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1 rather more
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > rather more
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2 rather more
1) Общая лексика: немного больше2) Математика: значительно больше -
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5 rather more detailed
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > rather more detailed
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6 rather more detailed
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7 the patient seems rather more lively this morning
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the patient seems rather more lively this morning
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more [mɔ:r]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. ( = greater in amount) plus de► more... than plus de... queb. ( = additional) encore de• more tea? encore un peu de thé ?━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• is there any more wine? y a-t-il encore du vin ?► a few/several more2. pronouna. ( = greater quantity) plus• that's more than enough c'est amplement suffisant► no/nothing more• no more, thanks (in restaurant) ça suffit, mercib. ( = others) d'autres• have you got any more like these? en avez-vous d'autres comme ça ?3. adverbc. ( = rather) plutôtd. ( = again) once more une fois de plus• once more, they have disappointed us une fois de plus, ils nous ont déçus• the more you rest the quicker you'll get better plus vous vous reposerez plus vous vous rétablirez rapidement• all the more so because... d'autant plus que...* * *Note: When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see belowWhen used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II 1 below[mɔː(r)] 1.1) ( comparative)2) ( to a greater extent) plus, davantageyou must work/rest more — il faut que tu travailles/te reposes davantage
the more you think about it, the harder it will seem — plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur
3) ( longer)4) ( again)5) ( rather)2.3.a little/lot more wine — un peu/beaucoup plus de vin
1) ( larger amount or number) plusit costs more than the other one — il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre
many were disappointed, more were angry — beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés
2) ( additional amount) davantage; ( additional number) plusseveral/a few more (of them) — plusieurs/quelques autres
in Mexico, of which more later... — au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard...
4.let's ou we'll say no more about it — n'en parlons plus
more and more phrasal determiner, adverbial phrase de plus en plus5.more or less adverbial phrase plus ou moins6.more so adverbial phrase encore plusin York, and even more so in Oxford — à York et encore plus à Oxford
he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so — il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus
7.they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe — ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe
more than adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase1) ( greater amount or number) plus de2) ( extremely)••she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief —
she's a thief, neither more nor less — c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins
he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant — ce n'est qu'un serviteur
and what is more... — et qui plus est...
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❢ When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère ; more beautiful = plus beau/belle ; more easily = plus facilement ; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see A 1 below.When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see B 1 below.A adv1 ( comparative) it's more serious than we thought/you think c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions/vous ne pensez ; the more intelligent (child) of the two (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux ; he's no more honest than his sister il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur ; the more developed countries les pays plus développés ;2 ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage ; you must work/sleep/rest more il faut que tu travailles/dormes/te reposes davantage ; he sleeps/talks more than I do il dort/parle plus que moi ; you can't paint any more than I can, you can no more paint than I can tu ne sais pas plus peindre que moi ; the more you think of it, the harder it will seem plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur ; he is (all) the more determined/angry because il est d'autant plus déterminé/en colère que ;3 ( longer) I don't work there any more je n'y travaille plus ; I couldn't continue any more je ne pouvais pas continuer plus longtemps ; she is no more littér elle n'est plus ;4 ( again) once/twice more une fois/deux fois de plus, encore une fois/deux fois ; he's back once more il est de nouveau de retour ;5 ( rather) more surprised than angry plus étonné que fâché ; he's more a mechanic than an engineer il est plus mécanicien qu'ingénieur ; it's more a question of organization than of money c'est plus une question d'organisation que d'argent.B quantif more cars than people plus de voitures que de gens ; more eggs than milk plus d'œufs que de lait ; more cars than expected/before plus de voitures que prévu/qu'avant ; some more books encore quelques livres ; a little/lot more wine un peu/beaucoup plus de vin ; more bread encore un peu de pain ; there's no more bread il n'y a plus de pain ; have some more beer! reprenez de la bière ; have you any more questions/problems? avez-vous d'autres questions/problèmes? ; we've no more time nous n'avons plus le temps ; nothing more rien de plus ; something more autre chose, quelque chose d'autre.C pron1 ( larger amount or number) plus ; it costs more than the other one il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre ; he eats more than you il mange plus que toi ; the children take up more of my time les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps ; many were disappointed, more were angry beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés ; we'd like to see more of you nous voudrions te voir plus souvent ;2 ( additional amount) davantage ; ( additional number) plus ; tell me more (about it) dis-m'en davantage ; I need more of them il m'en faut plus ; I need more of it il m'en faut davantage ; we found several/a few more (of them) in the house nous en avons trouvé plusieurs/quelques autres dans la maison ; I can't tell you any more je ne peux pas t'en dire plus ; have you heard any more from your sister? as-tu d'autres nouvelles de ta sœur? ; I have nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter ; in Mexico, of which more later… au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard… ; let's ou we'll say no more about it n'en parlons plus.D more and more det phr, adv phr de plus en plus ; more and more work/time de plus en plus de travail/de temps ; to work/sleep more and more travailler/dormir de plus en plus ; more and more regularly de plus en plus régulièrement.F more so adv phr encore plus ; in York, and even more so in Oxford à York et encore plus à Oxford ; it is very interesting, made (even) more so because c'est très intéressant, d'autant plus que ; he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus ; (all) the more so because… d'autant plus que… ; they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe ; no more so than usual/the others pas plus que d'habitude/les autres.1 ( greater amount or number) plus de ; more than 20 people/£50 plus de 20 personnes/50 livres sterling ; more than half plus de la moitié ; more than enough plus qu'assez ;2 ( extremely) more than generous/happy plus que généreux/ravi ; the cheque more than covered the cost le chèque a amplement couvert les frais ; you more than fulfilled your obligations tu as fait plus que remplir tes obligations.she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief, she's a thief, neither more nor less c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins ; he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant ce n'est qu'un serviteur ; and what is more… et qui plus est… ; there's more where that came from ce n'est qu'un début. -
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adverb1) (by preference) lieberhe wanted to appear witty rather than brainy — er wollte lieber geistreich als klug erscheinen
rather than accept bribes, he decided to resign — ehe er sich bestechen ließ, trat er lieber zurück
2) (somewhat) ziemlich [gut, gelangweilt, unvorsichtig, nett, warm]I rather think that... — ich bin ziemlich sicher, dass...
be rather better/more complicated than expected — um einiges besser/komplizierter sein als erwartet
it is rather too early — ich fürchte, es ist zu früh
I rather like beans/him — ich esse Bohnen ganz gern/ich mag ihn recht gern
3) (more truly) vielmehror rather — beziehungsweise; [oder] genauer gesagt
he was careless rather than wicked — er war eher nachlässig als böswillig
* * *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.) ziemlich2) (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.) lieber3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) besser gesagt* * *ra·ther[ˈrɑ:ðəʳ, AM ˈræðɚ]1. (somewhat) ziemlichit's \rather cold/difficult es ist ziemlich kalt/schwerI've \rather foolishly lost their address ich habe dummerweise ihre Adresse verlegtI \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, rechtI was \rather pleased to be invited to the wedding ich war hocherfreut darüber, dass ich zur Hochzeit eingeladen warhe's \rather a nice man er ist ziemlich nettit's \rather a shame that... es ist wirklich schade, dass...to be \rather ill ziemlich krank sein3. (on the contrary) eher4. (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 ausgehenI've got to have two teeth out next week — \rather you than me mir werden nächste Woche zwei Zähne gezogen — besser dir als mir5. (more exactly) genauer [o besser] gesagthe's my sister's friend really, \rather than mine eigentlich ist er der Freund meiner Schwester, und nicht so sehr meiner* * *['rAːðə(r)]adv1) (= for preference) lieberrather than wait, he went away — er ging lieber, als dass er wartete
I would rather you came yourself — mir wäre es lieber, Sie kämen selbst
he expected me to phone rather than (to) write — er erwartete eher einen Anruf als einen Brief von mir
it would be better to phone rather than (to) write — es wäre besser zu telefonieren als zu schreiben
2) (= more accurately) vielmehrhe is, or rather was, a soldier — er ist, beziehungsweise or vielmehr war, Soldat
a car, or rather an old banger — ein Auto, genauer gesagt eine alte Kiste
3) (= to a considerable degree) ziemlich; (= somewhat, slightly) etwasit's rather more difficult than you think — es ist um einiges schwieriger, als du denkst
it's rather too difficult for me —
she's rather an idiot/a killjoy — sie ist reichlich doof/ein richtiger Spielverderber
I've rather got the impression... —
* * *A adv1. ziemlich, recht:rather a success ein ziemlicher Erfolg;I would rather think that … ich würde denken, dass …2. lieber, eher:rather good than bad eher gut als schlecht;green rather than blue mehr oder eher grün als blau;from reason rather than from love eher oder mehr aus Vernunftgründen als aus Liebe;I’d rather not lieber nicht;I would rather not do it ich möchte es lieber oder eigentlich nicht tun;3. ( or rather oder) vielmehr, eigentlich:her dream or, rather, her idol ihr Traum oder, besser gesagt, ihr Idol;the contrary is rather to be supposed vielmehr ist das Gegenteil anzunehmen;the rather that … um so mehr, da …B int besonders Br umg na klar!, und ob!* * *adverb1) (by preference) lieberrather than accept bribes, he decided to resign — ehe er sich bestechen ließ, trat er lieber zurück
2) (somewhat) ziemlich [gut, gelangweilt, unvorsichtig, nett, warm]I rather think that... — ich bin ziemlich sicher, dass...
be rather better/more complicated than expected — um einiges besser/komplizierter sein als erwartet
it is rather too early — ich fürchte, es ist zu früh
I rather like beans/him — ich esse Bohnen ganz gern/ich mag ihn recht gern
3) (more truly) vielmehror rather — beziehungsweise; [oder] genauer gesagt
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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.) 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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['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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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.) 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) (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) (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.) 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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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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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 — 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 */*/*/ — UK [ˈrɑːðə(r)] / US [ˈræðər] adverb, predeterminer Summary: 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… … English dictionary
rather — [[t]rɑ͟ːðə(r), ræ̱ð [/t]] ♦ 1) PHR PREP You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. The problem was psychological rather than… … English dictionary
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 — 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 — [rath′ər, räth′ər; ] for interj. [ ra′thʉr′, rä′thʉr′] adv. [ME < OE hrathor, compar. of hrathe, hræthe, quickly: see RATHE] 1. Obs. more quickly; sooner 2. more willingly; preferably [would you rather have tea?] 3. with more justice, logic,… … English World dictionary
rather — [adv1] moderately a bit, a little, averagely, comparatively, enough, fairly, in a certain degree, kind of, more or less, passably, pretty, quite, ratherish, reasonably, relatively, slightly, some, something, somewhat, sort of, so so*, tolerably,… … New thesaurus
rather — O.E. hraþor more quickly, earlier, sooner, also more readily, comparative of hraþe, hræþe quickly, related to hræð quick, from P.Gmc. *khrathuz (Cf. O.N. hraðr, O.H.G. hrad). The base form rathe was obsolete by 18c. except in poetry; superlative… … Etymology dictionary
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