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rather

/ˈɹɑː.ðə(ɹ)/adverb · A1
MAIN MEANING

em vez disso

Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than)

ratherem vez disso

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I'd rather not have spent all the money, but it really was an emergency.
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