rather

Signification (Anglais)

Adv

1. Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)
2. Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.
3. Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)
4. Somewhat, quite; to an unexpected degree.
5. (obsolete) More quickly.

Verb

To prefer; to prefer to.

Adj

Prior; earlier; former.

Intj

An enthusiastic affirmation.

Concepts

plutôt

assez

suffisamment

relativement

au contraire

volontiers

mieux

de préférence

passablement

le mieux

légerement

une certaine quantité

vite

°

à la place de

à l’inverse

d’abord

encore plus

pourrait aussi bien

avoir des difficultés à

diffcilement

au lieu

préférablement

au lieu de

certes

davantage

facilement

légèrement

meilleur

peu

plus

précisément

si

très

Synonymes

quite

somewhat

fairly

pretty

sufficiently

preferably

enough

instead

a little

very

sooner

better

on the contrary

considerably

more

a bit

ideally

slightly

comparatively

but

readily

much more

to some extent

easily

perhaps

relatively

all the more

really

little

further

certainly

kind of

sort of

instead of

kinda

some

willingly

even

the contrary

in preference

intensifier

space

still more

stint

surely

temporal

term

than

there

time

⌚

be sure

tolerable

tolerably

to the contrary

vice versa

well

where

incline toward

might as well

I mean

incline to one side

a fair amount

to some degree

-

part

but as for

actually

age

appointment

as well

clocking

contrariwise

conversely

day

earlier

even more

extremely

first

1st

gladly

gradually

highly

hour

however

in contrast

indeed

in lieu of

in part

just about

lots

many

mightily

moderately

moreover

most

much better

nay

near

of course

partly

prefer

quite a bit

reasonably

season

should

small

somehow

Coupé comme

rath‧er

Prononcé comme (IPA)

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Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: rather

Hérité de ancien anglais: hraþor

Appartenant à néerlandais: radder

Appartenant à néerlandais: rad

Appartenant à allemand: gerade

In summary

From Middle English rather, from Old English hraþor, comparative of hraþe (“soon, early, fast”). More at rathe. Cognate with Dutch radder (“faster”), comparative of Dutch rad (“fast; quick”), German Low German radd, ratt (“rashly; quickly; hastily”), German gerade (“even; straight; direct”). By surface analysis, rathe + -er.

Phrases

It is a register of the title rather than a register of deeds .

Il s'agit d'un registre du titre plutôt que d'un registre des actes.

You're here rather early .

Vous êtes ici assez tôt.

Physiological and fossil evidence therefore would make it rather unlikely that turtles were diapsids .

Les preuves physiologiques et fossiles rendraient donc assez peu probable que les tortues soient des diapsides.

The firebox was made of steel rather than the rarer and more expensive copper .

La foyer était en acier plutôt que le cuivre plus rare et plus cher.