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1 rather
adv. vrij, tamelijk, nogal; liever, eerder[ ra:ðə, 〈in betekenis 0.6〉 ra:ðə:]2 juister (uitgedrukt) ⇒ liever/beter gezegd3 enigszins ⇒ tamelijk, nogal, wel4 meer ⇒ sterker, in hogere mate♦voorbeelden:2 she's my wife, or rather she was my wife • zij is mijn vrouw, of liever ze was mijn vrouwa rather shocking experience, rather a shocking experience • een nogal schokkende ervaringbe rather surprised • een beetje verbaasd zijn4 she depends rather on her husband's than on her own income • ze is meer van haar mans inkomen afhankelijk dan van het hare5 It's not raining. Rather, it's a sunny day • Het regent niet. Integendeel, het is een zonnige dag6 ‘Would you like a drink?’ ‘Rather!’ • ‘Een borrel?’ ‘Nou en of!’, ‘Dat sla ik niet af!’ -
2 Hamlet was rendered rather poorly
English-Dutch dictionary > Hamlet was rendered rather poorly
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3 I feel rather peculiar
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4 I would rather starve than eat his food
English-Dutch dictionary > I would rather starve than eat his food
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5 I would/had rather not invite your mother
I would/had rather not invite your motherEnglish-Dutch dictionary > I would/had rather not invite your mother
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6 I'd rather not say
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7 I'm rather awkwardly situated right now
English-Dutch dictionary > I'm rather awkwardly situated right now
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8 Sally has a rather bouncy manner
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9 a rather bland man
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10 be rather surprised
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11 he ran at a rather uneven speed
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12 he rather talked at me than to his wife
English-Dutch dictionary > he rather talked at me than to his wife
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13 her health was rather fragile
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14 it comes rather easy
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15 it's rather a pity you couldn't come
English-Dutch dictionary > it's rather a pity you couldn't come
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16 life is (rather) grim
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17 my Swedish is rather shaky
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18 prefer to leave rather than to wait
English-Dutch dictionary > prefer to leave rather than to wait
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19 she depends rather on her husband's than on her own income
English-Dutch dictionary > she depends rather on her husband's than on her own income
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20 she is rather extravagant
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rather — 1. Rather is common in BrE as a so called ‘downtoner’, i.e. an adverb that reduces the effect of the following adjective, adverb, or noun, as in It is rather expensive, You were driving rather fast, and He s rather a fool. With nouns, the… … Modern English usage
Rather — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or, compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See {Rath}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I. Chaucer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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rather — [adv1] moderately a bit, a little, averagely, comparatively, enough, fairly, in a certain degree, kind of, more or less, passably, pretty, quite, ratherish, reasonably, relatively, slightly, some, something, somewhat, sort of, so so*, tolerably,… … New thesaurus
Rather — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r), a. [Compar. of {Rath}, a.] Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. Sir J. Mandeville. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rather — O.E. hraþor more quickly, earlier, sooner, also more readily, comparative of hraþe, hræþe quickly, related to hræð quick, from P.Gmc. *khrathuz (Cf. O.N. hraðr, O.H.G. hrad). The base form rathe was obsolete by 18c. except in poetry; superlative… … Etymology dictionary
rather — [[t]rɑ͟ːðə(r), ræ̱ð [/t]] ♦ 1) PHR PREP You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. The problem was psychological rather than… … English dictionary
rather — predeterminer, adverb 1 (+ adj/adv) quite; fairly: I was rather surprised to see him with his ex wife. | He was limping rather badly as he walked off the field. | It s not too big for you at all. I rather like the way it fits you. | rather a big… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English