better

better
bet·ter
1. bet·ter [ʼbetəʳ, Am ʼbet̬ɚ] adj
inv comp of good
1) (superior) besser;
\better luck next time vielleicht klappt's ja beim nächsten Mal (fam)
\better than nothing besser als nichts;
it's \better that way es ist besser so;
she is much \better at tennis than I am sie spielt viel besser Tennis als ich;
far \better weit besser;
to be \better for sb/sth für jdn/etw besser sein;
to be no \better than one should be kein Heiliger/keine Heilige sein
2) (healthier) besser;
I'm much \better now mir geht's schon viel besser;
he's no \better sein Zustand hat sich [noch immer] nicht gebessert;
to get \better sich akk erholen
3) (most)
the \better part der größte Teil;
the \better part of an hour fast eine Stunde [lang]
PHRASES:
\better the devil you know than the devil you don't know (you know than the devil you don't know) von zwei Übeln wählt man besser dasjenige, das man bereits kennt;
discretion is the \better part of valour (is the \better part of valour) Vorsicht ist die Mutter der Porzellankiste (prov) (fam)
\better late than never (than never) besser spät als nie;
\better safe than sorry (than sorry) Vorsicht ist besser als Nachsicht (prov)
to go one \better noch einen draufsetzen (fam) adv comp of well
1) (in superior manner) besser; like lieber, mehr;
she did much \better in her second exam sie schnitt in ihrer zweiten Prüfung viel besser ab;
there is nothing I like \better than lying in bed on a Sunday morning ich mag nichts lieber als an einem Sonntagmorgen im Bett zu liegen;
some questions are \better left unanswered manche Fragen sollten besser unbeantwortet bleiben;
or \better still ... oder noch besser ...
2) (to a greater degree) mehr;
she is much \better-looking than her brother sie sieht viel besser als ihr Bruder aus;
you had \better go home now es wäre besser, wenn Sie jetzt nach Hause gingen;
to think \better of sth sich dat etw anders überlegen;
I think \better of him ich habe jetzt eine bessere Meinung von ihm n
no pl
1) (improvement) Bessere nt;
I have not seen \better this year ich habe dieses Jahr nichts Besseres gesehen;
to change for the \better sich akk zum Guten wenden;
to expect \better of sb was Besseres von jdm erwarten;
all [or so much] the \better umso besser;
you'll be all the \better for a good holiday ein schöner Urlaub wird dir [richtig] gut tun
2) one's \betters pl (hum) (old) Leute, die über einem stehen;
our elders and \betters ältere Leute mit mehr [Lebens]erfahrung
PHRASES:
to get the \better of sb über jdn die Oberhand gewinnen;
to do sth for \better or [for] worse etw ungeachtet seiner möglichen Folgen tun vt
to \better sth etw verbessern;
to \better oneself (improve social position) sich akk verbessern;
(further one's knowledge) sich akk weiterbilden
2. bet·ter [ʼbetəʳ, Am ʼbet̬ɚ] n
jd, der eine Wette abschließt

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