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And not. / Used to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred.

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Source Word

rather than

And not. / Used to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred.

Japanese Meaning

「rather than」は日本語では「〜ではなく」という意味になります。 / 後に続く選択肢が、好ましくない・選ばれないことを示すために使われます。

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She chose to walk to work rather than take the bus.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女はバスに乗るのではなく歩いて仕事に行くことを選んだ。

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And not.

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Used to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred.

According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.

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