rather

หˆrษ‘หรฐษ™r
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Translation of rather into Hebrew,

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Adverb

1.

preference

preferably or instead
ื‘ึดึผืžึฐืงื•ึนื bimkomืขึธื“ึดื™ืฃ
  • I would rather go to the movies..ืื ื™ ืžืขื“ื™ืฃ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืœื›ืช ืœืงื•ืœื ื•ืข.
2.

degree

UKindicates a degree of extentUK
ื“ึทึผื™ daiืœึฐืžึทื“ึทึผื™ lemaddai
  • The movie was rather interesting.ื”ืกืจื˜ ื”ื™ื” ื“ื™ ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
3.

accuracy

more accurately or correctly
ืœึฐื™ึถืชึถืจ ื“ึดึผื™ึผื•ึผืง ื ึธื›ื•ึนืŸ ื™ื•ึนืชึตืจ ืœื•ึนืžึทืจ
  • He's my brother, or rather, my stepbrother..ื”ื•ื ืื—ื™, ืœื™ืชืจ ื“ื™ื•ืง, ื”ื•ื ืื—ื™ ื”ื—ื•ืจื’.
4.

language

introduces a contradiction or correction
ืึถืœึธึผื ella
  • He is not lazy, rather he is very efficient.ื”ื•ื ืœื ืขืฆืœืŸ, ืืœื ื™ืขื™ืœ ืžืื•ื“.

Adjective

obsolete

Datedprior or earlier in timeDated
ืงื•ึนื“ึตื kodem
  • The rather king was known for his wisdom.ื”ืžืœืš ื”ืงื•ื“ื ื ื•ื“ืข ื‘ื—ื•ื›ืžืชื•.
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Expressions with rather: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

it smells rather fishyexp.
ื–ึถื” ืžึตืจึดื™ื—ึท ืžึทืกึฐืจึดื™ื—ึท
He refused to show receipts; it smells rather fishy.
it's all rather hit-or-missexp.
ื–ึถื” ื“ึทึผื™ ืึฒืงึธืจึธืึดื™
It's all rather hit-or-miss whether the plan will work.
sooner rather than lateradv.
ื‘ึฐึผื”ึถืงึฐื“ึตึผื ื”ึธืึถืคึฐืฉึธืืจึดื™
We need to finish the project sooner rather than later.
feel rather flatv.
ืœึฐื”ึทืจึฐื’ึดึผื™ืฉื ื—ึฒืกึทืจ ืึฒื ึถืจึฐื’ึดื™ึธึผื”
After the long hike, I felt rather flat.
rather prickly about thatadj.
ืจึธื’ึดื™ืฉื
She is rather prickly about that subject in meetings.
rather you than meexp.
ืขึธื“ึดื™ืฃ ืึทืชึธึผื” ื•ึฐืœึนื ืึฒื ึดื™
If you have to clean the toilet, rather you than me.

Synonyms and analogies of rather in English

adv.alternativelypreferablyfairlyquitesomewhatcontrarilyinstead
adj.fairlymoderatelysomewhatearlierformerMore synonyms

Examples of rather in a sentence

  • He'd rather read a book than watch TV.
  • The book was rather dull.
  • He was rather pleased with the results.
  • The painting is a replica, or rather, a very good imitation.
  • He is a friend, or rather, an acquaintance from work.
  • She didn't fail, rather she learned a lot from the experience.
rathe
reษชรฐ
Adjective
1.

early growth

RareUKripening or blooming early in the seasonRareUK
ืžึปืงึฐื“ึธึผื mukdamืžึทืงึฐื“ึดึผื™ื ืœึดืคึฐืจึนื—ึท ืžึทืงึฐื“ึดึผื™ื ืœึฐื”ึดื‘ึฐืฉึดืื™ืœ
  • The rathe flowers appeared before the first frost.ื”ืคืจื—ื™ื ื”ืžื•ืงื“ืžื™ื ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื• ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื›ืคื•ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
2.

eagerness

RareUKeager or prompt in actionRareUK
ื–ึธืจึดื™ื– zarizื ึดืœึฐื”ึธื‘ nilhav
  • His rathe response to the call was commendable.ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ืžื”ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื• ืœืงืจื™ืื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืจืื•ื™ื” ืœืฉื‘ื—.

Translations of "rather" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb / Other
ื‘ึฐึผืžึธืงื•ึนืadv. - bimeqom

Rennes finished the season in a rather disappointing ninth place.

ืงื‘ื•ืฆืชื• ืฉืœ ื›ื”ืŸ ืกื™ื™ืžื” ืืช ื”ืขื•ื ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืชืฉื™ืขื™ ืฉื ื—ืฉื‘ ืžืื›ื–ื‘ ืžืื•ื“.

ืึถืœึธึผืconj. - ela

Most of us do not fear death but rather the dying process.

ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ืคื•ื—ื“ื™ื ืžืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื™ื ืืœื ืžืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืžื™ืชื” ืขืฆืžื•.

ื“ึทึผื™adv. - dai

My cooking without a recipe is all rather hit-or-miss at best.

ื”ื‘ื™ืฉื•ืœ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืœื™ ืžืชื›ื•ืŸ ื–ื” ื“ื™ ืขืœ ืขื™ื•ื•ืจ ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘.

ืœึฐืžึทื“ึทึผื™adv. - l'madai

This restaurant is rather popular among locals for its delicious food.

ื”ืžืกืขื“ื” ื”ื–ื• ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ืช ืœืžื“ื™ ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ื”ื˜ืขื™ื ืฉืœื”.

Verb
ืœึฐื”ึทืขึฒื“ึดื™ืฃv. - leha'adif

He'd rather write policy papers than press flesh at noisy campaign rallies.

ื”ื•ื ืžืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื ื™ื™ืจื•ืช ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืžืืฉืจ ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขืฆืจืช ืงืžืคื™ื™ืŸ ืจื•ืขืฉืช.

Adjective
ืžึฐืื•ึนื“adj. - me'od

The language gets rather vague on gross versus net liability.

ื”ืฉืคื” ื›ืืŸ ื ืขืฉื™ืช ืžืื•ื“ ืœื ื‘ืจื•ืจื” ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื ื›ื ื’ื“ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช.

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rather: Examples and translations in context

I think I'd rather go somewhere with a marketing department.

ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ืžื—ืœืงืช ืฉื™ื•ื•ืง.

She'd rather tongue lash a problem than step up and handle it.

ื”ื™ื ืžืขื“ื™ืคื” ืœืคืชื•ืจ ื‘ืขื™ื” ื‘ื ื–ื™ืคื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ืชืงื“ื ื•ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื–ื”.

All battles are fought by scared men who'd rather be someplace else.

ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื ืœื—ืžื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืคื•ื—ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืžืขื“ื™ืคื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ.

Make your own judgement rather on relying on someone else's opinion.

ื™ืฉืคื•ื˜ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืœืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืกืžื•ืš ืขืœ ื“ืขืชื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื.

I'd rather see live music in a small intimate venue.

ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘ืžื•ืคืขื™ ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื‘ืื•ืœื ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ืงื˜ืŸ ื•ืื™ื ื˜ื™ืžื™.

I'd rather die fighting than chained to some altar.

ืื ื™ ืžืขื“ื™ืคื” ืœืžื•ืช ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื ืœื—ืžืช ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืžื•ืช ื›ื‘ื•ืœื” ืœืžื–ื‘ื—.

I'd rather die on the raft than this place.

ืื ื™ ืžืขื“ื™ืคื” ืœืžื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืจืคืกื•ื“ื” ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื–ื”.

She'd rather come here than go to the zoo.

ื”ื™ื ืžืขื“ื™ืคื” ืœืœื›ืช ืœื›ืืŸ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื’ืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช.

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