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

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Tu préfères aller au lit. You prefer to go to bed.

Tu préfères lequel ? Celui-ci ou celui-là ? Which one do you prefer? This one or that one?

Quelles couleurs tu préfères, la bleue ou la vertes ? Which color do you prefer, blue or green?

Tu viens sur Skype ou tu préfères traduire des phrases sur Tatoeba ? Are you coming on Skype or do you prefer to translate sentences on Tatoeba?

Je preferais que tu viennes. I prefer you to come.

Tom préfère les céréales complètes. Tom prefers whole-grain cereals.

Je préfère le faire seul. I prefer to do it on my own.

Je préfère voyager par avion. I prefer to travel by air.

Elle préfère la musique douce. She prefers quiet music.

Je préfère l'ameublement moderne. I prefer modern furniture.

Je préfère conduire à marcher. I prefer riding to walking.

Je préfère l'eau minérale. I prefer mineral water.

Je préférerais la noire, là. I would prefer the black one, there.

Je préfère les bananes aux pommes. I prefer bananas rather than apples.

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

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

Jane préfère les chiens aux chats. Jane prefers dogs to cats.

Je préfère les pamplemousses aux oranges. I prefer grapefruits to oranges.

Je préfère être pauvre que riche. I prefer being poor to being rich.

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

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