Translation of rather – English–Spanish dictionary
rather
adverb
SMALL AMOUNT
- It is a rather grey, colourless city, with few interesting sights or historical monuments.
- His books tend to be rather densely written.
- The company's prospects for the future are rather dim.
- She found the formality of the occasion rather daunting.
- To people who don't know him he probably appears (to be) rather unfriendly.
MORE EXACTLY
B2
more accurately; more exactly
- I'll be home before 6, or rather, I will unless I get asked to stay late again.
- She's not shy. Rather the opposite.
- She was in a good mood, or rather she was until she heard the bad news.
- They go on holiday to France every year, or rather, they have done for the last ten years.
- He's selling his flat, or rather, he will sell it if he can find a buyer.
PREFERENCE
rather than
B1
- You can use cocoa powder to make the cake rather than chocolate - it's a bit of a cheat, but nobody notices the difference.
- Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use.
- The matter would be better dealt with in the civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding.
- Most convalescents prefer to be cared for at home rather than in a hospital.
- I prefer photographing people rather than places.
Grammar
Idiom
rather
adverb
, predeterminer
- He boobed rather badly by getting her name wrong.
- I think my husband is the most handsome man in the world, but I realize my judgment is rather subjective.
- I've had a sort-out in the bedroom - it's looking rather better.
- I heard something rather worrying at work this morning.
- Jane has rather a sharp tongue, I'm afraid.
Grammar
rather
exclamation
Grammar
(Translation of rather from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Translation of rather | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary
Examples of rather
rather
| I hope that my rather pessimistic assessment is not proved correct by events. |
Espero que mi evaluación, más bien pesimista, no resulte ser cierta a la luz de los hechos.
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I hope that my rather pessimistic assessment is not proved correct by events.
Espero que mi evaluación, más bien pesimista, no resulte ser cierta a la luz de los hechos.
| Today – or rather tomorrow, in fact – we face a very tricky decision. |
Hoy –o más bien mañana, de hecho– nos enfrentamos a una decisión muy complicada.
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Today – or rather tomorrow, in fact – we face a very tricky decision.
Hoy –o más bien mañana, de hecho– nos enfrentamos a una decisión muy complicada.
| This perception betrays a rather narrow-minded budgetary policy. |
Semejante enfoque revela una concepción más bien estrecha de la política presupuestaria.
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This perception betrays a rather narrow-minded budgetary policy.
Semejante enfoque revela una concepción más bien estrecha de la política presupuestaria.
| I am a sceptic rather than an opponent of genetically modified crops. |
Soy más bien escéptico que contrario a los cultivos modificados genéticamente.
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I am a sceptic rather than an opponent of genetically modified crops.
Soy más bien escéptico que contrario a los cultivos modificados genéticamente.
| It is not an educational or training programme, but rather a one-sided propaganda organization. |
No se trata de un programa de educación o de formación, sino más bien de una organización de propaganda unilateral.
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It is not an educational or training programme, but rather a one-sided propaganda organization.
No se trata de un programa de educación o de formación, sino más bien de una organización de propaganda unilateral.
| Originally, this report was rather complex and quite theoretical, too theoretical, in fact. |
En principio, este informe era un tanto complejo y bastante teórico, de hecho, demasiado teórico.
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Originally, this report was rather complex and quite theoretical, too theoretical, in fact.
En principio, este informe era un tanto complejo y bastante teórico, de hecho, demasiado teórico.
| Apart from anything else, it's often rather unsatisfactory to do so in the subjunctive. |
Sobre todo, esto resulta un tanto insatisfactorio si se hace en subjuntivo.
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Apart from anything else, it's often rather unsatisfactory to do so in the subjunctive.
Sobre todo, esto resulta un tanto insatisfactorio si se hace en subjuntivo.
| However, the overall impression was not so much a commemoration but rather an embarrassment. |
No obstante, la impresión general no fue tanto de conmemoración como más bien de vergüenza.
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However, the overall impression was not so much a commemoration but rather an embarrassment.
No obstante, la impresión general no fue tanto de conmemoración como más bien de vergüenza.
| On the one hand we have a persistent problem and on the other hand we have some rather ineffective laws. |
Por una parte, tenemos un problema persistente y, por otra, algunas leyes son bastante ineficaces.
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On the one hand we have a persistent problem and on the other hand we have some rather ineffective laws.
Por una parte, tenemos un problema persistente y, por otra, algunas leyes son bastante ineficaces.
| I fear that we are getting mixed up in something rather complicated. |
Temo que nos estamos metiendo en algo bastante complicado.
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I fear that we are getting mixed up in something rather complicated.
Temo que nos estamos metiendo en algo bastante complicado.
| Rather, the right way forward is to diversify. |
El camino correcto para avanzar consiste, más bien, en diversificar.
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Rather, the right way forward is to diversify.
El camino correcto para avanzar consiste, más bien, en diversificar.
| The question is rather, what means do we wish to employ in order to achieve this objective. |
La pregunta es más bien qué medios queremos utilizar para alcanzar este objetivo.
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The question is rather, what means do we wish to employ in order to achieve this objective.
La pregunta es más bien qué medios queremos utilizar para alcanzar este objetivo.
| However, the political signal is rather unpleasant, in my view. |
No obstante, la señal política que se nos envía es bastante desagradable, en mi opinión.
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However, the political signal is rather unpleasant, in my view.
No obstante, la señal política que se nos envía es bastante desagradable, en mi opinión.
| It sounds rather old-fashioned, but economics is not a science. |
Suena más bien anticuado, pero la economía no es una ciencia.
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It sounds rather old-fashioned, but economics is not a science.
Suena más bien anticuado, pero la economía no es una ciencia.
| It was rather enthusiastic, but vague in terms of the impact of certain actions. |
Era más bien entusiasta, aunque vago en términos del impacto de determinadas acciones.
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It was rather enthusiastic, but vague in terms of the impact of certain actions.
Era más bien entusiasta, aunque vago en términos del impacto de determinadas acciones.
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काहीसा, जरासा, खरे तर…
少し, やや, 正しくは…
biraz, az çok, oldukça…
plutôt, un peu, plutôt (que)…
una mica, més aviat, millor dit…
tamelijk, liever, eerder…
மிகவும், ஒரு சிறிய அளவிற்கு, இன்னும் துல்லியமாக…
पूरी तरह, कुछ हद तक, ज़्यादा सटीक रूप से…
સારુ એવું, થોડાઘણાં અંશે, વધુ ચોક્કસપણે…
ret, temmelig, hellere…
ganska, [jag tror] nästan [att jag har ätit för mycket], hellre…
agak, lebih suka, lebih tepat…
ziemlich, lieber, besser gesagt…
ganske, snarere, heller…
قدرے, کسی حد تک, ترجیحاً…
дещо, досить, краще…
довольно, до некоторой степени, вернее…
చాలా, స్వల్ప స్థాయికి, ఎక్కువ ఖచ్చితంగా…
إِلى حَدّ ما, بِالأحرى…
বেশ, একটু, আরও নিখুঁতভাবে…
dosti, spíše, raději…
agak, lebih suka, lebih tepatnya…
ค่อนข้าง, มากกว่า, ถ้าจะพูดให้ถูก…
khá, thà, thích hơn…
dosyć, dość, raczej…
다소, (앞에 말한 내용과 반대 되며 좀더 정확히 말할 때) 오히려, 차라리…
piuttosto, assai, anzi…
