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1 snarere end
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2 hellere
rather, soon* * *adv rather, sooner ( fx I would rather (el. sooner) die than do that);[ hellere end gerne!] with the greatest pleasure![ langt hellere] much rather;[ vi må hellere gå] we had better go;[ du skulle hellere lade være] you had better not;[ jeg vil hellere end gerne hjælpe] I shall be delighted to help;[ jeg ville hellere end gerne hjælpe ham] I should love to help him;[ der er intet jeg hellere vil] I should like nothing better;[ jeg vil hellere have vin end vand] I like wine better than water, I prefer wine to water;(se også III. jo). -
3 hellere ... end
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4 hellere
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5 temmelig
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6 ret
correct, course, court, dish, enough, erect, law court, power, pretty, quite, rather, right, right of way* * *I. (en -ter)( mad) dish,( del af et større måltid) course ( fx the first (, second) course);[ dagens ret]( på restaurant) today's special;[ tre retter mad] three courses;[ en middag med seks retter] a six-course dinner;(se også tage (for sig)).II. (en -ter)(mods uret) right;( rettighed) right, privilege;( retfærdighed) justice;( lovgivning, jura) law;( retspleje) (administration of) justice;( domstol) court (of justice), law court;( dommersæde) Bench;( retslokale) court (room);[ lov og ret], se lov;[ med vb:][ få ret](dvs vise sig at have ret) prove right, be right after all;(fx i diskussion) carry one's point;[ få sin ret] come into one's own;[ give ham ret] agree with him ( i at that), admit that he is right;[ give ham ret i hans betragtning] admit that he is right,F admit the justice of his view;[ give ret til] give the right to, entitle (somebody) to;[ kuponen giver ret til...] the coupon entitles you to...;[ hvis jeg gjorde dig din ret] if you had your deserts;(se også skel);[ gå rettens vej] take legal action, take the matter to court,T go to law;(se også ndf: i rette, til retten & gang: gå sin gang);[ have ret] be right;[ det har du ret i] you are right there;[ have ret til (at)] have a right to, be entitled to;[ skaffe sig sin ret] take the law into one's own hands;[ ret skal være ret] fair is fair,( om modstræbende ros) I (, we etc) must give the devil his due;[ med præp:][ efter dansk ret] in (el. according to) Danish law;[ for retten] in court, before the court;[ bringe sagen for retten] take the matter to court;( om sag) come on,( om person) stand trial;[ stille ham for retten] put him on trial;[ i retten] in court;[ gå i rette med en] remonstrate with somebody ( for about, over);[ være i sin gode ret] be (quite) within one's rights;[ med rette] rightly ( fx he rightly feared that it would be too late); justly, with justice;( fortjent) deservedly ( fx the school is very famous, and deservedly so);[ med rette eller urette] rightly or wrongly;[ med hvilken ret kommer De herind?] what right have you to come in here?[ gå til retten] go to law;(dvs få sin ret) come into one's own,( komme til fuld udfoldelse) do justice to oneself,( tage sig godt ud) show to the best advantage;( blive vant til forholdene) find one's feet, settle in;( blive tilfreds) be satisfied with conditions;( slå sig til ro) settle down;[ hjælpe en til rette] help somebody, lend somebody a (helping) hand;[ han er ikke nem at komme til rette med] he takes some handling; he is not easy to get on with;[ lægge til rette] arrange, organize,( forberede) prepare;[ sætte sig til rette] settle oneself;[ tage sig selv til rette] take the law into one's own hands;[ tale en til rette] make somebody listen to reason,T talk somebody round;[ vise en til rette] show somebody his way about, instruct somebody,T show somebody the ropes;(= dadle), se tilrettevise.III. (en)( retside) right side.IV. adj( lige) straight ( fx back, line);( rigtig) right ( fx road), proper ( fx everything in its proper place);( retmæssig) rightful ( fx heir, owner),( lovlig) lawful ( fx heir, owner);[ alle ret!](mil.) attention![ det er ikke mere end ret og rimeligt] it is only right and proper, it is only fair;[ det var ret!] well done! good![ det rette] the right thing;[ han har hjertet på rette sted] his heart is in the right place;[ strikke ret] knit plain;(se også II. vrang);[ i rette tid]( tidsnok) in time ( fx come in time),( til den rigtige tid) in due time ( fx arrive in due time);[ komme i rette tid til] come (el. be) in time for;[ et ord i rette tid] a word in season;[ på rette tid og sted] at the proper time and place;[ på rette vej] on the right road (el. track);[ ret vinkel] right angle;(se også køl).V. adv( lige) straight;( rigtig) rightly, correctly, properly;[ forstå mig ret] don't misunderstand me,T don't get me wrong;[ ret forude](mar) right ahead;[ deri gjorde du ret] you were right in doing that,T you did the right thing;[ om jeg husker ret] if I remember rightly; if my memory serves me right;[ om jeg kender ham ret] if I know him;[ ret nord] due north;[ slet og ret], se II. slet;[ ret som] just as;[ stå ret](mil.) stand at attention;( indtage retstilling) come to attention.VI. adv( temmelig) rather ( fx bad, brutal, easy, hot, long, nice, rude, tall, unlikely, unpleasant; rather good but not outstanding);( svagere) quite ( fx enjoyable, good, nice, pleased, rude, unpleasant, warm);(NB quite + absolut adj el. adv betyder " aldeles", fx quite impossible, quite right);( stærkere, T) pretty ( fx well, good, bad, sure, hopeless);F tolerably ( fx well, certain);(NB T ofte udtrykt ved tilføjelse af -ish, fx latish, reddish, soonish, tallish);[ ikke ret] not very ( fx far, good, many, much);( svagere: ofte uoversat:) not ( fx far, much);[ uden ret meget håb] without (very) much hope;[ ret så...] rather, quite ( fx complicated). -
7 temmelig
fairly, rather* * *adv rather ( fx nice, tall; brutal, silly, rude, unlikely, unpleasant; he was rather good, though not outstanding);F somewhat ( fx surprised, late, difficult);T pretty ( fx bad, clever, cold, hopeless);( svagere) quite ( fx good, interesting, nice, pleased, rude, unpleasant, warm; it was quite a good story);(NB quite + absolut adj el. adv betyder " aldeles", fx quite impossible, quite right);( svagere, kun foran positivt adj el. adv) fairly ( fx clear, common, easy, good, satisfied, warm);[ temmelig mange] quite a lot;(+ sb) quite a lot of;[ temmelig meget] a good deal;(+ sb) a fair amount of, a good deal of. -
8 nok
enough, plenty, sufficient* * *I. (en -ker)(mar) ( af rå) yard arm;( af gaffel) peak.II. adj( tilstrækkelig) enough ( fx have enough money, have money enough),F sufficient ( fx sufficient food; sufficient reason);adv enough ( fx you have slept enough; she is old enough to be your mother);F sufficiently;( sandsynligvis) very likely, probably;( konstrueres ofte med) be sure to ( fx han kommer nok he is sure to come);[ besynderligt (el. mærkeligt, sært, underligt) nok] oddly (el. curiously, strangely) enough, strange to say;[ du forstår mig nok] you know what I mean;[ jeg har fået nok af din uforskammethed] I have had (quite) enough of your impudence;[ det går nok] it will be all right; don't you worry;[ han har nok at gøre] he has his hands full ( med at -ing);[ han har nok i sin egen familie] he is only concerned with his own family;[ han har nok i sine egne problemer] he has problems enough of his own;[ hver dag har nok i sin plage] sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof;[ ikke nok med det] not only that; to make matters worse;[ man kan ikke være forsigtig nok] you can't be too careful;[ åh far, må vi ikke nok?] please daddy, won't you let us? (el. do let us!);[ sagde jeg det ikke nok!] I told you so! didn't I tell you![ vil du ikke nok svare?] won't you give me an answer, please?...;[ du kan nok tænke] you can imagine;[ det kan nok være han blev vred!] he was angry and no mistake! and wasn't he angry![ det kan nok være du er vokset!] my (word), how you have grown![ det kan være nok] that will do;[ nu kan det være nok!] enough of that! stop it! enough is enough![ det er let nok for dig at] it's easy enough (el. all right) for you to( fx laugh);[ kaffen er lige stærk nok] the coffee is rather strong,T the coffee is a bit on the strong side;T it's a bit thick!T he is too clever by half;[ det mente jeg nok] I thought so (el. as much);[ jeg må nok hellere] I suppose I had better ( fx tell you);( overrasket) well, how about that! well, I never!( forarget) I like that![ det må du nok sige] you may well say so;T you can say `that again;( ofte =) yes (, no) indeed;[ hvad skal vi gøre? ja det må du nok sige!] what shall we do? what indeed![ må vi ikke nok], se ovf;[ nok om det] enough said, enough of that;[ være sig selv nok] be self-sufficient,F be sufficient unto oneself;[ du skal nok høre fra mig] you shall hear from me;[ jeg skal nok gøre det!] I'll do it (all right) rather more ( fx rather more tired than yesterday);( meget) very, quite ( fx nok så net quite nicely);[ om han havde nok så mange penge] however much money he had;[ nok så stor som] at least (el. fully) as big as;[ det er varmt nok til at vi kan gå ud at bade] it is hot enough for us to go swimming;[ det vil jeg nok sige!] se ovf: det må jeg nok sige;[ vil du ikke nok], se ovf;[ være nok] be enough,F suffice, be sufficient;[ nok er det at] the fact remains that.III. adv ( yderligere):[ nok én] one more, another;[ nok en gang] once more, once again. -
9 nærmest
I. adj (sup af nær) nearest ( fx the nearest town), closest ( fxhis closest advisers);( næste) next;[ mine nærmeste] my closest relatives;[ en af de nærmeste dage] within a day or two; one day in the (very) near future;[ i de nærmeste dage] within the next few days;[ den nærmeste familie] the closest relatives;[ hans nærmeste foresatte] his immediate superior(s);[ i den nærmeste fremtid] in the (very) near future;[ på det nærmeste] (just) about, nearly, approximately;[ på det nærmeste rigtig] approximately correct, about right;[ på det nærmeste det samme] very much the same thing;[ på det nærmeste sikker] fairly certain.II. adv nearest;( snarest) if anything ( fx if anything, he is too conscientious); rather( fx rather good-looking; I rather envy him); on the ( fxgood-looking, small etc) side;( gengives ofte med not un-, fx she is not unattractive);( næsten) almost ( fx he is almost an idiot);( omtrent) about ( fx he is about my height);[ nærmest foregående] (immediately) preceding;[ nærmest følgende] next, following;[ nærmest liggende, nærmest tilstødende] adjoining, adjacent.III. præp nearest (to), next to;[ komme sandheden nærmest] get nearest to the truth;[ enhver er sig selv nærmest] everyone looks after his own interests,(glds) near is my shirt, but nearer is my skin. -
10 snarere
adv( i højere grad) rather ( fx it is grey rather than white);( hurtigere) sooner ( fx the more you work, the sooner you will get it finished);[ snarere end] rather than;[ han vil snarere hjælpe dig] he is more likely to help you. -
11 fremfor
frémfor alt — пре́жде всего́
* * *præp before ( fx before all others), in preference to, rather than( fx choose him in preference to (el. rather than) somebody else);[ fremfor alt] above all. -
12 godt
хорошо́, ла́дноjeg har det godt — у меня́ всё хорошо́
godt en kilométer — с до́брый киломе́тр
så godt som íngenting — почти́ ничего́
så godt som áldrig — почти́ никогда́
* * *comfortably, fine, marvellously, well, very well* * *adv well;( rigeligt, godt og vel) rather more than ( fx rather more than 90 per cent),T a good ( fx a good hour (, two miles)),(F: mindst) fully ( fx fully two miles),( om klokkeslæt) a few minutes past ( fx twelve);( undertiden = knap) just under ( fx an hour),( om klokkeslæt) a few minutes to ( fx twelve);( i sikkerhed) safely ( fx we got home safely);[ det gør mig godt] it does me good;( ironisk) I like that![ jeg har det godt] I am (very) well, I am all right,( økonomisk) I am well off;[ hav det godt!] all the best; good luck; take care of yourself;(= mor dig godt) have a good time;[ både moder og barn har det godt] both mother and child are doing well (,F: are in good health);[ det kan godt være] maybe, that may well be (the case);[ mene det godt], se mene;[ se godt ud] be good-looking,( rask) look fit;[ slippe godt fra], se slippe;[ så godt han kunne] as well as he could, as best he could;[ så godt som](= næsten) as good as, practically;(se også god). -
13 nær
close, intimate, near, nigh* * *I. adj near ( fx Christmas is near),( tættere) close ( fx contact, co-operation; a close friend);[i (en) nær fremtid] in the near future, before long;[ nær slægtning] near (, close) relative;[ så nær og dog så fjern] so near and yet so far;[ i nær tilknytning til] closely connected with;[ øjeblikket er nær] the moment is at hand;(se også hold).II. adv near;( næsten) nearly;[ jeg var nær aldrig blevet færdig] I had an awful job finishing it;[ nær beslægtet] closely related;[ nær forestående] approaching, coming,F impending,( især om noget truende) imminent;[ ikke nær så rig som] nothing like as rich as, not nearly so rich as;[ jeg vil skam gerne komme, det er ikke nær sådan, men] not that I am unwilling to come, but; of course I'd like to come, but;[ noget nær] almost, little short of;[ med præp & adv:](T: lige ved at gå galt) it was a near thing;[ på én nær] except one,T bar one;[ på nogle få undtagelser nær] with a few exceptions;[ ikke på langt nær] not at all, not by a long chalk;[ på en tomme nær] less an inch; but for an inch;[ nær hen til] close to;[ nær ved] nearby ( fx he lives nearby),( nærmere) close at hand;( med styrelse) near, close to ( fx he lives near (, close to) the school);[ han er nær ved de fyrre] he is close on forty, he is getting on for forty;[ nær ved at](fx falde) on the point of ( fx falling);( også) I very nearly fell, I almost fell;[ nær ved at græde] on the brink (el. verge) of tears;[ det er jeg nær ved at tro] I am (rather) inclined to think so; I rather think so;[ med vb:][ det gik ham nær til hjerte] he took it to heart, he felt it deeply;[ have nær til skolen] live near the school;[ jeg havde nær dræbt ham] I very nearly killed him;[ det havde jeg nær glemt] I almost forgot;[ denne - forbryder havde jeg nær sagt] this, I am tempted to say criminal; this, I almost said criminal;[ det ligger nær at antage] it seems probable;[ det ligger nær at gøre det] it seems the obvious thing to do;[ det ligger nær at tænke at] it seems natural to think that;[ stå én nær] be close to somebody;[ kilder der står præsidenten nær oplyser at] sources close to the President report that;[ arter som står hinanden nær] closely related species;III. præp near,( tættere) close to;[ nær de fyrre] close on forty; getting on for forty;[ være døden nær] be at death's door, be dying;[ han var døden nær af skræk] he was frightened to death;T he was scared stiff; -
14 vel
good, welfare* * *I. (et) welfare,( interesser) interests;[ det almene vel] the common good;[ hvis du vil dit eget vel] if you know what is good for you;[ jeg vil dit vel] I wish you well;(se også II. ve).II. adj & adv well;(dvs formodentlig) I suppose,F presumably;( forhåbentlig) I hope ( fx I hope you received the letter?); surely (fx surely you don't mean that!);( ganske vist) certainly, it is true ( fx he is certainly clever, but...; it is true that he is clever, but...);[ du holder ikke af ham, vel?] you don't care for him, do you?[ du har ikke gjort det, vel?] you haven't done it, have you?[ du rejser ikke, vel?] you are not going, are you?[ synes du vel?] don't you agree?[ vel aldrig], se aldrig;[ jeg kunne vel ikke få et glas vand?] could I have a glass of water?[du kunne vel ikke låne mig £10?]( også, mere forsigtigt) I don't suppose you could lend me £10, could you?[ du skulle vel ikke have en cigaret?] you haven't got a cigarette by any chance?( om helbred) he doesn't feel very well,( om åndsevner, T) he is not all there;[ han er vel nok stor!] isn't he big![ det var vel nok pænt af dig!] how kind of you!T that is some car![ gid det var så vel!] that would be good news; I wish he (etc) would;[ vel gjorde (, kunne etc) jeg så!] of course I did (, could etc)!T I did (, could etc) too![ da de var vel ude af byen] once (they were) out of town;[ ville en det vel] wish somebody well; -
15 afkræfte
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16 at
что; что́быjeg ved at det er sandt — я зна́ю, что э́то пра́вда
for at — для того́, что́бы
uden at — без того́, что́бы
* * *that, to* * *I. ( foran sætning) that;[ sætningen erstattes undertiden af anden konstruktion:][ jeg ved at det er umuligt] I know (that) it is (el. I know it to be) impossible;[ jeg håber De vil undskylde at han kommer for sent] I hope you will excuse his (el. him) being late;[ efter præp erstattes af -ing form:][ følgen af at han kom] the consequence of his coming;(se også efter (at), uden (at));[ præp kan undertiden udelades:][ jeg er bange for at jeg ikke kan komme] I am afraid (that) I shall not be able to come;[ der kan indskydes en styrelse for præp:][ du kan stole på at] you may rely upon it that;[ til trods for at] in spite of the fact that;[ bisætningen kan erstattes med infinitivskonstruktion:][ stenen er for tung til at jeg kan løfte den] the stone is too heavy for me to lift;[ for at], se III. for k;[ i udråb:][ at det skulle hænde mig!] that such a thing should happen to me![ at jeg kunne være så dum!] how could I be so stupid![ at jeg dog ikke har gjort det før!] why haven't I done it before![ at du ikke skammer dig!] you ought to be ashamed of yourself!II. ( foran infinitiv) to;[ det er let at se] it is easy to see;[ han prøvede at gøre det] he tried to do it;[ prøv at gøre det] try and do it, try to do it;[ han var så venlig at] he was so kind as to;[ hellere end at blive her] rather than stay here;[ intetsteds at finde (, se)] nowhere to be found (, to be seen);[ infinitiv erstattes undertiden af -ing form:][ det at skrive] writing;singing);[ efter præp:][ kunsten at bygge] the art of building;[ efter at have dikteret et brev] after dictating (el. having dictated) a letter;[ for at], se III. for k;[ for godt til at være sandt] too good to be true. -
17 bryde
41) лома́ть, разбива́ть2) наруша́тьbrýde sit lǿfte — нару́шить обеща́ние
brýde med én — порва́ть с кем-л.
brýde af — прерва́ться; запну́ться
brýde ind — ворва́ться
brýde op — взла́мывать
brýde ud — внеза́пно разрази́ться
* * *breach, break, bridge, contravene, crack, go back on, prise, quarry, rat, rupture, wrestle* * *vb (brød, brudt)( brække) break;( overvinde) break (down) ( fx resistance);( ikke overholde) break ( fx an agreement, the law, one's promise);( lyset) refract;( hugge løs) hew ( fx the miners hew the coal out of the rock);( sten) quarry;( om søen) break;( afslutte telefonsamtale) ring off, hang up ( fx he hung up on me);[ med sb:][ bryde sit hoved (el. sin hjerne) med] rack one's brain(s) about;[ det skal du ikke bryde dit lille hoved med] don't bother your little head about that;[ bryde sine lænker] break one's chains;[ bryde tavsheden] break the silence;[ med præp & adv:][ bryde af][ bryde frem] break out;[ dagen brød frem] the day broke (el. dawned);[ bryde igennem] break through;( om kunstner) (first) make one's name; have one's breakthrough;[ bryde ind] break in,F force an entry;( i samtale) break in,F interpose;[ bryde ind i et hus] break into a house;[ bryde løs]( begynde) break out ( fx firing (, riots) broke out);[ uvejret brød løs] the storm broke;[ bryde noget løs] break something loose;[ bryde med en] break with somebody;[ bryde ned](dvs nedrive) pull down,F demolish;[ bryde om](typ) make up ( fx make up a page);[ bryde op]( med objekt) break open, force (open) ( fx a door),( brolægning) take up;( uden objekt: om sår) reopen;[ selskabet brød op] the party broke up;[ bryde sammen] break down ( fx his resistance, (, the negotiations) broke down),( styrte sammen også) collapse ( fx the bridge collapsed);( om person) break down, collapse,T crack up;( falde sammen) crumple up;[ bryde ud](fx af fængsel) break out;[ bryde ud i] burst into ( fx laughter, song, tears), break into ( fxlaughter, song);[ med sig:][ bryde sig om]( sætte pris på) care for, like ( fx do you like that book? he doesn't like children);( tage notits af) pay attention to ( fx he pays no attention to what is said);( tage sig nær) care ( fx I don't care what people say), mind ( fxdon't mind him, he always complains);[ bryd dig ikke om det!] never mind! don't let that worry (el. bother) you!(dvs han er ganske ufarlig) don't take any notice of him; don't bother about him;(dvs blande dig i) that's none of your business;[ bryde sig om at] care to, like to ( fx would you care (el. like) to be seen in his company?);( også) not be keen on ( fx I'm not keen on being seen here);(dvs jeg ønsker det ikke) I don't want him to see it; I would rather he didn't see it. -
18 buttet
пу́хленький* * *buxom, chubby, plump, plumply, podgy, round, tubby* * *adj( om legemsdele) chubby,( stærkere) plump ( fx arms, cheeks, legs);( om person) plump ( fx he is getting rather plump; Rubens' plump female figures),( lille og buttet, ofte spøg.) chubby. -
19 fremhæve
1отмеча́ть, подчёркивать* * *emphasize, highlight, spotlight, underline* * *vb( gøre mere tydelig) accentuate ( fx this will accentuate rather than hide the imperfections), show off ( fx the dress showed off her beautiful figure),( ved kontrast) set off ( fx that belt will set off your dress well);( give eftertryk) emphasize, stress ( fx the importance of something, the necessity of something); accentuate, underline;( i tekst) my italics. -
20 fri
1) свобо́дный; неограни́ченный; неза́нятыйháve fri — быть свобо́дным
2) беспла́тный; дарово́йfri ádgang — свобо́дный вход
* * *clear, free, loose, off, propose, time off, unoccupied* * *I. adj free;(om taxa etc) for hire;( om fodboldspiller: udækket) available;(se også frit);[ med sb:][ have en dag fri] have a day off;[ fri kærlighed] free love;[ fri næring] trade not subject to licence;vilje);[ med vb:][ bede sig fri] ask for a day (etc) off;[ blive fri for], se ndf;[ give ham fri] give him the day (, the morning etc) off;[ gå fri], se gå;[ have fri] have the day (, evening etc) off;[ lad os holde fri for i dag] let's call it a day;[ holde fri af] keep clear of;[ slippe fri] escape,( for straf, pligt også, T) get off, be let off;[ tage fri] take time off ( fx they took time off from the conference to see the sights), take a day (, an evening etc) off,[ jeg vil hellere være fri] I would rather not;[ må jeg være så fri at spørge?] may I take the liberty of asking?[ være for fri over for] be too familiar with;[ med præp og som:][ fri af](mar) clear of;[ fri for] free from ( fx troubles, pain, dust),( befriet for) free of ( fx the roads are free of snow; the harbour is free of ice; at last I am free of her);( fritaget for) exempt from ( fx taxation), free of ( fx tax, duty), excused from ( fx attendance at a meeting);(dvs undgå) avoid,( blive af med) get rid of;[ blive fri for at] be excused from -ing;( om pligt, straf også, T) be let off -ing ( fx he was let off washing up);[ må jeg være fri for dine dumme bemærkninger!] none of your stupid remarks![ i det fri] in the open (air);[ en dag i det fri] a day out;[ fri som fuglen i luften] free as air.II. vbIII. vb( frigøre) (set) free, deliver;[ Gud fri mig!] good gracious![ fri os fra det onde] deliver us from evil.
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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 — 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
rather — ► ADVERB 1) (would rather) indicating one s preference in a particular matter. 2) to a certain or significant extent or degree. 3) on the contrary. 4) more precisely. 5) instead of; as opposed to. ► EXCLAMATION Brit. dated … English terms 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
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 — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r), a. [Compar. of {Rath}, a.] Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. Sir J. Mandeville. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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 — predeterminer, adverb 1 (+ adj/adv) quite; fairly: I was rather surprised to see him with his ex wife. | He was limping rather badly as he walked off the field. | It s not too big for you at all. I rather like the way it fits you. | rather a big… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English