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rather adverb

1. plutôt (than que);
   I ~ like him je le trouve plutôt sympathique;
   it's ~ like an apple ça ressemble un peu à une pomme;

2. (preferably) I would (much) ~ do je préférerais (de loin) faire (than do que faire);
   I'd ~ not j'aimerais mieux pas.

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'rather' found in these entries:

English:

emotional - fairly - irrational - much - people - quite - reasonably - than

French:

abord - assez - autant - égal - intéressant - limiter - mécontent - médiocrement - passablement - plutôt - secouer - tardivement - vif

rather: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

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)	-
			plutôt adv
Note: Would rather se traduit par le verbe préférer au conditionnel.
I would rather go to a bar than go to the movies.
Je préfèrerais aller dans un bar qu'au cinéma.
Je préfèrerais aller dans un bar plutôt 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 qu'il y a plus de bien que de mal, du 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 cela n'a rien à voir avec la générosité, mais plutôt avec la convoitise.
rather	interj	UK (Assuredly!) vieilli	et comment interj
Would I like another slice of that delicious cake? Rather!
Si j'aimerais une autre tranche de ce délicieux gâteau ? Et comment !
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
have rather		v	avoir plutôt
rather soft		adj	mollet (littéraire)
rather than			plutôt que
rather young		adj	jeunet Familier et péjoratif
rather young		adj	jeunot Familier et péjoratif
would rather not			ne préfèrerait pas
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I need to get in touch with him rather urgently
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