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101 piece
pi:s 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) stykke2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) et ark; en nyhet, osv.3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) stykke; artikkel; novelle; kunstverk4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) mynt, pengestykke5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) (spille)brikke•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) oppstykket- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to piecesdel--------stund--------stykkeIsubst. \/piːs\/1) bit, stykke, del2) stykke, verk, musikkstykke3) mynt4) akkord5) (amer. og skotsk) matbit6) (amer.) lite skytevåpen7) sjakkbrikke (oftest offiser), brikke (i brettspill e.l.)8) (om kvinne, nedsettende) støkkea\/the\/per piece per stykkbreak to pieces slå i stykkerby the piece stykkeviscome to pieces gå i stykker, gå i knas, falle fra hverandrefall to pieces falle fra hverandrefly in pieces gå i tusen biter, gå i stykker, gå i knasfowling piece fuglegevær, jaktgeværfugitive pieces løse stykker, bruddstykkergive somebody a piece of one's mind si rett ut til noen hva man menergo to pieces gå i stykker, gå i knas, falle fra hverandre ( hverdagslig) bli aldeles opprørt, bli aldeles knekt(all) in one piece (alt) i ett stykke, (alt) i en bit ( hverdagslig) helskinnetin pieces i biter, i stykkerleave a piece en prise ( sjakk) la en brikke stå i slagof a piece av samme slag, i samme stil, helt i stil, aldeles likof a piece with i samme stil som, helt i stil medpayment by the piece eller piece wages akkordlønn, akkordbetalingpick (someone\/something) to pieces ( overført) plukke i stykker, bryte ned, kritisere i detaljpick up the pieces begynne på nytt, begynne om igjenpiece by piece bit for bit, stykkevispiece of advice rådpiece of ass knull dame, støkkepiece of goods dame, støkkepiece of tail knull, dame, støkkea piece of something et stykke av noepiece rate akkordpull to pieces\/bits rive fra hverandre, rive i stykker kritisere nord og ned, rakke ned påsay one's piece ( hverdagslig) si hva man har på hjertet, synge utselling by the piece løssalgtake something to pieces plukke noe fra hverandretear to pieces slite i stykkerwork by the piece arbeide på akkordIIverb \/piːs\/1) sette (sammen), reparere, lappe2) ( hverdagslig) spise mellom måltidenepiece on to hefte på, sette til passe inn i, passe sammen medpiece together sy sammen, sette sammen, stykke sammenpiece up lappe sammen -
102 plain
plein 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, alminnelig, vanlig2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydelig3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) oppriktig, likefram4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) tydelig, klar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) lite pen2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slette, flate, vidde2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rett strikkemaske•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain Englishenkel--------flate--------plan--------ren--------simpel--------skjær--------slette--------tydeligvisIsubst. \/pleɪn\/1) slette, jevn, åpen mark2) rettstrikning, rett, rett maske3) ( poetisk) slagfeltabyssal plain dyphavssletteIIverb \/pleɪn\/( gammeldags eller poetisk) sørge, klageIIIadj. \/pleɪn\/1) enkel, hverdagslig• here we serve good, plain foodher serverer vi god, hverdagslig mat2) ikke pyntet\/dekorert, ensfarget3) lettfattelig, klart uttrykt• what? plain talk from a politician?4) ærlig, rett fra hjertet5) skikkelig, åpenbar, ren og skjær6) uten spesiell status\/tittel, uten pretensjoner, enkel7) ( om utseende) ikke vakker, lite pen, alminnelig8) ( strikking) rett, glattin plain sight of something med noe innen synsvidde innen synsvidde av noeplain and simple rett og slettplain as day soleklart, klart som dagenplain bread and butter smørbrød uten pålegg, smør og brødplain card ( i kortspill) verken trumfkort eller bildekortplain chocolate mørk sjokoladeplain cigarette sigarett uten filter eller munnstykkeplain clothes ( også plain-clothes) sivilt antrekkplain flour vanlig mel (uten tilsatt bakepulver)plain Jane jente med alminnelig utseendeplain knitting rettstrikning glattstrikningplain omelette omelette naturelle, fransk omelettplain ring glatt ringplain sailing grei skuring, bare barnemat, en lett oppgave, en lett match ( sjøfart) seiling i farvann uten skjær eller hindringerplain stitch rett maskeplain text klartekst, ikke kodeplain water rent vannIVadv. \/pleɪn\/1) tydelig, klart• I'll tell you plain: I'm finished with you2) simpelthen, rett og slett, rent ut sagt -
103 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) gips, murpuss2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gips3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) (sår)plaster2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) pusse, gipse2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) smøre tykt på•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) smidig, plastiskIsubst. \/ˈplɑːstə\/1) puss, murpuss2) ( også plaster of Paris) gips, stukkgips3) ( britisk) plaster, hefteplasterin plaster i gipsplaster of impression gipsavtrykkIIverb \/ˈplɑːstə\/1) pusse2) gipse3) plastre, sette plaster på, lindre (overført)4) klistre, lime, klebe, overklistre5) overøse, overdynge, overlesse, overså6) smøre på i tykt lag7) ( slang) bombardere, beskyte kraftigplaster with plastre med -
104 plonk
ploŋk(to place or put noisily and rather clumsily: He plonked his books on the table; She plonked herself down in front of the fire.) plumpe, klaske, slenge (seg) nedIsubst. \/plɒŋk\/smell, klaskIIsubst. \/plɒŋk\/(britisk, austr., hverdagslig) billig og simpel vinIIIverb \/plɒŋk\/legge, slippe, slenge, smelle, klaskeplonk down ( overført) punge ut med, slenge i bordet• he plonked down 14,000 dollars for the carhan slengte 14.000 dollar i bordet for bilen sette hardt nedfalle, deise, plumpe, slenge seg nedplonk oneself down slenge seg nedIVadv. \/plɒŋk\/bums, med et smell, med et brak, hardt -
105 practical
'præktikəl1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktisk2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) praktisk, anvendelig3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktisk•- practically
- practical jokefaktisk--------praktiskadj. \/ˈpræktɪk(ə)l\/1) praktisk, anvendelig2) praktisk gjennomførbar3) faktisk4) praktiserende, utøvende, arbeidende5) ( teater) praktikabel -
106 practical joke
(a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told: He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke.) grov spøk; skøyerstreksubst.narrestrek, skøyerstrek -
107 prefer
pri'fə:past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) foretrekke- preferably
- preferenceverb \/prɪˈfɜː\/1) foretrekke, like bedre, heller ville ha• ...is to be preferred...er å foretrekke2) helst\/heller ville gjøre\/ha• which would you prefer, tea or coffee?hva vil du helst ha, te eller kaffe?3) legge frem, sette frem, fremføre4) ( gammeldags) forfremmeprefer a charge against a person ( jus) rette en beskyldning\/anklage mot noen, politianmelde noenprefer before\/to legge frem forprefer to foretrekke fremforsynes bedre om enn, heller ville -
108 preference
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.) forkjærlighetpreferansesubst. \/ˈpref(ə)r(ə)ns\/1) forkjærlighet2) preferanse, den\/det man foretrekker• of the two, this is my preference• what are your preferences?3) ( spesielt økonomi) fortrinnsrett4) ( spesielt økonomi) særskilt gunstig stilling5) ( spesielt økonomi) preferanseaksje6) ( gammeldags) forfremmelseby\/for preference helst, fortrinnsvisgive the preference (to) gi fortrinn (til)in preference to fremforpreference over fortrinn over -
109 pretty
'priti 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) pen, nydelig, fin2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) nydelig, fin2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) ganske, temmelig- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty wellnett--------penIsubst. \/ˈprɪtɪ\/(hverdagslig, golf) fairway (den klipte delen av banen)fill something to the pretty ( om glass) fylle noe til trengselpretties ( hverdagslig) fint (under)tøy fine småting, pynt og fjasIIverb \/ˈprɪtɪ\/bare i uttrykkpretty oneself gjøre seg vakkerpretty up fikse opp\/påIIIadj. \/ˈprɪtɪ\/1) søt, pen, yndig, bedårende2) flink, god3) nett, småpen4) (om ting, også) trivelig, bra, utmerket5) ( ironisk) pen, fin, nydelig• this is a pretty mess!6) betydelig, temmelig, ganske, nettmake oneself pretty gjøre seg vakkermy pretty one eller my pretty! min skjønne!, søte deg!pretty as a picture billedskjønn, vakker som dagenIVadv. \/ˈprɪtɪ\/( hverdagslig) nokså, ganske, temmeligbe pretty well ha det ganske brabe sitting pretty well ha det veldig bra, ha det som plommen i egget ha sitt på det tørre ligge bra til, være i en fordelaktig posisjonpretty much nesten, omtrent, så godt sompretty well nesten, praktisk talt, så godt som -
110 quality
'kwolətiplural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) kvalitet, sort2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) (karakter)egenskapkarakter--------kvalitetsubst. \/ˈkwɒlətɪ\/1) kvalitet, sort, slag2) beskaffenhet, kvalitet3) egenskap, trekk4) (naturlig) evne, talent5) (om lyd, tone) klangfarge6) ( gammeldags) høy rang, standin the quality of i egenskap avthe quality overklassen -
111 quite
1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) helt, fullstendig, absolutt2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) ganske, temmelig, nokså2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) akkurat!; (helt) riktig!ganske--------heltadv. \/kwaɪt\/1) helt (og holdent), absolutt2) nøyaktig, eksakt, akkurat3) svært, temmelig, ikke så lite4) ganske, nokså5) faktisk, egentlignot quite ikke helt, knaptquite a litt av enquite a bit \/ a lot \/ a few ganske mye, en (god) delquite a little ikke så lite, en hel delquite another thing eller quite a different thing en helt annen sakquite as much (nøyaktig) like myequite enough se ➢ enoughquite (so)! akkurat det, ja!, helt riktig!quite so, but... ja visst, men...quite some time ganske lengevi har ikke sett ham på ganske lenge \/ på en god stundquite something! virkelig noe• that's quite something!det var ikke verst! \/ det var bra!quite the absolutt, virkeligquite the contrary\/reverse nøyaktig det motsatte, helt motsatt, tvert imotquite the thing ( gammeldags) i god formgod takt og tone, god oppførsel, høfligdet ville ikke være helt god oppførsel å dukke opp uten å si fra på forhåndwhen quite a child allerede som barn -
112 raw
ro:1) (not cooked: raw onions/meat.) rå, ukokt2) (not prepared or refined; in the natural state: raw cotton; What raw materials are used to make plastic?) rå(-), ubehandlet3) (with the skin rubbed and sore: My heel is raw because my shoe doesn't fit properly.) hudløs, sår4) (untrained; inexperienced: raw recruits.) uerfaren, uøvd•- rawness- a raw deal
- raw materialråIsubst. \/rɔː\/1) hudløst sted, gnagsår2) ( overført) ømt punktin the raw uforskjønnet, usminket( slang) nakenin the raw of the morning i den råkalde morgenentouch somebody in the raw treffe et ømt punkt hos noenIIadj. \/rɔː\/1) ( om mat) rå• raw meat2) rå, ubehandlet, ubearbeidet, uutviklet, primitiv• raw silk3) uprøvd, uøvd, fersk, amatøraktig, amatørmessig4) hudløs, blodig5) ( om kulde) rå, råkald6) rå, råbarket, grovraw deal hard behandling, harde betingelser -
113 ready-made
adjective ((especially of clothes) made in standard sizes, and for sale to anyone who wishes to buy, rather than being made for one particular person: a ready-made suit.) konfeksjons-, ferdigsyddIsubst. \/ˌredɪˈmeɪd\/, foranstilt: \/ˈredɪmeɪd\/konfeksjonssydd plagg, fabrikkprodusert plaggIIadj. \/ˌredɪˈmeɪd\/, foranstilt: \/ˈredɪmeɪd\/1) ( også overført) ferdiglagd, ferdiggjort• ready-made ideas\/opinions2) ferdigsydd, konfeksjonssydd, konfeksjons-3) ( om sement) ferdigblandet -
114 relation
1) (a person who belongs to the same family as oneself either by birth or because of marriage: uncles, aunts, cousins and other relations.) slektning2) (a relationship (between facts, events etc).) forhold3) ((in plural) contact and communications between people, countries etc: to establish friendly relations.) forhold, forbindelseforbindelse--------forholdsubst. \/rɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n\/1) slektning• what relation is he to you?2) relasjon, forhold, sammenheng, forbindelse3) ( sjelden) beretning, fortelling, skildringbear relation to stå i forhold tilin relation to eller with relation to i forhold\/relasjon til med hensyn til, angåendepoor relation mindreverdig (medlem), annenklasses (medlem)relations forbindelse(r)(innbyrdes) forhold, tilhøve, relasjonersexual relations seksuell omgang, seksuelt samkvem -
115 repellent
-ənt 1. adjective(repulsive; causing dislike or disgust: repellent smell/behaviour.) motbydelig2. noun(see insect repellent.)Isubst. \/rɪˈpelənt\/ eller repellant1) insektmiddel2) impregneringsmiddelIIadj. \/rɪˈpelənt\/1) tilbakedrivende, avvisende, -avstøtende2) frastøtende, motbydelig, avskrekkende -
116 reproach
rə'prəu 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) bebreide, klandre2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) bebreidelse- reproachfully Isubst. \/rɪˈprəʊtʃ\/1) bebreidelse, klander2) skjensel, skam(plett), vanærebe above all reproach være hevet over all kritikkbring reproach (up)on føre skam over, føre vanære overterm of reproach se ➢ termIIverb \/rɪˈprəʊtʃ\/bebreide, klandre, laste -
117 residential
- 'denʃəl1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) bolig-2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) (jobb) med bolig på stedet3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) som angår fast boligadj. \/ˌrezɪˈdenʃ(ə)l\/1) villa-2) bosteds-, bolig-, beboelses-residential qualification bostedstilknytning, valgkretstilhørighet• he is not allowed to vote in this constituency because he has not got residential qualificationhan har ikke lov til å stemme i denne valgkretsen fordi han ikke har bostedstilknytning -
118 response
-s1) (a reply or reaction: Our letters have never met with any response; My suggestions met with little response.) respons, reaksjon2) ((usually in plural) in church services, a part spoken by the congregation rather than the priest.) korsvarsvarsubst. \/rɪˈspɒns\/1) respons, svar, gjenmæle2) ( kirkelig) svar, korsvar, responsorium3) reaksjon, responsin response to som svar påmake no response ikke svare, ikke gi noen responsmeet with (a) response få respons på, vinne gjenklang (blant), få sympati -
119 retail
'ri:teil 1. verb(to sell (goods) (usually in small quantities) to the person who is going to use them (rather than to someone who is going to sell them to someone else).) selge (til forbrukerne)2. adjective(relating to the sale of goods in this way: a retail price.) detalj-- retailerdetaljhandelIsubst. \/ˈriːteɪl\/, \/riːˈteɪl\/detaljhandelat retail (amer.) i detaljby\/in retail i detaljIIverb \/riːˈteɪl\/1) selge i detalj2) fortelle i detalj, gjenfortelle, gjengi3) spre, bringe videreretail at selge (i detalj) for• the jacket was retailed at £80IIIadj. \/ˈriːteɪl\/, \/riːˈteɪl\/( foranstilt i sammensetninger) detalj-IVadv. \/ˈriːteɪl\/, \/riːˈteɪl\/bare i uttrykkbuy retail kjøpe i detaljsell retail selge i detalj -
120 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rund2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) lubben, rund2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) rundt2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) i ring/krets, rundt3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) fra den ene til den andre, rundt4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) omkring, rundt5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) i omkrets6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) bortom, innom3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) rundt, om(kring)2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) omkring3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) rundt4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) omkring i4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) runde, omgang2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) runde, rute3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) klappsalve; runde, salve4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) skudd5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) omgang, runde, spill6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) runde, dreie (seg)- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirekte, ad omveier- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round upavrunde--------hel--------krets--------periode--------rund--------sirkelrundIsubst. \/raʊnd\/1) sirkel, runding, ring2) runde, omgang, serie, inspeksjonsrunde, budrunde, tur, rekke, rode, rundtur3) ( kortspill) runde, kule, slag, parti4) kretsløp5) rutine, gjøremål6) servering, runde• who's buying the next round?hvem spanderer\/kjøper neste runde?7) skudd, patron8) skuddsalve9) ( britisk) brødskive12) ( gammeldags) runddans, ringdansdo a newspaper round gå med avisenthe doctor's round of visits visittrundego the round (of) ( overført) sirkulere i, gå på rundgang bli viden kjentgo the rounds ta runden, gå på inspeksjonsrunde ( også overført) gå på rundgang, sirkulere bli viden kjentherjein all the round ( også overført) sett fra alle vinkler, belyst fra alle sider, helhetlig ( teater) med amfiscenein all the round of Nature overalt i naturenmake one's rounds eller make the round of the wards gå runden (på sykehus), gå på visittround of ammunition ( militærvesen) skuddsalve skudd, patrona round of applause applaus, bifalla round of butter en smørklatta round of cheers hurraropround of negotiations\/talks forhandlingsrunde diskusjonsrundestipulated round ( golf) fastsatt rundevisiting rounds ( militærvesen) visittrundeIIverb \/raʊnd\/1) gjøre rund, avrunde2) runde, gå rundt, svinge rundt, passere3) ( fonetikk) labialisere, runde, uttale med lepperunding4) avrunde, avslutte, fullføre5) bli fyldigere, legge på seg6) dreie, snu, vende seg rundtround down ( om penger) runde ned, avrunde nedoverround in hale innround off avslutte, runde av med( om tall) avrunde slipe, runde av, pusse avround on\/upon someone skjelle ut noen, kaste seg over noen sladre på vende seg mot ( om dyr) overfalleround out bli fyldigere, legge på seg, bli rundutfylle, gjøre fullstendig, komplettere, utdyperound up ( om penger) runde opp gjøre et sammendrag, sammenfatte samle sammen, sammenkalle, mobilisere, få tak i( om dyr) drive innomringe, sirkle innpolitiet sirklet inn medlemmene av en gambler-ring pågripe, arrestereIIIadj. \/raʊnd\/1) ( om fasong) rund, sirkelformet, kuleformet2) ( om kroppsfasong) rund, fyldig, trinn3) ( også overført) avrundet, rund, omtrentlig4) hel, full5) oppriktig, ærlig, åpen, rett frem6) ( spesielt om penger) rikelig, rund, betydelig, stor7) ( om stemme) rund, klangfull, velklingende8) ( fonetikk) rund, rundet, labialisertbe round with a person være oppriktig mot noena good round (sum) en god slump pengerin round figures eller in round numbers rundt regnet, i runde summerround arch rundbueround oaths en saftig ed, kraftuttrykkround tour rundturscold a person in good round terms skjelle noen ut etter noterIVadv. \/raʊnd\/1) i området, i nærheten, rundt omkring2) rundt, i ring3) rundt, omkring• Emily, would you please show Colin round?Emily, kan ikke du være så snill å vise Colin rundt• don't turn round!4) rundt, utenom5) her, hit, innom, på besøk• how long are you round for?6) ( også round about) omtrent, rundt, omkring• ok, I'll see you round (about) lunchtimeall round overalt, på alle steder fra alle kanter, fra alle synsvinkleri det store og heleask somebody round be noen stikke innom, be noen hjem til seg(the) clock round døgnet rundtgather round samle seg, stimle sammen, komme nærmere, samles i en ringgo a long way round ta en lang omveigo round by ta omveien om, legge veien omorder the car round få bilen kjørt fremround about rundt (omkring), i nærheten, i områdetround here her omkring, i nærheten, på disse trakter, i dette området, i dette strøkethan er ikke herfra \/ han er ikke fra dette strøketround the clock hele døgnet, døgnet rundtturn round snu seg (rundt), endre kurs se seg til tilbakeVprep. \/raʊnd\/omkring, rundt, omround the clock døgnet rundt, hele døgnet
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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 — 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