Usage examples of "was better" in English with translation to Spanish

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He was better than I expected. Él era mejor de lo que esperaba.
She was better than I expected. Ella era mejor de lo que esperaba.
Babies can become dehydrated from a high fever, so I was told that it would be better to send him to the hospital. Los bebés se pueden deshidratar por causa de una fiebre demasiado alta, de modo que me dijeron que sería mejor llevarlo al hospital.
He was going accept the offer, but thought better of it. Él iba a aceptar la oferta, pero se lo pensó mejor.
John did even better than was expected. John lo hizo incluso mejor de lo que se esperaba.
We were better when it was worse. Se estaba mejor cuando era peor.
He is better off than he was ten years ago. Él está en mejores circunstancias de lo que estaba hace diez años.
You had better call off your plan. Mejor le hubieras dado un alto a tu plan.
You found me where no one else was looking. Me encontraste donde nadie estaba buscando.
For once in my life I succeeded in getting the better of him. Por lo menos una vez en la vida, logré sacar lo mejor de él.
All Tom wanted was a nice hot bath. Todo lo que Tom quería era un buen baño caliente.
Everyone aspires to have a better life. Todos aspiran a una vida mejor.
I swear I was going to share it. Juro que lo iba a compartir.
You had better not see her today. Mejor que no la hubieras visto hoy.
Mehmed Talat was assassinated in Berlin in 1921. Mehmed Talat fue asesinado en Berlín en el año 1921.
He can play the piano better than I can. Él sabe tocar el piano mejor que yo.
It was you that made the mistake! ¡Tú fuiste el que cometió el error!
It looks like rain. You had better take an umbrella with you. Parece que va a llover. Sería mejor que te llevaras un paraguas.
He was a big, heavy man. Era un hombre grande y pesado.
You had better hurry. The train leaves at three. Sería mejor que os dierais prisa, el tren sale a las tres.
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