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1 rather
adv. 1. нилээн, нилээд. 2. арай л, дэндүү, хэтэрхий. 3. -аас илүү. rather than арай илүү, хамаагүй илүү. -
2 hinder
adj. арын, хойд. v. \hinder sb/ sth (from sth/ doing sth) саад болох, саатуулах. These new laws will \hinder rather than promote prison reform. Хорих газрыг шинэчлэх асуудлыг энэхүү шинэ хуулиуд нь түргэтхээсээ илүү саатуулах болно. -
3 unburden
v. \unburden oneself/ sth (of sth) сэтгэлээ тайтгаруулах. She preferred to \unburden herself to me rather than to her husband. Нөхөртөө бус надад бүх юмаа ний нуугуй ярин сэтгэлээ амраахыг тэр илүүд үзжээ.
См. также в других словарях:
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
rather than — index in lieu of Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rather than — I. conjunction Date: 14th century 1. used with the infinitive form of a verb to indicate negation as a contrary choice or wish < rather than continue the argument, he walked away > < chose to sing rather than play violin > 2. and not < obscures… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rather than — 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 the… … English dictionary
rather than — 1. conjunction And not. Id like to go home early rather than risk the roads later. 2. preposition instead of; in preference to. Id like a dog rather than a cat … Wiktionary
rather than — prep. instead of conj. and not (e.g.: The legs of the table are glued to the body, rather than screwed onto it. ) … English contemporary dictionary
rather...than otherwise — rather…than otherwise Rather than not • • • Main Entry: ↑other … Useful english dictionary
rather…than otherwise — Rather than not ● other … Useful english dictionary
would rather … (than) — would rather… (than) idiom (usually reduced to d rather) would prefer to • She d rather die than give a speech. • ‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘No, I d rather not.’ • Wo … Useful english dictionary
sooner rather than later — ˌsooner rather than ˈlater idiom after a short time rather than after a long time • We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later. Main entry: ↑soonidiom … Useful english dictionary
implied rather than expressly stated — index implicit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
