English ⇄ Russian

the best part of stresses
	⇒ better part of (Примечание. "Best/better part" семантически не эквивалентно русскому слову "добрый" в знач. "целый" (напр., "добрая половина") и тем более не эквивалентно слову "битый" (час)
gen.	почти (I've never dropped the bike before in my life, but I've managed to drop this bike twice in six months. I think this is down to ... the fact that it does weigh the best part of 200 kilos (197). • And right now he was down the best part of three hundred quid. Abysslooker); почти целый (most of; almost all of: They alone must have cost the best part of a couple of grand. • I'm sorry I'm late – my doctor's appointment took the best part of an hour. • We spent the better part of an hour searching for her. • The United States is a giant country. Millions of square miles. Best part of three hundred million people. 4uzhoj); почти весь (most of; almost all of: That's where he's been for the best part of the last four months. 4uzhoj); бо́льшая часть (чего-либо); значительная часть (чего-либо)
the better part of
	⇒ best part of (Примечание. "Best/better part" семантически не эквивалентно русскому слову "добрый" в знач. "целый" (напр., "добрая половина") и тем более не эквивалентно слову "битый" (час)
gen.	бо́льшая часть; почти целый (most of; almost all of: I'm sorry I'm late – my doctor's appointment took the better part of an hour. • We spent the better part of an hour searching for her. 4uzhoj); почти (4uzhoj); большинство
good part of
Игорь Миг	значительная часть

better part of: 37 phrases in 4 subjects

General	25
Informal	2
Makarov	1
Proverb	9