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French translation of better
When better is used as an adjective, it is translated by meilleur or mieux depending on the context (see 2 below, and note that meilleur is the comparative form of bon, mieux the comparative form of bien).
A. n
- the better of the two = le meilleur/la meilleure or le/la mieux des deux so much the better = tant mieux
B. adj (comparative of good)
- meilleur/-e this wine is better = ce vin est meilleur to get better [situation, weather] = s'améliorer; [ill person] = aller mieux things are getting better = ça va mieux to be better [patient, cold] = aller mieux to be a better swimmer than sb = nager mieux que qn to be better at = être meilleur/-e en [subject, sport] it's better than nothing = c'est mieux que rien the bigger/sooner the better = le plus grand/vite possible the less said about that the better = mieux vaut ne pas parler de ça
C. adv (comparative of well)
- mieux you had better do, you'd better do (advising) = tu ferais mieux de faire (warning); = tu as intérêt à faire we'd better leave = on ferait mieux de partir
D. vtr
Idioms
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for better (or) for worse
- advienne que pourra; (in wedding vow) pour le meilleur et pour le pire
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to get the better of
- triompher de [opponent]
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his curiosity got the better of him
- sa curiosité a pris le dessus
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to go one better
- faire encore mieux (than que)
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to think better of it