How the word "más bien" is translated into English
No es que sea tímido, es más bien reservado con la gente que no conoce.
[no es ke ˈsea ˈtimiðo, ez ˈmaz ˈβjen reseɾˈβaðo kon la ˈxente ke no koˈnoθe.]
It's not that he's shy; he's rather reserved with people he doesn't know.
¿Estás triste o más bien cansado?
[¿esˈtas ˈtɾiste o ˈmaz ˈβjeŋ kanˈsaðo?]
Are you sad or more tired?
La reunión no fue un éxito; fue más bien un desastre.
[la rewˈnjon no ˈfwe un ˈeksito; ˈfwe ˈmaz ˈβjen un deˈsastɾe.]
The meeting wasn't a success; it was more of a disaster.
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