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Usages of melior
Imperator scit: “Pax est melior quam bellum.”
(The emperor knows: “Peace is better than war.”)
Nunc orare in templo melius est.
Now it is better to pray in the temple.
Filia respondet: "Fortasse cras cum eis curram; nunc domi manere melius est."
The daughter answers: "Perhaps tomorrow I will run with them; now it is better to stay at home."
Imperator certe scit pacem meliorem esse quam bellum.
The emperor certainly knows that peace is better than war.
Non poena, sed praemium pueros saepe laetos facit, et pueri officium suum melius faciunt.
Not punishment but reward often makes the boys happy, and the boys do their duty better.
Si nasus tuus frigidus est et bracchia quoque frigida sunt, domi manere melius est.
If your nose is cold and your arms are cold too, it is better to stay at home.
Pater dicit pacem servare melius esse quam bellum timere.
Father says that preserving peace is better than fearing war.
Test yourself: What does melior mean?
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