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1. best Adjective

(a) meilleur; his ~ book son meilleur livre; his ~ suggestion sa meilleure proposition; he's my ~ friend c'est mon meilleur ami m, c'est ma meilleure amie f; to be on one's ~ behaviour s'observer; the ~ book I've read le meilleur livre que j'ai lu; the ~ book I've ever read le meilleur livre que j'aie lu; the ~ city/mother in the world la meilleure ville/mère du monde
(b) "~ wishes" (in a card) "meilleurs voeux"; (at the end of a letter) "cordialement"; "all the ~, Marie" (at the end of an informal letter) "amitiés, Marie"
(c) (Infml) (it's) ~ if ... vaut mieux que ... ( subjunctive); ~ if you come straight away vaut mieux que tu viennes tout de suite

2. best Noun

(a) (when specific noun implied) meilleur m, meilleure f, meilleurs mp, meilleures fp
(b) (when no specific noun implied) mieux m; to do one's ~ faire de son mieux; at (the very) ~ (tout) au mieux; for the ~ pour le mieux; Sunday ~ vêtements mp de dimanche; to wear one's Sunday ~ s'endimancher

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