Rather in spanish
pronunciation: mɑsbien part of speech: adverb
rather = sino más bien.
Example: The intent of this book is not to accumulate a large number of cases; rather, the intent is to develop a set that illustrates the principles and theories of management in action.more:
» be the exception rather than the rule = ser la excepción que confirma la regla, ser algo excepcional, ser algo poco común.
Example: Public libraries carrying the latest issues of popular comics titles are still the exception rather than the rule = Las bibliotecas públicas que poseen los últimos números de los tebeos más conocidos siguen siendo la excepción que confirma la regla.» be the norm rather than the exception = ser la norma más que la excepción.
Example: In an age where large scale research are the norm rather than the exception, it is inevitable that the sponsors of such research will wish to keep the results to themselves.» but rather = sino (que) más bien.
Example: BASIC has been criticized for being a language not for professional programmers but rather for educational purposes, but it has been used in many applications programs.» had rather + Infinitivo = preferir + Infinitivo.
Example: I think I had rather see 5,000 catalogers than a machine put 5,000 people out of work.» he'd rather [you had rather] = preferiría. [Contracción de he had rather]
Example: He'd rather not reveal her reasons for breaking up with him.» I'd rather [I had rather] = preferiría. [Contracción de I had rather]
Example: To me, I'd rather have mature judgment based on experience brought to bear.» or rather = o mejor dicho.
Example: These are analogous, or rather synonymous, terms with intermingled aims and objectives and as such they need some elucidation.» rather + Adjetivo = bastante + Adjetivo, muy + Adjetivo.
Example: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.» rather a lot = mucho.
Example: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.» rather more = bastante más.
Example: AACR2 also incorporates rather more options in terms of alternative rules than AACR1.» rather than = en vez de, en lugar de, más que.
Example: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.» rather well = bastante bien.
Example: The system gave rise to a double-faced social dynamic -- inside/inside -- which proved itself able to adapt rather well to social change.» she'd rather [you had rather] = preferiría. [Contracción de she had rather]
Example: She'd rather wear a pair of cut-off jeans than a fancy evening dress.» they'd rather [you had rather] = preferírian. [Contracción de they had rather]
Example: Don't mess with fat cops, they'd rather shoot you than chase you.» we'd rather [you had rather] = preferiríamos. [Contracción de we had rather]
Example: But what about those things that happened that we'd rather forget?.» would rather + Verbo + than = preferir + Subjuntivo + que, antes morir que.
Example: I would rather a great book or a great picture fell into the hands of the corporation than into the hands of an individual.» you'd rather [you had rather] = preferirías. [Contracción de you had better]
Example: This is the kind of place you'd rather sleep in your car than stay the night in.