Sentence examples of "rather" in English with translation "piuttosto"

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I would rather die than surrender. Preferirei morire piuttosto che arrendermi.

I would rather die than do it. Preferirei morire piuttosto che farlo.

I find myself in a rather delicate situation. Mi trovo in una situazione piuttosto delicata.

Children imitate their friends rather than their parents. I bambini imitano i loro amici piuttosto che i loro genitori.

The town in which I live is rather small. La città in cui abito è piuttosto piccola.

I prefer to go by subway, rather than by train. Preferisco spostarmi con la metro piuttosto che con il treno.

The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness. La vecchia signora è piuttosto debole da quando si ammalò.

If I had to surrender, I'd rather choose death. Piuttosto che arrendermi preferisco morire.

I prefer to eat a muffin rather than a dinosaur. Preferisco mangiare un muffin piuttosto che un dinosauro.

Have patience with a friend rather than lose him forever. Porta pazienza con un amico piuttosto di perderlo per sempre.

This transaction was carried out in yen, rather than US dollars. La transazione è stata effettuata in yen piuttosto che in dollari statunitensi.

I'd rather throw it away than give it to him. Piuttosto che darlo a lui lo butto via.

They decided to adopt a child rather than having one of their own. Hanno deciso di adottare un bambino piuttosto che averne uno loro.

I would rather stay at home than go out on such a cold day. Preferirei rimanere a casa piuttosto che uscire in una giornata così fredda.

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