Usage examples of "prefer" in English with translation to German

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Translations: all70 bevorzugen6 es vorziehen5 vor|ziehen2 lieber sein1 other translations56

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I prefer translation to teaching. Ich ziehe die Übersetzung der Lehre vor.

I prefer quality to quantity. Mir geht Qualität vor Quantität.

I prefer cats to dogs. Ich habe Katzen lieber als Hunde.

I prefer walking to riding. Ich gehe lieber zu Fuß, als dass ich reite.

I prefer coffee to tea. Mir ist Kaffee lieber als Tee.

I prefer walking to cycling. Ich gehe lieber zu Fuß als Rad zu fahren.

I should prefer to wait Ich möchte lieber warten

What singer do you prefer? Wer ist dein Lieblingssänger?

I prefer tea to coffee. Ich mag lieber Tee als Kaffee.

I prefer a cotton blouse. Ich möchte lieber eine Baumwollbluse.

I prefer a lighter color. Mir gefällt eine hellere Farbe besser.

I prefer milk to juice. Ich mag lieber Milch als Saft.

I prefer apples to oranges. Ich mag Äpfel lieber als Orangen.

I prefer oranges to apples. Ich mag Orangen lieber als Äpfel.

I prefer staying to going. Ich bleibe lieber als dass ich gehe.

We prefer to stay here. Wir bleiben lieber hier.

I prefer fish to meat. Ich mag Fisch lieber als Fleisch.

I prefer the black one. Das Schwarze ist mir lieber.

I prefer rice to bread. Ich mag lieber Reis als Brot.

I prefer grapefruits to oranges. Ich mag lieber Pampelmuse als Apfelsine.

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