"rather than" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: rather than
Etymology: : rather than < → δείτε τις λέξεις rather και than
  1. μάλλον παρά, παρά να, προκειμένου να, αντί για κάποιον ή κάτι
    Sense id: el-rather_than-en-phrase-mlhA338D Categories (other): Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
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  "etymology_text": ": rather than < → δείτε τις λέξεις rather και than",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rather than"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I’ll have coffee rather than tea.",
          "translation": "Θα πω καφέ μάλλον παρά τσάι."
        },
        {
          "text": "His mistake was from rushing rather than from ignorance.",
          "translation": "Το λάθος του ήταν από βιασύνη μάλλον παρά από άγνοια."
        },
        {
          "text": "They were determined to die rather than be enslaved.",
          "translation": "Ήταν αποφασισμένοι να πεθάνουν παρά να σκλαβωθούν."
        },
        {
          "text": "He preferred to resign rather than give in to their blackmail.",
          "translation": "Προτίμησε να παραιτηθεί παρά να ενδώσει στους εκβιασμούς τους."
        },
        {
          "text": "Rather than making a fuss, I prefer to back down.",
          "translation": "Προκειμένου να γίνει φασαρία, προτιμώ να υποχωρήσω."
        },
        {
          "text": "Rather than going to jail, it’d be better to pay.",
          "translation": "Προκειμένου να πάω φυλακή, καλύτερα να πληρώσω."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: before"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μάλλον παρά, παρά να, προκειμένου να, αντί για κάποιον ή κάτι"
      ],
      "id": "el-rather_than-en-phrase-mlhA338D",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rather than"
}
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  "etymology_text": ": rather than < → δείτε τις λέξεις rather και than",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rather than"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I’ll have coffee rather than tea.",
          "translation": "Θα πω καφέ μάλλον παρά τσάι."
        },
        {
          "text": "His mistake was from rushing rather than from ignorance.",
          "translation": "Το λάθος του ήταν από βιασύνη μάλλον παρά από άγνοια."
        },
        {
          "text": "They were determined to die rather than be enslaved.",
          "translation": "Ήταν αποφασισμένοι να πεθάνουν παρά να σκλαβωθούν."
        },
        {
          "text": "He preferred to resign rather than give in to their blackmail.",
          "translation": "Προτίμησε να παραιτηθεί παρά να ενδώσει στους εκβιασμούς τους."
        },
        {
          "text": "Rather than making a fuss, I prefer to back down.",
          "translation": "Προκειμένου να γίνει φασαρία, προτιμώ να υποχωρήσω."
        },
        {
          "text": "Rather than going to jail, it’d be better to pay.",
          "translation": "Προκειμένου να πάω φυλακή, καλύτερα να πληρώσω."
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: before"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "μάλλον παρά, παρά να, προκειμένου να, αντί για κάποιον ή κάτι"
      ],
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        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rather than"
}

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