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Summary

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rather:
- más bien; antes; mejor; antes bien; bastante; considerable; muy
Wiktionary:
- rather → preferiblemente, más bien, algo, bastante
- rather → bastante, más bien, antes

English

Detailed Translations for rather from English to Spanish

rather:

rather adv

rather
más bien; antes; mejor
- más bien adj
- antes adj
- mejor adj
rather
antes bien
- antes bien adj
rather (fairly; quite; reasonably; considerably; pretty)
bastante; considerable
- bastante adj
- considerable adj
rather (very; highly)
muy
- muy adj

Translation Matrix for rather:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bastante		heap; lot; quite a lot
mejor		choicest; prime; very best
Adverb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	instead; kind of; kinda; preferably; quite; sooner; sort of
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	much rather
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
antes	rather	back; before; before that; before this; beforehand; earlier; formerly; in advance; in bygone days; in former times; in front of; previously; since
antes bien	rather
bastante	considerably; fairly; pretty; quite; rather; reasonably	adequate; big; considerable; considerably; conspicuous; enormous; enough; fair; forceful; generously; great; large; many; notable; passable; quite a lot; rather a lot; remarkable; respectable; robust; satisfactory; sizable; somewhat; striking; substantial; sufficient; tall; to some degree; to some extent; tolerable; tough; up to the mark; vast
considerable	considerably; fairly; pretty; quite; rather; reasonably	big; capital; comparative; considerable; considerably; conspicuous; decided; decisive; determined; enormous; fair; fairly; firm; generously; great; large; moderately; notable; paradigmatic; quite a lot; rather a lot; relative; relatively; remarkable; resolute; respectable; robust; significant; sizable; standing-on; staunch; stiff; striking; substantial; tall; vast
mejor	rather	best of all; better; enhanced; improved; very best
muy	highly; rather; very	aloud; deeply; eccentric; exceedingly; exceptional; extraordinarily; extremely; fierce; formidable; frequently; greatly; heavy; highly; huge; intense; many a time; many times; mighty; often; out loud; particular; powerful; special; terrible; tremendous; ultra; vehement; very; violent
más bien	rather	fair; passable; tolerable

Synonyms for "rather":

instead
kind of; kinda; sort of
preferably; sooner
quite

Related Definitions for "rather":

to some (great or small) extent¹
- it was rather cold¹
- the party was rather nice¹
- the knife is rather dull¹
- I rather regret that I cannot attend¹
- He's rather good at playing the cello¹
to a degree (not used with a negative)¹
on the contrary¹
- rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left¹
- he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter¹
more readily or willingly¹
- I'd rather be in Philadelphia¹

Wiktionary Translations for rather:

rather

adverb

preferably
- rather → preferiblemente
on the contrary
- rather → más bien
somewhat, fairly
- rather → algo; bastante

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• rather	→ bastante	↔ vrij — tamelijk
• rather	→ más bien; antes	↔ veeleer — (formeel, nld) eerder, liever
• rather	→ bastante	↔ nogal — tamelijk, in aanzienlijke mate
• rather	→ bastante	↔ ziemlich — sehr; in großem Maße
• rather	→ más bien	↔ plutôt — De préférence.
• rather	→ más bien	↔ plutôt — Environ, assez, approximativement.

Related Translations for rather

rather a lot

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