Usage examples of "Plutôt que" in French with translation to English

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Je préfère être pauvre plutôt que riche. I'd rather be poor than rich.

Il mourra plutôt que de se déshonorer. He would rather die than disgrace himself.

J'aime le lyrique plutôt que l'épique. I like lyric better than epic.

Je préfère lire plutôt que regarder la télévision. I prefer reading books to watching television.

Je préfèrerais mourir plutôt que de vivre déshonoré. I would rather die than live in disgrace.

Je préfère voyager en train plutôt que par avion. I prefer traveling by train to flying.

Je préférerais que vous veniez vendredi plutôt que jeudi. I would rather you came on Friday than on Thursday.

Je préférerais y aller aujourd'hui plutôt que demain. I would rather go today than tomorrow.

Je préférerais rester ici plutôt que d'y aller. I would rather stay here than go there.

Je préfère mourir de faim plutôt que de voler. I would rather starve than steal.

Je préfère marcher plutôt que de prendre le bus. I'd rather walk than take a bus.

Je préfèrerais marcher plutôt que d'attendre un bus. I would rather walk than wait for a bus.

Jouons aux cartes plutôt que d'écouter la télévision. Let's play cards instead of watching television.

Je préférerais rester plutôt que de m'en aller. I'd rather stay than go.

Je mourrais plutôt que de vivre dans la honte. I would die before I live on in shame.

Je préfère marcher plutôt que d'attendre le prochain bus. I would rather walk than wait for the next bus.

Je ferais aussi bien de mourir plutôt que vivre ainsi. I might as well die as lead such a life.

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

Je suis resté à la maison plutôt que de sortir. I stayed at home instead of going out.

Je préfère voyager par train plutôt que par voie aérienne. I prefer traveling by train to flying.

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