antes bien

rather

Conditionals & Hypotheses

Notes & Usage:

Conditional/hypothetical expression

Antes bien, todo sería diferente.

Rather, everything would be different.

No se rindió, antes bien, luchó con más fuerza.

He did not give up, rather, he fought harder.

—¿Se enfadó? —No, antes bien, se lo tomó con humor.

—Did he get upset? —No, on the contrary, he took it with humour.

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