Usage examples of "rather little" in English with translation to Italian

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In general, little girls are fond of dolls. Generalmente le ragazzine vanno matte per le bambole.

They decided to adopt a child rather than having one of their own. Hanno deciso di adottare un bambino piuttosto che averne uno loro.

With a little more care, he wouldn't have failed. Con un po' più di attenzione, non avrebbe fallito.

I would rather quit than work under him. Preferirei dare le dimissioni che lavorare sotto di lui.

Could you talk a little slower? Potresti parlare un po' più lentamente?

Some people say that traveling by plane is rather economical. Alcune persone dicono che viaggiare in aereo è abbastanza economico.

Tom can speak only a little French. Tom sa parlare solo un po' di francese.

This transaction was carried out in yen, rather than US dollars. La transazione è stata effettuata in yen piuttosto che in dollari statunitensi.

My urine is a little red. La mia urina è un po' rossa.

Would you rather read a novel or watch a movie? Preferisci leggere un romanzo o guardare un film?

Tom has very little choice. Tom ha molta poca scelta.

This is also rather short. Ciò è anche abbastanza corto.

This young man knows little about his country. Questo giovane sa poco del suo paese.

I prefer to go by subway, rather than by train. Preferisco spostarmi con la metro piuttosto che con il treno.

I have little time to read. Ho poco tempo per leggere.

I'd rather not. Preferirei di no.

You must get up a little earlier. Devi alzarti un po' prima.

The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness. La vecchia signora è piuttosto debole da quando si ammalò.

There is little chance of his winning. Ci sono scarse probabilità che lui vinca.

Optical radars use light, rather than radio waves as normal radars. Il radar ottico funziona usando la luce, anziché le onde radio come il radar normale.

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