English-Portuguese translations for rather than

• a
  Preferimos a unidade à polifonia. We want unity rather than polyphony.
  É que não se trata de um custo, mas sim de um investimento. This is investment, rather than a cost.
  Antes fazer bem as coisas do que fazê-las depressa. Let us get right rather than get it early.

Definition of rather than

• And not
• instead of; in preference to

Examples

• Id like to go home early rather than risk the roads later
• Id like a dog rather than a cat.

Related words

• rather
• rather bad
• rather interesting
• rather stupid
• Paraceratherium
• but rather