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better (comparative of the adjectives good or well) adjective [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | лучшеadjective лучшийadjective |
better (comparative of the adverb well) adverb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | лучшеadverb |
better [bettered, bettering, betters] (to become better) verb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | улучшатьсяverb улучшитьсяverb |
better [bettered, bettering, betters] (to improve) verb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | улучшатьverb улучшитьverb |
better [bettered, bettering, betters] (to surpass in excellence) verb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | превзойтиverb превосходитьverb |
better half (spouse or lover) noun [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) hɑːf] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈhæf] | дражайшая половинаnoun половинаnoun |
had better (should; ought to; must) verb | ...бы лучшеverb лучшеverb |
sooner or later (set phrase; eventually) adverb [UK: ˈsuː.nə(r) ɔː(r) ˈleɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈsuː.nər ɔːr ˈleɪ.tər] | рано или поздноadverb |
better than nothing (almost worthless) adjective [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈðæn ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] | лучше чем ничегоadjective |
think better of (to change one's mind concerning, especially to decide against) verb | передуматьverb |
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] | лучше поздноadverb |
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] | бережёного бог бережётphrase |
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] | чем никогдаadverb |
for better or worse (No matter what the future may hold) preposition [UK: fɔː(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ɔː(r) wɜːs] [US: ˈfɔːr ˈbe.tər ɔːr ˈwɝːs] | была не былаpreposition к лучшему или худшемуpreposition как бы то ни былоpreposition |
have seen better days (to be in poor condition) verb [UK: həv ˈsiːn ˈbe.tə(r) deɪz] [US: həv ˈsiːn ˈbe.tər ˈdeɪz] | видать видыverb |
get the better of (to overwhelm or overcome) verb [UK: ˈɡet ðə ˈbe.tə(r) əv ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈɡet ðə ˈbe.tər əv ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | одержать верхverb одолетьverb |
are you feeling better (familiar) phrase | вам лучшеphrase |
are you feeling better (polite) phrase | тебе лучшеphrase |
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] | грамм профилактики стоит килограмма леченияphrase лучше болезнь предотвратитьphrase профилактика лучше леченияphrase чем потом лечитьphrase |
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] | а две — лучшеphrase одна голова — хорошоphrase |
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] | улучшатьсяverb улучшитьсяverb |