Usage examples of "Preferisco" in Italian with translation to English

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Preferisco un colore più chiaro I prefer a lighter color.
Piuttosto che arrendermi preferisco morire. If I had to surrender, I'd rather choose death.
Preferisco i pompelmi alle arance. I prefer grapefruits to oranges.
Preferisco il pesce alla carne. I prefer fish to meat.
Preferisco la storia alla geografia. I prefer history to geography.
Preferisco le mele alle arance. I prefer apples to oranges.
Preferisco il riso al pane. I prefer rice to bread.
Preferisco il tè al caffè. I prefer tea to coffee.
Preferisco la primavera all'autunno. I prefer spring to fall.
Preferisco il caffè al tè. I prefer coffee to tea.
Preferisco il latte al succo. I prefer milk to juice.
Preferisco la qualità alla quantità. I prefer quality to quantity.
Preferisco i gatti ai cani. I prefer cats to dogs.
Io preferisco i gatti ai cani. I prefer cats to dogs.
Io preferisco la primavera all'autunno. I prefer spring to fall.
Preferisco andare in montagna d'estate. I prefer going to the mountains in summer.
Preferisco essere povero che essere ricco. I prefer being poor to being rich.
Preferisco lavorare che non fare niente. I prefer working to doing nothing.
Preferisco le macchine inglesi a quelle straniere. I prefer English cars to foreign ones.
Preferisco le automobili inglesi a quelle straniere. I prefer English cars to foreign ones.
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