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best 
  adj superlative meilleur(e)  
→ It's one of the best films I've seen.   
→ It was the best book he had written.   
He's the best player in the team.  Il est le meilleur joueur de l'équipe. 
the best thing to do is to go ...  le mieux, c'est d'aller ... 
→ If you want more information, the best thing to do is have a word with the bus driver.   
the best part of   (=nearly) presque 
→ He was in Spain for the best part of 5 years.   
→ We searched for the keys for the best part of an hour.   
  adv 
  [sing, play, do] le mieux 
→ Write down the things that you do best.   
[known, loved] le plus 
Emma sings best.  C'est Emma qui chante le mieux. 
to be best known as  être surtout connu(e)  comme 
→ He is best known as an actor.   
to like best, to like the best  préférer 
→ What music do you like best?   
→ Paul was the best liked of the four.   
Which one did you like best?, Which one did you like the best?  Lequel avez-vous préféré? 
 you'd best do ...   (=had better) tu ferais mieux de faire ... 
→ You'd best take a look.   
You'd best leave early.  Tu ferais mieux de partir tôt. 
  n 
the best   (=person, object, result) le(la)  meilleur(e)  
→ Matt's chocolate cake was the best.   
Janet's the best at maths.  Janet est la meilleure en maths. 
That's the best I can do.  Je ne peux pas faire mieux. 
the best of   (=best possible) 
→ the best of care delivered in the most sensitive way possible   
He'll have the best of care.  Il recevra les meilleurs soins. 
the best of luck  énormément de chance 
to be the best of friends  être les meilleurs amis du monde 
→ They're the best of friends.   
to have the best of both worlds  avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre 
→ She wants the have the best of both worlds - a big salary and not many working hours.   
to make the best of it   (=resign o.s.) s'en contenter 
→ There is nowhere else to go, so make the best of it.   
→ Let's try and make the best of it.   
We'll have to make the best of it.  Il va falloir nous en contenter. 
to make the best of a bad job   (British) faire avec ce qu'on a 
→ Such conditions will take years to create and, in the meantime, we must make the best of a bad job   
 at best  au mieux 
→ The accommodation was makeshift at best.   
→ At best Nella would be an invalid; at worst she would die.   
 to do one's best  faire de son mieux 
It's not perfect, but I did my best.  Ça n'est pas parfait, mais j'ai fait de mon mieux. 
to try one's best  faire de son mieux 
→ It doesn't have to be perfect, just try your best.   
→ It wasn't her fault, she was trying her best to help.   
to do as best one can  faire de son mieux 
 at one's best  au meilleur de sa forme, au mieux de sa forme 
→ It's a marvelous song - Frank Sinatra at his best.   
to be at one's best  être au meilleur de sa forme, être au mieux de sa forme 
→ Miss Blockey was at her best when she played the piano.   
→ I'm not at my best when I first get up in the morning.   
 to the best of my knowledge   (=as far as I know) pour autant que je sache 
→ He never carried a gun to the best of my knowledge.   
→ To the best of my knowledge, Gloria did not make those comments.   
→ "Did they ever meet each other?" -- "No, not to the best of my knowledge."   
 to the best of one's ability   (=as well as possible) de son mieux 
→ I take care of them to the best of my ability.   
→ both teams played to the best of their ability   
 at the best of times   (=ever) 
He's not exactly patient at the best of times.  Il n'est pas spécialement patient. 
She's not a great cook at the best of times.  Elle n'est pas exactement un génie de la cuisine, même au mieux de sa forme. 
 it's for the best  c'est pour le mieux 
→ In the long run, it was for the best.   
→ I suppose it's all for the best.   
 all the best   (=goodbye) salut 
  (in letter)  amicalement, amitiés 
 to know best  être le(la)  mieux placé(e)  pour juger 
 to look one's best   [man] être à son avantage 
→ One final check to be sure he's looking his best ...   
[woman] être en beauté 
→ she could have her hair done and look her best for the cameras   
 best of all, ...   (=above all) ce qu'il y a de mieux, ... 
→ best of all, this is a house that children will love   
  excl  (at end of letter, email)  amitiés 
→ c u next week. best, emma   


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