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1 better off
bättre ställt, bättre skick* * *(richer; happier in some way: He'd be better off working as a miner; You'd be better off without him.) ha det bättre -
2 better
adv. bättre; mera--------n. bättre, något man föredrar--------v. förbättra; överträffa* * *['betə]comparative; = good -
3 better be on the safe side
bättre att vara på den säkra sidan -
4 better half
den bättre hälften (make, maka) -
5 better late than never
bättre sent än aldrig -
6 better part of something
den bästa delen av något -
7 better safe than sorry
bäst att ta det säkra före det osäkra, bäst att inte ta onödiga risker -
8 better than ever
bättre än någonsin [förut] -
9 better than nothing
bättre än ingenting -
10 better understanding
bättre förståelse -
11 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.) känna till knepen, kunna tekniken -
12 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.) en vändning till det bättre (sämre), förbättras/försämras -
13 think better of
tänka bättre om; ändra åsikt, tänka om* * *1) (to think again and decide not to; to reconsider: He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it.) tänka om2) (to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc: I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that.) ha högre tankar än så om -
14 be streets ahead of / better than
(to be much better than.) ligga långt före, vara vida överlägsenEnglish-Swedish dictionary > be streets ahead of / better than
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15 get the better of
(to overcome; to win (against): He got the better of his opponent / the argument.) besegra, vinna mot (över) -
16 the better part of
(most of: He talked for the better part of an hour.) största delen av -
17 the sooner the better
ju tidigare desto bättre* * *(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') ju förr desto bättre -
18 I am heaps better
jag mår mycket bättre -
19 I had better go
jag måste nog gå, det är bäst att jag går nu -
20 a good name is better than good oil
ett bra namn är bättre än god olja (ett gott uppförande är viktigare än ett fint yttre)English-Swedish dictionary > a good name is better than good oil
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