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Sentence #699492

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 papabear papabear January 8, 2011 January 8, 2011 at 6:50:23 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"Preferir" is a cognate of the English "prefer," but is often translated as "would rather." "I prefer coffee over tea" makes sense, but the register is too high for most people's normal conversation. Apparently.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #699430Mi preferas trinki kafon ol teon..

Prefiero beber café que té.

added by andresevargas, January 5, 2011
➜ #699430Mi preferas trinki kafon ol teon.

linked by andresevargas, January 5, 2011
➜ #703072I'd rather drink coffee than tea.

linked by papabear, January 8, 2011
➜ #6551Je préfère le café au thé.

linked by ludoviko, January 30, 2011
➜ #447627Mi preferas kafon al teo.

linked by martinod, August 5, 2011
➜ #740984Ich trinke lieber Kaffee als Tee.

linked by marcelostockle, May 27, 2012
➜ #2869028Предпочитаю чаю кофе.

linked by Inego, July 17, 2014
➜ #439940Preferisco il caffè al tè.

linked by Zaghawa, March 8, 2016