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Meaning of Rather | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common

ˈɹɑː.ðə(ɹ)

Definitions

A choice or a preference.
dated, informal, uncommon
A surname.

Equivalents

Afrikaans liewer

العربية بالأحرى بل لكن

Беларуская даво́лі досыць

Български доста

Bosanski forca nego nego spis

Català bastant força més aviat preferiblement

Čeština raději spis spíše

Cymraeg eithaf yn hytrach

Dansk hellere noget snarere tværtimod

Deutsch eher im Gegenteil Lieber Recht sondern sondern um genau zu sein ziemlich

Ελληνικά Μάλλον

Esperanto sufiĉe

Español al contrario algo bastante más bien preferiblemente

Eesti pigem

Suomi aika melko mieluummin pikemminkin vaan vaan

Français au contraire plutôt

עברית ברם

हिन्दी अपितु

Hrvatski forca nego nego spis

Magyar azaz elég eléggé ellenkezőleg illetve inkább jobban meglehetősen sót szívesebben vagyis

Bahasa Indonesia malah

Íslenska fremur

Italiano abbastanza piuttosto preferibilmente

日本語かなりむしろ一層寧寧ろ

한국어 -느니 오히려

Kurdî bêm bîlakis şot

Latina potius

Latviešu diezgan gluži

മലയാളം മറിച്ച്

Nederlands best wel daarentegen liever nogal redelijk tamelijk vrij

Polski dość dosyć raczej

Português alias antes ao contrário bastante bem de preferência mais meio melhor dizendo ou melhor ou seja preferivelmente um tanto

Русский вернее довольно Достаточно лучше напротив скорее

Српски forca nego nego spis

Svenska ganska hellre helst rätt snarare tämligen

ไทย ค่อนข้าง

Türkçe bayağı bilakis

Українська до́сить доста́тньо кра́ще навпаки радше скорі́ше швидше

Tiếng Việt khả

Examples

“If I had my rathers I'd make up my own band. Art Blakey on the skins, Charlie Mingus on the bass, John Coltrane on the sax, Harry Edison on the horn-”

“I would rather do it by myself. I would rather, if I had my rathers, not be seen doing it.”

CEFR level

Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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Meaning of Rather | Babel Free

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