Russian English Dictionary

русский язык - English

предпочитать in English:

1. prefer


I prefer coffee.
As a rule, I prefer people who deal with matters of this kind directly with those involved.
Westerners, in general, prefer to avoid such topics unless the other person brings them up.
I think I prefer this room as it was, before we decorated it.
I prefer traditional characters. Due to the abundance of reading materials in simplified characters, I can recognize many of them too.
Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.
I happen to prefer champagne to ditchwater, but there is no reason to suppose that the cosmos does.
The reason I prefer to go to Japan is that the people in Japan are hardworking and have honest personalities.
Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.
Of all the men that I dislike, my husband is certainly the one that I prefer.
It may not appeal to some, but I prefer to remain a salaried man; I don't have to worry so much about making both ends meet.
Whenever I translate something from English into Spanish, I prefer to use the familiar "tú" instead of the formal "usted".
So, now. What Disney character do you prefer? I prefer Minnie Mouse, and you? Prefer means to like better.
There have been a lot of clothes lately that fit tightly and I don't like it. I prefer clothes with a loose design.

English word "предпочитать"(prefer) occurs in sets:

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