plutôt

See also: plutost

French

Etymology

From Middle French plustost, see plus + tôt. Compare Italian piuttosto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ply.to/
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Adverb

plutôt

  1. (obsolete) earlier, sooner
  2. rather, instead
    Je n'aime pas le rouge. Je prends plutôt le noir.
    I don't like the red one. I'll take the black one instead. ("I'd sooner take the black one.")
  3. rather, pretty, kind of
    Ce bar est plutôt sale.
    This bar is pretty dirty.

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