-
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.) visai; diezgan2) (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.) labāk; drīzāk3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) precīzāk []; drīzāk* * *drīzāk, labāk; diezgan; kā tad! -
2 foxy
1) (clever in a deceitful way: He's a foxy fellow.) viltīgs2) (like a fox: She had rather foxy features.) lapsai līdzīgs* * *lapsas; viltīgs; ruds, sarkanbrūns; seksīgs, pievilcīgs -
3 wearing
adjective (exhausting: I've had rather a wearing day.) nogurdinošs* * *nogurdinošs; apnicīgs, garlaicīgs -
4 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) zināšana2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) zināšanas3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) zināšanas•- general knowledge* * *zināšana; zināšanas -
5 bitty
( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) saraustīts; fragmentārs* * *neviendabīgs, saraustīts -
6 dishevelled
[diʃevəld](untidy: She had been gardening and looked rather dishevelled.) izspūris; sapinkojies* * *izspūris -
7 shiftless
adjective (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) kūtrs; slinks* * *nevarīgs; vaļsirdīgs, patiess; laisks, kūtrs -
8 disheveled
[diʃevəld](untidy: She had been gardening and looked rather dishevelled.) izspūris; sapinkojies -
9 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) (palīgdarbības vārds nākotnes pagātnē veidošanai)2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) (izsaka nepieciešamību; pienākumu; ieteikumu)3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) (izsaka pieņēmumu)4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (lieto, lai izteiktu emocionālu pastiprinājumu)5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (lieto nosacījuma emocionālam pastiprinājumam)6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) (lieto vēlējuma izteiksmes veidošanai)7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) (lieto, lai izteiktu emocionālu pastiprinājumu)
См. также в других словарях:
Had rather — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Had rather — Had Had (h[a^]d), imp. & p. p. of {Have}. [OE. had, hafde, hefde, AS. h[ae]fde.] See {Have}. [1913 Webster] {Had as lief}, {Had rather}, {Had better}, {Had as soon}, etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive without to, are well… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
had better, had rather — Had better is widely used in giving advice or issuing a mild threat: We had better get started before midnight. You had better apologize to me for that remark. The phrase had best can be substituted for had better in such expressions. Neither is… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
had\ rather — • had rather • had sooner v To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. Used with an infinitive without to . My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls. I had … Словарь американских идиом
had rather — ► had rather literary or archaic would rather. Main Entry: ↑rather … English terms dictionary
had rather — phrasal see had liefer * * * had rather Would prefer • • • Main Entry: ↑have * * * would rather I had rather not see him … Useful english dictionary
had rather — or[had sooner] {v.} To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. Used with an infinitive without to . * /My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls./ * /I had… … Dictionary of American idioms
had rather — or[had sooner] {v.} To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. Used with an infinitive without to . * /My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls./ * /I had… … Dictionary of American idioms
had rather — See had better, had rather … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
had rather — literary or archaic would rather. → rather … English new terms dictionary
had rather — would rather, prefers that, gives priority to … English contemporary dictionary
