Vocab Info

N1 Adverb

いっそrather, sooner, preferably

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. Adverb

      1.

      rather, sooner, preferably, might as well, just

    2. Adverb

      2.

      on the contrary, if anything

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    いっそ

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      (くる)しむよりは、いっそ()んだ(ほう)()い。

      I'd sooner die than suffer.

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      下手(へた)くそな()ならいっそ(かざ)らない(ほう)がマシだ。

      If a painting is terrible, it's better off not being displayed at all.

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      最近(さいきん)上下(じょうげ)関係(かんけい)(きび)しすぎる部活(ぶかつ)(ほう)いっそ異様(いよう)です。

      These days, clubs with overly strict hierarchies seem rather bizarre.

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      電話(でんわ)もいいですが、いっそ直接(ちょくせつ)()った(ほう)謝罪(しゃざい)気持(きも)ちが(つた)わるでしょう。

      A phone call is fine, but it'd be preferable to apologize in person.

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      (おや)(たの)むくらいならいっそ(あきら)めた(ほう)()い」とばかりに(かれ)大学(だいがく)進学(しんがく)()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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