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N1 Adverb
いっそrather, sooner, preferably
Dictionary Definition
Common
Adverb
1.
rather, sooner, preferably, might as well, just
Adverb
2.
on the contrary, if anything
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苦しむよりは、いっそ死んだ方が良い。
I'd sooner die than suffer.
下手くそな絵ならいっそ飾らない方がマシだ。
If a painting is terrible, it's better off not being displayed at all.
最近は上下関係が厳しすぎる部活の方がいっそ異様です。
These days, clubs with overly strict hierarchies seem rather bizarre.
電話もいいですが、いっそ直接会った方が謝罪の気持ちが伝わるでしょう。
A phone call is fine, but it'd be preferable to apologize in person.
「親に頼むくらいならいっそ諦めた方が良い」とばかりに彼は大学進学を蹴った。
They turned down going to university as if to say, 'I'd sooner give up than ask my parents for help.'
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