sooner
→
rather (preference)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | sooner | |
| Meaning 1 | more quickly | the sooner the better |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | better | I'd sooner go by plane than by train |
| Reference | ABBYY LINGUO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | eher | |
| Meaning 1 | sooner | Wir sind damit eher als ihr fertig geworden. We got through this before you did. |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | better | er stirbt eher, als er sich ergibt he would rather die than give up |
| Reference | ABBYY LINGUO | |
| Comment | ||