Sentence examples of "rather little" in English
"Learn from your mistakes" and "Experience is the best teacher" they say, but in the long run even the best teacher gets mad, if he or she has too much to teach in too little time.
"Lern aus deinen Fehlern" und "Erfahrung ist der beste Lehrer" so sagt man, doch letzten Endes verliert selbst der beste Lehrer den Verstand, wenn er zu viel in zu kurzer Zeit unterrichten muss.
They decided to adopt a child rather than having one of their own.
Sie beschlossen, lieber ein Kind zu adoptieren als ein eigenes zu bekommen.
I would rather be poor than make money by dishonest means.
Ich würde lieber arm sein, als auf unehrliche Art Geld zu verdienen.
I think it's time we had a little talk.
Ich glaube, es ist an der Zeit, dass wir mal ein Wörtchen reden.
Some people say that traveling by plane is rather economical.
Manche sagen, dass Reisen mit dem Flugzeug ziemlich ökonomisch ist.
I'd rather stay home than go out in this weather.
Ich würde lieber zu Hause bleiben, als bei diesem Wetter rauszugehen.
The little boy has lost the money given to him by his father.
Der kleine Junge hat das Geld verloren, das sein Vater ihm gegeben hatte.
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