rather

rather
adverb
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) ganske, nokså, temmelig
2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) heller, snarere
3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) (eller) snarere
heller
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temmelig
adv. \/ˈrɑːħə\/, i betydning 4 også: \/ˌrɑːˈħɜː\/
1) heller, helst
• which would you rather have?
hvilken vil du helst ha?
• I would rather you didn't
jeg så helst at du lot være
• rather than otherwise
heller enn det motsatte
• I'd rather not
nei, helst ikke\/jeg ser helst at jeg slipper
2) snarere, snarest, rettere sagt
• he would rather die than suffer
han ville heller dø enn å lide
3) ganske, nokså, temmelig, nesten, nærmest
• rather good
• it was rather a disappointment
det var litt av en skuffelse
• the play was rather a failure
stykket var ganske mislykket
• I rather like it
jeg liker det faktisk
• I rather think that...
jeg tror nesten at...
4) (hverdagslig, som svar) ja visst, jo visst, absolutt, uten tvil, gjerne
rather than mer ... enn, heller ... enn
• she seems angry rather than sad

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