valoir

Mieux eut valu une franche censure, pour permettre à une nouvelle Commission reconstituée de se remettre au travail dans un climat assaini.
A better solution would have been a strong vote of censure, to enable a new, reconstituted Commission to return to work in a healthier climate.
Je ne savais plus où me mettre, mieux eût valu disparaître sur place.
I didn't know what to do with myself, I'd rather sink through the ground.
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