Significado de "prefer" no dicionário inglês

ETIMOLOGIA DA PALAVRA PREFER

From Latin praeferre to carry in front, prefer, from prae in front + ferre to bear.

Etimologia é o estudo da origem das palavras e as suas mudanças estruturais e de significado.

PRONÚNCIA DE PREFER EM INGLÊS

prefer  [prɪˈfɜː]

CATEGORIA GRAMATICAL DE PREFER

Prefer é um verbo.

O verbo é a parte da oração que se conjuga e expressa ação e estado.

Veja a conjugação do verbo prefer em inglês.

O QUE SIGNIFICA PREFER EM INGLÊS

Preferência

Preference

O termo preferências é usado em uma variedade de formas relacionadas, mas não idênticas, na literatura científica. Isso torna necessário tornar explícito o sentido em que o termo é usado em diferentes ciências sociais.

The term preferences is used in a variety of related, but not identical, ways in the scientific literature. This makes it necessary to make explicit the sense in which the term is used in different social sciences.

definição de prefer no dicionário inglês

A primeira definição de preferir no dicionário é gostar de melhor ou valorizar mais. Outra definição de preferência é dar preferência, especialmente a um credor sobre outros. Prefere também colocar perante um tribunal, juiz, magistrado, etc., para consideração e julgamento.

CONJUGAÇÃO EN INGLÊS DO VERBO PREFER

PRESENT

Present

I prefer

you prefer

he/she/it prefers

we prefer

you prefer

they prefer

Present continuous

I am preferring

you are preferring

he/she/it is preferring

we are preferring

you are preferring

they are preferring

Present perfect

I have preferred

you have preferred

he/she/it has preferred

we have preferred

you have preferred

they have preferred

Present perfect continuous

I have been preferring

you have been preferring

he/she/it has been preferring

we have been preferring

you have been preferring

they have been preferring

PAST

Past

I preferred

you preferred

he/she/it preferred

we preferred

you preferred

they preferred

Past continuous

I was preferring

you were preferring

he/she/it was preferring

we were preferring

you were preferring

they were preferring

Past perfect

I had preferred

you had preferred

he/she/it had preferred

we had preferred

you had preferred

they had preferred

Past perfect continuous

I had been preferring

you had been preferring

he/she/it had been preferring

we had been preferring

you had been preferring

they had been preferring

FUTURE

Future

I will prefer

you will prefer

he/she/it will prefer

we will prefer

you will prefer

they will prefer

Future continuous

I will be preferring

you will be preferring

he/she/it will be preferring

we will be preferring

you will be preferring

they will be preferring

Future perfect

I will have preferred

you will have preferred

he/she/it will have preferred

we will have preferred

you will have preferred

they will have preferred

Future perfect continuous

I will have been preferring

you will have been preferring

he/she/it will have been preferring

we will have been preferring

you will have been preferring

they will have been preferring

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would prefer

you would prefer

he/she/it would prefer

we would prefer

you would prefer

they would prefer

Conditional continuous

I would be preferring

you would be preferring

he/she/it would be preferring

we would be preferring

you would be preferring

they would be preferring

Conditional perfect

I would have prefer

you would have prefer

he/she/it would have prefer

we would have prefer

you would have prefer

they would have prefer

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been preferring

you would have been preferring

he/she/it would have been preferring

we would have been preferring

you would have been preferring

they would have been preferring

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you prefer
we let´s prefer
you prefer

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to prefer

Past participle

preferred

Present Participle

preferring

SINÔNIMOS DE «PREFER» EM INGLÊS

As seguintes palavras no dicionário inglês têm um significado semelhante ou idêntico a «prefer» e pertencem à mesma categoria gramatical.

sinônimos em inglês de prefer

adopt · advance · aggrandize · choose · desire · elect · elevate · fancy · favour · file · go for · lodge · pick · place · present · press · promote · put forward · raise · select · upgrade · wish

TRADUÇÃO DE PREFER

Conheça a tradução de prefer a 25 línguas com o nosso tradutor inglês multilíngue.

As traduções de prefer a outras línguas apresentadas nesta seção foram obtidas através da tradução automática estatística; onde a unidade essencial da tradução é a palavra «prefer» em inglês.

• Tradutor português - chinês: 更喜欢
• Tradutor português - espanhol: preferir
• inglês: prefer
• Tradutor português - hindi: पसंद करते हैं
• Tradutor português - arabe: يُفَضِّلُ
• Tradutor português - russo: предпочитать
• Tradutor português - português: preferir
• Tradutor português - bengali: পছন্দ করা
• Tradutor português - francês: préférer
• Tradutor português - malaio: Lebih suka
• Tradutor português - alemão: bevorzugen
• Tradutor português - japonês: ･･･の方を好む
• Tradutor português - coreano: 선호하다
• Tradutor português - javanês: Seneng
• Tradutor português - vietnamita: thích hơn
• Tradutor português - tâmil: விரும்புகின்றனர்
• Tradutor português - marata: प्राधान्य
• Tradutor português - turco: tercih etmek
• Tradutor português - italiano: preferire
• Tradutor português - polonês: woleć
• Tradutor português - ucraniano: надавати перевагу
• Tradutor português - romeno: a prefera
• Tradutor português - grego: προτιμώ
• Tradutor português - africâner: verkies
• Tradutor português - sueco: föredra
• Tradutor português - norueguês: foretrekke

10 CITAÇÕES EM INGLÊS COM «PREFER»

Citações e frases célebres com a palavra prefer.

1

Minna Antrim

There never was a woman who did not prefer an oblique compliment to a straight truth - if the latter were unflattering.

2

Hank Azaria

In my cranky old age, I actually prefer recording alone now, on 'The Simpsons,' for example, because I find that the director can just focus on what I'm doing and I can do a lot of variations. A lot of times, when I record with a group, I'll stay after class for another hour or two.

3

Joan Baez

If people have to put labels on me, I'd prefer the first label to be human being, the second label to be pacifist, and the third to be folk singer.

4

Carol Bellamy

I think he is an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer.

5

Alex Berenson

In general, great companies prefer to grow 'organically,' as Wall Street likes to say. That is, from the inside out, by finding new markets or by taking market share from their competitors.

6

Carla Bley

I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle.

7

Quentin Bryce

The Australian way of affirmative action is setting goals and recognising discrimination and lack of opportunity and deciding to take action and setting some goals and targets. I guess I prefer that language to talking about quotas.

8

Ellen Chenoweth

I go to a lot of plays. I tend to prefer the off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway more than the Broadway shows. That's where I see people that I might not know.

9

Sharlto Copley

I always find the more you can draw on real life characters, people, situations, it works better. Certainly for designing a character, I prefer to draw on real people rather than other guys I've seen in movies, rather than 'here's my version of Clint Eastwood' or whoever.

10

Mitch Daniels

We believe it wrong ever to take a dollar from a free citizen without a very necessary public purpose, because each such taking diminishes the freedom to spend that dollar as its owner would prefer.

10 LIVROS EM INGLÊS RELACIONADOS COM «PREFER»

Descubra o uso de prefer na seguinte seleção bibliográfica. Livros relacionados com prefer e pequenos extratos deles para contextualizar o seu uso na literatura.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Illuminating Diary of a ...

Now GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES and its brunette sequel are together at last in a two-in-one volume, complete with the original hilarious Ralph Barton illustrations throughout.

Anita Loos, 1998

Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?: Bodies, Behavior, and ...

Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? provides both an in-depth exploration into our sexual psyches—and fresh advice for men and women who want to discover the secrets of successful relationships. From the Hardcover edition.

Jena Pincott, 2008

Gentlemen Prefer Succubi

Who Knew An Angel Could Get A Girl In So Much Devilish Trouble?

Jill Myles, 2009

Some Prefer Nettles

The marriage of Kaname and Misako is disintegrating: whilst seeking passion and fulfilment in the arms of others, they contemplate the humiliation of divorce.

Junichiro Tanizaki, 2001

Stewart Lee! The 'If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask ...

Featuring a transcript of the show fully annotated with footnotes, the If You Prefer A Milder Comedian EP confirms Stewart Lee as the most original, daring and brilliant comedian of his generation.

Stewart Lee, 2012

Scotsmen Prefer Blondes

She never wanted marriage.

Sara Ramsey, 2012

The Art of Men (I Prefer Mine al Dente)

In this collection of linked essays that’s both hilarious and poignant in turns, Kirstie chronicles all the good, the bad, and the ugly men who have influenced and guided her.

Kirstie Alley, 2012

Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?: Why He Fancies You and ...

Q: Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes?

Jena Pincott, 2008

Beautiful Women Prefer Nerds!: A Real Man's Guide on How to ...

Beginning with a diagnostic test, the book explains dating, falling in love, and finding romance in a concise and entertaining manner, showing all the clever strategies successful men use.

Ross Quigley, 1999

I Prefer to Teach: An International Comparison of Faculty ...

This book draws on the perspectives of nearly 20 000 faculties from around the world to determine significant trends in how professors view teaching and research.

James J. F. Forest, 2002

10 NOTÍCIAS NAS QUAIS SE INCLUI O TERMO «PREFER»

Conheça de que se fala nos meios de comunicação nacionais e internacionais e como se utiliza o termo prefer no contexto das seguintes notícias.

CNN poll: 64% of Republicans prefer securing border and …

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The alcohol industry would prefer that alcohol did not cause cancer

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Report: Rangers interested in Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez

But SportsDayDFW's Evan Grant reports his sources indicate the Rangers prefer Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy instead. Gomez is a ... «Dallas Morning News, jul 15»

Prefer PC over console for first-person shooters? This PS4 controller …

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Kendall's Sigh Kicks Prefer to Let the Music Do the Talking

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UK vs. Australia: Where Would You Prefer to Live?

If you could choose where to live in the world, where would it be? Would you opt for a quiet country life or do you prefer the vibrancy of a big city ... «FTNnews.com, jul 15»

Shock: Men And Women Prefer Family Values After They Have A …

Both men and women become less supportive of liberal feminist ideals about family life, housework and childcare after actually having children, ... «Breitbart News, jul 15»

Does 'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson's Mom Prefer His Ex Kristen …

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Prefer Tech Mahindra: Mayuresh Joshi

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Will My IS Militant Husband Prefer His Houris Over Me When He's …

If an IS militant dies in battle and is awarded his 72 "houris" (the heavenly maidens whom, according to IS ideology, militants are given if they ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, jul 15»