Usage examples of "besser dran" in German with translation to English

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Tom ist besser dran als früher. Tom is better off than he used to be.
Je mehr, desto besser. The more, the merrier.
Nun bin ich dran, seit ich den Geburtstag meiner Frau vergessen habe. My wife has had it in for me since I forgot her birthday.
Ihm geht es nicht viel besser und es gibt wenig Hoffnung auf Besserung. He is not much better, and there is a little hope of recovery.
Das Flugzeug war wegen des schlechten Wetters spät dran. The plane was late due to bad weather.
Ich finde Dante besser als Milton. I think Dante is better than Milton.
Jetzt bin ich dran. It's now my turn.
Ihr solltet besser nicht so lange aufbleiben. You had better not stay up late.
An deiner Geschichte könnte etwas dran sein. There may be some truth in your story.
Die Hamburger hier schmecken besser als in dem anderen Laden. This store's hamburgers taste better than that one's.
Bald bist du dran, Bashar! It's your turn soon, Bashar!
Mache besser das Feuer aus, ehe du ins Bett gehst. You had better put out the fire before you go to bed.
Du bist heute Morgen sehr früh dran. You are very early this morning.
Wir sollten besser nicht hierbleiben. We had better not remain here.
Das Telefon klingelt. Susan geht dran. The telephone rings. Susan picks it up.
Ich denke, wir sollten besser noch eine halbe Stunde warten. I think we had better wait another thirty minutes.
Tom, der zehn Worte zurücklag, hatte keine gute Sicht aufs Wort. Mary, die näher dran war, beschrieb es ihm. Tom, back ten words, couldn't see very well this one. Mary, who stood closer, described it to him.
Es ist besser, dass zehn Schuldige entkommen, als dass ein Unschuldiger leidet. Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.
Du bist dran mit Singen. It's your turn to sing.
Das, was du nicht hast, ist besser als das, was du hast. What you don’t have is better than what you do have.
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