No. 209 in Icelandic
frekar
"Frekar" means "rather," "quite," or "preferably" in English.
In a sentence
Ég myndi frekar vilja ís en köku.
I would rather have ice cream than cake.
In this sentence, 'frekar' means 'rather' or 'preferably', indicating a preference.
Hann er frekar hávaxinn og leggur sig í líkamlega æfingu.
He is somewhat tall and engages in physical exercise.
Here 'frekar' is used as 'somewhat', signifying a moderate extent.
Veðrið lítur frekar út fyrir að vera rigning.
The weather looks rather like it’s going to rain.
In this context 'frekar' translates to 'rather', expressing a mild indication or guess.
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