Sentence examples of "eher" in German with translation "rather"
Kinder ahmen eher ihre Freunde als ihre Eltern nach.
Children imitate their friends rather than their parents.
Ich würde eher in friedvoller Armut leben als in Wohlstand und Furcht.
I'd rather live in peaceful poverty than in wealth and fear.
Der Regen fügte der Ernte eher einen großen Schaden zu, als dass er irgendetwas Gutes tat.
Rather than doing any good, the rain did a great deal of harm to the crop.
Ah, jetzt erinnere ich mich. Ich habe ein Kondom benutzt; etwas, das ich selten oder eher fast nie tue.
Ah, now I remember. I used a condom; something I rarely, or rather practically never, do.
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