Usage examples of "preferred" in English with translation to French

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Tennis is my preferred sport. Le tennis est mon sport préféré.

He preferred working to doing nothing. Il a préféré travailler plutôt que de ne rien faire.

Perhaps you would have preferred a French dish. Peut-être auriez-vous préféré un plat français.

When she was young, she preferred coffee to Japanese tea. Lorsqu'elle était jeune, elle préférait le café au thé japonais.

I prefer quality to quantity. Je préfère la qualité à la quantité.

I prefer soccer to baseball. Je préfère le football au baseball.

I prefer cats to dogs. Je préfère les chats aux chiens.

I prefer coffee to tea. Je préfère le café au thé.

I prefer walking to cycling. Je préfère la marche à la bicyclette.

I prefer to go swimming. Je préfère aller nager.

Which newspaper would you prefer? Quel journal préféreriez-vous ?

What singer do you prefer? Quel est ton chanteur préféré ?

I prefer tea to coffee. Je préfère le thé au café.

I prefer history to geography. Je préfère l'histoire à la géographie.

I prefer reading to writing. Je préfère la lecture à l'écriture.

I prefer mutton to beef. Je préfère le mouton au bœuf.

I prefer coffee with milk. Je préfère le café au lait.

I prefer apples to oranges. Je préfère les pommes aux oranges.

I prefer coffee to milk. Je préfère le café au lait.

We prefer to stay here. Nous préférons rester ici.

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