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English-French Dictionary: mieux

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mieux {adj} {adv}: better
au mieux {adv}: at best
at most
ideally
at the best
at the most
in the best case
beaucoup mieux {adv}: far better
much better
much rather
d'autant mieux {adv}: even better
all the better
so much the better
encore mieux {adv}: even better
encore mieux {adj} {adv}: better still
le mieux {adv} [de plusieurs]: the best
légèrement mieux {adj}: slightly better
marginally better
mieux loti {adj}: better off [in a better situation]
Tant mieux. [fam.]: Even better.
All the better.
So much the better.
aimer mieux qc.: to prefer sth.
to like sth. better
aimer mieux qn./qc.: to prefer sb./sth.
mieux-vivre {m}: improved living standards {pl}
de mon mieux {adv}: to the best of my ability / abilities
faute de mieux {adv}: in the absence of a better alternative
Il vaut mieux ...: It's better to ...
mieux que d'ordinaire {adv}: better than usual
mieux que personne: better than anyone
ou, mieux encore {adv}: or better yet
or even better
or, better still
qui mieux est {adv}: better yet
even better
better still
Tant mieux ! [fam.]: Just as well!
All the better!
It's a good job too!
It's a good thing too!
Good! [that's good news!]
tant mieux pour qn.: all the better for sb.
un peu mieux {adv}: a little better
slightly better
aimer mieux faire qc.: to prefer to do sth.
changer en mieux: to change for the better
se sentir mieux: to feel betterméd.
à défaut de mieux {prep}: for want of anything better
à qui mieux mieux {adv}: each one more than the other
C'est mieux que rien.: That's better as nothing.
Ça vaut mieux ainsi.: It's better that way.
Il vaudrait mieux partir.: It would be best to leave.
Il vaut mieux faire qc.: It's better to do sth.
qn. ferait mieux de faire qc. [loc.]: sb. had better do sth. [idiom]
connaître qn. mieux que quiconque: to know sb. better than anyone else
faire de son mieux: to do one's best
to give one's all
réussir mieux que prévu: to overachieve
Bonne renommée vaut mieux que ceinture dorée. [loc.]: A good name is worth more than great wealth. [idiom]
C'est bien mieux qu'un coup de pied aux fesses. [loc.]: It's much better than a kick in the bum. [Br.] [idiom]
It's much better than a kick in the butt. [Am.] [idiom]
It's much better than a stab in the eye with a sharp stick. [idiom]
C'est de mieux en mieux. [aussi ironiquement] [loc.]: It just keeps getting better! [ironic] [idiom]
C'est mieux de ne pas voyager en été.: It's better not to travel in summer.
Cela s'est passé le mieux du monde.: It all went fine.
Il vaut mieux en rire (qu'en pleurer). [loc.]: You might as well laugh as cry. [idiom]
Il vaut mieux ne pas répondre.: It's best not to answer.
Je ne demande pas mieux que de partir.: There's nothing I would like better than to go.
Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir. [loc.]: Prevention is better than cure. [idiom]
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. [Am.] [idiom]
Mieux vaut se taire que mal parler. [loc.]: Silence is golden. [idiom]
Loose lips sink ships. [idiom]
A shut mouth catches no flies. [idiom]
Talk is silver, silence is golden. [idiom]
Speech is silver, silence is golden. [idiom]
Mieux vaut tard que jamais. [loc.]: Better late than never. [idiom]
Moins tu parles, mieux ça vaut !: The less you speak, the better!
qc. va de mieux en mieux: sth. is going increasingly better
qn. va de mieux en mieux: sb. feels increasingly betterméd.
Tu ferais mieux d'avoir fini tes devoirs avant que je ne rentre à la maison.: You better have your homework done by the time I get home.
Tu ferais mieux d'avoir fini tes devoirs quand je rentrerai à la maison.: You better have your homework done by the time I get home.
Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras. [loc.]: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. [idiom]
faire du mieux qu'on peut pour qc.: to do the best that one can for sth.
n'avoir rien de mieux à faire: to have nothing better to do
ne pas demander mieux que de [+inf.]: to be more than happy to [+inf.]
se porter le mieux du monde: to be fine

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