Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

take the better part

Arabic translation:

يحظى بمعظم الاهتمام/يستحوذ على النصيب الأكبر من الاهتمام/يكون على قائمة أولويات

Added to glossary by Mohamed Rehan
Mar 8, 2013 06:17
11 yrs ago
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English term

take the better part

English to Arabic Other Energy / Power Generation general
Reducing the pollution and achieving substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions will "take the better part of a century".
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Mar 9, 2013 20:13: Mohamed Rehan Created KOG entry

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يحظى بمعظم الاهتمام/يستحوذ على النصيب الأكبر من الاهتمام/يكون على قائمة أولويات

يحظى بمعظم الاهتمام/يستحوذ على النصيب الأكبر من الاهتمام/يكون على قائمة أولويات
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سيستغرق معظم

سيستغرق معظم أو جل سنوات القرن
the better part of something also the best part of something
more than half of something We waited for the better part of an hour, then called again.
Usage notes: usually used with periods of time, as in the example

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the better part of

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أفضل انجازات القرن

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ستستحوذ على جزء أكبر/أعظم من القرن

ستستحوذ على جزء أكبر/أعظم من القرن
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