earlier
→
rather (preference)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 4964 | sooner | → | more probable | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme 1 | plus tôt | |
| Lexeme 2 | plutôt | |
| Meaning 1 | earlier | je me suis levé plus tôt que toi I got up earlier than you |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | better | Plutôt mourir! I would rather die! |
| Reference | ABBYY LINGUO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | eher | |
| Meaning 1 | earlier | ich war eher da als sie; je eher, desto besser I was there before her; the earlier the better |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | better | eher will ich sterben als ihn heiraten I would rather die than marry him |
| Reference | Duden | |
| Comment | ||