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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.) bastante; más bien, un tanto, un poco, algo2) (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.) antes que, mejor... que...3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) más bien, para ser más precisosrather adv bastante / algoit's rather expensive, is there nothing cheaper? es bastante caro, ¿no hay nada más barato?tr['rɑːðəSMALLr/SMALL]■ would you rather stay in? ¿preferirías quedarte en casa?■ rather than put my foot in it, I said nothing antes que meter la pata, preferí no decir nada3 (more precisely) o mejor dicho; (not) y no■ there was a river, or rather a stream había un río, o mejor dicho un arroyorather ['ræðər, 'rʌ-, 'rɑ-] advshe would rather stay in the house: preferiría quedarse en casaI'd rather not: mejor que nomy father, or rather my stepfather: mi padre, o mejor dicho mi padrastro3) instead: sino que, más que, al contrarioI'm not pleased; rather I'm disappointed: no estoy satisfecho, sino desilusionado4) somewhat: algo, un tantorather strange: un poco extraño5) quite: bastanterather difficult: bastante difíciladv.• algo adv.• bastante adv.• mejor adv.• mejor dicho adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.• más adv.• más bien adv.• por el contrario adv.• primero adv.• sino adv.• un poco adv.interj.• ya lo creo interj.'ræðər, 'rɑːðə(r)1)a) ( stating preference)b) ( more precisely)we're acquaintances rather than friends — somos conocidos, más que amigos
she has a shop, or rather a stall — tiene una tienda, o mejor dicho un puesto
she looks rather like Janet — se parece algo or un poco a Janet
['rɑːðǝ(r)]I rather think that... — me da la impresión or tengo la sensación de que...
1. ADV1) (preference)we decided to camp, rather than stay at a hotel — decidimos acampar, en lugar de quedarnos en un hotel
"would you like a sweet?" - "I'd rather have an apple" — -¿quieres un caramelo? -preferiría una manzana
would you rather stay here? — ¿prefieres quedarte?
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anything rather than that! — hum ¡cualquier cosa menos eso!•
"I'm going to have it out with the boss" - "rather you than me!" — -voy a planteárselo al jefe -¡allá tú!2) (=somewhat) algo, un poco•
he looks rather like his mother — se parece un poco a su madre•
I feel rather more happy today — hoy me siento algo más contento•
I rather suspected as much — me lo sospechaba•
I rather think he won't come — me inclino a creer que no vendrá•
that is rather too dear — es algo caro (para mí etc)3) (=quite) bastanteit's a rather difficult task, it's rather a difficult task — es una tarea bastante difícil
"isn't she pretty?" - "yes, she is rather" — -¿es guapa, eh? -sí, bastante
"are you keen to go?" - "yes, I am rather" — -¿tienes ganas de ir? -sí que quiero
£20! that's rather a lot! — ¡20 libras! ¡es bastante caro!
4) (=more accurately)rather it is a matter of money — antes es cuestión de dinero, es al contrario or más bien cuestión de dinero
or rather — o mejor dicho, es decir
a car, or rather an old banger — un coche, o mejor dicho, un trasto viejo
2.EXCL † ¡ya lo creo!, ¡cómo no! (LAm)"would you like some?" - "rather!" — ¿quieres algo de esto? - ¡ya lo creo! or ¡por supuesto!
* * *['ræðər, 'rɑːðə(r)]1)a) ( stating preference)b) ( more precisely)we're acquaintances rather than friends — somos conocidos, más que amigos
she has a shop, or rather a stall — tiene una tienda, o mejor dicho un puesto
she looks rather like Janet — se parece algo or un poco a Janet
I rather think that... — me da la impresión or tengo la sensación de que...
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2 preference
noun1) (greater liking) Vorliebe, diefor preference — see academic.ru/57497/preferably">preferably
have a preference for something [over something] — etwas [einer Sache (Dat.)] vorziehen
do something in preference to something else — etwas lieber als etwas anderes tun
2) (thing preferred)what are your preferences? — was wäre dir am liebsten?
3) (favouring of one person or country) Präferenzbehandlung, diegive [one's] preference to somebody — jemanden bevorzugen
4) attrib. (Brit. Finance) Vorzugs-, Prioritäts[obligation, -aktie]* * *['pre-]noun ((a) choice of, or (a) liking for, one thing rather than another: He likes most music but he has a preference for classical music.) die Vorliebe* * *pref·er·ence[ˈprefərən(t)s]nI phoned Mary in \preference to Liz because... ich habe lieber Mary als Liz angerufen, weil...in order of \preference nach Prioritätento give \preference to sb/sth [or sb/sth \preference] jdm/etw den Vorzug geben [o Priorität einräumen]to be given \preference Vorrang haben, vorrangig behandelt werdento give \preference to sb/sth [or give sb/sth \preference] over sb/sth jdm/etw vor jdm/etw den Vorzug gebenwhy do you never give me \preference over your work? warum ist dir deine Arbeit immer wichtiger als ich?her \preference is for comfortable rather than smart clothes sie kleidet sich lieber bequem als schicksexual \preference sexuelle Neigungwhat are your \preferences in music? welche Musik hören Sie am liebsten?which is your personal \preference? was ist Ihnen persönlich lieber?red or white wine? — I have no \preference Rotwein oder Weißwein? — ich mag beidesto express a \preference sagen, was man [lieber] magspecial \preferences Sonderkonditionen pl* * *['prefərəns]n1) (= greater liking) Vorliebe fto have a preference for sth — eine Vorliebe für etw haben, etw bevorzugen
2)(= thing preferred)
what is your preference? — was wäre Ihnen am liebsten?3) (= greater favour) Vorzug mto give preference to sb/sth —
to give certain imports preference — Vorzugs- or Präferenzzölle auf bestimmte Einfuhrartikel gewähren
* * *preference [ˈprefərəns] sabove, before, over, to vor dat):give preference to sb jemandem den Vorzug geben;he always drinks wine in preference to beer er trinkt lieber Wein als Bier;she bought the more expensive coat in preference to the cheaper one sie kaufte den teureren Mantel und nicht den billigerenwhich of the two is your preference? welches von beiden ziehen Sie vor oder haben Sie lieber?a) mit (besonderer) Vorliebe,b) lieber;his preference is for er bevorzugt (akk)3. Wahl f:of sb’s preference nach (jemandes) Wahl4. WIRTSCH, JUR Vor(zugs)recht n, Priorität(srecht) f(n), Bevorrechtigung f:preference bond Prioritätsobligation f;preference dividend Vorzugsdividende f;5. WIRTSCHa) Vorzug m, Vergünstigung fb) Vorzugs-, Meistbegünstigungstarif m (Br besonders zwischen Mutterland und Commonwealth)(fraudulent) preference Gläubigerbegünstigung fpref. abk1. preface Vorw.2. preference3. preferred* * *noun1) (greater liking) Vorliebe, diehave a preference for something [over something] — etwas [einer Sache (Dat.)] vorziehen
3) (favouring of one person or country) Präferenzbehandlung, diegive [one's] preference to somebody — jemanden bevorzugen
4) attrib. (Brit. Finance) Vorzugs-, Prioritäts[obligation, -aktie]* * *n.Vorliebe -n f.Vorzug -¨e m.
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