you're always better off ...

Non-PRO English to French Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings e-mail

The e-maail reads:"...In case you wouldn't know, you're always better off sending a little more context..."
"better off"??...

Proposed translations (French)

5 +6

Non-ProZ.com Jun 3, 2004: c'est compris.Merci bien!
Non-ProZ.com Jun 3, 2004: ce serait mieux ...
Non-ProZ.com Jun 3, 2004: "it would be better to..".
Non-ProZ.com Jun 3, 2004: valoir mieux (+ inf) (imp), essere preferibile
Non-ProZ.com Jun 3, 2004: � preferibile...
Non-ProZ.com Jun 3, 2004: Sorry, e-mail

4 mins

François Rossi

190 answers

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il vaut mieux...

to be better off = être dans une meilleure position.

Mais ici je dirais "... il vaut mieux envoyer un peu plus d'infos, de contexte...".

Peer comment(s):

agree	RHELLER 39 mins
agree	Sophie Raimondo : il vaut toujours mieux... 40 mins
agree	France Mercier (X) 1 hr
agree	sktrans : with sophieanne 1 hr
agree	jemo : oui, il vaut toujours mieux 3 hrs
agree	Jean-Claude Gouin 20 hrs

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "ca alors,I got it! Merci!.."