Sentence examples of "rather" in English with translation "plutôt"

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The result was rather disappointing. Le résultat était plutôt décevant.
We were all rather exhausted. On est tous plutôt fatigués.
I'm rather better now. Je suis plutôt meilleur maintenant.
He is kind rather than gentle. Il est gentil plutôt que doux.
He is rather hard to please. Il est plutôt difficile à contenter.
I'd rather stay than go. Je préférerais rester plutôt que de m'en aller.
The weather's rather jolly today. Le temps est plutôt radieux aujourd'hui.
I would rather die than yield. Je préfèrerais plutôt mourir que céder.
I would rather starve than steal. Je préfère plutôt jeûner que voler.
He's a rather rare individual. C'est un individu plutôt rare.
He is rather an active person. C'est une personne plutôt active.
He is rather poor at tennis. Il est plutôt médiocre au tennis.
I'm rather proud of it. Je suis plutôt fier de ça.
He would rather die than disgrace himself. Il mourra plutôt que de se déshonorer.
It will be rather difficult for him. Cela sera plutôt difficile pour lui.
I'd rather be poor than rich. Je préfère être pauvre plutôt que riche.
I would rather go today than tomorrow. Je préférerais y aller aujourd'hui plutôt que demain.
Why is there something rather than nothing? Pourquoi y a-t-il quelque chose et non pas rien plutôt ?
I want to sleep! Sleep rather than live! Je veux dormir ! Dormir plutôt que vivre!
I would rather die than live in disgrace. Je préfèrerais mourir plutôt que de vivre déshonoré.
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