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ˈrɑ:ðə нареч.
1) лучше, охотнее, предпочтительнее She would rather play tennis than watch TV. ≈ Она лучше будет играть в теннис, чем смотреть телевизор. Rather you than me. ≈ Хорошо, что это не меня касается, что это относится не ко мне.
2) скорее, точнее, вернее He is my sister's friend really, rather than mine. ≈Он, скорее, друг моей сестры, чем мой.
3) до некоторой степени, слегка, несколько, пожалуй, довольно It's rather cold. ≈ Довольно холодно. I rather doubt I'll be able to come to your party. ≈ Я немного сомневаюсь, смогу ли я придти к тебе на вечер.
4) очень, весьма;
в значительной степени She is rather ill. ≈ Она серьезно больна. He's a rather nice man./He's rather a nice man. ≈ Он очень приятный человек.
5) разг.;
брит. конечно, да;
еще бы! (в ответ на вопрос, предложение) Do you want to come to see me this evening? Rather! ≈ Ты хочешь сегодня вечером зайти ко мне? Да, конечно. (обыкн. * than) лучше, скорее, охотнее, предпочтительнее - anything * than... что угодно, лишь бы не... - I had *, I would *, I'd * я предпочел бы...;
лучже уж я...;
я бы охотнее... - I had * start at once я предпочел бы выехать немедленно - I would * go я лучше уйду, я предпочитаю уйти - I'd * people didn't know about it я хотел бы, чтобы об этом не знали - I'd you came tomorrow меня больше устроило бы, если бы вы пришли завтра - he resigned * than stifle his conscience не желая действовать против совести, он вышел в отставку - they determined to die * than surrender они решили умереть, но не сдаваться - would you * take tea or coffee? что вы предпочитаете, чай или кофе? - I had * not, I would * not, I'd * not (разговорное) мне не хочется;
нет, спасибо;
пожалуй, не стоит (формула отказа от предложения и т. п.) (обыкн. * than) скорее, больше;
правильнее - it is * good that bad это скорее хороший /хорошо/, чем плохой /плохо/ - derived * from imagination than reason это скорее плод воображения, чем логический вывод - the colour seems green * than blue это скорее зеленый цвет, чем синий - he relies on mere abuse * than on argument его метод не аргументация, а брань - I, * than you, should take the risk (этот) риск должен взять на себя я, а вовсе /отнюдь/ не вы до некоторой степени, довольно, отчасти;
несколько;
пожалуй - * dull довольно скучный - * more немного больше - * more detailed несколько более подробный - * a lot пожалуй, слишком много /многовато/ - I * like him мне он, пожалуй /скорее/, нравится - he felt * tired он немного устал, он чувствовал некоторую усталость - the performance was * a failure спектакль был довольно неудачный - I * think you know him мне думается, вы его знаете - she is * good-looking она недурна собой - our company numbered * over forty нас было сорок с чем-то человек - they * expected to win они, в известной мере, рассчитывали на победу - I am * inclined to agree with you я, пожалуй, склонен с вами согласиться - do I look ill? - Well, you do * (разговорное) я плохо выгляжу? - Пожалуй, да /Да, неважно/ наоборот;
отнюдь не - *, we have won наоборот, мы победили а не, вместо - to elect a chairman for a year * than a term выбрать председателя на год, а не на семестр - this is not the result, * it is the cause это является причиной, а отнюдь не следствием вернее, правильнее;
по правде говоря - we came home late last night or, *, early this morning мы пришли домой вчера поздно ночью, а вернее сказать, сегодня рано утром - the building is a great success, or * a triumph, for the designer это здание - большой успех, а точнее, триумф архитектора в грам. знач. междометия еще бы!;
еще как!;
конечно!, разумеется! - have you been here before? - R.! вы здесь раньше бывали? - Еще бы! - would you like to come? - R.! вы хотите прийти? - Конечно /Разумеется, что за вопрос/! - R.! нисколько!, вовсе нет!, отнюдь! > the * тем более, что..., тем скорее ~ разг. (в ответ на вопрос, предложение) конечно, да;
еще бы!;
do you know him? - Rather! вы его знаете?- Да, конечно I'd ~ you came tomorrow меня больше устроило бы, если бы вы пришли завтра;
he would rather die than comply он скорее умрет, чем согласится I feel ~ better today мне сегодня, пожалуй, лучше;
I know him rather well я его довольно хорошо знаю I feel ~ better today мне сегодня, пожалуй, лучше;
I know him rather well я его довольно хорошо знаю I'd ~ you came tomorrow меня больше устроило бы, если бы вы пришли завтра;
he would rather die than comply он скорее умрет, чем согласится late last night or ~ early this morning вчера поздно ночью или, правильнее сказать, сегодня рано утром rather вернее, скорее, правильнее;
this is not the result, rather it is the cause это не результат, а скорее ( или вернее) причина ~ до некоторой степени, слегка, несколько, пожалуй, довольно;
a rather (или rather а) surprising result довольно неожиданный результат ~ до некоторой степени, слегка, несколько, пожалуй, довольно;
a rather (или rather а) surprising result довольно неожиданный результат ~ разг. (в ответ на вопрос, предложение) конечно, да;
еще бы!;
do you know him? - Rather! вы его знаете?- Да, конечно ~ разг. (в ответ на вопрос, предложение) конечно, да;
еще бы!;
do you know him? - Rather! вы его знаете?- Да, конечно ~ скорее, предпочтительно, лучше, охотнее;
would you rather take tea or coffee? что вы предпочитаете: чай или кофе? rather вернее, скорее, правильнее;
this is not the result, rather it is the cause это не результат, а скорее (или вернее) причина ~ до некоторой степени, слегка, несколько, пожалуй, довольно;
a rather (или rather а) surprising result довольно неожиданный результат rather вернее, скорее, правильнее;
this is not the result, rather it is the cause это не результат, а скорее (или вернее) причина ~ скорее, предпочтительно, лучше, охотнее;
would you rather take tea or coffee? что вы предпочитаете: чай или кофе? -
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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! -
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1. adv лучше, скорее; охотнее, предпочтительнееanything rather than … — что угодно, лишь бы не …
I would rather go — я лучше уйду, я предпочитаю уйти
he resigned rather than stifle his conscience — не желая действовать против совести, он вышел в отставку
it is rather a glimmering reflection than a true and real light — это скорее тусклый отблеск, чем настоящий свет
2. adv скорее, больше; правильнееit is rather good than bad — это скорее хороший, чем плохой
derived rather from imagination than reason — это скорее плод воображения, чем логический вывод
the colour seems green rather than blue — это скорее зелёный цвет, чем синий
3. adv до некоторой степени, довольно, отчасти; несколько; пожалуйrather a lot — пожалуй, слишком много
I rather like him — мне он, пожалуй, нравится
he felt rather tired — он немного устал, он чувствовал некоторую усталость
I rather think you know him — мне думается, вы его знаете
they rather expected to win — они, в известной мере, рассчитывали на победу
rather late — довольно поздно, поздновато
4. adv наоборот; отнюдь неrather, we have won — наоборот, мы победили
5. adv а не, вместоto elect a chairman for a year rather than a term — выбрать председателя на год, а не на семестр
6. adv вернее, правильнее; по правде говоряwe came home late last night or, rather, early this morning — мы пришли домой вчера поздно ночью, а вернее сказать, сегодня рано утром
7. adv ещё бы!; ещё как!; конечно!, разумеется!have you been here before? — Rather! — вы здесь раньше бывали? — Ещё бы!
Синонимический ряд:1. a bit (adj.) a bit; fairly; pretty; quite; slightly; very2. by all means (other) and how; but of course; by all means; I should say so; indeed; most certainly; no doubt about it; quite right; right on3. enough (other) averagely; enough; fairly; moderately; passably; so-so; tolerably4. instead (other) alternately; alternatively; as an alternative; in lieu; instead; sooner5. more willingly (other) by preference; just as soon; more accurately; more readily; more willingly; more wisely; preferably; willingly6. quite (other) by a long chalk (British, colloquial); by a long shot; by a long way; by far; considerably; far; far and away; quite; significantly; well7. somewhat (other) kind of; more or less; not terribly; pretty; ratherish; reasonably; some; something; somewhat; sort of; to some extent8. very (other) awful; awfully; enormously; especially; exceedingly; exceptionally; extra; extraordinarily; extremely; highly; immensely; jolly; mighty; particularly; really; remarkably; specially; too; tremendously; very -
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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.) ganske, nokså, temmelig2) (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.) heller, snarere3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) (eller) snarereheller--------temmeligadv. \/ˈrɑːħə\/, i betydning 4 også: \/ˌrɑːˈħɜː\/1) heller, helst• which would you rather have?nei, helst ikke\/jeg ser helst at jeg slipper2) snarere, snarest, rettere sagt3) ganske, nokså, temmelig, nesten, nærmest• I rather think that...jeg tror nesten at...4) (hverdagslig, som svar) ja visst, jo visst, absolutt, uten tvil, gjernerather than mer... enn, heller... enn -
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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.) ret; temmelig2) (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.) hellere; i stedet for3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) snarere end* * *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.) ret; temmelig2) (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.) hellere; i stedet for3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) snarere end -
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1. adv1) краще, швидше; охочіше; переважноwould you rather take tea or coffee? — що для вас краще — чай чи кава?
he would rather die than comply — він швидше умре, ніж погодиться
I had rather not, I would rather not, I'd rather not — розм. мені не хочеться; ні, дякую; мабуть, не варто (формула відмови від пропозиції тощо)
I'd rather people didn't know about it — я хотів би, щоб про це не знали
I'd rather you came tomorrow — мене більше влаштувало б, коли б ви прийшли завтра
2) вірніше, скоріше, правильніше3) до деякої міри, злегка, дещо, досить4) амер. навпаки, зовсім ніrather, we have won — навпаки, ми перемогли
5) швидше, раніше (за часом); до цього6) у минулому, колись2. int(у відповідь на запитання) звичайно, так; ще б пак; аякжеDo you know him? — Rather! — Ви його знаєте? — Так, звичайно!
rather than — скоріше, більше; правильніше
late last night, or rather, early this morning — учора пізно вночі, або точніше (сказати), сьогодні рано-вранці
the rather that... — тим більше, що...
* * *adv1) ( rather than) краще, скоріше; охочіше, радше, переважнішеanything rather than... — що завгодно, аби тільки не...
I had rather, I would rather, I'd rather — краще б я...; я б охочіше; скоріше, більш; правильніше
it is rather good than bad — це скоріше добре, ніж погано
2) певною мірою, досить, почасти; дещо; мабуть, можливоrather a lot — мабуть, занадто багато /забагато/
3) навпаки; аж ніяк не; а не, замість; вірніше, правильніше, точніше; по правді кажучи4) у гpaм.; знaч. вигуку ще е як!; звичайно!, зрозуміло! -
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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.) um tanto2) (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 que3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) antes (que)* * *rath.er[r'a:ðə; r'æðə] adv antes, preferivelmente, mais propriamente, melhor, algum tanto, um pouco, quiçá, muito. it is rather cold / está um tanto frio. it is rather late / é um tanto tarde. • interj sim, certamente! had rather preferiria. I would rather go eu antes preferiria ir. rather old idoso. rather too much excessivo. -
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['rɑːðə(r)]advdość, dosyćrather than — zamiast +gen
I rather think he won't come — mam wrażenie, że (raczej) nie przyjdzie
* * *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.) dość2) (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.) raczej3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) właściwie, ściślej mówiąc, raczej (niż) -
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['rɒːðə(r)]1. adv1) (preference) piuttostorather than wait, she... — piuttosto che aspettare, lei...
I would or I'd rather go — preferirei andare
it's rather expensive — (quite) è piuttosto caro, (excessively) è un po' troppo caro
it's rather a pity — è proprio or davvero un peccato
3)or rather — (more accurately) anzi, per essere (più) precisi
2. excl -
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{'rа:ðə}
1. по-скоро, по-право, по-точно, с по-голямо желание/готовност
I would/had RATHER предпочитам (с inf без to)
I'd RATHER not не бих искал/желал
2. доста, твърде, до известна степен
I RATHER think струва ми се
the play was RATHER a failure пиесата нямаше кой знай какъв успех/не беше кой знай какво
3. разг. разбира се, и още как* * *{'rа:ъ} adv 1. по-скоро, по-право, по-точно; с по-голямо жела* * *твърде; доста;* * *1. i rather think струва ми се 2. i would/had rather предпочитам (с inf без to) 3. i'd rather not не бих искал/желал 4. the play was rather a failure пиесата нямаше кой знай какъв успех/не беше кой знай какво 5. доста, твърде, до известна степен 6. по-скоро, по-право, по-точно, с по-голямо желание/готовност 7. разг. разбира се, и още как* * *rather[´ra:ðə] adv 1. по-скоро, по-точно, по-право; с по-голяма готовност (желание); I would \rather take gin предпочитам джин; this text is to be deleted \rather than rewritten този текст трябва по-скоро да се изтрие, отколкото да се препише; I would \rather not go предпочитам да остана; I'd \rather not не бих желал; 2. доста, твърде; до известна степен; I \rather thought that was the case as донякъде смятах, че нещата стоят така; 3. разг. (като отговор) разбира се! то се знае! сигурно! непременно! -
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§ ცოტათი, ოდნავ§1 საკმაოდit is rather late / difficult საკმაოდ გვიანაა / ძნელია2 ცოტა არ იყოსI'm rather tired ცოტა არ იყოს, დავიღალეhe acted in a rather strange way ცოტა არ იყოს, უცნაურად მოიქცაI rather think she won't come მგონი / ალბათ არ მოვა3 ურჩევნიაI'd rather stay at home მირჩევნია, შინ დავრჩეI'd rather he hadn't come მერჩია, არ მოსულიყოI'd rather drink wine than vodka უფრო ღვინოს დავლევდი, ვიდრე არაყსhad better / rather ურჩევნია, ჯობია●●I would rather / better მირჩევნია -
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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.) fremur, frekar2) (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.) frekar, fremur3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) fremur/heldur/frekar en -
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egy kicsit, eléggé, inkább, egy kevéssé* * *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.) meglehetősen2) (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.) inkább, szívesebben3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) helyesebben; semmint; ahelyett, hogy -
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adv. tercihen, iyisimi, daha iyisi, daha doğrusu, oldukça, bayağı, az çok, aksine [brit.], bilâkis [brit.]* * *1. daha isteyerek (fa.) 2. oldukça (adv.)* * *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.) oldukça, biraz, az çok2) (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.)...-den ziyade,...-mektense3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) daha doğrusu, (şöyle) demek daha iyi olacak -
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• hyvinkin• ilman muuta kyllä vain• hyväksyttävä• jonkin verran• jotakuinkin• jokseenkin• jonkinlainen• jotensakin• joltinenkin• jotenkin• tyydyttävä• verraten• auttava• ennen• ennemmin• ennemminkin• siedettävä• aika• välttävä• puoleinen• kernaammin• kohtalainen• koko• mieluummin• mukiinmenevä• paremmin• parahultainen• melko• melkein• melkoinen• melkeinpä• suhteellisen• kutakuinkin• laatuunkäypä• pikemmin• pikemminkin* * *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.) melko2) (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.) mieluummin3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) pikemminkin -
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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! -
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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.) gana, šiek tiek2) (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.) verčiau, geriau, greičiau3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) tiksliau sakant, tikriau -
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adv. hellre, helst; ganska; nästan* * *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.) ganska, [] nästan []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.) hellre, helst3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) snarare, snarast, rättare sagt -
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1) ( somewhat) ziemlich;it's \rather cold/ difficult es ist ziemlich kalt/schwer;I've \rather foolishly lost their address ich habe dummerweise ihre Adresse verlegt;I \rather doubt... ich bin nicht ganz sicher, ob...;to be \rather more expensive than sb was expecting um einiges teurer sein als erwartet2) ( very) ziemlich, recht;I was \rather pleased to be invited to the wedding ich war hocherfreut darüber, dass ich zur Hochzeit eingeladen war;he's \rather a nice man er ist ziemlich nett;it's \rather a shame that... es ist wirklich schade, dass...;to be \rather ill ziemlich krank sein3) ( on the contrary) eher;no, I'm not tired - \rather the opposite in fact nein, ich bin nicht müde - ganz im Gegenteil4) ( in preference to)I'd like to stay at home this evening \rather than going out ich möchte heute Abend lieber zu Hause bleiben und nicht ausgehen;I've got to have two teeth out next week - \rather you than me mir werden nächste Woche zwei Zähne gezogen - besser dir als mir -
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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.) dosti, spíše2) (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.) spíše, raději3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) spíše* * *• trochu• poněkud• raději• spíš• spíše• dost
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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 von Verona — Rather von Verona, lat. Ratherius, (* um 887 bei Lüttich; † 25. April 974 in Namur) war Lehrer, Abt von Lobbes (953–955), dreimal Bischof von Verona (931–934; 946–948; 961–968) und Bischof von Lüttich (953–955). Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 1.1… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
rather than — phrase used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another Doug chose to quit rather than admit that he’d made a mistake. Rather than criticizing your husband, why not find out if there’s something wrong? We want… … Useful english dictionary
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Rather — is a family name. It is also an adverb in the English language.Rather may refer to:* Dan Rather, news presenter * Elizabeth Rather, expert in the computer programming language Forthsurname … Wikipedia
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rather you than me — rather you (or him or her, etc.) than me used to convey that one would be reluctant oneself to undertake a particular task or project undertaken by someone else I m picking him up after lunch. Rather you than me. * * * rather you, him, etc. than… … Useful english dictionary
Rather — ist der Name folgender Personen: Rather von Verona (um 887 974), Theologe und Bischof von Verona und Lüttich Dan Rather (* 1931), US amerikanischer Journalist Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer … Deutsch Wikipedia