Usage examples of "plutôt" in French with translation to English

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C'est plutôt le contraire It is quite the opposite
C'était plutôt réduit, comme fête. It wasn't much of a party.
Elle reste plutôt dans son coin. She pretty much keeps to herself.
Il détient une fortune plutôt considérable. He has a fairly large fortune.
Ce fut une fête plutôt normale. It was a pretty normal party.
Tu devrais plutôt aller en bus. You'd better go by bus.
C'était plutôt limité, comme plan. It wasn't much of a plan.
C'était plutôt léger, pour une tempête. It wasn't much of a storm.
La teneur du rapport est plutôt négative. The tenor of the report is fairly negative.
Stephen Colbert est un type plutôt délirant. Stephen Colbert is a pretty crazy guy.
Je souhaiterais plutôt mourir que d'abandonner. I would sooner die than give up.
Elle vit dans une demeure plutôt grande. She lives in quite a big mansion.
Brrr, il fait plutôt froid aujourd'hui. Wow, it's pretty cold today.
J'aime le lyrique plutôt que l'épique. I like lyric better than epic.
C'était plutôt limité, comme point de vue. It wasn't much of a view.
Dans l'ensemble, les Japonais sont plutôt conservateurs. On the whole, the Japanese are conservative.
Les deux frères sont d'apparence plutôt différente. The two brothers are quite unlike in their appearance.
Je préfère lire plutôt que regarder la télévision. I prefer reading books to watching television.
Les deux frères sont d'apparence plutôt dissemblable. The two brothers are quite unlike in their appearance.
La nouvelle copine de Tom est plutôt séduisante. Tom's new girlfriend is quite attractive.
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