Translations for „better“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . bet·ter¹ [ˈbetəʳ] ADJ comp of good

1. better (superior):

better

boljši

better luck next time

več sreče prihodnjič

it's better that way

bolje je tako

she is much better at tennis than I am

tenis igra veliko bolje od mene

2. better (healthier):

better

zdrav

I'm much better now

zdaj se počutim že veliko bolje

to get better

okrevati

3. better (most):

the better part

dobršen del

the better part of an hour

skoraj eno uro

to go one better [than] inf

biti boljši

II . bet·ter¹ [ˈbetəʳ] ADV comp of well

1. better (in superior manner):

better

bolje

or better still ...

še bolje ...

2. better (to a greater degree):

better

več

better like

ljubše

she is much better-looking

ona je veliko lepša

you had better go home now

bolje bi bilo, da greš zdaj domov

to think better of sth

premisliti si

better off

bogatejši

she's better off than she used to be

bolje ji gre kot nekoč

III . bet·ter¹ [ˈbetəʳ] N no pl

1. better (improvement):

I have not seen better

nisem videl česa boljšega

to change for the better

spremeniti se na bolje

to expect better of sb

od koga več pričakovati

all [or so much] the better

še toliko bolje

2. better pl hum old:

one's betters

ljudje, ki so pomembnejši ali pametnejši

to get the better of sb

premagati koga

for better or [for] worse

v vsakem primeru

IV . bet·ter¹ [ˈbetəʳ] VB trans

better

izboljševati [perf izboljšati]

to better oneself (improve social position)

povzpeti se po družbeni lestvici

to better oneself (further one's knowledge)

dalje se izobraževati

See also well up , well , well , good

well up VB intr to well [up] out of sth

well

privreti od kod

tears welled up in her eyes

solze so ji stopile v oči

pride welled up in his chest fig

v prsih se mu je prebudil ponos

well² [wel] N

1. well (for water):

well

vodnjak m

2. well (for mineral):

well

jašek m

oil well

naftni vrelec

3. well ARCHIT:

well (for stairs)

stopnišče n

well (for lift)

jašek m za dvigalo

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

1. well (healthy):

well

zdrav

to be alive and well

biti živ in zdrav

to feel well

dobro se počutiti

to get well

ozdraveti

get well soon!

želim ti hitro okrevanje!

2. well (okay):

all's well here

tu je vse v redu

all being well, we should arrive on time

če bo vse v redu, bomo prišli pravočasno

all well and good

vse lepo in prav

that's all very well but ...

to je vse lepo in prav, ampak ...

it's just as well that ...

še bolje je, da ...

3. well (sensible):

it would be as well to do sth

pametno bi bilo narediti kaj

all's well that ends well prov

konec dober, vse dobro preg

II . well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADV

1. well (in a good way):

well

dobro

well spotted!

dobro opaženo!

[that was] well put

dobro povedano

well done!

bravo!

to be money well spent

biti dober nakup

to mean well

imeti dober namen

as well as sb/sth

tako dobro kot kdo/kaj

2. well (favourably):

to speak well of sb/sth

lepo govoriti o kom/čem

3. well (thoroughly):

well

dobro

to know sb well

dobro poznati koga

4. well (very much):

to cost well over/under £ 100

stati veliko več/manj kot 100 funtov

5. well (used for emphasis):

well

res

well

zelo

I should damn well hope so! inf

močno upam, da res!

to be well aware of sth

dobro se zavedati česa

to be well over forty

biti že precej nad štiridesetim

to be well worth it

zelo se izplačati

to be well worth an attempt

zelo se izplačati poskusiti

well and truly

enkrat za vselej

6. well (justifiably):

well

seveda

you may well ask!

upravičeno sprašuješ

I couldn't very well refuse the offer

ponudbe seveda nisem mogel zavrniti

7. well (probably):

well

povsem

it may well be that ...

čisto možno je, da ...

8. well (very):

well

popolnoma

well

zelo

9. well (also):

as well

prav tako

... as well as ...

... kot tudi ...

III . well¹ [wel] INTERJ

well (introducing, continuing a statement)

no

well (introducing, continuing a statement)

torej

well (showing hesitation)

no

(showing surprise) well [, well]!

glej no!

oh well, it doesn't matter

oh, saj ni važno

IV . well¹ [wel] N no pl

to wish sb well

želeti komu dobro

I . good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

1. good approv:

good

dober

good weather

lep

good (healthy) appetite, leg

zdrav

good morning/evening

dobro jutro/dober večer

have a good day!

lep dan še naprej!

it's good to see you again

lepo te je spet srečati

there's a good chance [that] ...

obstaja velika verjetnost, [da] ...

good dog!

priden pes!

he's a good runner

dobro teče

she speaks good Spanish

dobro govori špansko

the Good Book

Sveto pismo

to do a good job

dobro opraviti delo

it's a good job ...

na srečo ...

the good life

sladko življenje

good luck!

srečno!

good sense

prisebnost

to have a good time

zabavati se

in good time

pravočasno

to be too much of a good thing

biti predobro

to be too good to be true

biti prelepo, da bi bilo res

to be good at sth

biti dober v čem

he's not very good at maths [or in math]

matematika mu ne gre prav dobro

to be good for nothing

biti nebodigatreba

if she says so that's good enough for me

če ona to pravi, je to zame dovolj

to be good with children/people

znati delati z otroki/ljudmi

sb looks good in sth

kaj komu pristaja

2. good (kind, understanding):

it was very good of you to help us

zelo prijazno od vas, da ste nam pomagali

would you be good enough to ...

bi bili tako prijazni in ...

3. good (thorough):

good

temeljit

the house needs a good clean

hišo je treba temeljito očistiti

to have a good cry

pošteno se zjokati

to have a good laugh

pošteno se nasmejati

to have a good look at sth

natančno si kaj ogledati

a good talking to

narediti pridigo [komu]

4. good (substantial):

good

znaten

we walked a good distance today

danes smo kar precej prehodili

it's a good half hour's walk

dobre pol ure hoje je

a good deal

precej

to make good money

dobro zaslužiti

5. good (able to provide):

he is always good for a laugh

vedno je pripravljen na šalo

6. good (almost):

as good as ...

skoraj ...

they as good as called me a liar

tako rekoč rekli so mi, da lažem

to be as good as gold

biti zlat [otrok]

to be [as] good as one's word

biti vreden zaupanja

7. good (to emphasize):

good

res

I need a good long holiday

potreben sem res dolgega dopusta

when I'm good and ready

ko bom res pripravljen

8. good:

(in exclamations) good Lord [or heavens]!

ljubi bog!

good gracious!

za božjo voljo!

good grief!

moj bog!

good old James!

dobri stari James!

it's as good as it gets

bolje ne bo nikoli

to have [got] it good

dobro iti [komu]

to make good

obogateti

to make sth ⇄ good (repair)

popraviti kaj

to make sth ⇄ good (pay for)

poplačati kaj

to make sth ⇄ good (do successfully)

uspeti v čem

II . good [gʊd] ADV

1. good inf (well):

good Am dial

dobro

2. good inf (thoroughly):

good

temeljito

to do sth good and proper

narediti kaj, kot je treba

III . good [gʊd] N no pl

1. good (moral force):

good

dobro n

good and evil

dobro in zlo

to be up to no good

ne imeti v mislih nič dobrega

to do good

delati dobro

the good pl

dobri [ljudje] m pl

2. good (benefit):

good

korist f

this will do you a world of good

to vam bo zelo koristilo

that young man is no good

mladenič ni nič prida

a lot of good that'll do [you]!

to [ti] bo pa res koristilo!

to do more harm than good

bolj škoditi kot koristiti

for the good of his health

zaradi njegovega zdravja

for the good of the nation

v dobro naroda

for one's own good

za svoje dobro

3. good (ability):

to be no good at sth

biti slab v čem

for good [and all]

za vedno [in vekomaj]

bet·ter² [ˈbetəʳ] N, bet·tor [ˈbetəʳ] N esp Am

better

igralec (igralka) m (f) na srečo

better VB

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better

preseči

I . good <better, best> [gʊd] ADJ

1. good approv:

good

dober

good weather

lep

good (healthy) appetite, leg

zdrav

good morning/evening

dobro jutro/dober večer

have a good day!

lep dan še naprej!

it's good to see you again

lepo te je spet srečati

there's a good chance [that] ...

obstaja velika verjetnost, [da] ...

good dog!

priden pes!

he's a good runner

dobro teče

she speaks good Spanish

dobro govori špansko

the Good Book

Sveto pismo

to do a good job

dobro opraviti delo

it's a good job ...

na srečo ...

the good life

sladko življenje

good luck!

srečno!

good sense

prisebnost

to have a good time

zabavati se

in good time

pravočasno

to be too much of a good thing

biti predobro

to be too good to be true

biti prelepo, da bi bilo res

to be good at sth

biti dober v čem

he's not very good at maths [or in math]

matematika mu ne gre prav dobro

to be good for nothing

biti nebodigatreba

if she says so that's good enough for me

če ona to pravi, je to zame dovolj

to be good with children/people

znati delati z otroki/ljudmi

sb looks good in sth

kaj komu pristaja

2. good (kind, understanding):

it was very good of you to help us

zelo prijazno od vas, da ste nam pomagali

would you be good enough to ...

bi bili tako prijazni in ...

3. good (thorough):

good

temeljit

the house needs a good clean

hišo je treba temeljito očistiti

to have a good cry

pošteno se zjokati

to have a good laugh

pošteno se nasmejati

to have a good look at sth

natančno si kaj ogledati

a good talking to

narediti pridigo [komu]

4. good (substantial):

good

znaten

we walked a good distance today

danes smo kar precej prehodili

it's a good half hour's walk

dobre pol ure hoje je

a good deal

precej

to make good money

dobro zaslužiti

5. good (able to provide):

he is always good for a laugh

vedno je pripravljen na šalo

6. good (almost):

as good as ...

skoraj ...

they as good as called me a liar

tako rekoč rekli so mi, da lažem

to be as good as gold

biti zlat [otrok]

to be [as] good as one's word

biti vreden zaupanja

7. good (to emphasize):

good

res

I need a good long holiday

potreben sem res dolgega dopusta

when I'm good and ready

ko bom res pripravljen

8. good:

(in exclamations) good Lord [or heavens]!

ljubi bog!

good gracious!

za božjo voljo!

good grief!

moj bog!

good old James!

dobri stari James!

it's as good as it gets

bolje ne bo nikoli

to have [got] it good

dobro iti [komu]

to make good

obogateti

to make sth ⇄ good (repair)

popraviti kaj

to make sth ⇄ good (pay for)

poplačati kaj

to make sth ⇄ good (do successfully)

uspeti v čem

II . good [gʊd] ADV

1. good inf (well):

good Am dial

dobro

2. good inf (thoroughly):

good

temeljito

to do sth good and proper

narediti kaj, kot je treba

III . good [gʊd] N no pl

1. good (moral force):

good

dobro n

good and evil

dobro in zlo

to be up to no good

ne imeti v mislih nič dobrega

to do good

delati dobro

the good pl

dobri [ljudje] m pl

2. good (benefit):

good

korist f

this will do you a world of good

to vam bo zelo koristilo

that young man is no good

mladenič ni nič prida

a lot of good that'll do [you]!

to [ti] bo pa res koristilo!

to do more harm than good

bolj škoditi kot koristiti

for the good of his health

zaradi njegovega zdravja

for the good of the nation

v dobro naroda

for one's own good

za svoje dobro

3. good (ability):

to be no good at sth

biti slab v čem

for good [and all]

za vedno [in vekomaj]

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

1. well (healthy):

well

zdrav

to be alive and well

biti živ in zdrav

to feel well

dobro se počutiti

to get well

ozdraveti

get well soon!

želim ti hitro okrevanje!

2. well (okay):

all's well here

tu je vse v redu

all being well, we should arrive on time

če bo vse v redu, bomo prišli pravočasno

all well and good

vse lepo in prav

that's all very well but ...

to je vse lepo in prav, ampak ...

it's just as well that ...

še bolje je, da ...

3. well (sensible):

it would be as well to do sth

pametno bi bilo narediti kaj

all's well that ends well prov

konec dober, vse dobro preg

II . well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADV

1. well (in a good way):

well

dobro

well spotted!

dobro opaženo!

[that was] well put

dobro povedano

well done!

bravo!

to be money well spent

biti dober nakup

to mean well

imeti dober namen

as well as sb/sth

tako dobro kot kdo/kaj

2. well (favourably):

to speak well of sb/sth

lepo govoriti o kom/čem

3. well (thoroughly):

well

dobro

to know sb well

dobro poznati koga

4. well (very much):

to cost well over/under £ 100

stati veliko več/manj kot 100 funtov

5. well (used for emphasis):

well

res

well

zelo

I should damn well hope so! inf

močno upam, da res!

to be well aware of sth

dobro se zavedati česa

to be well over forty

biti že precej nad štiridesetim

to be well worth it

zelo se izplačati

to be well worth an attempt

zelo se izplačati poskusiti

well and truly

enkrat za vselej

6. well (justifiably):

well

seveda

you may well ask!

upravičeno sprašuješ

I couldn't very well refuse the offer

ponudbe seveda nisem mogel zavrniti

7. well (probably):

well

povsem

it may well be that ...

čisto možno je, da ...

8. well (very):

well

popolnoma

well

zelo

9. well (also):

as well

prav tako

... as well as ...

... kot tudi ...

III . well¹ [wel] INTERJ

well (introducing, continuing a statement)

no

well (introducing, continuing a statement)

torej

well (showing hesitation)

no

(showing surprise) well [, well]!

glej no!

oh well, it doesn't matter

oh, saj ni važno

IV . well¹ [wel] N no pl

to wish sb well

želeti komu dobro

well² [wel] N

1. well (for water):

well

vodnjak m

2. well (for mineral):

well

jašek m

oil well

naftni vrelec

3. well ARCHIT:

well (for stairs)

stopnišče n

well (for lift)

jašek m za dvigalo

well up VB intr to well [up] out of sth

well

privreti od kod

tears welled up in her eyes

solze so ji stopile v oči

pride welled up in his chest fig

v prsih se mu je prebudil ponos

Good ˈFri·day N no art

Good Friday

veliki petek m

good-ˈhu·moured [ˌgʊdˈhju:məd] ADJ, good-ˈhu·mored ADJ

1. good-humoured (cheerful):

good-humoured

dobre volje

good-humoured

vesel

2. good-humoured (good-natured):

good-humoured

dobrodušen

good-ˈlook·ing <more good-looking, most good-looking [or better-looking, best-looking]> ADJ

good-looking

čeden

good-looking

privlačen

good ˈlooks N pl

good looks

lepota f

good looks

čednost f

good-ˈna·tured ADJ

good-natured

dobrodušen

good-natured

prijazen

good-ˈsized ADJ

good-sized

[precej] velik

good-sized

precejšen

good-ˈtem·pered ADJ

good-tempered

dobrodušen

good-tempered

vesel

good ADJ

User Entry

good guy

fant od fare

good ADV

User Entry

for good

za vedno, za vselej

well N

User Entry

well

vodnjak, izvir, vrelec, studenec

well (fig.)

začetek, praizvor, vrtina

well ADJ

User Entry

well

prisrčno, iskreno, primerno

good will N

User Entry

good will

naklonjenost

Usage examples with better

better off

bogatejši

to go one better [than] inf

biti boljši

the less ... the better

manj ko ..., toliko bolje

to have seen better days

videti [tudi že] boljše čase

the bigger the better

čim večje, tem bolje

you'd better explain yourself

bolje, da se opravičiš

I'm much better now

zdaj se počutim že veliko bolje

better luck next time

več sreče prihodnjič

it's better that way

bolje je tako

or better still ...

še bolje ...

for better or [for] worse

v vsakem primeru

against one's better judgment

čeprav bi bilo bolje drugače ...

the more the better

čim več, tem bolje

to be miles better

biti mnogo boljši

the sooner the better

čim prej, tem bolje

all the better!

toliko bolje!

to feel better/ill

bolje se počutiti/biti bolan

to get better

okrevati

the better part

dobršen del

a better tomorrow

boljši jutri

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