rather

rather: rather [{{t}}'rɑ:ðə(r)]

1 adverb

(a) (slightly, a bit) assez, un peu;

∎ I was rather tired j'étais assez fatigué;

∎ it's rather too small for me c'est un peu trop petit pour moi;

∎ she cut me a rather large slice elle m'a coupé une tranche plutôt grande;

∎ it tastes rather like honey ça a un peu le goût du miel;

∎ I am rather inclined to agree with you je suis plutôt de votre avis;

∎ I rather rashly volunteered j'ai offert mes services un peu rapidement

(b) {{}}British{{}} (as intensifier)

∎ I rather like this town je trouve cette ville plutôt agréable;

∎ she's rather nice elle est plutôt sympa

(c) (expressing preference) plutôt;

∎ I'd or I would rather go by car je préférerais ou j'aimerais mieux y aller en voiture;

∎ I'd rather not do it today je préférerais ou j'aimerais mieux ne pas le faire aujourd'hui;

∎ would you rather go to Scotland? préféreriez-vous aller en Écosse?;

∎ I would rather that you came je préférerais que vous veniez;

∎ I'd rather you didn't do it je préférerais que tu ne le fasses pas;

∎ shall we go out tonight? - I'd rather not si on sortait ce soir? - je n'ai pas très envie;

∎ rather you than me! plutôt toi que moi!

(d) (more exactly) plutôt, plus exactement;

∎ my parents, or rather my mother and stepfather mes parents, ou plutôt ma mère et mon beau-père;

∎ bring some wine, or rather some champagne apportez du vin, ou mieux ou plutôt du champagne

2 predeterminer

plutôt;

∎ it was rather a long film le film était plutôt long

3 exclamation

{{}}British{{}} {{}}old-fashioned{{}} et comment!;

∎ cold, isn't it? - rather! il fait froid, n'est-ce pas? - plutôt!;

∎ fancy a drink? - rather! tu veux boire quelque chose? - je ne dis pas non! ou ce n'est pas de refus!

4 rather than

1 preposition

plutôt que;

∎ you should congratulate his wife rather than him c'est sa femme que tu devrais féliciter, pas lui;

∎ it's a melodrama rather than a tragedy c'est un mélodrame plus qu'une tragédie

2 conjunction

plutôt que;

∎ rather than walk I took the bus plutôt que d'y aller à pied, j'ai pris le bus

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rather — 1. Rather is common in BrE as a so called ‘downtoner’, i.e. an adverb that reduces the effect of the following adjective, adverb, or noun, as in It is rather expensive, You were driving rather fast, and He s rather a fool. With nouns, the… … Modern English usage
Rather — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or, compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See {Rath}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I. Chaucer … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rather — [rath′ər, räth′ər; ] for interj. [ ra′thʉr′, rä′thʉr′] adv. [ME < OE hrathor, compar. of hrathe, hræthe, quickly: see RATHE] 1. Obs. more quickly; sooner 2. more willingly; preferably [would you rather have tea?] 3. with more justice, logic,… … English World dictionary
Rather — is a family name. It is also an adverb in the English language.Rather may refer to:* Dan Rather, news presenter * Elizabeth Rather, expert in the computer programming language Forthsurname … Wikipedia
rather — ► ADVERB 1) (would rather) indicating one s preference in a particular matter. 2) to a certain or significant extent or degree. 3) on the contrary. 4) more precisely. 5) instead of; as opposed to. ► EXCLAMATION Brit. dated … English terms dictionary
Rather — ist der Name folgender Personen: Rather von Verona (um 887 974), Theologe und Bischof von Verona und Lüttich Dan Rather (* 1931), US amerikanischer Journalist Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer … Deutsch Wikipedia
rather — [adv1] moderately a bit, a little, averagely, comparatively, enough, fairly, in a certain degree, kind of, more or less, passably, pretty, quite, ratherish, reasonably, relatively, slightly, some, something, somewhat, sort of, so so*, tolerably,… … New thesaurus
Rather — Rath er (r[a^][th] [ e]r), a. [Compar. of {Rath}, a.] Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Now no man dwelleth at the rather town. Sir J. Mandeville. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rather — O.E. hraþor more quickly, earlier, sooner, also more readily, comparative of hraþe, hræþe quickly, related to hræð quick, from P.Gmc. *khrathuz (Cf. O.N. hraðr, O.H.G. hrad). The base form rathe was obsolete by 18c. except in poetry; superlative… … Etymology dictionary
rather — [[t]rɑ͟ːðə(r), ræ̱ð [/t]] ♦ 1) PHR PREP You use rather than when you are contrasting two things or situations. Rather than introduces the thing or situation that is not true or that you do not want. The problem was psychological rather than… … English dictionary
rather — predeterminer, adverb 1 (+ adj/adv) quite; fairly: I was rather surprised to see him with his ex wife. | He was limping rather badly as he walked off the field. | It s not too big for you at all. I rather like the way it fits you. | rather a big… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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