better-looking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for better-looking in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.bet·ter¹ ['betəʳ] ADJ comp of good

1. better (superior):

better

bolji

better luck next time

više sreće drugi put

it's better that way

bolje je tako

she is much better at tennis than I am

u tenisu je mnogo bolja od mene

2. better (healthier):

better

zdravije

I'm much better now

sad mi je mnogo bolje

to get better

ozdraviti

3. better (most):

the better part

najveći deo

the better part of an hour

najveći deo sata

Phrases:

to go one better

postati bolji nego ranije/od nekoga

II.bet·ter¹ ['betəʳ] ADV comp of well

1. better (in superior manner):

better

bolji

or better still ...

ili (što je) još bolje…

2. better (to a greater degree):

better

bolje

better like

više voleti

she is much better-looking now

sada izgleda mnogo bolje

you had better go home now

bolje bi bilo da sad odeš kući

to think better of sth

predomisliti se

III.bet·ter¹ ['betəʳ] N no pl

1. better (improvement):

I have not seen better

nisam video ništa bolje

to change for the better

promena nabolje

to expect better of sb

očekivati od nekog više

all [or so much] the better

tim bolje

2. better pl hum old:

one's betters

ljudi koji su bolji ili zaslužuju više poštovanja od nekoga

Phrases:

to get the better of sb

savladati/ophrvati nekoga

for better or [for] worse

u dobru i zlu

IV.bet·ter¹ ['betəʳ] VB trans

better

poboljšati // poboljšavati

to better oneself (improve social position)

napredovati u društvu

to better oneself (further one's knowledge)

unaprediti svoje znanje

See also well², well¹, good

well² [wel] N

1. well (for water):

well

bunar m

2. well (for mineral):

well

okno nt

oil well

naftna bušotina

3. well archit:

well (for stairs)

stubište nt

well (for lift)

okno nt za lift

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

1. well (healthy):

well

zdrav

to be alive and well

biti živ i zdrav

to feel well

osećati se dobro

to get well

ozdraviti

get well soon!

brzo ozdravi!

2. well (okay):

all's well here

ovde je sve u redu

all being well, we should arrive on time

ako sve bude u redu, trebalo bi da stignemo na vreme

all well and good

sve je to dobro (ali...)

that's all very well but ...

sve je to lepo, ali ...

it's just as well that ...

srećom da je ...

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

1. well (in a good way):

well

dobro

well spotted!

dobro si primetio!

[that was] well put

(to je) dobro rečeno

well done!

bravo!

well done!

svaka čast!

money well spent

dobro uložen novac

to mean well

imati dobre namere

as well as sb/sth

tako dobro kao neko/nešto

2. well (favourably):

well

pozitivno

to speak well of sb/sth

govoriti lepo o nekome/nečemu

3. well (thoroughly):

well

dobro

to know sb well

dobro poznavati nekoga

4. well (very much):

to cost well over/under £ 100

koštati daleko iznad/ispod 100 funti

5. well (used for emphasis):

well

veoma

I should damn well hope so! inf

nadam se tome, nego šta!

to be well aware of sth

biti i te kako svestan nečega

to be well over forty

imati mnogo više od četrdeset godina

to be well worth it/an attempt

biti vredno nečega/truda

well and truly

u potpunosti

6. well (justifiably):

well

svakako

you may well ask!

izem ti pitanje! obično ako je teško

I couldn't very well refuse the offer

nisam baš mogao da odbijem ponudu

7. well (probably):

well

verovatno

it may well be that ...

verovatno može biti da ...

8. well (very):

well

veoma

well

vrlo

9. well (also):

as well

takođe

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

... kao i ...

III.well¹ [wel] INTERJ

well (introducing, continuing a statement, showing hesitation)

pa

(showing surprise) well [, well]!

vidi (, vidi)!

oh well, it doesn't matter

ma dobro, nema veze

IV.well¹ [wel] N no pl

to wish sb well

želeti nekome dobro

I.good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

1. good approv:

good

dobar

good weather

prijatan

good (healthy) appetite, leg

zdrav

good morning/evening

dobro jutro/veče

have a good day!

prijatan dan!

it's good to see you again

lepo je videti te opet

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

postoje veliki izgledi da...

good dog!

dobar pas!

he's a good runner

on je dobar trkač

she speaks good Spanish

ona dobro govori španski

the Good Book

Biblija

to do a good job

dobro obaviti posao

good luck!

srećno!

good sense

prisebnost

to have a good time

lepo se provesti

in good time

u pravi čas

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...

3. good (thorough):

the house needs a good clean

kuća je potrebno dobro čišćenje

to have a good cry

dobro se isplakati

to have a good laugh

slatko se nasmejati

to have a good look at sth

pažljivo pogledati nešto

to give a good talking to

očitati bukvicu

4. good (substantial):

good

znatan

good

dobar

we walked a good distance today

danas smo dosta prepešačili

it's a good half hour's walk

to je na dobrih pola sata hoda odavde

a good deal

dobra pogodba

to make good money

zaraditi znatnu svotu

5. good (able to provide):

he is always good for a laugh

on je uvek za dobru šalu

6. good (almost):

as good as ...

skoro kao...

they as good as called me a liar

skoro da su me nazvali lažovom

to be as good as gold

biti suvo zlato o osobi

to be [as] good as one's word

biti čovek od reči

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

8. good (in exclamations):

good Lord [or heavens]!

bože blagi!

good gracious!

milostivi bože!

good grief!

užas!

good old James!

dobri stari Džejms!

Phrases:

it's as good as it gets

to je najbolje što može

to have [got] it good

pogoditi nešto

to make good

uspeti

to make good

biti uspešan

to make sth ⇄ good (repair)

popraviti nešto

to make sth ⇄ good mistake

baš pogrešiti

to make sth ⇄ good (pay for)

skupo platiti

to make sth ⇄ good (do successfully)

uspešno uraditi

II.good [gʊd] ADV

1. good Am, dial inf (well):

good

dobro

2. good inf (thoroughly):

good

temeljno

to do sth good and proper

uraditi nešto temeljno i valjano

III.good [gʊd] N no pl

1. good (moral force):

good

dobro nt

good and evil

dobro i zlo

to be up to no good

smerati nešto loše

to do good

uraditi nešto dobro

the good pl

dobri ljudi

2. good (benefit):

good

dobrobit f

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]

zauvek

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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