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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.) 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. -
2 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.) 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.) de preferência3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) antes -
3 rather
preferencialmente, mais -
4 rather old
rather oldidoso. -
5 rather too much
rather too muchexcessivo. -
6 would rather
would ratherpreferiria. I would rather not say what I think / preferiria não dizer o que penso. -
7 I had rather
I had rathereu preferiria. -
8 I would rather go
I would rather goeu antes preferiria ir. -
9 I’d rather not partake now
I’d rather not partake nowprefiro não tomar nada no momento (refeição). -
10 had rather
had ratherpreferiria. -
11 he would do anything with it rather than
he would do anything with it rather than...ele faria tudo com isso menos...English-Portuguese dictionary > he would do anything with it rather than
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12 his remark was rather pointed
his remark was rather pointedsua observação foi assaz alusiva.English-Portuguese dictionary > his remark was rather pointed
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13 hard of hearing
(rather deaf: He is a bit hard of hearing now.) duro de ouvido* * *hard of hearingque ouve mal, surdo. -
14 sort of
(rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) um tanto* * *sort ofcoll um tanto, um pouco, meio, mais ou menos. he is sort of tired / ele está meio cansado. -
15 hard of hearing
(rather deaf: He is a bit hard of hearing now.) duro de ouvido -
16 sort of
(rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) meio -
17 would
[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) iria, viria, teria, etc.2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) viria, teria vindo, etc.3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) faria, seria, preferiria, etc.4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) tinha que (acontecer)•- would-be- would you* * *[wud] v aux 1 usado na formação de frases interrogativas. would you care to see my photos? você gostaria de ver minhas fotos? 2 usado para formar o futuro do pretérito. he knew he would be late / ele sabia que se atrasaria. that would be her third husband / aquele devia ser seu terceiro marido. 3 usado para expressar condição. he would write if you would answer / ele escreveria se você respondesse. 4 usado no discurso indireto para expressar idéia de futuro. he said he would bring it / ele disse que o traria. 5 usado para expressar desejo. 6 usado em formas polidas de pedidos ou afirmações. would you come to lunch tomorrow? / você poderia vir almoçar amanhã? would you show me the way to the station? / você me faria o favor de mostrar o caminho da estação? 7 usado para oferecer algo. would you like a drink? / você aceitaria uma bebida? would better, Amer had better seria melhor. you would better go now / é melhor você ir agora. would rather preferiria. I would rather not say what I think / preferiria não dizer o que penso. -
18 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) escolher2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) decidir-se•* * *[tʃu:z] vt+vi (ps chose, pp chosen) 1 escolher. I choose him as (or for) my friend / escolho-o como amigo. 2 eleger, preferir, selecionar. he was chosen king / ele foi eleito rei. 3 optar, decidir-se, achar melhor. I shall do as I choose / farei o que me convier. 4 joeirar. I cannot choose but do it não tenho alternativa senão fazê-lo. to choose between escolher entre. to pick and choose escolher cuidadosamente, com calma. -
19 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) duvidoso2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) duvidoso3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) duvidoso4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) suspeito* * *doubt.ful[d'autful] adj 1 duvidoso, que oferece dúvida. 2 incerto, indeciso, irresoluto. 3 obscuro, ambíguo, vago. 4 suspeito, hesitante, questionável. to be doubtful of duvidar de. -
20 preference
['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.) preferência* * *pref.er.ence[pr'efərəns] n 1 preferência, predileção (to, over, above, diante). he gave his preference to / ele tinha predileção por. 2 promoção. 3 objeto ou pessoa preferida. my preference is for beer rather than wine / prefiro cerveja a vinho. 4 Jur prioridade, primazia.
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