French · Chapter 13 · Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
Adverb comparison
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The short version
Mieux for verbs, meilleur for nouns
English has one better; French has two, split by what the word describes. Mieux is the adverb and modifies a verb, so elle chante mieux. Meilleur is the adjective, modifies a noun and agrees with it: une meilleure idée. And plus bien is never right, because mieux already means it.
Elle chante mieux que moi.
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