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1 rather
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.) dokaj2) (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.) raje3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) prej (kot)* * *I [rá:ðə]adverbprej, rajši, raje; precéjrather good — precéj dober, kar doberrather a long way — precéj dolga pot, precéj dalečthe rather that... — toliko bolj (prej, rajši), ker...I rather think that... — jaz bi prej (skoraj) mislil, da...I had rather that... — jaz bi rajši...he left rather than join me — rajši je odpotoval, kot da bi se mi pridružilI would rather die than betray him — jaz bi rajši umrl, kot ga izdal (se mu izneveril)he would rather have died than revealed it — on bi bil rajši umrl, kot to razkrilthank you, I had rather not — hvala, (rajši) neII [ra:ðə]interjectioncolloquially (v odgovoru) da!, seveda!, vsekakor!, (prav) gotovo!Isn't it hot? -- Rather! — Ali ni vroče? -- Seveda! Pa še kako!Would you like to come? -- Rather! — Bi (Vi) radi prišli? -- To pa! Seveda!! Zelo rad! -
2 vow
1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) svečana obljuba2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) zaobljubiti (se)2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) zaobljubiti se* * *I [váu]nounsvečana obljuba, prisega; religion zaobljubavow of secrecy — obljuba tajnosti, molčečnostito take the vows religion zaobljubiti se (za redovnika, -ico), iti v samostanI have taken a solemn vow not to smoke any more — svečano sem obljubil, da ne bom več kadilII [váu]transitive verbzaobljubiti (se), slovesno (s prisego) obljubiti; priseči; obvezati se s slovesno obljubo; slovesno zatrjevati, zagotavljati, prepričevati ( that da); obsolete prizna(va)tihe vowed to avenge the insult — prisegel (si) je, da se bo maščeval za žalitevI vow, you are vastly amusing — zares, vi ste nad vse zabavni
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would rather die — would die first phrase used for emphasizing that you refuse to do something Thesaurus: way of saying that you will not do somethingsynonym Main entry: die … Useful english dictionary
would rather die — or would die first used for emphasizing that you refuse to do something … English dictionary
die with your boots on — die with (your) boots on to die while you are still actively involved in your work. I never want to retire I d rather die with my boots on … New idioms dictionary
die with boots on — die with (your) boots on to die while you are still actively involved in your work. I never want to retire I d rather die with my boots on … New idioms dictionary
die — die1 W1S1 [daı] v past tense and past participle died present participle dying third person singular dies ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(become dead)¦ 2¦(disappear)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4 be dying for something/to do something 5 be dying of hunger/thirst/boredom … Dictionary of contemporary English
rather — rath|er [ ræðər ] function word *** Rather can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before an adjective or another adverb): I m feeling rather tired. She s been treated rather badly. (before a verb): He rather enjoys telling other people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
rather — ra|ther W1S1 [ˈra:ðə US ˈræðər] predeterminer, adv [: Old English; Origin: hrathor more quickly ] 1.) fairly or to some degree ▪ I was rather surprised to see him with his ex wife. ▪ He was limping rather badly. ▪ My own position is rather… … Dictionary of contemporary English
rather — 01. When I was young, I enjoyed living in the big city, but since I ve been a father, I d [rather] live in a smaller place. 02. I ride my bike to work, [rather] than take my car because it is better for the environment. 03. [Rather] than go to… … Grammatical examples in English
rather*/*/*/ — [ˈrɑːðə] adv 1) to a fairly large degree Syn: quite Matt left rather suddenly without any explanation.[/ex] He was a rather handsome boy.[/ex] I realize that I ve been rather stupid and selfish.[/ex] 2) used for correcting or explaining what you… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
die — 1 /daI/ verb past tense and past participle diedpresent participle dying (I) 1 BECOME DEAD to stop living and become dead: He was very sick and we knew he might die. | of/from: The animals died of starvation in the snow. | My grandfather died… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English