Sentence examples of "rather" in English

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Translations: all137 bastante16 algo5 más bien3 other translations113

Her face reflecting disgust and sadness, rather than anger. Su rostro refleja indignación y tristeza en vez de ira.

He is a teacher rather than a writer. Él es más bien profesor antes que escritor.

What a shame to just endure life rather than enjoying it. ¡Qué lástima sólo aguantar la vida en vez de disfrutarla!

One should be respectful of other's beliefs rather than mock them. Uno debería ser respetuoso con las creencias de otros en vez de burlarse de ellas.

We should spend our time creating content for our website rather than wasting time worrying about minor cosmetic details. Deberíamos ocupar nuestro tiempo creando contenidos para nuestro sitio web en vez de perder tiempo preocupándonos de detalles cosméticos menores.

When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture. Cuando decimos que un lenguaje se transmite culturalmente - es decir, que es aprendido en vez de heredado - queremos decir que forma parte de todo ese complejo de conducta aprendida y compartida que los antropólogos llaman cultura.

The result was rather disappointing. El resultado fue bien decepcionante.

I'd rather not say No prefiero decir

I would rather order beer. Yo prefiero pedir cerveza.

I'd rather stay here. Prefiero quedarme aquí.

I would rather stay here. Prefiero quedarme aquí mejor.

I would rather not go. Preferiría no ir.

I’d rather be at home. Preferiría estar en casa.

It was rather easy for them. Fue bien fácil para ellos.

I'd rather stay than go. Preferiría quedarme en lugar de irme.

I prefer bananas rather than apples. Prefiero las bananas más que las manzanas.

I would rather die than surrender. Preferiría morir antes que rendirme.

She is pretty rather than beautiful. Más que bella, ella es linda.

I would rather starve than steal. Prefiero morirme de hambre antes que robar.

I'd rather not meet him. Preferiría no conocerlo.

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