Translations for betters in the English»Serbian Dictionary

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I.bet·ter¹ ['betəʳ] ADJ comp of good

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Phrases:

to go one better

postati bolji nego ranije/od nekoga

II.bet·ter¹ ['betəʳ] ADV comp of well

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1. better (in superior manner):

or better still ...

ili (što je) još bolje…

III.bet·ter¹ ['betəʳ] N no pl

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2. better pl hum old:

one's betters

ljudi koji su bolji ili zaslužuju više poštovanja od nekoga

IV.bet·ter¹ ['betəʳ] VB trans

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See also well², well¹, good

well² [wel] N

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1. well (for water):

well

2. well (for mineral):

well

naftna bušotina

3. well archit:

well (for stairs)

well (for lift)

okno nt za lift

I.well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADJ usu pred

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3. well (sensible):

it would be as well to do sth

bilo bi dobro uraditi nešto

Phrases:

all's well that ends well prov

sve je dobro što se dobro svrši prov

II.well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADV

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2. well (favourably):

well

to speak well of sb/sth

govoriti lepo o nekome/nečemu

3. well (thoroughly):

well

to know sb well

dobro poznavati nekoga

4. well (very much):

to cost well over/under £ 100

koštati daleko iznad/ispod 100 funti

7. well (probably):

well

it may well be that ...

verovatno može biti da ...

8. well (very):

well

well

9. well (also):

(and) ... as well as ...

... kao i ...

III.well¹ [wel] INTERJ

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IV.well¹ [wel] N no pl

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to wish sb well

želeti nekome dobro

I.good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

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1. good approv:

good

good weather

good (healthy) appetite, leg

good morning/evening

dobro jutro/veče

have a good day!

it's good to see you again

lepo je videti te opet

there's a good chance [that] ...

postoje veliki izgledi da...

he's a good runner

on je dobar trkač

she speaks good Spanish

ona dobro govori španski

the Good Book

to do a good job

dobro obaviti posao

to have a good time

lepo se provesti

in good time

to be too much of a good thing

nešto je više nego dobro

too good to be true

suviše dobro da bi bilo istinito

to be good at sth

biti dobar u nečemu

he's not very good at maths Am [or in math]

matematika mu ne ide od ruke

to be good for nothing

ne valjati ni za šta

if she says so that's good enough for me

ako ona tako kaže, to je za mene dovoljno

to be good with children/people

umeti sa decom/ljudima

sb looks good in sth

neko izgleda dobro u nečemu

2. good (kind, understanding):

it was very good of you to help us

bilo je vrlo ljubazno od tebe što si nam pomogao

would you be good enough to ...

da li bi bio ljubazan da...

5. good (able to provide):

he is always good for a laugh

on je uvek za dobru šalu

7. good (to emphasize):

I need a good long holiday

treba mi jedan dobar, dug odmor

when I'm good and ready

kad sam spreman i raspoložen

Phrases:

it's as good as it gets

to je najbolje što može

to have [got] it good

pogoditi nešto

to make good

to make good

to make sth ⇄ good (repair)

popraviti nešto

to make sth ⇄ good mistake

baš pogrešiti

to make sth ⇄ good (pay for)

to make sth ⇄ good (do successfully)

uspešno uraditi

II.good [gʊd] ADV

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1. good Am, dial inf (well):

good

2. good inf (thoroughly):

good

to do sth good and proper

uraditi nešto temeljno i valjano

III.good [gʊd] N no pl

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2. good (benefit):

good

this will do you a world of good

ovo će ti mnogo koristiti

that young man is no good

taj mladić je loš

a lot of good that'll do [you]!

baš će ti to pomoći!

to do more harm than good

više štetiti nego koristiti

for the good of his health

zarad njegovog zdravlja

for the good of the nation

za dobro nacije

for one's own good

za nečije lično dobro

3. good (ability):

to be no good at sth

ne biti vešt u nečemu

Phrases:

for good [and all]

I.bet·ter-'off ADJ

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u boljoj situaciji inf

better-off (financially)

II.bet·ter-'off N + pl vb

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the better-off

imućniji ljudi

bet·ter² ['betəʳ] N, bet·tor ['betəʳ] N esp Am

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učesnik m u opkladi/klađenju

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incomparably better

a tad better

bigger/better than

she looks much better without make-up

ona izgleda mnogo bolje bez šminke

against one's better judgment

protivno zdravom razumu

I think we'd better see about getting home

mislim da treba da krenemo kući

do sth against one's better judgement

protiv svoje volje

a change for the better/worse

promena nabolje/nagore

to change for the better/worse

promeniti se nabolje/nagore

surely you know me better than that!

pa valjda me toliko znaš!

discretion is the better part of valour prov

oprez je majka mudrosti

the better part of an hour

najveći deo sata

you had better go home now

bolje bi bilo da sad odeš kući

to be a damn sight better

biti neuporedivo bolji

it would be better by far to ...

mnogo bi bilo bolje...

all the better for seeing you!

još bolje sam sad kad sam te video!

for want of anything better to do, ...

u nedostatku nečeg boljeg što bi radio, ...

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