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1 better off
(richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) turīgāks; laimīgāks* * *turīgāks -
2 better and better
arvien labāk -
3 better
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4 know better
(to be too wise or well-taught (to do something): She should know better at her age!; He should have known better than to trust them.) nebūt tādam muļķim -
5 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) mainīties uz labo/slikto pusi; uzlaboties/pasliktināties -
6 think better of
1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) pārdomāt, mainīt domas2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) būt labākās domās -
7 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') jo ātrāk, jo labāk* * *jo drīzāk, jo labāk -
8 be streets ahead of / better than
(to be much better than.) būt galvas tiesu pārākam parEnglish-Latvian dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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9 get the better of
(to overcome; to win (against): He got the better of his opponent / the argument.) gūt virsroku -
10 the better part of
(most of: He talked for the better part of an hour.) lielākā daļa; vairākums -
11 a great deal better
daudz labāk -
12 a long sight better
daudz labāk -
13 a shade better
mazliet labāk -
14 all the better
jo labāk -
15 are you any better?
vai jums ir kaut cik labāk? -
16 change for the better
uzlabošanās, pavērsiens uz labo pusi -
17 decidedly better
noteikti labāks -
18 deeds are better than words
vairāk darīt, mazāk runāt -
19 far and away better actress
daudz labāka aktrise -
20 for better for worse
lai nāk kas nākdams
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