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101 material rather than spiritual
maddiEnglish-Indonesian dictionary > material rather than spiritual
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102 explicitely rather than by implication
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > explicitely rather than by implication
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103 this is blue rather than green
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104 justification for negotiating rather than bidding
Англо-русский словарь нефтегазовой промышленности > justification for negotiating rather than bidding
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105 these laws are permissive rather than mandatory
эти законы скорее разрешают, чем предписываютАнгло-русский дипломатический словарь > these laws are permissive rather than mandatory
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106 justification for negotiating rather than bidding
English-Russian dictionary of Oil Industry > justification for negotiating rather than bidding
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107 sooner rather than later
Англо-русский современный словарь > sooner rather than later
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108 these laws are permissive rather than mandatory
эти законы скорее разрешают, чем предписываютEnglish-russian dctionary of diplomacy > these laws are permissive rather than mandatory
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109 to appeal to the feelings rather than to the reason
руководствоваться больше чувствами, а не разумомEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to appeal to the feelings rather than to the reason
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110 to face death rather than ridicule
лучше умереть, чем быть посмешищем/предпочесть смерть позору/бесчестиюEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to face death rather than ridicule
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111 it is best rather than that
அதைக் காட்டிலும் இது சிறந்தது -
112 investigations are made of the effect of having a random, rather than periodic arrangement of ...
• проведены исследования влияния замены периодического расположения случайным...English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > investigations are made of the effect of having a random, rather than periodic arrangement of ...
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113 ♦ rather
♦ rather /ˈrɑ:ðə(r)/A avv.1 piuttosto; alquanto: I am rather tired, sono piuttosto stanco; It's rather cold today, fa piuttosto freddo oggi; He's rather a nice man, è un uomo piuttosto simpatico; This holiday has gone rather quickly, questa vacanza è passata piuttosto in fretta; She seems rather young to be his mother, sembra un po' troppo giovane per essere sua madre2 anzi; ma piuttosto: We have not lost; rather, we have won, non abbiamo perso; anzi, abbiamo vintoB inter.(antiq.) altroché: «Would you like to go?» «Rather!», «ti piacerebbe andarci?» «altroché!»● rather than, piuttosto che: pretty rather than beautiful, grazioso piuttosto che veramente bello □ rather better [bigger, more, less] than, un po' meglio [più grande, più, meno] di: Their house is rather bigger than ours, la loro casa è un po' più grande della nostra □ anything rather than…, tutto piuttosto che…; tutto fuorché… □ rather you (him, her, ecc.) than me –: They've got to clean up all this mess: rather them than me!, devono sistemare tutto questo disordine: non vorrei essere al posto loro! □ I [you, etc.] had rather, (antiq.) = would rather ► sotto □ I rather enjoy singing, non mi dispiace affatto cantare □ I rather think that…, ho l'impressione che…; sono dell'idea che… □ I would (o I'd) rather not, preferirei di no □ It's rather a pity, è proprio un peccato □ I rather like Jenny, nel complesso, Jenny mi è simpatica □ would rather, preferisco, preferisci, ecc.; preferirei, preferiresti, ecc.: I would rather wait, if you don't mind, preferisco (o preferirei) aspettare, se non ti dispiace; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I'd rather go to Bristol, preferirei andare a Bristol; I'd rather not speak about it, preferirei non parlarne; Would you rather I stayed?, preferisci che io rimanga?; Would you rather he had lied to you?, avresti preferito che ti mentisse? -
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rather [ˈrα:ðər]a. ( = for preference) plutôt• rather than wait, he went away plutôt que d'attendre, il est parti• I would much rather... je préférerais de beaucoup...• do you mind if I smoke? -- I'd rather you didn't est-ce que je peux fumer ? -- j'aimerais mieux pas• I'd rather die! plutôt mourir !b. ( = more accurately) plutôt• a car, or rather an old banger une voiture, ou plutôt une vieille guimbarde* * *['rɑːðə(r)]1) ( somewhat) plutôtit's rather too/more difficult — c'est un peu trop/plus difficile
2) ( preferably)rather than something/do — plutôt que quelque chose/de faire
3) ( more exactly) plutôta tree, or rather a bush — un arbre, ou plutôt un buisson
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A adv1 (somewhat, quite) plutôt ; it's rather fun/expensive c'est plutôt amusant/cher ; he's rather young il est plutôt jeune ; it's rather like an apple ça ressemble un peu à une pomme ; rather easily/stupidly plutôt facilement/bêtement ; I rather like him je le trouve plutôt sympathique ; I rather think she's right j'ai plutôt l'impression qu'elle a raison ; he's rather a bore il est plutôt or assez ennuyeux ; he's rather a cruel man c'est un homme plutôt or assez cruel ; I'm in rather a hurry je suis plutôt or assez pressé ; it's rather a pity c'est assez dommage ; it's rather too/more difficult c'est un peu trop/plus difficile ;2 (more readily, preferably) rather than sth plutôt que qch ; rather than do plutôt que de faire ; I would ou had rather do je préférerais faire (than do que faire) ; I would ou had much rather do je préférerais de loin faire ; would you rather wait? préférez-vous attendre? ; he'd die rather than admit it il préférerait mourir plutôt que de l'avouer ; I'd rather die! plutôt mourir! ; I'd rather not j'aimerais mieux pas ; I'd rather not say je préférerais or j'aimerais mieux ne pas dire ; I'd rather you did/didn't je préférerais or j'aimerais mieux que tu fasses/ne fasses pas ;3 ( more exactly) plutôt ; a tree, or rather a bush un arbre, ou plutôt un buisson ; practical rather than decorative pratique plutôt que décoratif ; ‘did it improve?’-‘no, rather it got worse’ ‘ça s'est amélioré?’-‘non, ça a plutôt empiré’. -
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rather ['rɑ:ðə(r)]1 adverb(a) (slightly, a bit) assez, un peu;∎ I was rather tired j'étais assez fatigué;∎ it's rather too small for me c'est un peu trop petit pour moi;∎ she cut me a rather large slice elle m'a coupé une tranche plutôt grande;∎ it tastes rather like honey ça a un peu le goût du miel;∎ I am rather inclined to agree with you je suis plutôt de votre avis;∎ I rather rashly volunteered j'ai offert mes services un peu rapidement∎ I rather like this town je trouve cette ville plutôt agréable;∎ she's rather nice elle est plutôt sympa(c) (expressing preference) plutôt;∎ I'd or I would rather go by car je préférerais ou j'aimerais mieux y aller en voiture;∎ I'd rather not do it today je préférerais ou j'aimerais mieux ne pas le faire aujourd'hui;∎ would you rather go to Scotland? préféreriez-vous aller en Écosse?;∎ I would rather that you came je préférerais que vous veniez;∎ I'd rather you didn't do it je préférerais que tu ne le fasses pas;∎ shall we go out tonight? - I'd rather not si on sortait ce soir? - je n'ai pas très envie;∎ rather you than me! plutôt toi que moi!(d) (more exactly) plutôt, plus exactement;∎ my parents, or rather my mother and stepfather mes parents, ou plutôt ma mère et mon beau-père;∎ bring some wine, or rather some champagne apportez du vin, ou mieux ou plutôt du champagneplutôt;∎ it was rather a long film le film était plutôt longBritish old-fashioned et comment!;∎ cold, isn't it? - rather! il fait froid, n'est-ce pas? - plutôt!;∎ fancy a drink? - rather! tu veux boire quelque chose? - je ne dis pas non! ou ce n'est pas de refus!plutôt que;∎ you should congratulate his wife rather than him c'est sa femme que tu devrais féliciter, pas lui;∎ it's a melodrama rather than a tragedy c'est un mélodrame plus qu'une tragédieplutôt que;∎ rather than walk I took the bus plutôt que d'y aller à pied, j'ai pris le bus -
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than [ðæn, unstressed ðən](a) (after comparative adj, adv) que;∎ he plays tennis better than I do il joue au tennis mieux que moi;∎ she can walk faster than I can run elle va plus vite en marchant que moi en courant;∎ it's quicker by train than by bus ça va plus vite en train qu'en bus;∎ I was less/more disappointed than angry j'étais moins/plus déçu que fâché∎ no sooner had he finished speaking than everyone made for the door à peine avait-il fini de parler que tout le monde s'est précipité vers la porte;∎ nothing is worse than to spend or spending the holidays on your own rien n'est pire que de passer les vacances tout seul(c) (with "rather", "sooner")∎ I'd do anything rather than have to see him je ferais n'importe quoi plutôt que d'être obligé de le voir;∎ I'd prefer to stay here rather than go out, I'd rather or sooner stay here than go out je préférerais rester ici que de sortir(d) (after "different")∎ he is different than he used to be il n'est plus le même(a) (after comparative adj, adv) que;∎ he plays tennis better than me or I il joue au tennis mieux que moi;∎ the cedars are older than the oaks les cèdres sont plus vieux que les chênes(b) (indicating quantity, number) de;∎ more than 15 people plus de 15 personnes;∎ fewer than 15 people moins de 15 personnes;∎ I've been invited more than once j'ai été invité plus d'une fois;∎ there are more policemen than demonstrators il y a plus de policiers que de manifestants(c) (after "other" in negative clauses)∎ we have no sizes other than 40 or 42 nous n'avons pas d'autres tailles que 40 ou 42;∎ it was none other than the Prime Minister who launched the appeal c'est le Premier ministre en personne ou lui-même qui a lancé l'appel(d) (after "different")∎ she seems different than before elle semble avoir changé;∎ she has different tastes than yours elle a des goûts différents des vôtres -
118 ♦ than
♦ than /ðæn, ðən/A cong.1 ( comparazione di maggioranza e di minoranza) che, di; che non; di quello che; di quanto (non): Better late than never, meglio tardi che mai; I am older than he (is) ( o than him), sono più vecchio di lui; You understand her better than I (do), tu la capisci meglio di quanto non la capisca io; You understand her better than me, tu capisci lei meglio di quanto tu capisca me; tu la capisci meglio di quanto non la capisca io; It's later than I thought, è più tardi di quel che credevo (o che non credessi)2 (correl. di hardly, scarcely) quando; che: Hardly had the boy disappeared than ( più comune: when) she ran after him, il ragazzo era appena scomparso che ella già gli correva dietroB prep.(con valore compar. prima di whom e which) di; in confronto a: A man than whom there is none wiser, un uomo del quale non c'è al mondo uno più saggio● anywhere else than home, in qualsiasi luogo fuorché a casa □ no other than, nient'altro che; non… che: He's no other than a liar, non è che un bugiardo □ nothing else than, nient'altro che □ rather than (o sooner than), piuttosto che; anziché: I'd rather stay here than go away, preferirei restar qui anziché andarmene. -
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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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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
* * *adv.eher adv.eigentlich adv.ungefähr adv.vielmehr adv.ziemlich adv.
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