Piuttosto che un panino prendi la pizza. Preferisco andare via presto piuttosto che rimanere e fare tardi. Gira a destra piuttosto che andare dritto.

1) Oggi fa piuttosto freddo. 2) Preferisco uscire anche se piove, piuttosto che stare a casa. 3) Davvero preferisci studiare piuttosto che andare in vacanza ? Meanings: 1. piuttosto = quite 2., 3. piuttosto = invece di (instead of) I must add a big WARNING, hoping you will follow my suggestions: since approx. 20 years ago, due to some not much educated TV speakers, 'piuttosto' has started a new career with the meaning of 'or' which is completely wrong as one of its true meaning is 'instead of' so much confusion may arise from this new usage. We have two words for 'or': /o/ and /oppure/; /piuttosto/ is use as /o/ by somebody who thinks that /o/ is a too humble word for the great ideas that he has the urge to communicate us, so he gladly switches to /piuttosto/. I hope my many words did not confuse you!