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'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of rather – English–Portuguese dictionary rather adverb uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈrɑː.ðər/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /ˈræð.ɚ/ SMALL AMOUNT Add to word list Add to word list B1 quite; to a slight degree um tanto It's rather cold today, isn't it? That's rather a difficult book - here's an easier one for you. The train was rather too crowded for a comfortable journey. She answered the phone rather sleepily. I rather doubt I'll be able to come to your party. Duvido muito que eu possa ir à sua festa. More examplesFewer examples It is a rather grey, colourless city, with few interesting sights or historical monuments. His books tend to be rather densely written. The company's prospects for the future are rather dim. She found the formality of the occasion rather daunting. To people who don't know him he probably appears (to be) rather unfriendly. MORE EXACTLY B2 more accurately; more exactly ou melhor She'll fly to California on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to. He's my sister's friend really, rather than mine. Na verdade, ele é amigo da minha irmã, e não meu. More examplesFewer examples I'll be home before 6, or rather, I will unless I get asked to stay late again. She's not shy. Rather the opposite. She was in a good mood, or rather she was until she heard the bad news. They go on holiday to France every year, or rather, they have done for the last ten years. He's selling his flat, or rather, he will sell it if he can find a buyer. PREFERENCE rather than B1 instead of; used especially when you prefer one thing to another ao invés de I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out. Acho que gostaria de ficar em casa esta noite ao invés de sair. More examplesFewer examples You can use cocoa powder to make the cake rather than chocolate - it's a bit of a cheat, but nobody notices the difference. Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use. The matter would be better dealt with in the civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding. Most convalescents prefer to be cared for at home rather than in a hospital. I prefer photographing people rather than places. would rather B1 (also 'd rather) used to show that you prefer to have or do one thing more than another preferir I'd rather have a beer. Eu preferiria uma cerveja. Which would you rather do - go swimming or play tennis? Wouldn't you rather finish it tomorrow? He'd rather die than (= he certainly does not want to) let me think he needed help. More examplesFewer examples I'd rather not have any mushrooms, thanks. I'd rather get a taxi than wait for the bus. Would you rather eat now or later? I'd rather watch a film with subtitles than one dubbed into English. Grammar RatherWe use rather as a degree adverb (rather cold, rather nice). We also use it to express alternatives and preferences (green rather than blue, coffee rather than tea, slowly rather than quickly). … Rather as a degree adverbWe use rather to give emphasis to an adjective or adverb. It has a similar meaning to quite when quite is used with gradable words. It is more formal than quite. We often use it to express something unexpected or surprising: … Ratherthan: alternatives and preferencesWe use rather than to give more importance to one thing when two alternatives or preferences are being compared: … Or ratherWe use or rather to correct ourselves: … (Translation of rather from the Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translation of rather | GLOBAL English–Portuguese Dictionary rather adverb /ˈræðər, ˈrɑðər/ to a fairly large degree um pouco a rather boring speech um discurso um pouco chato used to correct what you have just said mais exatamente or rather mais exatamente We were invited to a party, or rather two parties. Fomos convidados para uma festa, mais exatamente, duas festas. rather than instead of em vez de We could go inside, rather than sitting out here in the wind. Podíamos ir para dentro em vez de ficar sentados aqui ao vento. Rather than wait any longer, we decided to leave. Em vez de esperar mais, decidimos ir embora. would rather indicates what sb prefers preferir ser melhor I’d rather see a comedy than a drama tonight. Hoje eu prefiro ver uma comédia do que um drama. “Would you like to try it?” “Thanks, I’d rather not.” “Gostaria de experimentar.” “Obrigado, mas é melhor não.” (Translation of rather from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of rather rather It is, rather, a matter of what it is that parties can choose and what they can influence. From the Cambridge English Corpus The semantics of the language is based on a translation, and it exploits abstract data types rather than polymorphic types and recursion. From the Cambridge English Corpus Past studies have focused on the effects of density on spoken language processing, rather than the effects of density on the structure of lexical representations. From the Cambridge English Corpus Rather, he stressed that the more people, the greater the energy for socialist revolution and construction. From the Cambridge English Corpus Their connection was purely mechanical, rather than teleological. From the Cambridge English Corpus How do you know that said popinjays aren't sitting on the background rather than the stripe (the ordinary)? From the Cambridge English Corpus Actual choices are relevant not to the idea of the right but rather to its direction of exercise with respect to the protected domain. From the Cambridge English Corpus Ground-penetrating radar is also treated rather briefly, with no description of field techniques. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B1,B2,B1,B1 Translations of rather in Chinese (Traditional) 少量, 相當, 有點，稍微… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 少量, 相当, 有点儿，稍微… See more in Spanish un tanto, más bien, más… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian काहीसा, जरासा, खरे तर… See more 少し, やや, 正しくは… See more biraz, az çok, oldukça… See more plutôt, un peu, plutôt (que)… See more una mica, més aviat, millor dit… See more tamelijk, liever, eerder… See more மிகவும், ஒரு சிறிய அளவிற்கு, இன்னும் துல்லியமாக… See more पूरी तरह, कुछ हद तक, ज़्यादा सटीक रूप से… See more સારુ એવું, થોડાઘણાં અંશે, વધુ ચોક્કસપણે… See more ret, temmelig, hellere… See more ganska, [jag tror] nästan [att jag har ätit för mycket], hellre… See more agak, lebih suka, lebih tepat… See more ziemlich, lieber, besser gesagt… See more ganske, snarere, heller… See more قدرے, کسی حد تک, ترجیحاً… See more дещо, досить, краще… See more చాలా, స్వల్ప స్థాయికి, ఎక్కువ ఖచ్చితంగా… See more বেশ, একটু, আরও নিখুঁতভাবে… See more dosti, spíše, raději… See more agak, lebih suka, lebih tepatnya… See more ค่อนข้าง, มากกว่า, ถ้าจะพูดให้ถูก… See more khá, thà, thích hơn… See more dosyć, dość, raczej… See more 다소, (앞에 말한 내용과 반대 되며 좀더 정확히 말할 때) 오히려, 차라리… See more piuttosto, assai, anzi… See more Need a translator? 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