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1 prefer
- rr-1) (like better) vorziehenprefer to do something — etwas lieber tun; es vorziehen, etwas zu tun
prefer something to something — etwas einer Sache (Dat.) vorziehen
I prefer skiing to skating — ich fahre lieber Ski als Schlittschuh
he prefers blondes — er bevorzugt Blondinen
* * *[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) vorziehen- academic.ru/57496/preferable">preferable- preferably
- preference* * *pre·fer<- rr->[prɪˈfɜ:ʳ, AM pri:ˈfɜ:r]vtdo you \prefer hot or cold weather? mögen Sie lieber heißes oder kaltes Wetter?I would \prefer that the concert be cancelled mir wäre [es] lieber, das Konzert würde abgesagt▪ to \prefer sth/sb to sth/sb jdn/etw jdm/etw vorziehenshe \prefers Daniel to his brother sie mag Daniel lieber als seinen Bruder▪ to \prefer doing sth [to doing sth] etw lieber [als etw] tunhe \prefers watching rugby to playing it er sieht sich lieber ein Rugbyspiel an, als selbst Rugby zu spielen▪ to \prefer to do sth etw lieber tun▪ to \prefer sb to do sth es vorziehen, dass jd etw tut2. BRIT LAWto \prefer charges [against sb] Anklage [gegen jdn] erheben, Klage [gegen jdn] einreichen* * *[prɪ'fɜː(r)]vt1) (= like better) vorziehen (to dat), lieber mögen (to als); applicant, solution vorziehen, bevorzugen; (= be more fond of) person lieber haben (to als)he prefers coffee to tea —
he prefers blondes/hot countries — er bevorzugt Blondinen/warme Länder
which ( of them) do you prefer? (of people) — wen ziehen Sie vor?; (emotionally) wen mögen or haben Sie lieber?; (of things) welche(n, s) ziehen Sie vor or finden Sie besser?
to prefer to do sth — etw lieber tun, es vorziehen, etw zu tun
I prefer to resign rather than... —
I prefer walking (to cycling) I prefer flying — ich gehe lieber zu Fuß(, als mit dem Fahrrad zu fahren) ich fliege lieber
I prefer not to say — ich sage es lieber nicht
I would prefer you to do it today or that you did it today — mir wäre es lieber, wenn Sie es heute täten
2) (JUR)to prefer charges ( against sb) — (gegen jdn) klagen, Klage (gegen jdn) einreichen or erheben
the bishop was preferred to the archbishopric of York — dem Bischof wurde die Würde eines Erzbischofs von York verliehen
* * *I prefer to stay at home ich ziehe es vor, zu Hause zu bleiben;I prefer to go today ich gehe lieber heute;a) er wäre lieber gestorben, als dass er gezahlt hätte,b) er starb lieber, als zu zahlen;prefer wine to beer Wein (dem) Bier vorziehen, Wein lieber mögen als Bier;I should prefer you not to go mir wäre es lieber, wenn Sie nicht gingen2. befördern (to [the rank of] zum)prefer claims against sb Ansprüche gegen jemanden erheben oder geltend machen* * *- rr-1) (like better) vorziehenprefer to do something — etwas lieber tun; es vorziehen, etwas zu tun
prefer something to something — etwas einer Sache (Dat.) vorziehen
* * *v.bevorzugen v.lieber wollen ausdr.vorziehen v.
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