Usage examples of "prefers" in English with translation to Spanish

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Masha prefers coffee without caffeine. Masha prefiere el café descafeinado.

Jane prefers dogs to cats. Jane prefiere los perros a los gatos.

Paul prefers English to math. Paul prefiere el inglés a las matemáticas.

She prefers beer to wine. Ella prefiere la cerveza al vino.

Her family prefers not to smoke. Su familia prefiere no fumar.

The old man prefers horse carriages to cars. El anciano prefiere los carruajes a los autos.

Mary confessed that she prefers well-endowed men. Mary confesó que prefería hombres bien dotados.

Why do you think Tom prefers living in the country? ¿Por qué piensas que Tom prefiere vivir en el campo?

What makes you think that Tom prefers living in the country? ¿Qué te hace pensar que Tom prefiere vivir en el campo?

Tom doesn't like swimming in pools. He prefers swimming in lakes and rivers. A Tom no le gusta nadar en piletas, él prefiere nadar en lagos y ríos.

Johnson is a recluse; he prefers to isolate himself from the rest of the students in our class. Johnson es un ermitaño; él prefiere aislarse del resto de los alumnos de nuestra clase.

I prefer spring to fall. Prefiero la primavera al otoño.

I prefer translation to teaching. Prefiero la traducción a la enseñanza.

I prefer quality to quantity. Prefiero calidad a cantidad.

I prefer relaxing to working. Prefiero relajarme a trabajar.

I prefer soccer to baseball. Prefiero el fútbol al béisbol.

I prefer cats to dogs. Prefiero los gatos a los perros.

I prefer coffee to tea. Prefiero el café al té.

Which newspaper would you prefer? ¿Qué periódico preferirías?

I prefer tea to coffee. Prefiero el té al café.

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