rather

rather englannista suomeksi

1. mieluummin

2. melkoisen

3. päinvastoin

4. aika

1. mieluummin

2. pikemminkin, vaan

3. pikemminkin, tarkemmin sanottuna

4. melko, aika

4. Verbi

rather englanniksi

1. (ngd); preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) (defdate)

(syn)

(ux)

2. (RQ:Schuster Hepaticae)

3. (quote-song)

4. (senseid) (ngd); the contrary. (defdate)

5. (ngd); more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.) (defdate)

6. (RQ:James Maisie)

7. 1898, J. A. Hamilton, "Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby|Stanley, Edward George Geoffrey Smith", in Sidney Lee (Ed.), ''of National Biography|Dictionary of National Biography, Volume LIV: Stanhope–Stovin'', The MacMillan Company, page 60,

His ‘Iliad’ is spirited and polished, and, though often rather a paraphrase than a translation, is always more truly poetic than most of the best translations.

8. (RQ:Maxwell Mirror and the Lamp)Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connection—or rather as a transition from the subject that had started their conversation—such talk had been distressingly out of place.

9. Somewhat, quite; to an unexpected degree. (defdate)

(ant)

10. More quickly. (defdate)

11. (quote-book)

12. To prefer; to prefer to.

13. (RQ:Waters Fingersmith)

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16. Prior; earlier; former.

17. 1900, (w), ''The Travels of Sir John Mandeville'' (version in modern spelling)

Now no man dwelleth at the rather town of Damietta.

18. (non-gloss definition)

19. {{quote-text|en|year=1950|author=C. S. Lewis|title=The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

20. (alt form)