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1 preferably
['prefrəblɪ]avverbio preferibilmente* * *adverb preferibilmente* * *preferably* * *['prefrəblɪ]avverbio preferibilmente -
2 preferably pref·er·ably adv
['prɛf(ə)rəblɪ]di preferenza, preferibilmente -
3 rather
['rɑːðə(r)] [AE 'ræ-]1) (somewhat) piuttosto, abbastanzaI rather like him — mi sta abbastanza simpatico, mi piace abbastanza
it's rather too, more difficult — è un po' troppo, più difficile
2) (preferably)rather than sth., do — piuttosto che qcs., che fare
I would (much) rather do preferirei (di gran lunga) fare ( than do piuttosto che fare); would you rather wait? preferireste aspettare? I'd rather die! preferirei morire! I'd rather not — preferirei di no
3) (more exactly) anzia tree, or rather a bush — un albero, anzi un cespuglio
* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) piuttosto, un po'2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) piuttosto3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) piuttosto* * *['rɑːðə(r)] [AE 'ræ-]1) (somewhat) piuttosto, abbastanzaI rather like him — mi sta abbastanza simpatico, mi piace abbastanza
it's rather too, more difficult — è un po' troppo, più difficile
2) (preferably)rather than sth., do — piuttosto che qcs., che fare
I would (much) rather do preferirei (di gran lunga) fare ( than do piuttosto che fare); would you rather wait? preferireste aspettare? I'd rather die! preferirei morire! I'd rather not — preferirei di no
3) (more exactly) anzia tree, or rather a bush — un albero, anzi un cespuglio
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4 ideally
[aɪ'dɪəlɪ]1) (preferably)ideally, the tests should be free — l'ideale sarebbe che gli esami fossero gratuiti
ideally, we'd like to stay — l'ideale per noi sarebbe restare
2) (perfectly)to be ideally suited — [ couple] essere perfettamente assortito
to be ideally suited for — essere perfetto per [ job]
* * *1) (perfectly: He is ideally suited to this job.) perfettamente2) (under perfect conditions: Ideally, we should check this again, but we haven't enough time.) idealmente* * *[aɪ'dɪəlɪ]1) (preferably)ideally, the tests should be free — l'ideale sarebbe che gli esami fossero gratuiti
ideally, we'd like to stay — l'ideale per noi sarebbe restare
2) (perfectly)to be ideally suited — [ couple] essere perfettamente assortito
to be ideally suited for — essere perfetto per [ job]
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5 preferable
['prefrəbl]aggettivo preferibile* * *['pre-]adjective (more desirable: Is it preferable to write or make a telephone call?) preferibile* * *preferable /ˈprɛfrəbl/a.preferabilityn. [u]l'essere preferibile; preferibilità ( raro)preferablyavv.preferibilmente.* * *['prefrəbl]aggettivo preferibile -
6 prefer
[prɪ'fɜː(r)]1) (like better) preferireto prefer to walk rather than to take the bus — preferire camminare piuttosto che prendere l'autobus
2) dir.to prefer charges — citare in giudizio, denunciare
* * *[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) preferire- preferably
- preference* * *[prɪ'fɜː(r)]1) (like better) preferireto prefer to walk rather than to take the bus — preferire camminare piuttosto che prendere l'autobus
2) dir.to prefer charges — citare in giudizio, denunciare
См. также в других словарях:
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