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| better than adv | (more completely, thoroughly than) (hatırlamak, vb.) | daha iyi z. |
| | Josh will explain it better than I can. |
better than,
be + better than expr | (superior to) | -den daha iyi olmak f. |
| better than ever adj | (improved, even greater than before) | eskisinden daha da iyi s. |
| | | her zamankinden daha iyi s. |
| | I was sad yesterday, but now I'm better than ever. |
| better than nothing adj | (a small gain) | hiç yoktan iyi olmak f. |
| | I hate soup, but it is better than nothing since I am hungry. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | (larger) | daha kilolu s. |
| | | daha cüsseli s. |
| | When he gets older, he will be bigger than his father. |
| bigger than [sb/sth] adj + conj | figurative (more important) | daha önemli s. |
| | | daha saygın s. |
| | | daha büyük s. |
| | The Beatles were even bigger than Elvis. |
| bite off more than you can chew v expr | figurative, informal (accept an overly ambitious task) | boyundan büyük işe kalkışmak f. |
| | Gabriella thought she would enjoy being team leader, but she may have bitten off more than she can chew. |
| different than [sth/sb] adj + prep | mainly US, colloquial (different from) | -den farklı s. |
| easier said than done adj | (difficult to do) | söylemesi kolay (yapması zor) |
| | Losing weight is easier said than done. |
| far more than prep | (a much greater quantity than) | çok daha fazla s. |
| | The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| far more than expr | (to a much greater degree than) | çok daha fazlası i. |
| | 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) | -den daha hızlı s. |
| | Superman is faster than a speeding bullet. |
| faster than [sth/sb] adj + conj | (less time-consuming than) | -den daha çabuk s. |
| | 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) | aslını bilmek f. |
| | | doğrusunu bilmek f. |
| | | akıllı olmak f. |
| | Shame on you – at your age you should know better! |
| know better than to do [sth] v expr | (be wise enough not to do [sth]) (bir şeyi) | yapmamak gerektiğini bilmek f. |
| | That man should know better than to mock someone vulnerable. |
larger-than-life,
larger than life adj | (very striking) | çok etkileyici s. |
| | | heyecan verici s. |
| Not: 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 + [adjective] than adv | (not as ... as) | -den daha az s. |
| | I find representational art less interesting than abstract art. |
| less than adj | (not as many as) | daha az s. |
| Not: sometimes considered incorrect; use 'fewer than' |
| | We have less than ten places available for students. |
| less than adj | (not as much or as great as) | daha az s. |
| | | daha küçük s. |
| | She ate less than her brother. |
| | Five is less than seven. |
| more often than not adv | (usually) | çoğu zaman z. |
| | | çoğu kez, çoğu defa z. |
| | | çoğunlukla z. |
| | | genellikle z. |
| | Our children's clothes are, more often than not, made in China. |
| more than prep | (a greater number or amount than) | daha çok z. |
| | | daha fazla z. |
| | The other team wanted to win the game more than we did. |
| more than prep | (greater than adequate number) | -den daha çok/fazla s. |
| | You have more books than you can ever read! |
| more than anything adv | (above all) | her şeyden çok z. |
| | More than anything, Nina wanted to train to become a pilot. |
| more than anything adv | (above everything else) | her şeyden çok z. |
| | 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) | gereğinden fazla s. |
| | | gereğinden çok s. |
| | It's unfair that some people are poor and starving while others have more than enough. |
more than enough [sth],
more than enough of [sth] expr | (plenty of [sth]) | çok olmak f. |
| | | yeterinden fazla olmak f. |
| | Please join us for dinner; there's more than enough food. |
| | Against Greece, the team had more than enough of the ball, but could not score a goal. |
| more than ever adv | (to the greatest extent so far) | her zamankinden daha çok z. |
| | | her zamankinden daha fazla z. |
| | 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 one n | (a number greater than one) | birden çok sayı i. |
| | 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]) | birden fazla s. |
| | | birden çok s. |
| | We will need more than one table as there are 12 people coming to dinner. |
| no later than prep | (on or before, by) | -den önce z. |
| | | en geç z. |
| | | -e kadar z. |
| | 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 sooner said than done. expr | (I will do it immediately.) | hemen geliyor deyim |
| | | derhal olacak deyim |
| | No sooner said than done; one sandwich coming up. |
| none other than [sb] expr | ([sb] well known) (birisinden) | başkası değil deyim |
| | | ta kendisi deyim |
| | 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) | (ondan, vb.) başka birşey değil |
| | Some Americans think government oversight of health care is nothing other than socialism. |
| other than adj + prep | (apart from) | dışında, haricinde s. |
| | | -den başka s. |
| | There were no applications, other than the internal ones received earlier. |
| | Other than a couple seated at a table by the window, the restaurant was deserted. |
| other than that expr | (apart from this, otherwise) | bundan başka z. |
| | I am sensitive to nickel; other than that, I have no allergies. |
rather do [sth] than do [sth],
rather do [sth] than [sth] expr | (prefer to do) (başka bir şey yapmayı) | tercih etmek f. |
| | I'd rather watch a documentary than read a book. |
| | I'd rather go to a bar than the movies. |
| rather [sth] than [sth] adv + conj | (prefer to) (bir şeyden ziyade başka şeyi) | tercih etmek f. |
| | I'd rather a badly paid job that I love than a well-paid one that I hate. |
| rather than conj | (in preference to) | -mektense, -maktansa sonek |
| | | -den ziyade edat |
| | | yerine edat |
| | 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. |
| rather than conj | (in contrast to) | -den ziyade edat |
| | The movie is more of a thriller rather than a horror film. |
| There is more than meets the eye. expr | (This is not what it seems.) | işler, vb. göründüğü gibi değil/bu işin içinde başka bir iş var |
| | The carpet's wet – there's more to this than meets the eye. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adv + prep | (not as well as) | daha kötü z. |
| | You can't possibly sing worse than me. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more onerous in comparison) | -den daha kötü s. |
| | This project is worse than the last one. |
| worse than [sth/sb] adj + prep | (more unskillful in comparison) (beceri anlamında) | -den daha kötü s. |
| | That player is worse than me. |
| younger than expr | (not as old as) | daha genç s. |
| | | daha küçük s. |
| | All of my siblings are younger than me. |