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prefer [prɪˈfɜ:r]a. préférer• children prefer watching television to reading books les enfants préfèrent la télévision à la lecture* * *[prɪ'fɜː(r)] 1.transitive verb1) ( like better) préférer, aimer mieuxto prefer it if — aimer mieux que (+ subj)
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A vtr1 ( like better) préférer, aimer mieux ; to prefer sth to préférer qch à ; to prefer doing préférer faire ; I prefer painting to drawing je préfère peindre plutôt que de dessiner ; to prefer to do préférer faire ; to prefer to walk rather than to take the bus préférer y aller à pied plutôt que de prendre le bus ; to prefer sb to do/not to do préférer que qn fasse/ne fasse pas ; to prefer that préférer que (+ subj) ; to prefer it if aimer mieux que (+ subj) ; I would prefer it if you didn't smoke j'aimerais mieux que tu ne fumes pas ;2 Jur to prefer charges porter plainte ; to prefer charges against sb engager des poursuites contre qn ;3 ( promote) élever [clergyman].B preferred pp adj ( tjrs épith) [term, method, route, option, solution] préféré ; preferred position journ emplacement m privilégié ; preferred creditor Fin créancier/-ière m/f prioritaire ; there is a preferred candidate ( in job ad) il y a un candidat prioritaire. -
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prefer [prɪ'fɜ:(r)](a) (like better) préférer, aimer mieux;∎ to prefer sth to sth préférer qch à qch, aimer mieux qch que qch;∎ I prefer Paris to London je préfère Paris à Londres, j'aime mieux Paris que Londres;∎ which would you prefer, wine or beer? tu préfères du vin ou de la bière?;∎ she prefers living or to live alone elle préfère vivre seule;∎ he prefers to walk rather than take the bus il préfère marcher plutôt que prendre le bus;∎ I much prefer his first movie je préfère de loin ou de beaucoup son premier film;∎ many people prefer watching TV to going out or rather than going out beaucoup de gens préfèrent regarder la télévision plutôt que de sortir;∎ do you mind if I smoke? - I'd prefer (it) if you didn't cela vous dérange si je fume? - j'aimerais mieux que vous ne le fassiez pas;∎ I'd prefer you not to go, I would prefer it if you didn't go je préférerais que vous n'y alliez pas∎ to prefer charges against sb (civil action) porter plainte contre qn; (police action) ≃ déférer qn au parquet(c) (submit → argument, petition) présenter -
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• prefer (one thing) to (another) to like one thing more than the other предпочесть одно другомуI prefer this song to that one. I prefer tea to coffee.
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prefer [prɪˊfɜ:] v1) предпочита́ть2) представля́ть, подава́ть (прошение, жалобу); выдвига́ть ( требование) -
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English-Dutch dictionary > prefer to leave rather than to wait
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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.) preferir- preferably
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prefer vb preferirtr[prɪ'fɜːSMALLr/SMALL]1 preferir2 SMALLLAW/SMALL (charge) presentar, formular1) : preferirI prefer coffee: prefiero café2)to prefer charges against : presentar cargos contrav.• anteponer v.• preferir v.• presentar v.• promover v.prɪ'fɜːr, pri'fɜː(r)1) ( like better) preferir*to prefer something TO something — preferir* algo a algo
to prefer to + INF — preferir* + inf
to prefer something/somebody to + INF — preferir* que algo/alguien (+ subj)
I won't go if you'd prefer me to stay — si prefieres que me quede, no iré
to prefer THAT — preferir* que (+ subj)
2) ( Law)[prɪ'fɜː(r)]to prefer charges (against somebody) — presentar or formular cargos (en contra de alguien)
1. VT1) (=like better) preferir (to a)which do you prefer? — ¿cuál prefieres?, ¿cuál te gusta más?
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to prefer doing sth — preferir hacer algoI prefer walking to going by car — prefiero ir andando or (LAm) caminando a ir en coche
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I'd prefer it if you didn't come with me — preferiría que no vinieras conmigo•
I much prefer Scotland — Escocia me gusta mucho máswe'd prefer that this visit be kept confidential — preferimos que esta visita se mantenga en secreto
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to prefer to do sth — preferir hacer algo"will you do it?" - "I'd prefer not to" — -¿lo harás? -preferiría no hacerlo
he may prefer to discuss it with friends rather than with his family — puede que prefiera hablarlo con amigos a hacerlo con su familia
would you prefer me to drive? — ¿preferirías que condujera yo?
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to prefer charges (against sb) — presentar cargos (contra algn)our client may decide to prefer charges of assault — puede que nuestro cliente decida presentar cargos por agresión
3) (esp Rel) (=promote) ascender; (=appoint) nombrar2.VI preferiras you prefer — como usted quiera, como usted prefiera
if you prefer, we could leave it till tomorrow — si usted quiere or lo prefiere, lo podemos dejar para mañana
* * *[prɪ'fɜːr, pri'fɜː(r)]1) ( like better) preferir*to prefer something TO something — preferir* algo a algo
to prefer to + INF — preferir* + inf
to prefer something/somebody to + INF — preferir* que algo/alguien (+ subj)
I won't go if you'd prefer me to stay — si prefieres que me quede, no iré
to prefer THAT — preferir* que (+ subj)
2) ( Law)to prefer charges (against somebody) — presentar or formular cargos (en contra de alguien)
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- 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
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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
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1. Ido it tomorrow if you prefer сделайте это завтра, если вам так удобнее; 1 will come later, if you prefer я зайду позднее, если это вас больше устроит2. IIIprefer smth., smb. prefer coffee (meat well done, this play, etc.) предпочитать кофе и т.д.; which do you prefer? чему или которому вы отдаете предпочтение?; I prefer her sister мне больше нравится ее сестра3. IVprefer smth. in some manner personally I prefer this book лично я предпочитаю эту книгу, что касается меня, то мне больше нравится эта книга4. VIprefer smth. in some state prefer meat cold (tea hot, fish underdone, etc.) больше любить холодное мясо и т.д., предпочитать мясо в холодном виде и т.д.5. XIIIprefer to do smth. prefer to start now (to leave it alone, to read it aloud, etc.) предпочитать начать сейчас и т.д.; I prefer to read [rather than sit idle] (to wait, to go without, to stay at home [rather than go with you], etc.) я предпочитаю /лучше/ читать [, чем сидеть без дела] и т.д.6. XIVprefer doing smth. I prefer standing (reading, talking, etc.) я предпочитаю стоять и т.д.; I prefer sitting я лучше посижу; he always prefers staying at home ему бы только сидеть дома7. XXI1prefer smth. to smth. prefer water to wine (the town to the country, silence to speech, work to play, etc.) предпочитать воду вину и т.д.8. XXVprefer that... prefer that nothing should be said about it (that it should be left alone, etc.) предпочитать, чтобы ничего об этом не говорили и т.д. -
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vt предпочитать, предпочесть \prefer{}{·}i{}{·}i fiŝon al viando, \prefer{}{·}i{}{·}i fiŝon pli ol viandon предпочитать рыбу мясу; li \prefer{}{·}i{}is ne fari tion он предпочёл не делать этого \prefer{}{·}i{}{·}o предпочтение; преференция; doni sian \prefer{}{·}i{}on al io aŭ iu отдавать (или отдать) своё предпочтение чему-л. или кому-л.; havi \prefer{}{·}i{}on al io aŭ iu иметь предпочтение к чему-л. или кому-л. \prefer{}{·}i{}{·}a предпочтительный (выражающий предпочтение, устанавливающий предпочтение) \prefer{}{·}i{}{·}a rilato предпочтительное отношение \prefer{}{·}i{}{·}a tarifo предпочтительный тариф \prefer{}{·}i{}{·}a voĉdonado предпочтительное голосование (при котором голосующий выражает своё предпочтение одному из кандидатов с помощью пометки в списке) \prefer{}{·}i{}e предпочтительно, с предпочтением, по предпочтению; uzu aviadilon \prefer{}{·}i{}e al ŝipo лучше (вос)пользуйтесь самолётом, чем кораблём \prefer{}{·}i{}at{·}a предпочитаемый; излюбленный \prefer{}{·}i{}ind{·}a предпочтительный (заслуживающий предпочтения) \prefer{}{·}i{}ind{·}e предпочтительно; estus \prefer{}{·}i{}inde, se... было бы предпочтительно, если... \prefer{}{·}i{}ind{·}aĵ{·}o то, чему стоит отдать предпочтение; предпочтительный вариант \prefer{}{·}i{}ind{·}ec{·}o предпочтительность. -
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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.) foretrekke- preferably
- preferenceverb \/prɪˈfɜː\/1) foretrekke, like bedre, heller ville ha• ...is to be preferred...er å foretrekke2) helst\/heller ville gjøre\/ha• which would you prefer, tea or coffee?hva vil du helst ha, te eller kaffe?3) legge frem, sette frem, fremføre4) ( gammeldags) forfremmeprefer a charge against a person ( jus) rette en beskyldning\/anklage mot noen, politianmelde noenprefer before\/to legge frem forprefer to foretrekke fremforsynes bedre om enn, heller ville -
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[prɪ'fɜː(r)]1) (like better) preferireto prefer to walk rather than to take the bus — preferire camminare piuttosto che prendere l'autobus
2) dir.to prefer charges — citare in giudizio, denunciare
* * *[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.) preferire- preferably
- preference* * *[prɪ'fɜː(r)]1) (like better) preferireto prefer to walk rather than to take the bus — preferire camminare piuttosto che prendere l'autobus
2) dir.to prefer charges — citare in giudizio, denunciare
См. также в других словарях:
prefer — 1. The inflected forms of the verb are preferred, preferring, but other derivatives have a single r (preferable, preferably, preference, preferential, preferment). 2. When the subject of prefer is the same as that of a following subordinate verb … Modern English usage
Prefer — Pre*fer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preferring}.] [F. pr[ e]f[ e]rer, L. praeferre; prae before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one; hence, to bring for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefer — pre·fer /pri fər/ vt pre·ferred, pre·fer·ring 1: to give (a creditor or debt) priority or preference any preferred charges such as child support or alimony In re Smiley, 427 P.2d 179 (1967) 2: to bring forward for determination; esp: to bring (a… … Law dictionary
prefer charges (against someone) — legal phrase to officially accuse someone of a crime The alleged victim said she did not wish to prefer charges. Thesaurus: to accuse someone of a crimesynonym police officershyponym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
prefer charges — index accuse, arraign, book, complain (charge), impeach, incriminate, indict, involve ( … Law dictionary
prefer — [prē fʉr′, prifʉr′] vt. preferred, preferring [ME preferren < MFr preferer < L praeferre, to place before < prae , PRE + ferre, BEAR1] 1. to put before someone else in rank, office, etc.; promote; advance 2. to put before a magistrate,… … English World dictionary
prefer a claim — index impeach, litigate, prosecute (charge), sue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prefer a petition — index call (appeal to), pray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prefer a request — index call (appeal to), plead (implore), pray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prefer a request to — index petition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prefer an appeal — index call (appeal to) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary