Translation
to prefer
Examples
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I prefer coffee to tea.
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She prefers to stay at home today.
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Which do you prefer, wine or water?
silenti .
He preferred to say nothing about the matter.
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We would prefer to come tomorrow morning.
The comparison word is , the same one you use after : . English speakers reach for something like super or here and it will not do. Both compared items take the accusative if they are objects, which is why it is and not . An infinitive follows directly with no preposition. Prefero is the noun, and prefere works as a useful sentence adverb meaning preferably, worth having when you are laying out options.
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