better judgment

language: pt

definitions

  1. The capacity to make wise, sensible, or prudent decisions based on experience, reason, and logic.
    pt: Melhor julgamento
  2. The sense of what is right or prudent, typically used in the phrase 'against one's better judgment' to describe acting contrary to wisdom.
    pt: Contra o bom senso

examples

  1. She relied on her better judgment to avoid the dangerous shortcut.

    Ela confiou em seu melhor julgamento para evitar o atalho perigoso.

  2. Against my better judgment, I decided to lend him the money.

    Contra o meu bom senso, decidi emprestar-lhe o dinheiro.