better
Apariencia
better | |
acentos no róticos (AFI) | /ˈbɛt.ə/ |
Received Pronunciation (AFI) | [ˈbɛtʰ.ə] ⓘ |
General Australian, General New Zealand (AFI) | [ˈbeɾ.ə] |
Cockney, otros dialectos en el Reino Unido (AFI) | [ˈbeʔ.ə] |
acentos róticos (AFI) | /ˈbɛt.əɹ/ |
General American, Canadá (AFI) | [ˈbɛɾ.ɚ] ⓘ |
Irlanda (AFI) | [ˈbɛtʰ.ɚ~ˈbɛθ̠.ɚ~ˈbɛt̪.ɚ] |
Escocia (AFI) | [ˈbɛʔ.ɚ~ˈbɛʔ.əɾ] |
Etimología 1
[editar]Del inglés antiguo betera ("mejor"), en última instancia de la raíz indoeuropea *bhAd- ("bueno").
Verbo transitivo
[editar]- 1
- Mejorar.
Refranes
[editar]- better safe than sorry: mejor prevenir que curar
- the grass is always greener / the grass is always greener on the other side / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
Forma flexiva
[editar]Forma adjetiva
[editar]- 1
- Comparativo irregular de good.
Forma adverbial
[editar]- 2
- Comparativo irregular de well.