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bättre meaning in English

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bättre adjektiv

better(comparative of the adjectives good or well)
adjective
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər]
That's better. = Det är bättre.

bättre adverb

better(comparative of the adverb well)
adverb
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər]
That's better. = Det är bättre.

bättre att stämma i bäcken än i ån phrase

a stitch in time saves nine(a timely effort can prevent larger problems)
phrase
[UK: ə stɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz naɪn] [US: ə ˈstɪtʃ ɪn ˈtaɪm ˈseɪvz ˈnaɪn]

god [gott goda, bättre bäst] adjektiv

amiable(possessing sweetness of disposition)
adjective
[UK: ˈeɪ.miəb.l̩] [US: ˈeɪ.miəb.l̩]

nice [nicer, nicest](having a pleasant taste or aroma)
adjective
[UK: naɪs] [US: ˈnaɪs]
You smell nice. = Du luktar gott.

bättre död än röd phrase

better dead than red(anti-Communist slogan)
phrase

bättre en fågel i handen än tio i skogen phrase

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(small but certain advantage is preferable)
phrase
[UK: ə bɜːd ɪn ðə hænd ɪz wɜːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə bʊʃ] [US: ə ˈbɝːd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ˈɪz ˈwɝːθ ˈtuː ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ]

bättre hälft substantiv
{c}

better half(spouse or lover)
noun
[UK: ˈbe.tə(r) hɑːf] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈhæf]

bättre sent än aldrig adverb

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]

bli bättre verb

improve [improved, improving, improves](to become better)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈpruːv] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpruːv]

ha sett sina bättre dagar verb

have seen better days(to be in poor condition)
verb
[UK: həv ˈsiːn ˈbe.tə(r) deɪz] [US: həv ˈsiːn ˈbe.tər ˈdeɪz]

ju fler desto bättre phrase

the more the merrier(it is more fun with more people)
phrase
[UK: ðə mɔː(r) ðə ˈme.rɪə(r)] [US: ðə ˈmɔːr ðə ˈme.riər]

mår du bättre? phrase

are you feeling better(familiar)
phrase