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rather /ˡrɑːðə(r)/ adverb piuttosto;
~! eccome!;
~ too… un po' troppo…

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English:

Bluetooth - fairly - lifestyle drug

Italian:

alquanto - amarognolo - anziché - bensì - parecchio - piuttosto

rather: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
rather	adv	(to some degree)	piuttosto, alquanto, abbastanza avv
He was rather disturbed by the images of the war.
Era piuttosto turbato dalle immagini della guerra.
rather	adv	(prefer)	piuttosto avv
			preferibilmente avv
I would rather go to a bar than go to the movies.
Andrei piuttosto a un pub che al cinema.
Additional Translations
rather	adv	(somewhat)	piuttosto avv
			abbastanza avv
I am rather annoyed by your attitude.
Sono piuttosto stufo del tuo atteggiamento.
rather	adv	(more truly)	più facilmente loc avv
He argues that good is rather to be found than bad, at least in most people.
Lui sostiene che il bene si trovi più facilmente del male, almeno nella maggior parte delle persone.
rather	adv	(on the contrary)	anzi, al contrario avv
It appears not to be generosity, rather it is greed.
Sembra non essere generosità, al contrario si tratta di avidità.
rather	interj	UK (Assuredly!)	eccome, certo inter
Would I like another slice of that delicious cake? Rather!
Se vorrei un'altra fetta di quel dolce delizioso? Eccome!
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
but rather			bensì cong
had rather			aver fatto meglio a fare qcs.
have rather			far meglio a
or rather		oppure	ovvero conj
or rather			anzi avv
rather disturbing			piuttosto molesto agg
rather soft			piuttosto tenero agg
rather than			piuttosto che
rather young			piuttosto giovane agg
would rather not			preferirei non
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'rather' in the title:
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a rather baggy if underappreciated drama
Anzi, in effetti - indeed, in fact, or rather
but rather by the machine
Forth rather
He would rather call me - but the odd reply to a nice text I have sent him wouldn't go amiss!
he would rather his apprentice leave to revel
I rather doubt it myself
I thought it seemed rather obvious to you
I would rather be
I would rather be a superb meteor...
I would rather if you
I'd rather / I'd prefer
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not
I'd rather go out than stay at home with her
is ambling rather than sprinting across the primary-season finish line
it's a rather off beat thing to see
It's rather harder to hold on to tough
much rather
on close of each bar rather than tick-by-tick
Rather
rather a few too many
Rather inconveniently
Rather spend your time
rather than
rather than all "old master" instruments
rather than violas
rather you than me
self-initiated briefs, rather than straightforward problem solving
She'd much rather they went 'oo'
Sooner rather than later
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