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better than,
be + better than expr | (superior to) | superior adj. |
| | (comparativ superioritate) | mai bun adj. |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | mai bine decât nimic expr. |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | (larger) | a fi mai mare decât expr.vb. |
| | When he gets older, he will be bigger than his father. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | figurative (more important) | a fi mai important decât expr.vb. |
| | The Beatles were even bigger than Elvis. |
| different than [sth/sb] adj + prep | mainly US, colloquial (different from) | diferit față de adj. |
| easier said than done adj | (difficult to do) | ușor de zis, greu de făcut expr. |
| | Losing weight is easier said than done. |
| far more than prep | (a much greater quantity than) | mai mult de expr. |
| | The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| far more than expr | (to a much greater degree than) | mai mult decât loc.prep. |
| | After she cheated on him, Mike was far more than just mad at her. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (able to move more quickly than) | mai rapid adv. |
| | | mai iute adv. |
| | Superman is faster than a speeding bullet. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (less time-consuming than) | mai rapid adj. |
| | | mai eficient adj. |
| | Ian mostly eats ready-meals because they are faster than cooking from scratch. |
know better,
know better than that vi + adv | informal (be sufficiently wise) | a ști ce și cum expr.vb. |
| | Shame on you – at your age you should know better! |
larger-than-life,
larger than life adj | (very striking) (formal) | impozant adj. |
| | | ieșit din comun loc.adj |
| | | impresionant adj. |
| | | măreț adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | She's a larger-than-life character who is usually the centre of attention. |
| less than adj | (number: under, not as high as) | mai puțin decât adj. |
| | Her low score was less than satisfactory. |
| less than adj | (not as much or as great as) | mai puțin decât adj. |
| | She ate less than her brother. |
| | Five is less than seven. |
| more often than not adv | (usually) | de obicei adv. |
| | Our children's clothes are, more often than not, made in China. |
| more than prep | (a greater number or amount than) | mai mult decât loc.adv. |
| | The other team wanted to win the game more than we did. |
| more than anything adv | (above all) | mai mult decât orice expr. |
| | More than anything, Nina wanted to train to become a pilot. |
| more than anything adv | (above everything else) | mai mult decât orice expr. |
| | Tim is interested in learning many foreign languages, but more than anything he wants to be able to speak Japanese. |
| more than enough n | (plenty) | mai mult decât suficient expr. |
| | | destul adv. |
| | It's unfair that some people are poor and starving while others have more than enough. |
| more than enough [sth] expr | (plenty of [sth]) | mai mult decât suficient expr. |
| | Please join us for dinner; there's more than enough food. |
| more than ever adv | (to the greatest extent so far) | mai mult ca niciodată loc.adv. |
| | Your adventure stories make me want to travel more than ever. |
| | After spending the weekend with him I like him more than ever. |
| more than expected adv | (greater degree than anticipated) | peste așteptări loc.adv. |
| | It rained more than expected last night. |
| more than expected n | (greater quantity than anticipated) | depășire a așteptărilor s.f. |
| | The number of people attending the match was more than expected. |
| more than half n | (an amount or number greater than 50%) | peste jumătate adv. |
| | You were supposed to share the sweets equally but you have given him more than half. |
| more than one n | (a number greater than one) | mai mult de unul expr. |
| | He says he has only had one beer, but the way he is behaving, it looks like he's had more than one. |
| more than one adj | (greater than one: of [sth]) | mai mulți adj. |
| | We will need more than one table as there are 12 people coming to dinner. |
| no later than prep | (on or before, by) | nu mai târziu de / cel târziu expr. |
| | Full payment must be received no later than two weeks before the start of the course. |
| | Rooms must be vacated no later than midday. |
| no less than prep | (at least, the same as or more) | cel puțin adv. |
| | It is no less than a scandal that the minister of health believes such discredited theories. |
| No sooner said than done. expr | (I will do it immediately.) | zis și făcut expr. |
| | | imediat! interj. |
| | No sooner said than done; one sandwich coming up. |
| none other than [sb] expr | ([sb] well known) | nimeni altul decât loc.adj. |
| | | celebrul, celebra adj. |
| | We have with us today a man we all know, none other than the champion racer of the entire league. |
| nothing other than expr | (actually, in fact) | de fapt loc.adv. |
| | | nimic altceva decât expr. |
| | Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
| other than prep | (apart from) | în plus față de loc.prep. |
| | | pe lângă loc.prep. |
| | There were no applications, other than the internal ones received earlier. |
| other than that expr | (apart from this, otherwise) | în afară de asta loc.adv. |
| | I am sensitive to nickel; other than that, I have no allergies. |
| rather than conj | (in preference to) | mai degrabă conj. |
| | I'll have wine rather than beer with my dinner. If you have a problem at school, it's worth speaking to your teacher rather than keeping quiet about it. |
| sooner than conj | (before, earlier than) | mai devreme decât |
| | The train arrived much sooner than I had expected. |
| The pen is mightier than the sword. expr | figurative (words are powerful) (figurat) | condei s.n. |
| | (de scris) | pană s.f. |
| | Some say that the pen is mightier than the sword. |
| | Condeiul, spun unii, e mai puternic decât spada. |
| | Pana, spun unii, e mai puternică decât spada. |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye expr | (This is not what it seems) | E mai mult decât pare. expr. |
| | | Aparențele înșală. expr. |
| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adv + prep | (not as well as) | mai rău adv. |
| | | mai prost adv. |
| | You can't possibly sing worse than me. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more onerous in comparison) | mai rău adj. |
| | | mai greu adj. |
| | This project is worse than the last one. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more unskillful in comparison) | mai nepriceput adj. |
| | (figurat) | mai slab adj. |
| | That player is worse than me. |
| younger than expr | (not as old as) | mai mic, mai tânăr adj. |
| | All of my siblings are younger than me. |