/mjø/
Translation
better, best
Word origin
From Latin melius, the neuter comparative of bonus ('good'), serving as the comparative of bien ('well').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- melius
- English cognates
- meliorate, ameliorate
Examples
' Marseille.
She speaks French better since she has been living in Marseille.
'.
You should eat better if you want to have more energy.
C' , tous .
It's better this way, we can all work in peace.
bouchons.
It is better to leave early to avoid the traffic.
j' .
I have felt better since I changed jobs.
Mieux est le comparatif et superlatif irrégulier de bien (adverbe) - ne pas confondre avec meilleur, comparatif de bon (adjectif). Parler mieux (to speak better) vs un meilleur orateur (a better speaker). Cette distinction est fondamentale et fréquemment confondue.
De mieux en mieux (better and better) exprime une progression. Faire de son mieux (to do one's best) et au mieux (at best) sont très courants. Aimer mieux + infinitif (to prefer to) est une construction fréquente à l'oral : j'aime mieux rester à la maison (I'd rather stay home). Valoir mieux (to be better) s'emploie souvent dans il vaut mieux.
Used in
Stories
(6)Grammar articles
(8)Comparing French Adverbs: plus vite, le mieux, and the Irregulars
French Adverbs of Manner: Forming -ment Adverbs
French Comparatives: plus, moins, aussi and the Three Irregulars
French Impersonal Verbs: il y a, il faut, il fait and the Dummy Subject 'il'
The French Present Participle and Gerund (le participe présent et le gérondif)
The French Subjunctive After Necessity and Will
The French Present Subjunctive: How to Form It
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
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