etter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for etter in the English»French Dictionary

I.enter [Brit ˈɛntə, Am ˈɛn(t)ər] VB trans

II.enter [Brit ˈɛntə, Am ˈɛn(t)ər] VB intr

I.enter up VB [Brit ˈɛntə -, Am ˈɛn(t)ər -] (enter up [sth], enter [sth] up)

I.re-enter [Brit riːˈɛntə, Am ˌriˈɛn(t)ər] VB trans

II.re-enter [Brit riːˈɛntə, Am ˌriˈɛn(t)ər] VB intr

I.enter into VB [Brit ˈɛntə -, Am ˈɛn(t)ər -] (enter into [sth])

I.enter upon VB [Brit ˈɛntə -, Am ˈɛn(t)ər -] (enter upon [sth])

I.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] N

III.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB trans

IV.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB intr Am UNIV

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]

II.fetter [Brit ˈfɛtə, Am ˈfɛdər] VB trans

etter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for etter in the English»French Dictionary

II.enter [ˈentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr THEAT

I.re-enter [ˌri:ˈentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB trans

II.re-enter [ˌri:ˈentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] VB intr

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

I.fetter [ˈfetəʳ, Am ˈfet̬ɚ] VB trans

II.fetter [ˈfetəʳ, Am ˈfet̬ɚ] N pl

setter [ˈsetəʳ, Am ˈset̬ɚ] N

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