rather in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rather in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rather ADV [Am ˈræðər, Brit ˈrɑːðə]

1.1. rather (stating preference):

I'd rather walk than go by bus

prefiero andar a ir en autobús

I'd rather not

preferiría no hacerlo (or no ir etc.)

I'd rather you didn't smoke

preferiría que no fumaras

I'd rather not think about that

prefiero no pensar en eso

which would you rather have, an apple or an orange?

¿qué prefieres, una manzana o una naranja?

I'd do anything rather than give up dancing

haría cualquier cosa antes que dejar de bailar

I'd rather die than …

preferiría morir a …

rather you than me!

¡menos mal que eres tú y no yo!

1.2. rather (more precisely):

we're acquaintances rather than friends

somos conocidos, más que amigos

we're acquaintances rather than friends

no somos amigos, más bien conocidos

she has a shop, or rather a stall

tiene una tienda, o mejor dicho un puesto

1.3. rather (instead):

he wasn't upset about it; rather, he was relieved

no estaba disgustado sino más bien aliviado

2. rather:

rather (fairly)

bastante

rather (somewhat)

algo

rather (somewhat)

un poco

it's rather a long way

queda bastante lejos

it's rather a or a rather good book

el libro es bastante bueno or no está nada mal

she looks rather like Janet

se parece algo or un poco a Janet

I rather suspect you're right

yo diría que tienes razón

I rather think that …

me da la impresión or tengo la sensación de que …

are you tired? — yes, I am, rather

¿estás cansado? — sí, bastante

II.rather INTERJ [Am ˈræðər, Brit rɑːˈðəː] Brit inf, dated

rather

¡ya lo creo!

rather

¡por supuesto!

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he's rather unorthodox in his dress

es poco convencional en su forma de vestir

he's rather verbose

usa un lenguaje un tanto ampuloso or bombástico

he's rather fearsome

es de temer

I'm feeling rather dicky

no me siento bien

I'm feeling rather dicky

estoy pachucho Spain inf

she was rather discouraging about my chances

me desalentó or desanimó bastante en cuanto a mis posibilidades

her version of events was rather off-center

su versión de los hechos fue un tanto particular

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es bastante rococó en sus gustos

he has rather baroque o overelaborate tastes

mi hermana es un retaco

my sister's rather dumpy o rather short and fat

un libro bastante indigesto

a book that is rather difficult to read o that is rather heavy going

rather in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rather in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rather [ˈræð·ər] ADV

1. rather (somewhat):

rather sleepy

medio dormido

2. rather (more exactly):

rather

más bien

3. rather (on the contrary):

rather

más bien

4. rather (very):

rather

bastante

5. rather (in preference to):

I would rather stay here

preferiría quedarme aquí

rather you than me!

¡no quisiera estar en tu lugar!

II.rather [ˈræð·ər] INTERJ

rather

por supuesto

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rather unconvincing

poco convincente

to be rather undemanding

ser poco exigente

oh, that's rather charming!

¡es de lo más encantador!

she has a rather shapely figure

tiene una figura muy esbelta

we were made to feel rather unwelcome

nos hicieron sentir que molestábamos

Translations for rather in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bastante (considerablemente)

rather

de costumbre se levanta bastante tarde

he/she usually gets up rather late

primero

rather

el tránsito por esta calle es algo complicado

transit along this road is rather complicated

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The car allowed them to come and go as they pleased, and many people would spend only a few days, rather than weeks.

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These types are designed for reliability, and, in case of failure, to fail safely (open-, rather than short-circuit).

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A disparity occurs in his assassination, which occurs in an orchard rather than on the road to the sea.

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However, due to a clerical error at his local post office, his bid was accepted to work for $4 rather than the intended $400.

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Even when two different moods exist in the same language, their respective usages may blur, or may be defined by syntactic rather than semantic criteria.

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Tax harmonisation has rather ground to a halt with regard to company tax.

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The 8% corporation tax surcharge is being introduced alongside changes to the bank levy, which is based on the size of bank balance sheets rather than their profits.

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Her rather grand speech pattern takes getting used to, but she seems comfortable and adds a fitting glint of glamour.

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It is an event which reeks out the hidden talents of students but not in technical aspect rather the arty part comes to the fore.

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Surviving television clips capture her rather chic, mod style of dress, with bobbed hair and go-go boots.

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