English-French translation for prefer

English Word: prefer
Simple Past: preferred
French Translation: préférer

Word Forms: preferred, preferring

Example Sentences:

Which one do you prefer? The red one or the blue one?
Lequel préférez-vous ? Le rouge ou le bleu ?
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He prefers to live in the city.
Il préfère habiter en ville.
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We prefer to go on holiday in September.
Nous préférons partir en vacances en septembre.
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I prefer working on a Mac than a PC.
Je préfère travailler sur Mac que sur PC.
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You can tell that he prefers cakes to salads!
Il n'est pas difficile de deviner qu'il préfère les gâteaux à la salade !
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David had only had a small glass of wine, but still he preferred to take a taxi.
David n'avait bu qu'un petit verre de vin, mais il préféra tout de même prendre un taxi.
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Instead of learning maths he prefers to surf the Internet.
Il préfère surfer sur internet plutôt que d'apprendre ses maths.
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