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I v/t make s.th. better, improve; (jemanden) reform; (Bedingungen) betterII v/refl improve, get better; Wetter: auch brighten up; moralisch: mend one’s ways; er hat sich nicht gebessert he hasn’t changed, he’s still the same (as ever)* * *to remedy; to correct; to reform; to improve;sich bessernto reform; to correct; to get better; to improve* * *bẹs|sern ['bɛsɐn]1. vt1) (= besser machen) to improve, to (make) better; Verbrecher etc to reform2. vr(moralisch, im Benehmen) to mend one's ways
bessere dich (hum inf) — mend your ways!
* * *(to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) reform* * *bes·sern[ˈbɛsɐn]I. vr▪ sich akk \bessern1. (ein besseres Benehmen zeigen) to improve, to do better, to turn over a new leaf prov, to mend one's ways2. (besser werden) to improve, to get bettersein [Gesundheits]zustand hat sich gebessert he has recoveredII. vt▪ jdn \bessern to reform sb, to change sb for the better▪ etw \bessern to improve upon sth* * *1.reflexives Verb improve; <person> mend one's ways2.transitives Verb improve; reform <criminal>* * *bessernA. v/t make sth better, improve; (jemanden) reform; (Bedingungen) betterB. v/r improve, get better; Wetter: auch brighten up; moralisch: mend one’s ways;* * *1.reflexives Verb improve; <person> mend one's ways2.transitives Verb improve; reform <criminal>* * *v.to amend v.to better v.to improve v.to reclaim v.
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.