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bester in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bester in the English»French Dictionary

I.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] N 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, Am ˈbɛdər] ADJ comparative of good

1. better (more pleasing, satisfactory):

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

2. better (more advisably or appropriately):

ou mieux, …

IV.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] VB trans

V.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] VB refl

See also well up, well2, well1, good

well up VB [Brit wɛl -, Am wɛl -]

I.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] N

well → well up

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

2. well (in satisfactory state, condition):

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

1. well (satisfactorily):

2. well (used with modal verbs):

it may well be that + subj

3. well (intensifier):

III.well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] INTERJ

I.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] N

2. good (benefit):

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

15. good (competent):

VI.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] INTERJ

VII.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd]

better2 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] N

I.better off [Brit ˌbɛtər ˈɒf] N

II.better off [Brit ˌbɛtər ˈɒf] ADJ

bestial [Brit ˈbɛstɪəl, Am ˈbɛstʃəl, ˈbistʃəl] ADJ lit, fig

bestow [Brit bɪˈstəʊ, Am bəˈstoʊ] VB trans form

bestir <pres part bestirring; pret, pp bestirred> [Brit bɪˈstəː, Am bəˈstər] VB refl form

bestrew <pret bestrewed, [bɪˈstruːd], pp bestrewed or bestrewn [bɪˈstruːn]> [Brit bɪˈstruː, Am bəˈstru] VB trans liter

fester [Brit ˈfɛstə, Am ˈfɛstər] VB intr

forester [Brit ˈfɒrɪstə, Am ˈfɔrəstər] N

bester in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bester in the English»French Dictionary

I.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] ADJ comp of good

II.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] ADV comp of well

III.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] N no pl

IV.better1 [ˈbetəʳ, Am ˈbet̬ɚ] VB trans

See also well2, well1, good

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

II.well1 <better, best> [wel] ADV

III.well1 [wel] INTERJ (exclamation)

I.good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

bestir <-rr-> [bɪˈstɜ:ʳ, Am -ˈstɜ:r] VB trans form

bestial [ˈbestɪəl, Am -tʃl] ADJ

bestow [bɪˈstəʊ, Am -ˈstoʊ] VB trans form

semester [sɪˈmestəʳ, Am səˈmestɚ] N

polyester [ˌpɒliˈestəʳ, Am ˌpɑ:liˈestɚ] N no pl CHEM

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