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better (comparative of the adjectives good or well) adjective [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | melhoradjective |
better (comparative of the adverb well) adverb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | melhoradverb |
better [bettered, bettering, betters] (to improve) verb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | melhorarverb |
well [better, best] (in good health) adjective [UK: wel] [US: ˈwel] | bemadjective |
better late than never (it's better to do something late, than to never do it at all) adverb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) leɪt ðæn ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈleɪt ˈðæn ˈne.vər] | antes tarde do que nuncaadverb |
better safe than sorry (it is preferable to be cautious) phrase [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) seɪf ðæn ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈseɪf ˈðæn ˈsɑː.ri] | |
better than nothing (almost worthless) adjective [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈðæn ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] | melhor do que nadaadjective |
better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness (in bad times it is worthwhile to do good) phrase | |
are you feeling better (familiar) phrase | melhorou?phrase |
are you feeling better (polite) phrase | |
half a loaf is better than none phrase | melhor que nadaphrase |
prevention is better than cure (It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.) phrase [UK: prɪ.ˈven.ʃn̩ ɪz ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn kjʊə(r)] [US: pri.ˈven.ʃn̩ ˈɪz ˈbe.tər ˈðæn ˈkjʊr] | |
take a turn for the better (start to become better) verb [UK: teɪk ə tɜːn fɔː(r) ðə ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈteɪk ə ˈtɝːn ˈfɔːr ðə ˈbe.tər] | |
two heads are better than one (joint thinking pays) phrase [UK: ˈtuː hedz ə(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn wʌn] [US: ˈtuː ˈhedz ˈɑːr ˈbe.tər ˈðæn wʌn] | que uma))phrase |