Dizionario Portoghese brasiliano - Inglese

ao invés de in inglese:

I prefer coffee rather than tea.

He is one to try anything rather than take no for an answer.

We decided to have the wedding in the summer rather than in the spring.

It borrows money on the capital markets rather than drawing on the EU budget.

I'm trying to spend more time studying, rather than sitting at home and watching TV.

I'd go out rather than stay at home.

I would like to go to the cinema rather than to the theatre.

I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.

Offer full answers rather than short responses

rather than

instead of on paper

i will tear your eyes out and place them instead of mine.

instead of sitting, help me clean.

Add honey to my tea instead of sugar.

You can have a healthy snack instead of crisps.

She bough a new pair of shoes instead of a dress.

instead of nine-to-five job, you should choose flexible hours.

if you like sweets but you want to lose weight, why not eat honey instead of chocolate

The concert will take place at the theatre instead of the sports hall

I'm going swimming on Monday instead of Friday now

Excuse me, sir, you gave me 10 dollars instead of 20.

Count Dracula is a scary man who drinks human blood at breakfast time instead of coffee.

Let’s play cards instead of watching television

Now I can walk to work instead of going by car.

I mean, look: if you can show instead of just describing, that problem goes away.