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# краще — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *краще* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: краще (671). By style: everyday 669 · biblical 2.

## better

Used about 544 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 544). Meaning: [better in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/better/).

- Я вже **краще** піду.
  I'd **better** get going.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by miketheknight and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2547878](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2547878) [\#7446608](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7446608))

- Чим більше, тим **краще**.
  The more the **better**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and hickeety · checked, community translation · [\#4097550](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4097550) [\#6538449](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6538449))

- **Краще** писати ось так.
  It's **better** to write like this.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#1782446](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1782446) [\#6952200](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6952200))

- **Краще** тобі тут не чекати.
  You'd **better** not wait here.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#16717](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/16717) [\#6985411](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6985411))

- Я міг би це зробити **краще**.
  I could've done that **better**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4665798](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4665798) [\#5773782](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5773782))

## than

Used about 58 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 56 · biblical ≈ 2). Meaning: [than in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/than/).

- Я **краще** помру, ніж вийду за Тома.
  I'd rather die **than** marry Tom.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#7880842](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7880842) [\#7880906](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7880906))

- Ти величнїй, ти сияєш **краще** над хижі гори.
  Glorious are you, and excellent, more **than** mountains of game.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 76:4)

- Я би **краще** грав на барабані, ніж співав.
  I would rather play the drums **than** sing.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5820000](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5820000) [\#5820189](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5820189))

- Бооз сказав: Будь ти, небого, благословенна од Господа Бога! — Цей останній твій добрій вчинок ти вчинила ще **краще** за попереднїй, бо не пішла ти шукати собі парубків, нї вбогих, нї богатих.
  He said, “You are blessed by the LORD, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end **than** at the beginning, because you didn’t follow young men, whether poor or rich.
  ([World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · RUT 3:10)

- Том сказав, що він **краще** помре, ніж робитиме це.
  Tom said he'd rather die **than** do that.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6123588](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6123588) [\#6278860](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6278860))

## east

Used about 28 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 28). Meaning: [east in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/east/).

- У гостях добре, а вдома **краще**.
  **East** or west, home is best.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#6137142](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6137142) [\#422079](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/422079))

- В гостях добре, а вдома **краще**.
  **East** or west, home is best.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#6137142](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6137142) [\#6137141](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6137141))

## rather

Used about 14 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 14). Meaning: [rather in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/rather/).

- Я б **краще** взагалі не йшов на пенсію.
  I'd much **rather** not retire at all.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5848265](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5848265) [\#5892144](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5892144))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- В гостях добре, а вдома **краще**.
  No place like home.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and zipangu · checked, community translation · [\#353192](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/353192) [\#6137141](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6137141))

- **Краще** тобі туди не їхати.
  You don't want to go there.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2012766](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2012766) [\#6722315](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6722315))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-uk/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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