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rather

UK: /ˈrɑː.ðər/ US: /ˈræð.ə`/

Translation

adv
bastante
This film is rather good, don't you think?
Esta película es bastante buena, ¿no crees?
un tanto
más bien
He's not nice; in fact, he's usually rather stroppy
No es amable; de hecho, suele ser más bien borde
Cuando se usa con un adjetivo positivo, implica sorpresa o satisfacción por parte del hablante. Si el adjetivo es negativo, implica disgusto o insatisfacción
or rather
mejor dicho
rather than
en lugar de
She makes her own dresses rather than buying them
Se hace los vestidos ella misma, en lugar de comprárselos
would rather
preferir
I would rather you didn't come
Preferiría que no vinieses
constr. would rather + do sth. En este caso siempre se usa en forma condicional
(Definition of rather adv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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