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I.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, americ ˈbɛdər] SUBST When better is used as an adjective it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien). The translation of the construction to be better than varies depending on whether bon or bien works originally with the noun collocate: their wine is better than our wine = leur vin est meilleur que le nôtre; her new apartment is better than her old one = son nouvel appartement est mieux que l'ancien; his new film is better than his last one = son nouveau film est mieux or meilleur que le précédent (both bon and bien work with the collocate in this last example). Other constructions may be translated as follows: this is a better bag/car = ce sac/cette voiture est mieux; it is better to do = il vaut mieux faire or il est mieux de faire.
As an adverb, better can almost always be translated by mieux. For more examples and particular usages, see the entry below.

II.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, americ ˈbɛdər] ADJ comparative of good

1. better (more pleasing, satisfactory):

better weather, day, news, joke, forecast, review, salary, price, range
meilleur
better party, game, book, film, activity
mieux
playing is better than watching
jouer, c'est mieux que de regarder
to get better
s'améliorer
the weather is no better
le temps n'est pas meilleur or ne s'est pas amélioré
things are getting better
ça va mieux
‘good news?’—‘it couldn't be better!’
‘bonnes nouvelles?’—‘on ne peut meilleures!’
to look/sound better
être/sonner mieux
to taste/smell better
être/sentir meilleur, avoir un/-e meilleur/-e goût/odeur
it would taste all the better for some salt
ce serait meilleur avec du sel
it looked all the better for it
cela n'en était que mieux
that's better!
voilà qui est mieux!

7. better (more suitable, valid, appropriate):

better tune, tool, way, word, idea, example, reason, excuse, choice
meilleur
to be better for purpose, task
être meilleur pour
to be better for doing
être mieux pour faire
to be better than nothing
être mieux que rien
better a part-time job than no job
mieux vaut un travail à mi-temps que pas de travail
the bigger/sooner the better
le plus grand/vite possible
the faster you work the better
plus tu travailles vite, mieux ça vaudra
the less said about that the better
mieux vaut ne pas parler de ça
who better to play the part?
qui mieux pourrait jouer le rôle?
where/how better to do…?
quel meilleur endroit/moyen pour faire…?

III.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, americ ˈbɛdər] ADV comparative of well

1. better (more adequately or excellently):

better
mieux
to fit/behave better than
aller/se comporter mieux que
better made/organized than
mieux fait/organisé que
to think better of sb
avoir une meilleure opinion de qn
better behaved/educated
plus sage/cultivé
to be better tempered/mannered
avoir meilleur caractère/de meilleures manières
to do better (in career, life)
réussir mieux
to do better (in exam, essay)
faire mieux
to do better (in health)
aller mieux
‘could do better’
‘pourrait or peut mieux faire’
the better to see/hear
pour mieux voir/entendre
the more she talked, the better I understood
plus elle parlait, mieux je comprenais

2. better (more advisably or appropriately):

better
mieux
it couldn't have been better timed
ça n'aurait pas pu mieux tomber
the money would be better spent on
il vaudrait mieux dépenser l'argent en
he is better left alone
il vaut mieux le laisser seul
you would be better advised to do
tu serais mieux avisé de faire
you would do better to do
tu ferais mieux de faire
you had better do, you'd better do (advising)
tu ferais mieux de faire
you had better do, you'd better do (warning)
tu as intérêt à faire
I'd better go
je ferais mieux de m'en aller
‘will she come?’—‘she'd better! or she better coloq!’
‘est-ce qu'elle viendra?’—‘elle a intérêt!’
‘will it be open?’—‘it had better be! or it better had be! or it better be coloq!’
‘est-ce que ça sera ouvert?’—‘il y a intérêt!’
‘more cake?’—‘I'd better not’
‘encore du gâteau?’—‘non merci’
‘shall I come?’—‘better not’
‘est-ce que je viens?’—‘il vaut mieux pas’
better still, …
ou mieux, …

IV.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, americ ˈbɛdər] VERBO trans

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II.well2 [Brit wɛl, americ wɛl] VERBO intr

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well → well up

I.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, americ wɛl] ADJ

1. well (in good health):

to feel well
se sentir bien
are you well?
vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?
I'm very well, thank you
je vais très bien, merci
she's not well enough to travel
elle n'est pas en état de voyager
he's not a well man
il a des problèmes de santé
people who are well don't need doctors
les gens qui se portent bien n'ont pas besoin de médecin
she doesn't look at all well
elle n'a pas l'air en forme du tout
to get well
se rétablir
get well soon!
rétablis-toi vite!
‘how is he?’—‘as well as can be expected’
‘comment va-t-il?’—‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’

2. well (in satisfactory state, condition):

well
bien
all is well
tout va bien
she began to fear that all was not well
elle commençait à craindre qu'il y eût un problème
all is not well in their marriage
il y a des problèmes dans leur mariage
I hope all is well with you
j'espère que tout va bien pour vous
all being well, I'll be home before six
si tout va bien, je serai à la maison avant six heures
that's all very well, but
tout ça c'est bien beau or joli, mais
it's all very well to go on strike, but
c'est bien beau or joli de faire la grève, mais
it's all very well for you to laugh, but
tu peux rire, mais
that's all very well for him, but some of us have to work for a living
tant mieux pour lui, mais certains d'entre nous doivent gagner leur vie
if you think you can cope on your own, well and good
si tu penses que tu peux te débrouiller tout seul, c'est très bien

II.well1 <comp better; superl best> [Brit wɛl, americ wɛl] ADV

1. well (satisfactorily):

well treat, behave, feed, eat, sleep, perform etc
bien
to work well person:
bien travailler
to work well system:
bien marcher
these scissors cut well
ces ciseaux coupent bien
he isn't eating very well
il ne mange pas beaucoup
she can play the piano as well as her sister
elle joue du piano aussi bien que sa sœur
that boy will do well
ce garçon ira loin
he hasn't done as well as he might
il n'a pas réussi aussi bien qu'il aurait pu
I did well in the general knowledge questions
je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale
to do well at school
être bon/bonne élève
mother and baby are both doing well
la mère et l'enfant se portent bien
the operation went well
l'opération s'est bien passée
you did well to tell me
tu as bien fait de me le dire
he would do well to remember that …
il ferait bien de se rappeler que …
we'll be doing well if we get there on time
on aura de la chance si on arrive à l'heure
if all goes well
si tout va bien
all went well until
tout allait bien jusqu'à ce que
well done!
bravo!
well played!
bien joué!
he has done very well for himself since he became self-employed
il s'en tire très bien depuis qu'il travaille à son compte
to do oneself well
bien se soigner
to do well by sb
se montrer généreux/-euse avec qn
they're doing quite well out of the mail-order business
leur affaire de vente par correspondance marche très bien
some businessmen did quite well out of the war
certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre
she didn't come out of it very well (of situation)
elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie
she didn't come out of it very well (of article, programme etc)
ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle
as I know only too well
comme je ne le sais que trop bien
he is well able to look after himself
il est assez grand pour se débrouiller tout seul

2. well (used with modal verbs):

you may well be right
il se pourrait bien que tu aies raison
I might well go there
il se pourrait bien que j'y aille, je pourrais bien y aller
the concert might very well be cancelled
il est bien possible que le concert soit annulé
I can well believe it
je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire
it may well be that …
il se pourrait bien que …
it may well be that … + Conj
il est bien possible que …
+ Conj I couldn't very well say no
je pouvais difficilement dire non
you may well ask!
je me le demande bien!, alors ça, si je le savais!
we might just as well have stayed at home
on aurait aussi bien fait de rester à la maison
we may as well go home
on ferait aussi bien de rentrer
one might well ask why the police were not informed
on est en droit de se demander pourquoi la police n'a pas été informée
‘shall I shut the door?’—‘you might as well’
‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’—‘pourquoi pas’
he offered to pay for the damage, as well he might!
il a proposé de payer pour les dégâts, c'était la moindre des choses!
she looked shocked, as well she might
elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant
we didn't panic, as well we might (have done)
nous n'avons pas paniqué, alors qu'il y avait de quoi

3. well (intensifier):

well
bien, largement
to be well over the speed limit
être bien au-dessus de la vitesse autorisée, avoir largement dépassé la vitesse autorisée
she is well over 30
elle a bien plus de 30 ans
she looks well over 30
elle fait largement 30 ans
there were well over a hundred people
il y avait largement plus de cent personnes
the house is well over a hundred years old
la maison a bien plus de cent ans
the museum is well worth a visit
le musée mérite vraiment la visite
it was well worth waiting for
ça valait vraiment la peine d'attendre
the weather remained fine well into September
le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre
she was active well into her eighties
elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans
temperatures are well up in the twenties
les températures dépassent largement vingt degrés
profits are well above/below average
les bénéfices sont nettement supérieurs/inférieurs à la moyenne
stand well back from the kerb
tenez-vous bien à l'écart du bord du trottoir
the house is situated well back from the road
la maison est située bien à l'écart de la route
it was well after midnight
il était bien après minuit
it went on until well after midnight
ça s'est prolongé bien au-delà de minuit
the party went on well into the night
la soirée a continué tard dans la nuit
well (expressing astonishment)
eh bien!
well (expressing indignation, disgust)
ça alors!
well (expressing disappointment)
tant pis!
well (after pause in conversation, account)
bon
well (qualifying statement)
enfin
well, who would have thought it!
eh bien, qui aurait pu croire ça!
well, I think so
eh bien, je crois
well, you may have a point, but
bon or d'accord, ce que tu dis est peut-être vrai, mais
well, you may be right
après tout, tu as peut-être raison
well, as I was saying
bon, comme je disais
well, that's too bad
c'est vraiment dommage
well then, what's the problem?
alors, quel est le problème?
they've gone already? oh well!
ils sont déjà partis? tant pis!
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it
ma foi, je n'y peux rien
well, well, well, if it isn't my aunt Violet!
ma parole, c'est ma tante Violet!
well, well, well, so you're off to America?
alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!
the weather was good, well, good for March
il faisait beau, enfin beau pour un mois de mars
‘he said he'd kill himself’—‘well, did he?’
‘il a dit qu'il se tuerait’—‘eh bien or et alors, est-ce qu'il l'a fait?’
very well then
très bien
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2. good (benefit):

good
bien m
for the good of the company
pour le bien de la société
it's for your own good
c'est pour ton bien
for all the good it did me
pour le peu de bien que ça m'a fait
much good may it do him!
grand bien lui fasse!
she's too generous for her own good
elle est trop généreuse et ça lui jouera des tours
for the good of his health literal
pour sa santé
do you think I'm doing this for the good of my health? irón
tu crois que ça m'amuse de faire ça?
it didn't do my migraine any good
ça n'a pas arrangé ma migraine
a strike won't do the company any good
une grève n'arrangera pas les affaires de l'entreprise
the rain did the plants good
la pluie a fait du bien aux plantes
it will do you good to sleep
ça te fera du bien de dormir
no good can or will come of it
rien de bon n'en sortira
no good will come of waiting
attendre ne changera rien
to be all to the good
être pour le mieux

III.good <comp better, superl best> [Brit ɡʊd, americ ɡʊd] ADJ

1. good (enjoyable):

good book, holiday, joke, news
bon/bonne
good party
réussi
the good weather
le beau temps
the good times
les bons moments
to have a good time
bien s'amuser
a good time was had by all
tout le monde s'est amusé
have a good time!
amusez-vous bien!
have a good day!
bonne journée!
the good things in life
les petits plaisirs de l'existence
the good life
la dolce vita
it's good to see you again
je suis content de vous revoir
in the good old days
au bon vieux temps

15. good (competent):

good accountant, hairdresser, teacher
bon/bonne
she's a good swimmer
elle nage bien
to be good at Latin, physics
être bon en
to be good at badminton, chess
être bon à
she's good at dancing/drawing
elle danse/ dessine bien
to be no good at tennis, chemistry
être nul/nulle en
to be no good at chess, cards
être nul/nulle à
I'm no good at knitting/singing/apologizing
je ne sais pas tricoter/chanter/m'excuser
to be good with old people, children, animals
savoir comment s'y prendre avec
to be good with figures
aimer
to be good with one's hands
être habile de ses mains
to be good with words
savoir manier la langue
you're really good at irritating people! irón
tu es doué pour énerver les gens!
he was good as Hamlet
il était bien dans le rôle d'Hamlet

better2 [Brit ˈbɛtə, americ ˈbɛdər] SUBST

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noticeably different, better, colder
nettement
markedly better, different, smaller
nettement

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parieur (parieuse) (aux courses)
better Brit
bizarrement, elle a préféré partir
strangely enough, she thought it better to go
affermi (affermie) santé
better
il est préférable que …
it is preferable ou better that …
il est préférable que tu n'y ailles pas
it is preferable ou better that you don't go
il est/serait préférable de faire
it is/would be preferable ou better to do
mieux
better
être mieux que
to be better than
la mieux des deux (gén)
the better one
elle est mieux en brune/sans lunettes
she looks better as a brunette/without spectacles
quelque chose de mieux
something better
mieux
better
parler mieux l'anglais que ses parents
to speak English better than one's parents
parler mieux l'anglais que l'espagnol
to speak English better than Spanish
parler anglais comme les autres, ni mieux ni plus mal
to speak English like the others, no better and no worse
elle parle anglais un peu/beaucoup mieux qu'avant
she speaks English slightly/much better than she did before
tu peux faire mieux
you can do better
elle n'est pas guérie, mais elle est mieux
she's not completely recovered, but she is better than she was
tu serais mieux au lit
you'd be better off in bed
elle va ou se porte mieux
she's better
elle est mieux portante
she's in better health
il vaut encore mieux être en retard qu'absent
better be late than not go at all
tu ferais mieux de partir/de leur parler
you'd better leave/speak to them, it would be best if you left/spoke to them
mieux encore
better still
mieux que jamais
better than ever
de mieux en mieux (gén)
better and better
parler anglais de mieux en mieux
to get better and better at (speaking) English
le mieux , la mieux , les mieux (de deux)
the better
il est le mieux payé des deux
he's the better paid one ou he earns more
s'attendre à mieux
to expect better
en attendant mieux
till something better comes along
c'est le même, en mieux
it's the same, only better
changer en mieux
to change for the better

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I.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, americ ˈbet̬ɚ] ADJ compar of good

II.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, americ ˈbet̬ɚ] ADV compar of well

III.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, americ ˈbet̬ɚ] SUBST no pl

IV.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, americ ˈbet̬ɚ] VERBO trans

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good
bon(ne)
to be a good catch
être une bonne affaire
to have good eyes/ears
avoir de bons yeux/bonnes oreilles
to be good with one's hands
être adroit de ses mains
to have (got) it good coloq
avoir (eu) de la chance
to be/sound too good to be true
être/paraître trop beau pour être vrai
to be good for business ECON
être bon pour les affaires
all in good time
chaque chose en son temps
to make sth good (pay for)
payer qc
to make sth good (do successfully)
faire qc avec succès
to be as good as new
être comme neuf
to be good and ready
être fin prêt
the good old days
le bon vieux temps

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discretion is the better part of valour
prudence est mère de sûreté
better and better
de mieux en mieux
half a loaf is better than none prov
faute de grives on mange des merles prov
it would be better if she did sth
il vaut mieux qu'elle fasse qc (Conj)
to hold back for a better opportunity
se réserver pour une meilleure occasion
to take a turn for the better
prendre bonne tournure
in a way, I'd do better to ...
à la limite, je ferais mieux de ...
to hope for better times to come
espérer en des temps meilleurs
to come out of sth a better person
sortir grandi de qc
he is better; however he's not cured
il va mieux; il n'est pas remis pour autant
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Although it was at the centre of the subprime storm, the wider group has weathered the financial crisis of 20072010 better than other global banks.
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It was said to have no better in making carriages, coaches and sleighs.
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It's always better to just surrender, and then come back later to give it a go with fresh ears.
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Charioteers wrapped the reins around their bodies in order to use their body weight to better control the horses.
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The change was made to improve durability and strengthen the sward to better withstand the increasing wear of the modern game.
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Worse, it provoked the general feeling that it would have been better if the game had never come out, instead resting forever as the dictionary definition of vapourware.
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Perhaps it could more correctly be labeled history as we want it to be remembered or, even better, as we re-create and relive it.
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It is all very well to prise unity but knowing disagreements and compromises is better than a pretentious display of unity.
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But which hobbyhorse is better?
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Also, she has a learning feature, where she gets better at using her potty after each feeding.
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