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better (comparative of the adjectives good or well) adjective [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | mejoradjectiveI am better. = Soy mejor. |
better (comparative of the adverb well) adverb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | mejoradverbI am better. = Soy mejor. mejoresadverb |
better [bettered, bettering, betters] (to improve) verb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər] | mejorarverbHe will get better little by little. = Mejorará poco a poco. |
well [better, best] (in good health) adjective [UK: wel] [US: ˈwel] | bienadjective |
better half (spouse or lover) noun [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) hɑːf] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈhæf] | media naranjanoun |
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] | más vale tarde 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 the devil you know than the devil you don't know (something bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown) phrase | |
better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness (in bad times it is worthwhile to do good) phrase | es mejor encender una sola vela que maldecir a la penumbraphrase |
betterment (an improvement) noun [UK: ˈbe.tə.mənt] [US: ˈbe.tər.mənt] | mejoranoun |
are you feeling better (familiar) phrase | ¿estás mejor?phrase |
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] | a las duras y a las maduraspreposition en la fortuna y en la adversidadpreposition en las buenas y en las malaspreposition |
had better (should; ought to; must) verb | valer másverb |
half a loaf is better than none phrase | a falta de panphrase a mucha hambrephrase a pan de quince díasphrase buenas son tortasphrase hambre de tres semanasphrase no hay pan durophrase |
make a better door than a window verb | |
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] |