Examples of using "むしろ" in a sentence and their english translations:
- That's pretty strange.
- This is rather strange.
I would rather have a coffee.
No, they're busy.
It's where it begins.
Tom actually seems happy.
- I'd rather stay here.
- I would rather stay here.
I would rather have a coffee.
He is not so much a teacher as a scholar.
how can Scarface possibly not?
I prefer you to come.
- I would rather order beer.
- I'd rather order beer.
- I would rather walk than wait for the next bus.
- I'd rather walk than wait for the next bus.
I would prefer an honorable death.
I'd rather walk than wait for a bus.
I would choose honor before money.
- I would rather not go out today.
- I'd rather not go out today.
but it is rather to signify
The problem is not so much the cost as the time.
- He likes tennis rather than basketball.
- He likes tennis more than basketball.
But rather the perceived limitations
I prefer going out to staying at home.
Quantity rather than quality is important.
It seemed rather bad.
He is not so much a journalist as a scholar.
I'd rather take a taxi than walk.
I'd rather be a bird than a fish.
- I would rather walk than wait for the next bus.
- I'd rather walk than wait for the next bus.
I would rather stay home than go out.
I'd rather go out than stay indoors.
I would rather be deceived than to deceive.
- I would rather play tennis than swim.
- I'd rather play tennis than swim.
- I would rather live alone in the country.
- I would rather live alone in a village.
Children imitate their friends rather than their parents.
more about feeling whole.
I'd rather play football than go swimming.
I'd rather stay home than go alone.
I would as soon walk as take a taxi.
She is not so much a singer as an actress.
He is kind rather than gentle.
He is not so much a poet as a novelist.
He is a teacher rather than a writer.
He is not so much a teacher as a scholar.
Mr Tani is not so much a scholar as a journalist.
I am a writer rather than a teacher.
I'd rather stay home than go out.
Paul is not so much a singer as a composer.
Brown is not so much a writer as a scholar.
It is a hall rather than a room.
She is more gentle than kind.
She is not so much an actress as a singer.
He is not so much a politician as a merchant.
He is not so much a scholar as a TV personality.
He is a scholar rather than a teacher.
I would rather stay at home than go shopping.
I'd rather ride my bike than walk.
- I would rather go out than stay at home.
- I'd rather go out than stay at home.
He is not so much a novelist as a poet.
- I would rather walk than wait for the next bus.
- I'd rather walk than wait for the next bus.
this rather big, manly chest of drawers,
A man's worth lies in what he is rather than what he has.
A man's worth lies in what he is rather than in what he has.
Children imitate their friends rather than their parents.
I would rather stay at home than go out in the rain.
I would rather not go there alone.
I would rather let him have his own way.
Mr Baker is not so much a teacher as a scholar.
Mr Baker is not so much a scholar as a writer.
The question is not so much what it is as how it looks.
Some people say that traveling by plane is rather economical.
She is more shy than cold.
She is more wise than clever.
He is not so much a politician as a scholar.
He is more gentle than kind.
He is not so much a scholar as a popular writer.
He is not so much a scholar as a poet.