Was heißt »prä­fe­rie­ren« auf Englisch?

Das Verb »prä­fe­rie­ren« lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • prefer

Synonyme

lie­ber:
preferably

Englische Beispielsätze

  • We prefer paper cups because they are lighter.

  • I prefer the translation to the original.

  • I prefer rhubarb pie to apricot pie.

  • Would you prefer it if I left?

  • Which colour do you prefer – blue or green?

  • I prefer a very ugly but kind man to a handsome but unkind one.

  • Which do you prefer, plum or apple pie?

  • Do you prefer to have your lunch here or in the kitchen?

  • I prefer to go to Amsterdam by train.

  • I'd prefer to communicate by email if possible.

  • I prefer tea with no sugar.

  • I prefer tea without sugar.

  • I prefer tea with sugar.

  • "Do you prefer red or blue?" "Neither. My favourite colour is purple."

  • Of course, I could've searched online for the meaning of that expression, but I'd prefer to ask you.

  • I prefer the original story.

  • I prefer women's football.

  • In a dialogue, it is more likely that a shorter answer would be offered: "Do you prefer working with Tom, or without him?" "Without him." But as a standalone sentence, "I prefer working alone to working with Tom" is fine.

  • I don't like these cups. I prefer the ones on the table.

  • I'd prefer it if you stayed at home tonight.

Präferieren übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: präferieren. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2022, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Synonyme] OpenThesaurus-User: präferieren. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 11526403, 11499897, 11477244, 11455289, 11348549, 11341881, 11254434, 11252494, 11143307, 11137870, 11101903, 11101894, 11101893, 11097745, 11093933, 11081237, 11042096, 10943048, 10890910 & 10799964. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR