ბევრად უარესი

he is measurably better now ახლა შესამჩნევად გამოკეთდა

a turn for the better უკეთესობისაკენ ცვლილება

●●the sooner the better რაც უფრო ადრე, მით უკეთესი

we sat closer so that we could hear better უფრო ახლოს დავჯექით, რომ უკეთესად გაგვეგო

you should know better than to say that უნდა გცოდნოდა, რომ ამის თქმა არ შეიძლებოდა

●●he knows better than to cheat me არც ისეთი უჭკუოა, რომ მომატყუოს

he is much better გაცილებით უკეთაა

I had better go უმჯობესია, წავიდე

I'd rather / better do it myself მირჩევნია, თვითონ გავაკეთო

you had better stay in bed გირჩევნია, იწვე

had better / rather ურჩევნია, ჯობია

●●I would rather / better მირჩევნია

which is better? რომელია უკეთესი?

I didn't expect anything better whatsoever მაინცდამაინც უკეთესს არაფერს მოველოდი

better / remote / uncertain future უკეთესი / შორეული / გაურკვეველი მომავალი

to change for the better უკეთესობისაკენ შეცვლა (შეიცვლება)

for lack of anything better უკეთესის უქონლობის გამო

he got better გამოკეთდა

I feel a great deal better გაცილებით უკეთესად ვარ

she craned her neck to see better კისერი წაიგრძელა, უკეთ რომ დაენახა

he is a far better specialist გაცილებით უკეთესი სპეციალისტია

he is by far a better player ბევრად უკეთესი მოთამაშეა

I'm a bit better ცოტათი უკეთ ვარ

better than anything ყველაფერზე ძალიან / უფრო

English-Georgian dictionary > better
13 this

ðis
1. plural - these; adjective
1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) este, esta, estos, estas

2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) éste, ésta, éstos, éstas; dicho hombre/dicha mujer

2. pronoun
(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) esto; éste, ésta

3. adverb
(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) tan

- like this

this¹ adj este / esta

I don't like this car este coche no me gusta

come and see me this afternoon ven a verme esta tarde

El plural de this es these

these socks are dirty estos calcetines están sucios

this² pron éste / ésta

this is the one I want éste es el que quiero

El plural de this es these

this

tr[ðɪs]

adjective

1 este, esta

■ whose is this book? ¿de quién es este libro?

■ do you like this shirt? ¿te gusta esta camisa?

pronoun

1 éste, ésta (indefinite) esto

■ I prefer this one prefiero éste

■ I was afraid this was going to happen me temía que iba a pasar esto

2 (on 'phone)

■ this is Laura soy Laura

adverb

1 tan, tanto,-a

■ I didn't think it was this far no creía que fuera tan lejos

■ I've never had this much money before nunca había tenido tanto dinero

■ she's about this tall es así de alta

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

like this así

this and that nada en particular

this is (introducing) te presento a

■ this is my wife te presento a mi mujer

this ['ðɪs] adv

: así, a tal punto

this big: así de grande

this adj, pl these ['ði:z] : este

these things: estas cosas

read this book: lee este libro

this pron, pl these : esto

what's this?: ¿qué es esto?

this wasn't here yesterday: esto no estaba aquí ayer

this

adj.

• esta adj.

• este adj.

adv.

• tan adv.

pron.

• esto pron.

• ésta pron.

• éste pron.

I ðɪs
pronoun (pl these)

1) éste, -ta; (neuter) esto

these — éstos, -tas [According to the Real Academia Española, the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

this is the dining room and this is the kitchen — éste es el dormitorio y ésta es la cocina

what is this? — ¿qué es esto?

this is mine and that is yours — esto es mío y eso es tuyo

this is John's father — ( on photo) éste es el padre de John; ( introducing) te presento al padre de John

this is where you work? — ¿aquí es donde trabajas?

this is Jack Smith (speaking) — ( on telephone) habla Jack Smith, soy Jack Smith

what's all this I hear about you getting married? — ¿qué es eso de que te casas?

2) (in phrases)

at this: at this, he flew into a rage al oír (or ver etc) esto, se puso furioso; with this: with this, she left habiendo dicho (or hecho etc) esto, se fue; this is it: this is it, the big moment has arrived! bueno, llegó la hora; this and that: what have you been up to lately? - oh, this and that — ¿qué has hecho últimamente? - nada en particular

II

adjective (pl these)

1) este, -ta; (pl) estos, -tas

look at this tree/house — mira este árbol/esta casa

whose are these books/coins? — ¿de quién son estos libros/estas monedas?

I like these yellow ones — me gustan éstos amarillos/éstas amarillas

this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

2) ( in narration) (colloq)

suddenly these three guys came up to me and... — de repente se me acercan tres tipos y... (fam)

III

adverb

my desk is this big — mi escritorio es así de grande

now we've come this far... — ya que hemos venido hasta aquí...

I never thought it would be this expensive — nunca pensé que fuera a ser tan caro

[ðɪs]
1.

DEM ADJ
(pl these) este(-a)
this man/book — este hombre/libro

this woman — esta mujer

• this evening — esta tarde

• this one here — este/esta que está aquí, este/esta de aquí

it's not that picture but this one I like — no es ese cuadro el que me gusta sino este

• this time — esta vez

this time next week — de hoy en una semana

this time last year — hoy hace un año

• this way — por aquí

• this week — esta semana

this coming week — esta semana que viene
these
2.

DEM PRON
(pl these) este(-a), éste(-a); (neuter) esto The pronoun this ( one) is translated by este (masc), esta (fem) and esto (neuter). Note that in the past the standard spelling for the masculine and feminine pronouns was with an accent (éste/ésta). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives este/esta. The neuter pronoun never carries an accent.
this is the house I was telling you about — esta es la casa de la que te hablaba

who is this? — ¿quién es?

what is this? — ¿qué es esto?

this is new — esto es nuevo

this is Mr Brown — (in introductions) le presento al señor Brown; (in photo) este es el señor Brown; (on phone) soy or habla el señor Brown

I prefer this to that — prefiero esto a aquello

but this is April — pero estamos en abril

this is Friday — hoy es viernes

where did you find this? — ¿dónde encontraste esto?

this is where I live — aquí vivo

"but he's nearly bald" - "this is it" — -pero está casi calvo -ahí está la dificultad

• what's all this? — ¿qué pasa?

what's all this I hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

• do it like this — hágalo así

it was like this... — te diré lo que pasó...

• what with this, that and the other I was busy all week — entre una cosa y otra estuve ocupado toda la semana

they sat talking of this and that — sentados, hablaban de esto y lo otro
these
3.

DEM ADV

• I didn't know it was this far — no sabía que estaba tan lejos

I've never been this far before — nunca había llegado hasta aquí

• the wall is this high — la pared es así de alta

he is this high — es así de alto

• I've never seen this much money — nunca había visto tanto dinero junto

I can tell you this much... — lo que sí te puedo decir es...

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I [ðɪs]
pronoun (pl these)

1) éste, -ta; (neuter) esto

these — éstos, -tas [According to the Real Academia Española, the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

this is the dining room and this is the kitchen — éste es el dormitorio y ésta es la cocina

what is this? — ¿qué es esto?

this is mine and that is yours — esto es mío y eso es tuyo

this is John's father — ( on photo) éste es el padre de John; ( introducing) te presento al padre de John

this is where you work? — ¿aquí es donde trabajas?

this is Jack Smith (speaking) — ( on telephone) habla Jack Smith, soy Jack Smith

what's all this I hear about you getting married? — ¿qué es eso de que te casas?

2) (in phrases)

at this: at this, he flew into a rage al oír (or ver etc) esto, se puso furioso; with this: with this, she left habiendo dicho (or hecho etc) esto, se fue; this is it: this is it, the big moment has arrived! bueno, llegó la hora; this and that: what have you been up to lately? - oh, this and that — ¿qué has hecho últimamente? - nada en particular

II

adjective (pl these)

1) este, -ta; (pl) estos, -tas

look at this tree/house — mira este árbol/esta casa

whose are these books/coins? — ¿de quién son estos libros/estas monedas?

I like these yellow ones — me gustan éstos amarillos/éstas amarillas

this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

2) ( in narration) (colloq)

suddenly these three guys came up to me and... — de repente se me acercan tres tipos y... (fam)

III

adverb

my desk is this big — mi escritorio es así de grande

now we've come this far... — ya que hemos venido hasta aquí...

I never thought it would be this expensive — nunca pensé que fuera a ser tan caro

English-spanish dictionary > this
14 far

1 შორეული, შორი, შორს

it is not far არაა შორს

how far have you got with your work? რამდენი გააკეთე?

he went too far თავს გაუვიდა

he worked far into the night გვიან ღამემდა იმუშავა

she’s far from beautiful სულაც არაა ლამაზი

so far ჯერჯერობით

so far as / as far as რამდენადაც

as far as I’m concerned… რაც მე შემეხება…

as far back as February ჯერ კიდევ თებერვალში

he is by far a better player ბევრად უკეთესი მოთამაშეა

2 ბევრად უფრო, გაცილებით

it is far more difficult ბევრად უფრო ძნელია

faraway land შორეული ქვეყანა

a faraway look თვალგაშტერებული მზერა

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it is far from here აქედან შორსაა

he is from a far country შორეული ქვეყნიდანაა

that’s going too far ეს უკვე მეტისმეტია

he’s not far wrong ბევრად არ ცდება

Christmas isn’t far off შობა მოახლოებულია

I’m far from sure სულაც არა ვარ დარწმუნებული

everything is all right so far ჯერჯერობით ყველაფერი რიგზეა

so far as I know / can see რამდენადაც ვიცი / გამეგება

as far back as I remember რამდენადაც მახსოვს

by far ბევრად უფრო, გაცილებით

he is a far better specialist გაცილებით უკეთესი სპეციალისტია

it will be far quicker გაცილებით უფრო სწრაფად იქნება

the Far East შორეული აღმოსავლეთი

as far as I can judge რამდენადაც შემიძლია განვსაჯო

hold on as far as the Opera House and then turn right ოპერამდე იარე, მერე მარჯვნივ გაუხვიე!

as far as I understand როგორც მე მესმის...;

I didn’t know it was this far არ ვიცოდი, რომ ასეთი შორი იყო

●●thus far ჯერჯერობით

●●to go too far დაუკრეფავში გადასვლა / შეტოპვა

●●so far as რამდენადაც

so far as I know რამდენადაც ვიცი

so far ჯერჯერობით! / ჯერ!

far removed from the city ქალაქიდან შორს მდებარე

as far as I remember რამდენადაც მახსოვს

as far as I recollect რამდენადაც მახსოვს

he reached for the knife, but it was too far დანისაკენ გაიშვირა ხელი, მაგრამ ვერ მისწვდა

as far as the eye can reach რამდენადაც თვალი გასწვდება

it is a great inconvenience to live so far from the centre ძალიან მოუხერხებელია ცენტრიდან ასე შორს ცხოვრება

how far might that be from here? აქედან რა სიშორეზე იქნება?

I looked far and wide ყველგან ვეძებე

it’s too far to walk ფეხით იქამდე შორია

he has carried the joke too far მეტისმეტი ხუმრობა მოუვიდა/ზედმეტი იხუმრა/ხუმრობაში გადაამლაშა

you’re going too far ზომას გადადიხარ // აჭარბებ

to go too far გადამეტება, გადაჭარბება

here buses are few and far between აქ ავტობუსები იშვიათად დადის

as far as რამდენადაც

it`s not all that far არც ისე შორია // არც თუ ისე შორსაა

so far აქამდე, ჯერჯერობით

English-Georgian dictionary > far
15 far

< farther or further, farthest or furthest> [fɑ:ʳ, Am fɑ:r] adv

1) ( a long distance) von weit her;

have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?;

do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?;

it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß;

I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen;

we've come so \far, we can't turn back now wir sind so weit gekommen, wir können jetzt nicht umkehren;

\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall;

she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier;

how \far are we from the campsite now? wie weit ist es noch bis zum Campingplatz?;

\far above, a hawk circled in the sunshine weit oben kreiste ein Habicht im Sonnenschein;

you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg ( liter);

a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land;

we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation;

as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht;

\far from home fern der Heimat;

to be fairly \far down the list ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste stehen;

\far away from here weit weg von hier;

how \far away is it? wie weit weg ist es?;

\far and wide weit und breit;

to come from \far and wide von überall her kommen;

\far from it weit gefehlt;

Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!

2) ( distant in time)

some time \far in the past/ future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft;

one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast;

your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang;

as \far back as I can remember so weit ich mich erinnern kann;

we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt;

it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück;

so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit lief [bisher] alles nach Plan;

only one of the escaped prisoners has so \far been recaptured bisher wurde nur einer der entflohenen Gefangenen wieder gefasst;

any problems? - not so \far Probleme? - bis jetzt nicht;

he's not \far off seventy er wird bald siebzig;

we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange und wir sind fertig;

to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten;

so \far so good so weit, so gut

3) ( in progress)

how \far have you got? - I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? - ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17;

how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?;

if you can get as \far as drafting the letter tonight... wenn du vielleicht bis heute Abend noch einen groben Entwurf des Briefes aufsetzen kannst,...;

to not get very \far with sth [or doing sth] mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommen;

to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen;

she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit

4) inv ( much)

\far better/ nicer/ warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer;

\far more difficult viel schwieriger;

\far too expensive viel zu teuer;

by \far bei weitem, mit Abstand;

it would be better by \far to resist the temptation es wäre viel besser, der Versuchung zu widerstehen;

your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze ( fam)

( Brit)

I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen;

I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben;

she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen

5) ( connecting adverbial phrase)

as \far as I can, I try and avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht;

I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel;

as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...;

he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht,;

as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...;

as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? Bob ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!;

he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles

PHRASES:

sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen;

sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten;

a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man für zwei Wochen ins Ausland geht;

to go too \far zu weit gehen;

to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/ her jdm nicht über den Weg trauen adj

attr

1) ( further away)

at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes;

the \far bank of the river das jenseitige Ufer des Flusses

2) ( extreme)

the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]

3) ( distant)

a \far country ( liter) ein fernes Land ( liter)

in the \far distance in weiter Ferne

PHRASES:

to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein

English-German students dictionary > far
16 better

1. adjective compar. of
academic.ru/31746/good">good 1. besser

something better — etwas Besseres

do you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?

that's better — so ist's schon besser

better and better — immer besser

better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an

be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen

he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser

get better — (recover) gesund werden

be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein

I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser

so much the better — um so besser

she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt

my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)

[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
2. adverb compar. of
well II 2.

1) (in a better way) besser

2) (to a greater degree) mehr

I like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller

he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter

3)

you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...

you'd better not tell her — Sie erzählen es ihr besser nicht

I'd better be off now — ich gehe jetzt besser

hadn't you better ask first? — sollten Sie nicht besser zuerst fragen?

you'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
3. noun
1) Bessere, das

get the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)

exhaustion got the better of him — Erschöpfung übermannte ihn

be a change for the better — eine vorteilhafte Veränderung sein

for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird

I thought better of it — ich habe es mir anders überlegt

2) in pl.

one's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
4. transitive verb
1) (surpass) übertreffen

2) (improve) verbessern

better oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern

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['betə]
comparative; = good

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bet·ter¹

[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]

I. adj inv comp of good

1. (superior) besser

\better luck next time vielleicht klappt's ja beim nächsten Mal fam

\better than nothing besser als nichts

it's \better that way es ist besser so

she is much \better at tennis than I am sie spielt viel besser Tennis als ich

far \better weit besser

▪ to be \better for sb/sth für jdn/etw besser sein

to be no \better than one should be kein Heiliger/keine Heilige sein

2. (healthier) besser

I'm much \better now mir geht's schon viel besser

he's no \better sein Zustand hat sich [noch immer] nicht gebessert

to get \better sich akk erholen

3. (most)

the \better part der größte Teil

the \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]

4.

▶ \better the devil you know than the devil you don't know ( prov) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt

▶ discretion is the \better part of valour ( prov) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste prov fam

▶ to go one \better noch einen draufsetzen fam

▶ \better late than never ( saying) besser spät als nie

▶ \better safe than sorry ( saying) Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht prov

II. adv comp of well

1. (in superior manner) besser; like lieber, mehr

she did much \better in her second exam sie schnitt in ihrer zweiten Prüfung viel besser ab

there is nothing I like \better than lying in bed on a Sunday morning ich mag nichts lieber als an einem Sonntagmorgen im Bett zu liegen

some questions are \better left unanswered manche Fragen sollten besser unbeantwortet bleiben

or \better still... oder noch besser...

2. (to a greater degree) mehr

she is much \better-looking than her brother sie sieht viel besser als ihr Bruder aus

you had \better go home now es wäre besser, wenn Sie jetzt nach Hause gingen

to think \better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen

I think \better of him ich habe jetzt eine bessere Meinung von ihm

III. n no pl

1. (improvement) Bessere nt

I have not seen \better this year ich habe dieses Jahr nichts Besseres gesehen

to change for the \better sich akk zum Guten wenden

to expect \better of sb was Besseres von jdm erwarten

all [or so much] the \better umso besser

you'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tun

2. ( hum old)

▪ one's \betters pl Leute, die über einem stehen

our elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrung

3.

▶ to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun

▶ for \better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) in Freud und Leid

▶ to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnen

IV. vt

▪ to \better sth etw verbessern

▪ to \better oneself (improve social position) sich akk verbessern; (further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbilden

bet·ter²

[ˈbetəʳ, AM ˈbet̬ɚ]

n jd, der eine Wette abschließt

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I ['betə(r)]
n
Wetter(in) m(f) II
1. adj comp
besser; route, way also günstiger
he's much better — es geht ihm viel besser

the patient/his foot is getting better — dem Patienten/seinem Fuß geht es schon viel besser

I hope you get better soon — hoffentlich sind Sie bald wieder gesund

better and better — immer besser

that's better! (approval) — so ist es besser!; (relief etc)

to be better than one's word — mehr tun, als man versprochen hat

it couldn't be better — es könnte gar nicht besser sein

I couldn't be better — es könnte mir gar nicht besser gehen

I am none the better for it —

she is no better than she ought to be — sie ist auch keine Heilige

the better part of an hour/my money/our trip — fast eine Stunde/fast mein ganzes Geld/fast die ganze Reise

it would be better to go early — es wäre besser, früh zu gehen

you would be better to go early — Sie gehen besser früh

to go one better — einen Schritt weiter gehen; (in offer) höher gehen

this hat has seen better days — dieser Hut hat auch schon bessere Tage gesehen (inf)

2. adv comp of well

1) besser; like lieber, mehr; enjoy mehr

they are better off than we are — sie sind besser dran als wir

he is better off where he is — für ihn ist es besser, da zu sein, wo er ist, er ist besser dran, wo er ist (inf)

you would do better or be better advised to go early — Sie sollten lieber früh gehen

to think better of it — es sich (dat)

I didn't think any better of him for that — deswegen hielt ich auch nicht mehr von ihm

See:

→ know, late

2)

I had better go — ich gehe jetzt wohl besser

you'd better do what he says —

I'd better answer that letter soon — ich beantworte den Brief lieber or besser bald

I won't touch it – you'd better not! — ich fasse es nicht an – das will ich dir auch geraten haben

3. n

1)

one's betters (socially also) — Höhergestellte pl, höher Gestellte pl

that's no way to talk to your betters — man muss immer wissen, wen man vor sich (dat) hat

respect for one's betters — Achtung f Respektspersonen gegenüber

2)

(= person, object) the better — der/die/das Bessere

3)

it's a change for the better —

to think ( all) the better of sb — (um so) mehr von jdm halten

all the better, so much the better — umso besser

it would be all the better for a drop of paint — ein bisschen Farbe würde Wunder wirken

the bigger/sooner the better — je größer/eher, desto besser

it's done now, for better or worse — so oder so, es ist geschehen

for better, for worse (in marriage ceremony) — in Freud und Leid

to get the better of sb (person) — jdn unterkriegen (inf); (illness) jdn erwischen (inf); (problem etc) jdm schwer zu schaffen machen

4. vt
(= improve on) verbessern; (= surpass) übertreffen
5. vr
(= increase one's knowledge) sich weiterbilden; (in social scale) sich verbessern
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better¹ [ˈbetə(r)]

A (komp von good) adj

1. besser:

I am better es geht mir (gesundheitlich) besser;

I am none the better for it das hilft mir auch nicht;

he’s no better than a cheat er kommt einem Betrüger gleich;

she’s no better than she should be euph sie ist nicht gerade eine Heilige;

it is no better than it should be man konnte nicht mehr erwarten;

be better than one’s word mehr tun, als man versprochen hat;

get better

a) besser werden, sich bessern, SPORT sich steigern,

b) sich erholen;

my ( oder the) better half hum meine bessere Hälfte; → luck A 1, part A 1, safe A 1, self A 1

2. größer:

(up)on better acquaintance bei näherer Bekanntschaft

B s

1. (das) Bessere, (das) Vorzüglichere:

for better for worse

a) in Freud und Leid, in guten wie in schlechten Tagen (Trauformel),

b) was auch (immer) geschieht;

I expected better ich habe (etwas) Besseres erwartet; → change B 1, C 1, turn¹ A 8 b

2. Vorteil m:

get the better of

a) die Oberhand über jemanden gewinnen, jemanden besiegen oder ausstechen,

b) etwas überwinden;

his emotions got the better of him seine Gefühle gingen mit ihm durch

3. pl Vorgesetzte pl, (im Rang) Höherstehende pl, (finanziell) Bessergestellte pl:

his betters die ihm (geistig etc) Überlegenen

C (komp von well¹) adv

1. besser:

better off

a) besser dran,

b) (finanziell) bessergestellt;

think better of it sich eines Besseren besinnen, es sich anders überlegen;

so much the better desto besser;

you had better (US umg you better) go es wäre besser, du gingest;

you had better (US umg you better) not! lass das lieber sein!; → able 1, know B

2. mehr:

better loved;

better than 10 miles über oder mehr als 10 Meilen;

go sb one better jemanden (noch) übertreffen; → like² A

D v/t

1. Beziehungen, Lebensbedingungen, einen Rekord etc verbessern

2. übertreffen

3. den Spieleinsatz erhöhen

4. better o.s.

a) sich (finanziell) verbessern,

b) sich weiterbilden

E v/i besser werden, sich (ver)bessern

better² [ˈbetə(r)] s Wettende(r) m/f(m), Wetter(in)

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1. adjective compar. of
good 1. besser

something better — etwas Besseres

do you know of anything better? — kennst du etwas Besseres?

that's better — so ist's schon besser

better and better — immer besser

better still, let's phone — oder noch besser: Rufen wir doch an

be much better — (recovered) sich viel besser fühlen

he is much better today — es geht ihm heute schon viel besser

get better — (recover) gesund werden

be getting better — auf dem Wege der Besserung sein

I am/my ankle is getting better — mir/meinem Knöchel geht es besser

so much the better — um so besser

she is none/much the better for it — das hat ihr nichts/sehr genützt

my/his better half — (joc.) meine/seine bessere Hälfte (scherzh.)

[for] the better part of an hour — fast eine ganze Stunde; see also all 3.
2. adverb compar. of
well II 2.

1) (in a better way) besser

2) (to a greater degree) mehr

I like Goethe better than Schiller — ich mag Goethe lieber als Schiller

he is better liked than Carter — er ist beliebter als Carter

3)

you ought to know better than to... — du solltest es besser wissen und nicht...

you'd better not tell her — Sie erzählen es ihr besser nicht

I'd better be off now — ich gehe jetzt besser

hadn't you better ask first? — sollten Sie nicht besser zuerst fragen?

you'd better! — das will ich aber auch hoffen; see also better off
3. noun
1) Bessere, das

get the better of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas unterkriegen (ugs.)

exhaustion got the better of him — Erschöpfung übermannte ihn

be a change for the better — eine vorteilhafte Veränderung sein

for better or for worse — was immer daraus werden wird

I thought better of it — ich habe es mir anders überlegt

2) in pl.

one's betters — Leute, die über einem stehen od. die einem überlegen sind
4. transitive verb
1) (surpass) übertreffen

2) (improve) verbessern

better oneself — (rise socially) sich verbessern

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adj.

besser adj. v.

besser werden ausdr.

bessern v.

verbessern v.

English-german dictionary > better
17 this

1. adjective,
pl. these

1) dieser/diese/dieses; (with less emphasis) der/die/das

at this time — zu dieser Zeit

before this time — vorher; zuvor

these days — heut[zutag]e

I'll say this much/I can tell you this much... — soviel kann ich sagen/soviel kann ich dir verraten...

all this week — die[se] ganze Woche

by this time — inzwischen; mittlerweile

this morning/evening — etc. heute Morgen/abend usw.

these last three weeks — die letzten drei Wochen

this Monday — (to come) nächsten Montag

2) (coll.): (previously unspecified)

they dug this great big trench — sie hoben einen riesigen Graben aus

I was in the pub when this fellow came up to me — ich war in der Kneipe, als [so] einer od. so'n Typ auf mich zukam (ugs.). See also academic.ru/74367/that">that 1. 3)
2. pronoun,
pl. these

1)

what's this? — was ist [denn] das?

what is all this? — was soll das alles?

what flower is this? — was ist das für eine Blume?

fold it like this! — falte es so!

I knew all this before — ich wusste dies od. das alles schon vorher

this is not fair! — das ist nicht fair!

what's all this about Jan and Angela separating? — stimmt das, dass Jan und Angela sich trennen wollen?

2) (the present)

before this — bis jetzt

3) (Brit. Teleph.): (person speaking)

this is Andy [speaking] — hier [spricht od. ist] Andy

4) (Amer. Teleph.): (person spoken to)

who did you say this was? — wer ist am Apparat?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?

5)

this and that — dies und das

this, that, and the other — alles mögliche
3. adverb
(coll.) so

this much — so viel

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[ðis] 1. plural - these; adjective
1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) diese/-r/-s

2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) diese/-r/-s
2. pronoun
(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) das
3. adverb
(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) so

- like this

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this

[ðɪs, ðəs]

I. adj attr, inv, dem

1. (close in space) diese(r, s)

let's go to \this cafe here on the right lass uns doch in das Café hier rechts gehen

I've slept in \this here bed for forty years ( fam) ich schlafe seit vierzig Jahren in diesem Bett

2. (close in time) diese(r, s)

I'm busy all \this week ich habe die ganze Woche keine Zeit

I haven't made my bed \this last week ich habe die ganze letzte Woche mein Bett nicht gemacht

I'll do it \this Monday ich erledige es diesen Montag

\this day week heute in einer Woche

\this minute sofort

stop fighting \this minute hört sofort auf zu raufen

\this morning/evening heute Morgen/Abend

how are you \this morning? wie geht es dir heute?

3. (referring to specific) diese(r, s)

don't listen to \this guy hör nicht auf diesen Typen

the cat has always liked \this old chair of mine die Katze hat schon immer meinen alten Stuhl gemocht

by \this time dann

I'd been waiting for over an hour and by \this time, I was very cold and wet ich hatte über eine Stunde gewartet und war dann total unterkühlt und durchnässt

4. ( fam: a) diese(r, s)

\this friend of hers dieser Freund von ihr fam

I've got \this problem and I need help ich habe da so ein Problem und brauche Hilfe

II. pron dem

1. (the thing here) das

\this is my purse not yours das ist meine Geldbörse, nicht Ihre

2. (the person here) das

\this is my husband, Stefan das ist mein Ehemann Stefan

\this is the captain speaking hier spricht der Kapitän

3. (this matter here) das

what's \this? was soll das?

what's all \this about? worum geht es hier eigentlich?

\this is what I was talking about davon habe ich ja gesprochen

my parents are always telling me to do \this, do that — I can't stand it anymore meine Eltern sagen mir ständig, tu dies, tu das — ich halte das nicht mehr aus

4. (present time)

how can you laugh at a time like \this? wie kannst du in einem solchen Moment lachen?

\this is Monday, not Tuesday heute ist Montag, nicht Dienstag

\this has been a very pleasant evening das war ein sehr angenehmer Abend

from that day to \this seit damals

before \this früher

5. (with an action) das

every time I do \this, it hurts — what do you think is wrong? jedes Mal, wenn ich das mache, tut es weh — was, denken Sie, fehlt mir?

like \this so

6. (the following) das

\this is my address... meine Adresse lautet...

7.

▶ \this and that [or \this, that and the other] ( fam) dies und das

they stayed up chatting about \this and that sie blieben auf und plauderten über alles Mögliche

III. adv inv so

it was only about \this high off the ground es war nur ungefähr so hoch über dem Boden

will \this much be enough for you? ist das genug für dich?

he's not used to \this much attention er ist so viel Aufmerksamkeit nicht gewöhnt

\this far and no further ( also fig) bis hierher und nicht weiter

* * *
[ðɪs]
1. dem pron pl these
dies, das
what is this? — was ist das (hier)?

who is this? — wer ist das?

this is John — das or dies ist John

these are my children — das or dies sind meine Kinder

this is where I live —

this is what he showed me — dies or das (hier) hat er mir gezeigt

do you like this? — gefällt dir das?

I prefer this — ich mag das hier or dies(es) lieber

this is to certify that... — hiermit wird bestätigt, dass...

under/in front of etc this — darunter/davor etc

it ought to have been done before this — es hätte schon vorher getan werden sollen

with this he left us — damit or mit diesen Worten verließ er uns

what's all this? — was soll das?

what's all this I hear about your new job? — was höre ich da so (alles) über deine neue Stelle?

this and that — mancherlei

we were talking of this and that — wir haben von diesem und jenem or über dies und das geredet

this, that and the other — alles Mögliche

will you take this or that? — nehmen Sie dieses hier oder das da?

it was like this — es war so

this is Friday the 13th — heute ist Freitag der 13.

but this is May — aber es ist doch Mai!

and now this! — und jetzt (auch noch) dies or das!

this is Mary ( speaking) — hier (ist) Mary

this is what I mean! — das meine ich (ja)!

2. dem adj pl these
diese(r, s)
this week — diese Woche

this month —

this year — dieses Jahr

this evening — heute Abend

this time last week — letzte Woche um diese Zeit

this coming week — jetzt die (kommende) Woche

this time — diesmal, dieses Mal

these days —

all this talk — dieses ganze Gerede, all das or dies Gerede

to run this way and that — hin und her rennen

I have been waiting for you this past half-hour —

this boy of yours! — also, Ihr Junge!

I met this guy who... (inf) — ich habe (so) einen getroffen, der...

this friend of hers — dieser Freund von ihr (inf), ihr Freund

3. dem adv
so
it was this long — es war so lang

this far (time) — bis jetzt; (place) so weit, bis hierher

this much is certain — so viel ist sicher, eins steht fest

* * *

this [ðıs] pl these [ðiːz]

A pron

1. a) dieser, diese, dieses

b) dies, das:

all this dies alles, all das;

this and that dies und das, allerlei;

for all this deswegen, darum;

like this so;

these are his children das sind seine Kinder;

this is what I expected (genau) das habe ich erwartet;

this is what happened Folgendes geschah

2. dieses, dieser Zeitpunkt, dieses Ereignis:

after this danach;

at this dabei, daraufhin;

before this zuvor;

by this bis dahin, mittlerweile

B adj

1. dieser, diese, dieses:

this book

2. der oder die oder das (da):

look at this dog! schau den Hund (da) an!

3. der (die, das) Naheliegende oder Hiesige:

in this country hier(zulande)

4. dies(er, es), besonders WIRTSCH der (das) laufende (Jahr, Monat):

of this month dieses Monats;

this day week heute in einer Woche;

this time diesmal

5. dieser, diese, dieses, letzt(er, e, es):

all this week die ganze (letzte) Woche;

(for) these three weeks die letzten drei Wochen, seit drei Wochen

6. umg I met this man who … ich traf da (so) einen Kerl, der …;

I read this book which … ich las da (so) ein Buch, das …

C adv so:

this far;

this much

* * *
1. adjective,
pl. these

1) dieser/diese/dieses; (with less emphasis) der/die/das

at this time — zu dieser Zeit

before this time — vorher; zuvor

these days — heut[zutag]e

I'll say this much/I can tell you this much... — soviel kann ich sagen/soviel kann ich dir verraten...

all this week — die[se] ganze Woche

by this time — inzwischen; mittlerweile

this morning/evening — etc. heute Morgen/abend usw.

these last three weeks — die letzten drei Wochen

this Monday — (to come) nächsten Montag

2) (coll.): (previously unspecified)

they dug this great big trench — sie hoben einen riesigen Graben aus

I was in the pub when this fellow came up to me — ich war in der Kneipe, als [so] einer od. so'n Typ auf mich zukam (ugs.). See also that 1. 3)
2. pronoun,
pl. these

1)

what's this? — was ist [denn] das?

what is all this? — was soll das alles?

what flower is this? — was ist das für eine Blume?

fold it like this! — falte es so!

I knew all this before — ich wusste dies od. das alles schon vorher

this is not fair! — das ist nicht fair!

what's all this about Jan and Angela separating? — stimmt das, dass Jan und Angela sich trennen wollen?

2) (the present)

before this — bis jetzt

3) (Brit. Teleph.): (person speaking)

this is Andy [speaking] — hier [spricht od. ist] Andy

4) (Amer. Teleph.): (person spoken to)

who did you say this was? — wer ist am Apparat?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?

5)

this and that — dies und das

this, that, and the other — alles mögliche
3. adverb
(coll.) so

this much — so viel

* * *

adj.

dies adj.

dieser adj.

dieses adj.

English-german dictionary > this
18 better

I.

better n parieur/-ieuse m/f.

II.

better

❢ When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The choice between meilleur and mieux in the construction to be better than depends on whether bon or bien would be used originally with the noun. Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux ; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faire. As an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.

A n

1 (something preferable, more excellent) the better le/la meilleur/-e m/f ; much ou by far the better of the two de loin le/la meilleur/-e des deux ;

2 ( more desirable state of affairs) to deserve/expect/hope for better mériter/attendre/espérer mieux ; so much the better, all the better tant mieux ; a change ou turn for the better une amélioration ; to change ou take a turn for the better s'améliorer ; the weather changed, and not for the better le temps a changé, et pas en mieux ;

3 ( superior person) one's betters ses supérieurs mfpl.

B adj ( comparative of good)

1 (more pleasing, satisfactory) [weather, day, news, joke, forecast, review, salary, price, range] meilleur ; [party, game, book, film, activity] mieux ; playing is better than watching jouer, c'est mieux que de regarder ; to get better s'améliorer ; the weather is no better le temps n'est pas meilleur or ne s'est pas amélioré ; things are getting better ça va mieux ; ‘good news?’-‘it couldn't be better!’ ‘bonnes nouvelles?’-‘on ne peut meilleures!’ ; to look/sound better être/sonner mieux ; to taste/smell better être/sentir meilleur, avoir un/-e meilleur/-e goût/odeur ; it would taste all the better for some salt ce serait meilleur avec du sel ; it looked all the better for it cela n'en était que mieux ; that's better! voilà qui est mieux! ;

2 (well, recovered) to be better [patient, cold, headache] aller mieux ; to feel all the better for se sentir mieux après [rest, meal] ; better than I/it was mieux qu'avant ;

3 ( happier) [mood] meilleur ; to feel better se sentir mieux ; I'd feel better if you did/didn't do je me sentirais mieux si tu faisais/ne faisais pas ; if it makes you feel any better ( less worried or awkward) si ça t'aide à te sentir mieux ; ( less sad) si ça peut te consoler ; to feel better about doing ( less nervous) se sentir à même de faire ; (less worried, guilty) avoir moins de scrupules à faire ;

4 (of superior quality, class) [food, result, film, book, quality] meilleur ; [car, carpet, district, family] mieux ; [land, school, hotel] meilleur, mieux ; [coat, shoes, furniture] de meilleure qualité ; one of the better schools une des meilleures écoles ; he went to a better school than I did ou than me il est allé dans une école meilleure que la mienne ;

5 (more virtuous, commendable) [person] mieux ; [life, influence, nature] meilleur ; to be a better man/woman than être mieux que ; you're a better man than I am! tu es mieux que moi! ; to be no better than sb ne pas être mieux que qn ; to be no better than a thief être un voleur ni plus ni moins ;

6 ( more skilled) [doctor, actor, teacher] meilleur ; to be a better poet than sb être meilleur poète que qn ; to be a better swimmer than sb nager mieux que qn ; to be a better singer than dancer chanter mieux que l'on ne danse ; to be a better father than husband être meilleur père que mari ; to be better at être meilleur en [subject, sport] ; to be better at doing faire mieux ; he's no better at driving than she is ou than her il ne conduit pas mieux qu'elle ;

7 (more suitable, valid, appropriate) [tune, tool, way, word, idea, example, reason, excuse, choice] meilleur ; to be better for être meilleur pour [purpose, task] ; to be better for doing être mieux pour faire ; to be better than nothing être mieux que rien ; better a part-time job than no job mieux vaut un travail à mi-temps que pas de travail ; the bigger/sooner the better le plus grand/vite possible ; the faster you work the better plus tu travailles vite, mieux ça vaudra ; the less said about that the better mieux vaut ne pas parler de ça ; who better to play the part? qui mieux pourrait jouer le rôle? ; where/how better to do…? quel meilleur endroit/moyen pour faire…? ;

8 ( more beneficial) [exercise, food] meilleur ; swimming is better for you than running nager est meilleur pour la santé que courir ;

9 ( more accurate) [description, recollection, view, understanding] meilleur ; in order to get a better look pour mieux voir ; to be a better likeness être plus ressemblant.

C adv ( comparative of well)

1 ( more adequately or excellently) mieux ; to fit/behave better than aller/se comporter mieux que ; better made/organized than mieux fait/organisé que ; to think better of sb avoir une meilleure opinion de qn ; better behaved/educated plus sage/cultivé ; to be better tempered/mannered avoir meilleur caractère/de meilleures manières ; to do better (in career, life) réussir mieux ; (in exam, essay) faire mieux ; ( in health) aller mieux ; ‘could do better’ ‘pourrait or peut mieux faire’ ; the better to see/hear pour mieux voir/entendre ; the more she talked, the better I understood plus elle parlait, mieux je comprenais ;

2 ( more advisably or appropriately) mieux ; it couldn't have been better timed ça n'aurait pu mieux tomber ; the money would be better spent on il vaudrait mieux dépenser l'argent en ; he is better left alone il vaut mieux le laisser seul ; you would be better advised to do tu serais mieux avisé de faire ; you would do better to do tu ferais mieux de faire ; you had better do, you'd better do ( advising) tu ferais mieux de faire ; ( warning) tu as intérêt à faire ; I'd better go je ferais mieux de m'en aller ; ‘will she come?’-‘she'd better! ou she better ○ !’ ‘est-ce qu'elle viendra?’-‘elle a intérêt!’ ; ‘will it be open?’-‘it had better be! ou it better had be! ou it better be ○ !’ ‘est-ce que ça sera ouvert?’-‘il y a intérêt!’ ; ‘more cake?’-‘I'd better not’ ‘encore du gâteau?’-‘non merci’ ; ‘shall I come?’-‘better not’ ‘est-ce que je viens?’-‘il vaut mieux pas’ ; better still,… ou mieux,…

D vtr

1 ( surpass) améliorer [score, one's performance, achievement] ; faire mieux que [rival's performance, achievement] ; to better sb's offer offrir un meilleur prix que qn ;

2 ( improve) améliorer [condition, quality].

E v refl to better oneself améliorer sa condition.

Idioms

for better (or) for worse gen advienne que pourra ; ( in wedding vow) pour le meilleur et pour le pire ; to get the better of [person] triompher de, vaincre [enemy, opponent, problem] ; his curiosity got the better of him sa curiosité a pris le dessus ; the problem got the better of her le problème l'a dépassée ; to go one better faire encore mieux (than que) ; to think better of it changer d'avis.

Big English-French dictionary > better
19 better

1. n держащий пари

2. n лучший; лучшее

to change for the better — измениться к лучшему

I never saw her look better — она никогда не выглядела лучше

a better fellow does not breathe — лучше него нет человека

better by a long way, a long way better — гораздо лучше

it is better to speak plainly — лучше говорить напрямик

is that any better? — так лучше?, разве так не лучше?!

3. a от I

4. a лучший; высший

change for the better — перемена к лучшему

far better — гораздо лучший; гораздо лучше

better days — лучшие дни жизни, лучшая пора

change for the better — перемена к лучшему

the more the better — чем больше, тем лучше

5. a более подходящий, более выгодный

you are a better man for this job than I am — ты больше подходишь для этой работы, чем я

better bid — более выгодное предложение

at a better pace — более высокими темпами

6. a больший

no better than — ничуть не лучше

give better performance — давать больший эффект

much better then — эначительно больше чем

7. adv от 2 I

8. adv лучше

he does it better than I do — он делает это лучше меня

he has seen his better days — он знавал лучшие времена

the less said the better — чем меньше слов, тем лучше

you had better own up — вам лучше во всём признаться

he works better nor you — он работает лучше, чем вы

take a turn for the better — изменяться к лучшему

9. adv в большей степени; больше

I like him better than his brother — он мне нравится больше, чем его брат

you had better go — вам бы лучше пойти

much better than — эначительно больше чем

as seems better to you — как вам кажется лучше

10. adv полнее; основательнее; сильнее

he is better loved than ever — его любят сильнее, чем когда-либо

to be better off — жить лучше

he is better off now that he has a new job — теперь, когда у него новая работа, он лучше обеспечен

to go one better — превзойти

he tried to go us one better by bidding twice as much for it — он пытался одолеть нас, увеличив ставки вдвое

I know better — меня не проведёшь

11. v улучшать; исправлять; совершенствовать

he never bettered his earlier works — он никогда не исправлял свои ранние произведения

12. v улучшаться; исправляться

the situation has bettered since yesterday — со вчерашнего дня положение выправилось

grow better — улучшаться

things are going better — положение улучшается

13. v получить повышение; продвинуться

in a few years he had bettered himself considerably by his talents and industry — за несколько лет он значительно продвинулся по службе благодаря своим способностям и трудолюбию

14. v превосходить, превышать

the other classes cannot better our grades — другие классы не могут обогнать нас в учёбе

Синонимический ряд:

1. abler (adj.) abler; more adept; more capable; more competent; more proficient; more proper; more qualified; more skilful; more skilled; more wicked

2. best (adj.) best; greater; largest; most

3. better (adj.) better; completer; fuller; more entire; more flawless; more intact; more perfect; more unblemished; more unbroken; more undamaged; more unhurt; more unimpaired; more uninjured; more unmarred; rounder

4. bigger (adj.) bigger; kinder; kindlier; more altruistic; more benevolent; more benign; more charitable; more chivalrous; more eleemosynary; more humane; more humanitarian; more kind-hearted; more philanthropic

5. cleverer (adj.) cleverer; more scintillating; smarter; sprightlier

6. excellent (adj.) excellent; incomparable; larger

7. healthier (adj.) convalescent; convalescing; haler; healthier; improving; mending; more right; more well-conditioned; more well-liking; more whole; recovering; saner; sounder; stronger

8. luckier (adj.) happier; luckier; more fortunate; more providential

9. more advantageous (adj.) braver; more advantageous; more benefic; more beneficent; more beneficial; more benignant; more favoring; more gainful; more helpful; more lucrative; more moneymaking; more paying; more profitable; more remunerative; more toward; more well-paying; more worthwhile

10. more blameless (adj.) more blameless; more exemplary; more guiltless; more inculpable; more innocent; more irreprehensible; more irreproachable; more lily-white; more righteous; more unblamable; more virtuous; purer

11. more considerable (adj.) more considerable; more respectable; more sensible; more sizable

12. more decent (adj.) commoner; more acceptable; more adequate; more decent; more satisfactory; more sufficient; more tolerable; more unexceptionable; more unexceptional; more unimpeachable; more unobjectionable

13. more decorous (adj.) more decorous; more well-behaved

14. more favourable (adj.) more auspicious; more favourable; more promising; more propitious

15. more healthful (adj.) more healthful; more hygienic; more salubrious; more salutary; more salutiferous; more wholesome

16. more pleasant (adj.) more agreeable; more congenial; more favorable; more grateful; more gratifying; more pleasant; more pleasing; more pleasurable; more pleasureful; more welcome; nicer; pleasanter

17. more prosperous (adj.) easier; more comfortable; more prosperous; more substantial; more well-fixed; more well-heeled; more well-off; more well-to-do

18. more real (adj.) more authentic; more genuine; more original; more real; more undoubted; more unquestionable; truer

19. more skillful (adj.) more adroit; more skillful; more workmanlike; more workmanly; prettier

20. more superior (adj.) more excellent; more superior

21. more well-founded (adj.) more cogent; more just; more justified; more well-founded; more well-grounded

22. preferred (adj.) finer; fitter; improved; more applicable; more appropriate; more befitting; more convenient; more expedient; more fit; more meet; more suitable; more tailor-made; more useful; more valuable; preferable; preferred; superior

23. advantage (noun) advantage; superiority; upper hand; victory; whip hand

24. player (noun) gambler; player; speculator

25. superior (noun) brass hat; elder; higher-up; senior; superior

26. ameliorate (verb) advance; ameliorate; amend; correct; help; improve; meliorate; pacify; profit; refine; revamp; upgrade

27. surpass (verb) beat; best; cap; cob; ding; eclipse; exceed; excel; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outshine; outstrip; overshadow; pass; surpass; top; transcend; trump

28. more (other) more

Антонимический ряд:

failing; inferior; worsen

English-Russian base dictionary > better
20 better

bet·ter

1. bet·ter [ʼbetəʳ, Am ʼbet̬ɚ] adj

inv comp of good

1) ( superior) besser;

\better luck next time vielleicht klappt's ja beim nächsten Mal ( fam)

\better than nothing besser als nichts;

it's \better that way es ist besser so;

she is much \better at tennis than I am sie spielt viel besser Tennis als ich;

far \better weit besser;

to be \better for sb/ sth für jdn/etw besser sein;

to be no \better than one should be kein Heiliger/keine Heilige sein

2) ( healthier) besser;

I'm much \better now mir geht's schon viel besser;

he's no \better sein Zustand hat sich [noch immer] nicht gebessert;

to get \better sich akk erholen

3) ( most)

the \better part der größte Teil;

the \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]

PHRASES:

\better the devil you know than the devil you don't know ( you know than the devil you don't know) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt;

discretion is the \better part of valour (is the \better part of valour) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste ( prov) ( fam)

\better late than never ( than never) besser spät als nie;

\better safe than sorry ( than sorry) Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht ( prov)

to go one \better noch einen draufsetzen ( fam) adv comp of well

1) ( in superior manner) besser; like lieber, mehr;

she did much \better in her second exam sie schnitt in ihrer zweiten Prüfung viel besser ab;

there is nothing I like \better than lying in bed on a Sunday morning ich mag nichts lieber als an einem Sonntagmorgen im Bett zu liegen;

some questions are \better left unanswered manche Fragen sollten besser unbeantwortet bleiben;

or \better still... oder noch besser...

2) ( to a greater degree) mehr;

she is much \better-looking than her brother sie sieht viel besser als ihr Bruder aus;

you had \better go home now es wäre besser, wenn Sie jetzt nach Hause gingen;

to think \better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen;

I think \better of him ich habe jetzt eine bessere Meinung von ihm n

no pl

1) ( improvement) Bessere nt;

I have not seen \better this year ich habe dieses Jahr nichts Besseres gesehen;

to change for the \better sich akk zum Guten wenden;

to expect \better of sb was Besseres von jdm erwarten;

all [or so much] the \better umso besser;

you'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tun

2) one's \betters pl ( hum) (old) Leute, die über einem stehen;

our elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrung

PHRASES:

to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnen;

to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun vt

to \better sth etw verbessern;

to \better oneself ( improve social position) sich akk verbessern;

( further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbilden

2. bet·ter [ʼbetəʳ, Am ʼbet̬ɚ] n

jd, der eine Wette abschließt

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Far Behind — Infobox Single Name = Far Behind Artist = Candlebox from Album = Candlebox B side = Released = 1994 Format = CD/Cassette single Recorded = 1992 April 1993 Genre = Post grunge Length = 4:59 Label = Maverick/Sire Writer = Candlebox Producer =… … Wikipedia
Far East Movement — at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards. From Left to Right: J Splif, Kev Nish, Prohgress, DJ Virman. Background information Origin … Wikipedia

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