lieber Learn Unstarted Summary The German translation for “rather” is lieber. Examples of "rather" in use There are 3 examples of the German word for "rather" being used: Recording English German Learn He rather wants to sleep than study. Er möchte lieber schlafen als lernen. Learn I would rather do management now. Ich würde jetzt lieber Management machen. Learn She would rather read books than watch TV. Sie liest lieber Bücher, als fernzusehen. Learn Practice Lesson "rather" Practice (4) Lesson Learn Lesson words rather etc. View all lesson words Lesson phrases He rather wants to sleep than study., I would rather do management now., She would rather read books than watch TV. etc. View all lesson phrases Acknowledgements Audio Google text-to-speech