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rather

English

  1. 🔊 to some (great or small) extent
    “it was rather cold”
  2. 🔊 on the contrary
    “rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left”
  3. 🔊 to a degree (not used with a negative)
    “quite tasty”
  4. 🔊 more readily or willingly
    “clean it well, preferably with warm water”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 antes bien rather
  2. 🔊 más bien rather, slightly
  3. 🔊 algo rather, somewhat, kind of
  4. 🔊 más bien rather, or rather (more precisely)
  5. 🔊 antes rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)

Similar words

kind of kinda sort of quite instead preferably sooner ok roger a bit a little a rebours absolutely acceptably adequately after all again against the grain albeit all right all the same alright alrighty alternately