"prefer" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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prefer + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 75
prefer soils • prefer water • prefer the company • prefer areas • prefer women • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 21
(3) company, man, league
Kolokacji: 3
(7) method, solution
Kolokacji: 2
(8) music, jazz
Kolokacji: 2
(9) charge, thing, cash
Kolokacji: 3
(10) privacy, solitude, isolation
Kolokacji: 3
1. prefer privacy = wól prywatność prefer privacy
2. prefer solitude = wól samotność prefer solitude
  • His habits frequently induce him to prefer solitude to a gregarious life.
  • Luffrey, himself, was the type of man who preferred solitude.
  • Some bullfighters prefer solitude, he said, others conversation or the hushed company of friends.
  • However, even at the young age, he preferred solitude.
  • He stopped himself, however, certain that the captain would prefer solitude for the moment.
  • I prefer the silence and solitude of the Moon to the bustle of the human world.
  • Adopting the position left one vulnerable, but still he preferred solitude.
  • And at this hour of the day, he preferred solitude.
  • There are two well known types: The first type includes individuals that prefer solitude and are content to have very limited social interaction.
  • He preferred solitude and would be found immersed in meditation for hours on end.
3. prefer isolation = wól izolacja prefer isolation
(12) wine, beer
Kolokacji: 2
(14) shade, car
Kolokacji: 2
(15) forest, coffee, Coke
Kolokacji: 3
(16) temperature, flower, term
Kolokacji: 3
(17) color, condition
Kolokacji: 2
(18) England, English
Kolokacji: 2
(19) life, story
Kolokacji: 2
(20) word, negotiation, diplomacy
Kolokacji: 3
(21) meal, tea, policy
Kolokacji: 3
prefer + preposición
Kolokacji: 18
prefer over • prefer by • prefer to • preferred for • prefer in • ...
prefer + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 22
generally prefer • actually prefer • simply prefer • personally prefer • clearly prefer • ...

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