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

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Él prefiere ir el viernes. He'd prefer to go on Friday.
Mi hermano prefiere hacer windsurf. My brother prefers windsurfing.
Masha prefiere el café descafeinado. Masha prefers coffee without caffeine.
Su familia prefiere no fumar. Her family prefers not to smoke.
¿Prefiere vino blanco o vino tinto? Do you prefer white wine or red wine?
Ella prefiere la cerveza al vino. She prefers beer to wine.
¿Cuál prefiere usted? ¿Éste o aquél? Which one do you prefer? This one or that one?
Paul prefiere el inglés a las matemáticas. Paul prefers English to math.
En verano, la gente prefiere el mar. In summer, people prefer the sea.
Jane prefiere los perros a los gatos. Jane prefers dogs to cats.
El anciano prefiere los carruajes a los autos. The old man prefers horse carriages to cars.
¿Qué color prefiere, el azul o el verde? Which color do you prefer, blue or green?
¿Por qué piensas que Tom prefiere vivir en el campo? Why do you think Tom prefers living in the country?
¿Qué te hace pensar que Tom prefiere vivir en el campo? What makes you think that Tom prefers living in the country?
A Tom no le gusta nadar en piletas, él prefiere nadar en lagos y ríos. Tom doesn't like swimming in pools. He prefers swimming in lakes and rivers.
Johnson es un ermitaño; él prefiere aislarse del resto de los alumnos de nuestra clase. Johnson is a recluse; he prefers to isolate himself from the rest of the students in our class.
No es mi tema preferido. It isn't my preferred theme.
Escoja el color que prefiera. Choose the color you like the best.
Preferiría ir hoy que mañana. I would prefer today over tomorrow.
Elige el color que prefieras. Choose the color you like the best.
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