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adjectivethe cold was preferable to the smoke — die Kälte war noch erträglicher als der Rauch
* * *['pre-]* * *pref·er·able[ˈprefərəbl̩]adj inv bessersurely a diplomatic solution is \preferable to war eine diplomatische Lösung ist einem Krieg sicherlich vorzuziehenwouldn't it be \preferable to...? wäre es nicht besser,...?* * *['prefərəbl]adjX is preferable to Y — X ist Y (dat) vorzuziehen
anything would be preferable to sharing a flat with Sophie — alles wäre besser, als mit Sophie zusammen wohnen zu müssen
death is preferable to dishonour —
it is preferable to use vegetable oil for cooking — zum Kochen eignet sich pflanzliches Öl besser or am besten, zum Kochen ist pflanzliches Öl vorzuziehen
it would be preferable to do it that way — es wäre besser, es so zu machen
to find sth preferable — etw vorziehen, einer Sache (dat) den Vorzug geben
infinitely preferable — hundertmal besser or lieber
* * *preferable [ˈprefərəbl] adj2. wünschenswert* * *adjectivevorzuziehen präd.; vorzuziehend attr.; besser (to als)* * *adj.vorzuziehen v.
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