"desto" meaning in German

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          "english": "The more the better!",
          "text": "Je mehr, desto besser!",
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          "english": "The sooner the better!",
          "text": "Je eher, desto besser!",
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        "the (forming the parallel comparative with je)"
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          "english": "The more the better",
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        "(informal, proscribed) used instead of je in the je ... desto construction"
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      "word": "nichtsdestoweniger"
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      "word": "nichtsdestominder"
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