"prefer" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

prefer verbo

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
(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
1. prefer tea = wól herbata prefer tea
2. prefer meals = wól posiłki prefer meals
  • They do eat some mosquitoes, but prefer bigger juicier meals.
  • Though we are both practiced cooks, we prefer rather plain meals - broiled fish or roasted chicken, steamed vegetables with herbs, pasta with a simple sauce.
  • Ms. Solodunova said the dish was the most popular at the hotel, but she herself prefers vegetarian meals.
  • They prefer meatier meals in any event, the better to support their massive bodies.
  • Some Vamps considered it too bland and common for their tastes, but Angus had always preferred simple meals.
  • Some cynics say they prefer meals cooked by their mother because they are afraid of being poisoned.
  • Do the food hygiene training I think we'd all prefer meals that didn't make us sick, right?
  • Walkers prefer full-course meals and warm, comfortable lodgings, not tents or huts.
  • Ever since the wars, we've always preferred small meals throughout the day rather than big ones.
  • I don't mind eating meat, but I really prefer vegetarian meals.
3. prefer a policy = wól polityka prefer a policy
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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