Examples of using I would rather in English and their translations into Spanish
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I would rather have had the earth swallow me up.
I would rather have been here with you.
I would rather be his friend than his enemy.
I would rather die than be arrested.
If it's all the same to you, I would rather not.
Si fuera lo mismo que tú, prefiriría que no.
I would rather have you wake me, whisperin' my name.
Hubiera preferido que me despiertes, susurrando mi nombre.I would rather be a satyr than be a saint.
Prefería ser un sátiro, que ser un santo.I would rather you go bald to school than looking like a tramp!
Es mejor ir al colegio calva que luciendo como una ramera!For reasons I would rather not discuss.
Por razones que prefiriría no discutir.Gasping- Myself… I would rather give than receive.
A mí personalmente me gusta más dar que recibir.What I would rather do, Daddy, is drive Junior home in our barouche.
Sería mejor llevarle a casa en la calesa, papá.I would rather you had beaten me up… and gone away.
Habría preferido una paliza y que nos fuéramos lejos de aquí.
Decidí que prefería ser el tipo que tuviera sus propias aventuras de policía.But I would rather be broke down Come, monkey.
Pero es mejor estar mal- Vamos, mono.I would rather have music on one side
Me gusta más quizá la música por un ladoI would rather have been beautiful.
Hubiera preferido ser bonita.I would rather go back to the desert.- And die of thirst?
No, I would rather go to bed.
No, sería mejor ir a la cama.I would rather not.
Prefería que no.
