better off im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.better off [Brit ˌbɛtər ˈɒf] ADJ

II.better off [Brit ˌbɛtər ˈɒf] SUBST

Übersetzungen für better off im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

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I.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] ADJ good When better is used as an adjective, it is translated by migliore or meglio depending on the context (see this entry, and note that migliore is the comparative form of buono, meglio the comparative form of bene). The choice between migliore e meglio in the construction to be better than depends on whether buono or bene would be used originally with the noun. - Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag / car = questa borsa/auto è migliore; it is better to do = è meglio farlo. - For more examples and particular usages, see this entry.

II.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] SUBST

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

2. better (more advisably or appropriately):

better
meglio
it couldn't have been better timed
non sarebbe potuto succedere in un momento migliore
the money would be better spent on
sarebbe meglio spendere il denaro per
he is better left alone
è meglio lasciarlo solo
you would be better advised to do
sarebbe più opportuno che tu facessi
you would do better to do
faresti meglio a fare
you had better do or you'd better do (advising, warning)
faresti meglio a fare
I'd better go
è meglio che vada
“will she come?” - “she'd better!” or “she better!” ugs
“verrà?” - “sarà meglio!”
“will it be open?” - “it had better be!” or “it better had be!” or “it better be!” ugs
“sarà aperto?” - “sarà meglio!”
“more cake?” - “I'd better not”
“ancora un po' di torta?” - “meglio di no”
“shall I come?” - “better not”
“vengo?” - “meglio di no”
better still, …
meglio ancora, …

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

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VI.better1 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər]

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Siehe auch: well2, well1, good

I.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] SUBST

II.well2 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] VERB intr

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well → well up

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

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

1. well (satisfactorily):

well treat, behave, feed, eat, sleep, perform etc.
bene
to work well person:
lavorare bene
to work well system:
funzionare bene
these scissors cut well
queste forbici tagliano bene
he isn't eating very well
non mangia molto
she can play the piano as well as her sister
suona il piano bene quanto sua sorella
that boy will do well
quel ragazzo farà strada
he hasn't done as well as he might
non ha fatto quanto avrebbe potuto
I did well in the general knowledge questions
sono andato bene nelle domande di cultura generale
to do well at school
andare bene a scuola
mother and baby are both doing well
la madre e il bambino stanno entrambi bene
the operation went well
l'operazione è andata bene
you did well to tell me
hai fatto bene a dirmelo
he would do well to remember that …
farebbe bene a ricordare che …
we'll be doing well if we get there on time
saremo fortunati se arriveremo in tempo
if all goes well
se tutto va bene
all went well until
andò tutto bene finché
well done!
bravo!
well played!
bravo! bel colpo!
he has done very well for himself since he became self-employed
se la cava molto bene da quando lavora in proprio
to do oneself well
trattarsi bene or non farsi mancare nulla
to do well by sb
mostrarsi gentile con qn or comportarsi bene con qn
they're doing quite well out of the mail-order business
la loro vendita per corrispondenza sta andando piuttosto bene
some businessmen did quite well out of the war
alcuni uomini d'affari si sono arricchiti parecchio durante la guerra
she didn't come out of it very well (of situation)
non ne è uscita molto bene
she didn't come out of it very well (of article, programme etc.)
non le ha fatto molto onore
as I know only too well
come ben so
he is well able to look after himself
è perfettamente in grado di badare a se stesso

2. well (used with modal verbs):

you may well be right
potresti anche avere ragione
I might well go there
potrei anche andarci
the concert might very well be cancelled
è probabile che il concerto venga annullato
I can well believe it
credo bene or ci credo
it may well be that …
potrebbe anche darsi che …
I couldn't very well say no
mi è stato impossibile dire di no
you may well ask!
hai un bel chiedere!
we might just as well have stayed at home
avremmo potuto starcene benissimo a casa
we may as well go home
potremmo benissimo andarcene a casa
one might well ask why the police were not informed
verrebbe da chiedersi perché la polizia non ne fosse stata informata
“shall I shut the door?” - “you might as well”
“chiudo la porta?” - “fai pure”
he offered to pay for the damage, as well he might!
si è offerto di pagare i danni, mi sembra il minimo!
she looked shocked, as well she might
sembrava scioccata, e non c'è da stupirsi
we didn't panic, as well we might (have done)
non ci siamo fatti prendere dal panico, anche se ne avremmo avuto motivo

3. well (intensifier):

well
ben
to be well over the speed limit
essere ben al di sopra del limite di velocità
she is well over 30
è ben oltre i 30
she looks well over 30
sembra che abbia or dimostra molto più di 30 anni
there were well over a hundred people
c'erano molto più di cento persone
the house is well over a hundred years old
la casa ha ben più di un secolo
the museum is well worth a visit
vale la pena visitare il museo
it was well worth waiting for
è valsa proprio la pena di aspettare
the weather remained fine well into September
il tempo è rimasto bello fino a settembre inoltrato
she was active well into her eighties
era attiva nonostante i suoi ottant'anni suonati
temperatures are well up in the twenties
le temperature sono ben al di sopra dei venti gradi
profits are well above, below average
i guadagni sono ben al di sopra, al di sotto della media
stand well back from the kerb
state ben lontani dal bordo della strada
the house is situated well back from the road
la casa è ben distante dalla strada
it was well after midnight
era ben dopo la mezzanotte
it went on until well after midnight
è continuato fino ben oltre la mezzanotte
the party went on well into the night
la festa è andata avanti fino a notte inoltrata

III.well1 [Brit wɛl, Am wɛl] INTERJ

well (expressing astonishment)
beh
well (expressing indignation, disgust)
insomma
well (expressing disappointment)
bene
well (after pause in conversation, account)
allora
well, who would have thought it!
beh, chi l'avrebbe mai detto!
well, I think so
beh, penso di sì
well, you may have a point, but
certo non hai tutti i torti, però
well, you may be right
beh, forse hai ragione
well, as I was saying
allora, come stavo dicendo
well, that's too bad
è veramente un peccato
well then, what's the problem?
allora, qual è il problema?
they've gone already? oh well!
se ne sono già andati? che peccato!
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it
beh, non posso farci niente
well, well, well, if it isn't my aunt Violet!
guarda, guarda, quella è mia zia Violet!
well, well, well, so you're off to America?
e così parti per l'America?
the weather was good, well, good for March
il tempo era bello, insomma, bello per il mese di marzo
“he said he'd kill himself” - “well, did he?”
“disse che si sarebbe ucciso” - “e l'ha fatto veramente?”
very well then
molto bene
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I.good <compar. better, superl. best> [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] ADJ

14. good (competent):

good accountant, hairdresser, teacher
buono
she's a good swimmer
nuota bene or è una brava nuotatrice
to be good at Latin, physics
essere bravo in
to be good at badminton, chess
essere bravo or forte a
she's good at dancing, drawing
balla, disegna bene or è brava a ballare, disegnare
to be no good at chemistry
essere una schiappa in
to be no good at tennis, chess, cards
essere una schiappa a
I'm no good at knitting, singing
non sono capace a lavorare a maglia, a cantare
I'm no good at apologizing
non sono bravo a fare le scuse
to be good with old people, children, animals
saperci fare con
to be good with numbers
essere bravo con
to be good with one's hands
essere bravo nei lavori manuali, avere le mani d'oro
to be good with words
essere bravo con le parole
you're really good at irritating people! iron
sei veramente bravo a fare irritare le persone!
he was good as Hamlet
è stato bravo nel ruolo di Amleto

II.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] SUBST

2. good (benefit):

good
bene m
for the good of the company
per il bene della ditta
it's for your own good
è per il tuo bene
for all the good it did me
per quel che mi è servito or per il bene che mi ha fatto
much good may it do him!
e buon pro gli faccia!
she's too generous for her own good
è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci
for the good of his health
per la sua salute
do you think I'm doing this for the good of my health? iron
pensi che mi diverta a farlo?
it didn't do my migraine any good
non mi ha fatto passare l'emicrania
a strike won't do the company any good
uno sciopero non migliorerà la situazione della ditta
the rain did the plants good
la pioggia ha fatto bene alle piante
it will do you good to sleep
ti farà bene dormire
no good can or will come of it
non ne uscirà niente di buono
no good will come of waiting
aspettare non servirà a nulla
to be all to the good
essere tutto di guadagnato

IV.good [Brit ɡʊd, Am ɡʊd] INTERJ

better2 [Brit ˈbɛtə, Am ˈbɛdər] SUBST

I.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] PRÄP Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations (fall off, run off etc.) and in offensive interjections (clear off etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc.). - Off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc.: translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, piste etc.). - For other uses of off, see this entry.

II.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] ADV

III.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] ADJ

IV.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] SUBST ugs (start)

V.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] INTERJ

VI.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] VERB trans

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VII.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf] VERB intr

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VIII.off [Brit ɒf, Am ɔf, ɑf]

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better off im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für better off im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

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IV.better1 [ˈbe·t̬ɚ] VERB trans

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better → bettor

Siehe auch: bettor

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I just thought the public was better off knowing where everybody was getting their money.
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A different person, who has, for example, $10,000 in charitable contributions, would be better off itemizing his deductions since the standard deduction is $6,100 (single, 2013 tax year).
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They would be better off if they went away to meditate.
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If a country is trying to be industrialized, they can only be better off.
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If that turns out to be the case, you might just decide that this particular gift horse is better off staying in its stable.
business.time.com
The more things we produce -- medicines, heaters, sofas, clothes, hammers, sandwiches, suntan lotion, etc. -- the better off our lives.
www.marketoracle.co.uk
Earlier scripts had the character insistent on keeping hold of the babies, with the writers later deciding it would better off having a sendoff, to keep it dramatic.
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The segment also featured a career counselor who noted that many students would be better off pursuing career-oriented certification programs rather than traditional college degrees.
www.deseretnews.com
You're better off keeping the brand presence low key if you don't want to turn away too many heads.
www.theglobeandmail.com
If only we can concentrate more on the games than complaining and bickering and pointing fingers, we would all be better off.
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