improvement

1. (countable, uncountable)The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering

   November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God I look upon your city as […] the best place of improvement.

   Verbesserung

   улучше́ниеulučšénije, усоверше́нствованиеusoveršénstvovanije, исправле́ниеispravlénije

   покра́щенняpokráščennja, полі́пшенняpolípšennja, вдоскона́ленняvdoskonálennja

   the act of improving something

2. (countable, uncountable)The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.

3. (countable, uncountable)The state of being improved; betterment; advance

4. (countable, uncountable)Something which is improved

   the new edition is an improvement on the old.

   The decade has seen vast improvements in techniques.

5. (countable, uncountable)Increase; growth; progress; advance.

6. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.

7. (countable, uncountable)A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.

1. This is an improvement.

   Це покращення. — deniko

   ruЭто прогресс. — marafon

   deDas ist eine Verbesserung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. That would be an improvement.

   Це було б покращенням. — deniko

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3. I wouldn't call this an improvement.

   ruЯ бы не назвал это улучшением. — marafon

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4. Tom is pleased with the improvements.

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5. I've made a couple of improvements.

   deIch habe ein paar Verbesserungen vorgenommen. — Waldelfe

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