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Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
rather / ˈrɑːðə(r)/ adverb
- (somewhat) plutôt;
I ~ like him je le trouve plutôt sympathique;
it's ~ like an apple ça ressemble un peu à une pomme;
it's ~ a pity c'est assez dommage;
it's ~ too/more difficult c'est un peu trop/plus difficile;
- (preferably) ~ than sth/do plutôt que qch/de faire;
I would (much) ~ do je préférerais (de loin) faire ( than do que faire);
I'd ~ die! plutôt mourir!;
I'd ~ not j'aimerais mieux pas;
- (more exactly) plutôt;
a tree, or ~ a bush un arbre, ou plutôt un buisson;
practical ~ than decorative pratique plutôt que décoratif.
'rather' found in these Oxford entries:
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French:
aigrelet
- ailleurs
- aimer
- approchable
- assez
- attendre
- autant
- avouable
- banal
- brillant
- cœur
- confortable
- défendre
- inquiéter
- lustre
- mal
- mécontent
- médiocrement
- mieux
- monsieur
- nerveusement
- orthodoxe
- pâlot
- parler
- passablement
- passer
- plutôt
- poitrine
- propice
- raffiné
- ragoûtant
- ras
- respectueux
- revenez-y
- secouer
- sentiment
- tant
- tard
- tardivement
- tenir
- valoir
- venir
- vif
- virilité
- voir
- vraisemblable
rather: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| rather | adv | (to some degree) | plutôt adv |
| He was rather disturbed by the images of the war. | |||
| Il était plutôt perturbé par les images de la guerre. | |||
| rather | adv | (prefer) | de préférence adv |
| plutôt prép | |||
| préférer⇒ vi | |||
| I would rather go to a bar than go to the movies. | |||
| J'irais dans un bar de préférence au cinéma. | |||
| J'irais dans un bar plutôt qu'au cinéma. | |||
| Je préfèrerais aller dans un bar qu'au cinéma. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| rather | adv | (somewhat) | plutôt, quelque peu adv |
| I am rather annoyed by your attitude. | |||
| Je suis plutôt (or: quelque peu) contrarié par votre attitude. | |||
| rather | adv | (more truly) | plus adv |
| He argues that good is rather to be found than bad, at least in most people. | |||
| Il affirme que le bien est plus courant que le mal, au moins chez la plupart des gens. | |||
| rather | adv | (on the contrary) au contraire | plutôt adv |
| It appears not to be generosity, rather it is greed. | |||
| Il semble que ça n'a rien à voir avec la générosité, mais plutôt avec la convoitise. | |||
| rather | interj | UK (Assuredly!) | plutôt, sans aucun doute interj |
| Would I like another slice of that delicious cake? Rather! | |||
| Si j'aimerais une autre tranche de ce délicieux gâteau ? Plutôt (or: sans aucun doute) ! | |||
| Report an error | |||
rather: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| have rather | avoir plutôt v | ||
| rather soft | adj | (not quite hard or firm enough) | assez mou, plutôt mou adj |
| Wood might seem quite hard, but it is rather soft when compared to steel. | |||
| rather than | conj | (in preference to) | plutôt que conj |
| I'll have wine rather than beer with my dinner. | |||
| Je vais prendre du vin plutôt que de la bière, pour changer. | |||
| rather well | adv | (to quite a high standard) | plutôt bien adv |
| Elle a plutôt bien réussi à son dernier examen. | |||
| assez bien adv | |||
| Le nouveau logiciel fonctionne assez bien. | |||
| rather well | adv | (quite successfully) | plutôt bien adv |
| rather young | adj | (not quite old enough) | plutôt jeune adj |
| He seems rather young to be applying for this job. | |||
| Il semble plutôt jeune pour ce poste. | |||
| would rather | v | (would prefer) | préférer [au conditionnel] vtr |
| I would rather you simply told the truth, instead of seeking to excuse yourself. | |||
| Ne préfèreriez-vous pas qu'on vous dise la vérité en face plutôt que de l'apprendre par un tiers ? | |||
| aimer mieux, autant [au conditionnel] | |||
| J'aimerais autant que tu me dises simplement la vérité, plutôt que chercher de piètres excuses. | |||
| would rather | v | (would prefer to) | préférer [au conditionnel] + [infinitif] que vtr |
| I would rather go out . | |||
| Ce soir, je préfèrerais aller au restaurant que préparer le repas. | |||
| aimer mieux [au conditionnel] + [infinitif] que vtr | |||
| Ce soir, j'aimerais mieux aller au restaurant que faire le souper. | |||
| would rather not | v | (prefer not to) | préférer ne pas + [infinitif] loc v |
| Jump off the bridge? I'd really rather not. | |||
| I would rather not go shopping today, but would Wednesday work instead? | |||
| Je préfèrerais ne pas aller faire les courses aujourd'hui, mais mercredi, ça irait ? | |||
| aimer autant ne pas + [infinitif] loc v | |||
| J'aimerais autant ne pas aller travailler demain matin, mais puisqu'il le faut... | |||
| ne pas préférer loc v | |||
| Sauter d'un pont ? Non, merci, je ne préfère pas. | |||
| Report an error | |||
Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "rather".
a matter of degree rather than kind
a rather "queer" act...
A rather subtle combination
a rather unusual way
and have been production-led rather than market-led.
as I have been rather anxious about
Based on market rather than economics
beings rather than becomings
Choose to do X rather than/over Y
cute rather than menacing
dwell in love rather than wear it out on their sleeve
EN: I wonder if/whether X rather than Y - grammaire
EN: I'd rather be working - grammaire
EN: I'd rather he comes/come/came ? - grammaire
EN: Rather - beginning a sentence - grammaire
EN: We'd rather you didn't leave - grammaire
EN: would rather - grammaire
feel rather like
for 10 mm and up rather than 12 mm
FR: I'd like us to watch X rather than her going Y - grammaire
FR: necessary to have a communal effort rather than - grammaire
FR: rather than - grammaire
FR: rather than + V-ing - grammaire
FR: rather than banning smoking - grammaire
FR: they would rather buy the cheapest foods - grammaire
have been engaged in a rather stiff dance
he continent that is spoken of rather than spoken with
I am rather deaf
I am rather hurried in this request
I find it easier to do my work there rather than at home
Suite...
a rather "queer" act...
A rather subtle combination
a rather unusual way
and have been production-led rather than market-led.
as I have been rather anxious about
Based on market rather than economics
beings rather than becomings
Choose to do X rather than/over Y
cute rather than menacing
dwell in love rather than wear it out on their sleeve
EN: I wonder if/whether X rather than Y - grammaire
EN: I'd rather be working - grammaire
EN: I'd rather he comes/come/came ? - grammaire
EN: Rather - beginning a sentence - grammaire
EN: We'd rather you didn't leave - grammaire
EN: would rather - grammaire
feel rather like
for 10 mm and up rather than 12 mm
FR: I'd like us to watch X rather than her going Y - grammaire
FR: necessary to have a communal effort rather than - grammaire
FR: rather than - grammaire
FR: rather than + V-ing - grammaire
FR: rather than banning smoking - grammaire
FR: they would rather buy the cheapest foods - grammaire
have been engaged in a rather stiff dance
he continent that is spoken of rather than spoken with
I am rather deaf
I am rather hurried in this request
I find it easier to do my work there rather than at home
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