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

Translations:

Que me serait-il préférable de faire ? What had I better do?

Il est préférable d'obtenir le conseil de votre avocat. Better to get advice from your lawyer.

Il est préférable d'être fou que d'être ennuyeux ! It's better to be crazy than to be boring!

Il est préférable d'avoir approximativement raison que complètement tort. It's better to be approximately right than completely wrong.

Il serait préférable que tu ne conduises pas de voiture. You had better not drive a car.

Parfois il est préférable de juste ne rien dire du tout. Sometimes it's better to just not say anything.

Il serait préférable que nous n'assistions pas à cette réunion. It would be better if we didn't attend that meeting.

Il est préférable de rester à l'intérieur que de sortir. It is better to stay in than go out.

Il est préférable de retourner en arrière plutôt que de se perdre. It's better to walk back than to get lost.

Une résolution sur un compromis restreint est préférable à rien du tout. A watered down compromise resolution is better than none at all.

Il aurait été préférable que tu ne dises pas ce genre de choses. It would have been better if you had left it unsaid.

Si vous vivez pour chercher vengeance, il est préférable de creuser une tombe pour deux. If you live to seek revenge, best dig a grave for two.

Si tu vis pour chercher vengeance, il est préférable de creuser une tombe pour deux. If you live to seek revenge, best dig a grave for two.

Si on vit pour chercher vengeance, il est préférable de creuser une tombe pour deux. If you live to seek revenge, best dig a grave for two.

Il est préférable de prendre ton temps que de te précipiter et commettre des erreurs. It's better to take your time than to hurry and make mistakes.

Lors d'un premier rendez-vous, il est préférable de ne pas aborder des sujets délicats. On a first date it's best to steer clear of touchy subjects.

Nous avons un dicton qui dit qu'un bon voisin est préférable à un parent éloigné. We have a saying to the effect that a good neighbor is better than a faraway relative.

Il est préférable de prendre les choses avec calme que de se stresser sur chaque petit détail. It's better to take things in stride than to stress out over every little detail.

Il est préférable d'utiliser les appels téléphoniques à l'international pour communiquer seulement d'individu à individu. It's best to make international calls person to person.

Qu'importe ce que vous étudiez, je pense qu'il est préférable d'étudier un peu chaque jour. No matter what you're studying, I think it's best to study a little every day.

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