Sentence examples of "rather than" in English

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Translations: all8 piuttosto che5 anziché1 other translations2
Children imitate their friends rather than their parents. I bambini imitano i loro amici piuttosto che i loro genitori.
Optical radars use light, rather than radio waves as normal radars. Il radar ottico funziona usando la luce, anziché le onde radio come il radar normale.
I prefer to go by subway, rather than by train. Preferisco spostarmi con la metro piuttosto che con il treno.
I prefer to eat a muffin rather than a dinosaur. Preferisco mangiare un muffin piuttosto che un dinosauro.
This transaction was carried out in yen, rather than US dollars. La transazione è stata effettuata in yen piuttosto che in dollari statunitensi.
They decided to adopt a child rather than having one of their own. Hanno deciso di adottare un bambino piuttosto che averne uno loro.
The color is purple rather than pink. Il colore è più viola che rosa.
Have patience with a friend rather than lose him forever. Porta pazienza con un amico piuttosto di perderlo per sempre.
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