beter betekenis in Engels
| Nederlands | Engels |
|---|---|
| beter bijvoeglijk naamwoord | better(comparative of the adjectives good or well) ranking(superior in rank) |
| beter bijwoord | better(comparative of the adverb well) |
| beter dood dan rood phrase | better dead than red(anti-Communist slogan) |
| beter laat dan nooit bijwoord | better late than never(it's better to do something late, than to never do it at all) |
| beter maken werkwoord | heal [healed, healing, heals](make better) improve [improved, improving, improves](to make something better) |
| beter ten halve gekeerd dan ten hele gedwaald phrase | |
| beter worden werkwoord | recover [recovered, recovering, recovers](intransitive: to get better, regain health) |
| beter één vogel in de hand dan tien in de lucht phrase | a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(small but certain advantage is preferable) |
| betere helft substantief | better half(spouse or lover) |
| betere tijden gekend hebben werkwoord | have seen better days(to be in poor condition) |
| beteren werkwoord | improve [improved, improving, improves](to become better) |
| ambeteren werkwoord | gall [galled, galling, galls](to trouble or bother) |
| hoe beter phrase | the more the merrier(a greater amount of something is better) |
| onverbeterbaar bijvoeglijk naamwoord | incorrigible(defective and materially impossible to correct or set aright) |
| onverbeterlijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord | incorrigible(incurably depraved) |
| onverbeterlijke substantief {m} | incorrigible(an incorrigibly bad individual) |
| tegen beter weten in bijvoeglijk naamwoord | naive(lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) |
| twee hoofden zijn beter dan één phrase | two heads are better than one(joint thinking pays) |
| veel beterschap phrase | get well soon(expressing hope that someone recovers soon) |
| verbeteren werkwoord | adjust [adjusted, adjusting, adjusts](to improve or rectify) ameliorate [ameliorated, ameliorating, ameliorates](to make better) amend [amended, amending, amends](to make better) correct [corrected, correcting, corrects](To make something become right that was previously wrong) enhance [enhanced, enhancing, enhances](improve something by adding features) improve [improved, improving, improves](to make something better) mark [marked, marking, marks](correct) mend [mended, mending, mends](to alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken) optimize [optimized, optimizing, optimizes](to make (something) more efficient) revamp [revamped, revamping, revamps](to improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something)) |
| verbetering substantief {f} | correction [corrections](act of correcting) enhancement [enhancements](an improvement) improvement [improvements](act of improving) reprimand [reprimands](severe, formal or official reproof) |
| verbeteringsgesticht substantief {n} | reform school [reform schools](institution for juveniles) |
| voel je je beter? phrase | are you feeling better(familiar) |
| voelt u zich beter? phrase | are you feeling better(polite) |
| voorkomen is beter dan genezen phrase | prevention is better than cure(It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.) |
| word snel beter phrase | get well soon(expressing hope that someone recovers soon) |
