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better1 /'betər / || /'betə(r)/ adjetivo
- (comp of good1) mejor;
to get ~ mejorar;
if they can both come, so much the ~ si pueden venir los dos, mucho or tanto mejor
- (pred) (recovered from illness): to be ~ estar(conj.⇒) mejor;
to get ~ recuperarse
better2 adverbio
- (comp of well1,2) mejor
- had better (ought): I'd ~ leave before it gets dark va a ser mejor que me vaya antes de que oscurezca;
well, I'd ~ be off bueno, me tengo que ir
better3 sustantivo
- (superior of two): the ~ of the two el mejor de los/las dos;
for the ~ para bien;
to get the ~ of sb/sth ganarle la batalla a algn/algo
- betters pl (superiors) superiores mpl;
his elders and ~s sus mayores
better4 verbo transitivo
mejorar;
to ~ oneself superarse
mejorar;
to ~ oneself superarse
better:better-off /ˌbetər'ɔ:f / ||/ˌbetər'ɒf/ adjetivo (pred better off)
- (financially) de mejor posición económica
- (emotionally, physically) (pred) mejor
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
better ['betəʳ]
| I | adjetivo 1 (comparativo de good) mejor: her job is better than mine, su trabajo es mejor que el mío to get better, (de salud) mejorar |
| II | adv (comparativo de well) 1 mejor: I feel better today, hoy me siento mejor she sings better than him, ella canta mejor que él 2 you had better go home, deberías irte a casa I'd better ring you later, más vale que te llame más tarde 3 later he thought better of it, más tarde cambió de idea |
| III | n, pron 1 mejor (de dos): the better of the two, el mejor de los dos 2 for the better, para bien: things changed for the better, las cosas dieron un giro positivo betters, (personas) superiores ♦ LOC: the less said the better, en boca cerrada no entran moscas curiosity got the better of him, le venció la curiosidad better and better, cada vez mejor better off, mejor: I'd be better off staying at home, lo mejor sería que me quedase en casa so much the better, tanto mejor the sooner the better, cuanto antes, mejor you'd better not complain, mejor no te quejes you'd better believe it, puedes jurarlo |
better: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
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| better days | npl | (more prosperity: in the future) | tiempos mejores nmpl | ||||||
| mejores tiempos nmpl | |||||||||
| Ya vendrán mejores tiempos. | |||||||||
| better days | npl | (better condition: in the past) | mejor/es tiempo/s nm/nmpl | ||||||
| como a nuestro parecer, cualquier tiempo pasado fue mejor | |||||||||
| better for | mejor para | ||||||||
| better half | media naranja | ||||||||
| better off | adj | (in better circumstances) Esp | en mejores circunstancias loc adv | ||||||
| Me pillaste en un momento bajo de moral, espero que nos encontremos pronto en mejores circunstancias. | |||||||||
| better oneself | superarse v refl | ||||||||
| better part | mejor parte | ||||||||
| better sort | mejor tipo | ||||||||
| better than nothing | mejor que nada | ||||||||
| better world | n | (heaven) | mejor vida nf | ||||||
| A la edad de 80 años su padre pasó a mejor vida. | |||||||||
| change for the better | n | (improvement) | cambio para/a mejor nm | ||||||
| Her lovely, new hair style is definitely a change for the better. | |||||||||
| México | mejora nf | ||||||||
| Usar otro color de cortinas y pintar las paredes han sido una gran mejora para la casa. | |||||||||
| change for the better | v | (to improve ) España | mejorar el comportamiento o actitud loc verb | ||||||
| If you don't change for the better the engagement's off. | |||||||||
| Si no mejoras tu actitud no conseguirás el permiso. | |||||||||
| cambiar para bien loc verb | |||||||||
| Si no cambias para bien, el compromiso se cancela. | |||||||||
| changed for the better | cambió en sentido positivo nm | ||||||||
| for better or for worse | adv | (whatever the consequences) | para bien o para mal fr hecha | ||||||
| I will be your wife for better or for worse. | |||||||||
| nos guste o no loc adv | |||||||||
| Nos guste o no, eso fue lo que pasó. | |||||||||
| fam | en las buenas y en las malas fr hecha | ||||||||
| Rel | en la fortuna y en la adversidad fr hecha | ||||||||
| en las alegrías y en las penas fr hecha | |||||||||
| España coloq | estar a las duras y a las maduras fr hecha | ||||||||
| for the better | adv | (in a positive or beneficial way) | para bien loc adv | ||||||
| Her life has changed for the better since she moved here. | |||||||||
| get better | mejorar v | ||||||||
| get the better of sb | quedar por encima de alguien v | ||||||||
| had better | v aux | (ought to, would be wise to) | sería mejor que vi | ||||||
| He had better do what he is told. | |||||||||
| My stomach really hurts, I had better go to the doctor. | |||||||||
| Me duele mucho el estómago, sería mejor que fuera al médico. | |||||||||
| haría mejor en vi | |||||||||
| Haría mejor en respetar a sus compañeros. | |||||||||
| debería v conjug. | |||||||||
| Deberías comer menos, aumentaste mucho de peso. | |||||||||
| have better things to do | tener cosas mejores que hacer v | ||||||||
| have seen better days | vi | idiom (be in deteriorated condition) | haber visto mejores tiempos vtr | ||||||
| It looks like that wallet of yours has seen better days! | |||||||||
| Mi cazadora vaquera ha visto mejores tiempos, pero sigo usándola. | |||||||||
| haber tenido momentos mejores vtr | |||||||||
| like better | lo que uno prefiere vt | ||||||||
| make better | mejorar | ||||||||
| think better of | considerar de nuevo | ||||||||
| think better of | reconsiderar | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
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against his own better judgment
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against my father´s better judgment
against their better instincts
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Spanish:
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