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Meanings of rather in английском

португальский
bastante

To some (great or small) extent.

bastante
португальский
preferivelmente

More readily or willingly.

preferivelmente
испанский
en lugar de

On the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"

en lugar de

To a degree (not used with a negative)

Синонимы
Examples for "instead"
Examples for "instead"
1
The basic idea is to present a situation instead of a question.
Wired
2
Yet instead, each day has seen the extent of the problems increase.
The South African
3
However, if the deal performed well, Thomson Reuters' share would rise instead.
Reuters
4
Ask them why they're teaching instead of actually working in the industry.
The Irish Times
5
China may have shifted funds to U.S. short-term paper instead, he said.
Reuters
Usage of rather in английском
1
It is an animal health issue rather than a public health risk.
The Irish Times
2
Having said that, of course, reality-myreality-hadgotten rather odd of late.
Act of will
3
Open Source Everything makes truth rather than violence the currency of power.
The Guardian
4
You could even regard one particular result in a rather one-sided way.
The South African
5
She thus raised, at a rather inopportune moment, the great unspoken problem.
The Irish Times
6
Outside the trade sector, however, details of the report were rather encouraging.
The Irish Times
7
Reconfiguration... is currently happening by crisis rather than by taking difficult decisions.
The Guardian
8
It is also a religion that is facing a rather serious problem.
Wicca Spellcraft For Men
9
The right to vote was a beginning rather than an end point.
Radio NZ
10
The problem has always been progress: or rather, the belief in progress.
The Irish Times
11
You used the verb meaning 'to place among' rather than 'to liken'.
Julian
12
Where possible, try to extend existing indexes rather than adding new ones.
High performance mysql, 2nd edition
13
He said more information about individuals rather than schools would be good.
Radio NZ
14
This I wasn't so sure of ''I'd rather you brought it here.''
English passengers
15
He simply thought it more likely to happen later rather than sooner.
Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light
16
I'm sure they'd rather see their flag but it's a political reality.
The Guardian
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Translations for rather
Rather through the time
Rather across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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