Dictionary English → German: [better]

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	English	German
	superior `{adj}` `[better]`	580 besser
	seldomly `{adv}` `[considered` `bad` `grammar,` `better:` `seldom]`	33 selten
	quote `[quote` `from` `a` `popular` `German` `TV` `sketch,` `used` `to` `express` `that` `everything` `was` `better` `in` `the` `past;` `literally:` `"There` `was` `more` `lametta` `(on` `the` `Christmas` `tree)` `in` `the` `old` `days."]`	Früher war mehr Lametta. `[Loriot,` `aus` `„Weihnachten` `bei` `Hoppenstedts“;` `verallgemeinert` `verwendet` `im` `Sinne` `von` `„Früher` `war` `alles` `besser.“]`
	slightly `{adv}` `[better,` `different,` `etc.]`	ein wenig `[besser,` `anders` `etc.]`
	uptown `{adj}` `[esp.` `Am.]` `[from` `the` `better` `part` `of` `town,` `fig.` `for:` `upper-class]`	aus besseren Kreisen `[nachgestellt]`
Verbs
	to scoop `[coll.]` `[get` `the` `better` `of]`	127 zuvorkommen
	to top sb./sth. `[be` `better]`	95 jdn./etw. übertreffen
	to rival sb. `[get` `the` `better]`	36 jdn. ausstechen
	to improve `[become` `better]`	sich verbessern
Nouns
	neol. schlimmbesserung `[making` `sth.` `worse` `by` `trying` `to` `make` `it` `better]`	41 Verschlimmbesserung `{f}` `[ugs.]`
	games sports punter `[coll.]` `[Br.]` `[better` / `bettor]`	11 Wetter `{m}`
2 Words: Others
	by default `{adv}` `[in` `the` `absence` `of` `a` `better` `alternative]`	mangels Alternative
	by default `{adv}` `[in` `the` `absence` `of` `opposition` `or` `a` `better` `alternative]`	mangels Konkurrenz
	Unverified Dutch oven `[vulg.]` `[forcibly` `covering` `one's` `better` `half's` `head` `with` `the` `duvet` `after` `farting` `in` `bed]`	`[Situation,` `in` `der` `man` `den` `Kopf` `der` `besseren` `Hälfte` `mit` `der` `Bettdecke` `zwangsweise` `einhüllt,` `nachdem` `man` `im` `Bett` `gefurzt` `hat]`
	the ... the `[e.g.` `the` `bigger` `the` `better]`	je ..., desto `[z.` `B.` `je` `größer,` `desto` `besser]`
	the ... the `[e.g.` `the` `bigger` `the` `better]`	je ..., je `[z.` `B.` `je` `größer,` `je` `besser]` `[noch` `in` `„je` `länger,` `je` `lieber` / `mehr“,` `sonst` `veraltet]` `[je` `...,` `desto` / `umso]`
	the ... the `[e.g.` `the` `bigger` `the` `better]`	je ..., umso `[z.` `B.` `je` `größer,` `umso` `besser]`
	the ... the `[e.g.` `the` `bigger` `the` `better]`	umso ..., umso `[z.` `B.` `umso` `größer,` `umso` `besser]` `[ugs.]` `[je` `...,` `desto` / `umso]`
2 Words: Verbs
	to call for sth. `[e.g.` `better` `compliance]`	etw. anmahnen `[fordern]` `[z.` `B.` `bessere` `Befolgung]`
	to do better `[only` `in` `progressive` `form:` `he`/`she`/`etc.`/`the` `firm` `is` `doing` `better]`	bessergehen `[nur` `unpersönlich:` `es` `geht` `mir`/`dir`/`usw.`/`der` `Firma` `besser]`
	to get better `[e.g.` `»It` `got` `better.«,` `»She's` `getting` `better.«,` `»The` `project` `gets` `better.«]`	aufwärts gehen `[nur` `unpersönlich,` `z.` `B.` `»Es` `ging` `aufwärts.«,` `»Mit` `ihr` `geht` `es` `aufwärts.«,` `»Es` `geht` `aufwärts` `mit` `dem` `Projekt.«]`
	to put sth. before sth. `[consider` `better,` `more` `important]`	etw.^Akk. über etw.^Akk. stellen `[besser` `finden,` `wichtiger` `nehmen]`
2 Words: Nouns
	hist. Berlin Conference `[1884,` `better` `known` `as` `"Congo` `Conference"]`	Berliner Konferenz `{f}` `[1884,` `besser` `bekannt` `als` `"Kongokonferenz"]`
3 Words: Others
	a sight better `{adj}` `{adv}` `[coll.]` `[regional]` `[considerably` `better]`	wesentlich besser
	better and better `{adj}` `{adv}`	immer besser
	better and better `{adv}`	besser und besser
	by the day `{adv}` `[+` `comparative,` `e.` `g.,` `better` `by` `the` `day]`	von Tag zu Tag `[+` `Komparativ,` `z.` `B.,` `von` `Tag` `zu` `Tag` `besser]`
	faute de mieux `{adv}` `[for` `lack` `of` `anything` `better]`	faute de mieux `[geh.]`
	faute de mieux `{adv}` `[for` `want` `of` `better]`	mangels Besserem `[ugs.]`
	faute de mieux `{adv}` `[for` `want` `of` `better]`	in Ermangelung eines Besseren
	Maybe we'd better ... `[=` `"we` `had` `better"]`	Vielleicht sollten wir lieber ...
3 Words: Verbs
	to change one's ways `[idiom]` `[for` `the` `better]`	umkehren `[fig.]` `[die` `schlechten` `Angewohnheiten` `etc.` `aufgeben]`
4 Words: Others
	from tacky to classy `[significant` `transformation` `for` `the` `better]`	von schäbig in hochklassig `[signifikante` `Verwandlung` `zum` `Besseren]`
4 Words: Verbs
	bibl. to gird (up) his loins `[=tuck` `cloak` `in` `belt` `to` `better` `run]` `[archaic]`	seine Lenden gürten
4 Words: Nouns
	icing on the cake `[idiom]` `[something` `extra` `that` `makes` `a` `good` `thing` `even` `better]`	Sahnehäubchen `{n}` `[fig.]`
	MedTech. multidetector-row computed tomography <MDCT> `[better:` `multidetector` `computed` `tomography]`	Multidetektor-Computertomographie `{f}` <MDCT>
5+ Words: Others
	proverb Prevention is better than curing. `[less` `frequent` `than:` `Prevention` `is` `better` `than` `cure.]`	Vorbeugen ist besser als Heilen.
Fiction (Literature and Film)
	lit. F The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club `[Charles` `Dickens]` `[better` `known` `as:` `The` `Pickwick` `Papers]`	Die Pickwickier

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