Translation of rather – English–Turkish dictionary

rather

adverb
uk
/ˈrɑːðər/
us

SLIGHTLY

B1
biraz, az çok, oldukça
I rather like it.
I find her books rather dull.
rather than
B1
yerine; ...dan/den ziyade/çok; ...-mektense/dense
I thought we could go to the cinema this evening rather than stay at home.
He saw his music as a hobby rather than a career.
would rather
B1
If you would rather do something, you would prefer to do that thing.
tercih etmek; yeğlemek
I'd much rather go out for a meal than stay in and watch TV.

CORRECT

B2
used to change something you have just said and make it more correct
daha doğrusu, aslında
I tried writing some drama, or rather comedy-drama, but it wasn't very good.

(Translation of rather from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English–Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of rather | PASSWORD English–Turkish Dictionary

rather
adverb
/ˈraːθə/
to a certain extent; slightly; a little
oldukça, biraz, az çok
He’s rather nice.
That’s a rather silly question / rather a silly question.
I’ve eaten rather more than I should have.
more willingly; preferably
…-den ziyade, …-mektense
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.
more exactly; more correctly
daha doğrusu, (şöyle) demek daha iyi olacak
He agreed, or rather he didn’t disagree.
One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.

(Translation of rather from the PASSWORD English-Turkish Dictionary © 2022 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of rather

rather
The semantics of the language is based on a translation, and it exploits abstract data types rather than polymorphic types and recursion.
Therefore, growth rates may increase over time simply because the initial and descendant cells are recovering from treatment rather than evolving.
Rather, he stressed that the more people, the greater the energy for socialist revolution and construction.
We can differentiate these categories as purely lexical, rather than syntactic.
The intentions of policy thus need to be seen against the plans rather than the outcomes.
How do you know that said popinjays aren't sitting on the background rather than the stripe (the ordinary)?
The collective results suggest that neural populations, rather than the individual cell, determine the spatial proper ties of its receptive field.
Analysis of single channel records indicate that the effect is to favor transition to a substate rather than to physically alter the conductance pathway.
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Translations of rather

in Chinese (Traditional)
少量, 相當, 有點,稍微…
in Chinese (Simplified)
少量, 相当, 有点儿,稍微…
in Spanish
un tanto, más bien, más…
in Portuguese
um tanto, ou melhor, um pouco…
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काहीसा, जरासा, खरे तर…
少し, やや, 正しくは…
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…
చాలా, స్వల్ప స్థాయికి, ఎక్కువ ఖచ్చితంగా…
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…
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