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1 better oneself
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2 better
поарен, подобарчовек што се обложува* * *n. она што е подобро; a change for the better подобрување на ситуацијата; for better or worse во зло и добро; to get the better of smb. совладување (измамување) некого; better II a and adv; comp of good and well II; he's better off now тој ја подобри својата положба; to get better закрепнување; *to go one better одење понатаму; he feels better подобро му е; you had better tell him the truth би било подобро да му ја кажиш вистината; to like smt. better да се сака нешто повеќе; one's better half сопруга (подобрата половина); so much the better дотолку подобро; the better part поголем дел; they have seen better days виделе подобри денови; he should know better би требало да знае; to think better of smt. предомислување во нешто; better III v tr1.подобрување;2. надминување; better IV see bettor; (compar. good, well) a. подобар; to be, to get better - се чувствува подобро; to think better of - се предомислува, менува мислење; adv. подобро; all the better, so much the better - дотолку подоброn. тоа што е подобро; to get the better of - надминува, победуваv. се поправа, се подобрува; to better oneself - добивa покачување, добива повисока положба; обложува
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