better

meilleur

De plus grande qualité ou plus adapté qu’une autre personne ou chose.

En anglais simple : Of higher quality or more suitable than someone or something else.

• This is a better idea.
• We found a better hotel near the beach.
• Is her new book better than the first one?

Comment l'utiliser : better than someone/something (This camera is better than my old one.)

Synonymes : superior

Contraires : worse

Expressions courantes : better than something, better quality, better choice

guéri, rétabli

Qui a retrouvé la santé après une maladie ou une blessure.

En anglais simple : Healthy again after an illness or injury.

• She is better now.
• His injured knee was better after a week.
• Are you completely better yet?

Comment l'utiliser : get better (I hope you get better soon.)

Synonymes : well, recovered

Contraires : ill, sick

Expressions courantes : get better, all better, better now

meilleur, plus avantageux

Plus avantageux en quantité, en distance, en vitesse ou selon une autre mesure.

En anglais simple : More favorable in amount, distance, speed, or another measurement.

• I need a better price.
• She hopes for a time of twelve seconds or better.
• This model offers a range of four hundred miles or better.

Contraires : worse

Expressions courantes : or better, better price, better time

mieux

D’une manière plus efficace, plus satisfaisante ou avec davantage de succès.

En anglais simple : In a more successful, effective, or satisfactory way.

• I slept better last night.
• This key works better than the old one.
• Can you explain it better?

Comment l'utiliser : better than someone/something (She sings better than I do.)

Synonymes : more effectively

Contraires : worse

Expressions courantes : do better, work better, sleep better

supérieur

Une personne plus compétente ou considérée comme ayant un rang ou une importance plus élevés.

En anglais simple : Someone who is more skilled or is considered higher in rank or importance.

• He finally met his better at chess.
• She was told to respect her betters.
• They treated the visitor as their better.

Synonymes : superior

Contraires : inferior

Expressions courantes : your better, your elders and betters, meet your better

parieur

Personne qui mise de l’argent sur un résultat en espérant en gagner davantage.

En anglais simple : Someone who risks money on a result, hoping to win more.

• The better lost all his money.
• Several betters backed the same horse.
• A careful better studies the odds.

Synonymes : bettor, gambler

Expressions courantes : a better, successful better, horse racing better

améliorer

Rendre quelque chose meilleur ou réussir davantage.

En anglais simple : To make something improve, or to become more successful.

• She wants to better her life.
• Training helped him better his chances of promotion.
• They moved abroad to better themselves.

Synonymes : improve

Contraires : worsen

Expressions courantes : better yourself, better your life, better your chances

dépasser, surpasser

Faire mieux qu’une autre personne ou obtenir un résultat supérieur au précédent.

En anglais simple : To do something more successfully than someone else, or achieve a higher result than before.

• She bettered her previous score.
• No one has bettered his record this year.
• Can the team better last season’s performance?

Synonymes : surpass, beat, exceed

Expressions courantes : better a record, better your score, better a performance