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prefer
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предпочитать
(prefer to) оказывать поддержку; способствовать; выдвигать, продвигать, повышать (в чине, звании)
амер. выдвигать (требование, обвинение); представлять, подавать (прошение, жалобу)
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prefer
оказывать предпочтение; предоставлять преимущество
подавать, предъявлять, заявлять (протест, требование и т.д.)
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"Lavinia must have been disappointed at that," said the Doctor; "she would prefer him to have been guilty of some romantic crime.— Представляю, как ты ее разочаровала, — сказал доктор. — Лавиния предпочла бы услышать, что он виновен в каком-нибудь романтическом преступлении.James, Henri / Washington SquareДжеймс, Генри / Вашингтонская площадьВашингтонская площадьДжеймс, ГенриWashington SquareJames, Henri© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
I think I would prefer it in velvet, though ... or maybe a brocade top with a flared skirt.Лучше всего это сделать из бархата… а может, парчовый верх и юбка‑клеш.Durrell, Gerald / My family and other animalsДаррелл, Джеральд / Моя семья и другие звериМоя семья и другие звериДаррелл, Джеральд© Издательство "Мир", 1971My family and other animalsDurrell, Gerald© Gerald M. Durrell, 1956© renewed Gerald M. Durrell, 1984
“I prefer the radio,” Barr said.— Я предпочитаю радио, — сказал Барр.Child, Lee / One ShotЧайлд, Ли / ВыстрелВыстрелЧайлд, Ли© 2005 by Lee Child© Перевод. В. Гольдич, И. Оганесова, 2009© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009One ShotChild, Lee© 2005 by Lee Child
No, no, my good fellow. I should strongly recommend you, paternally,--or, if you prefer it, as a friend,--to forget all about Rogojin, and, in fact, to stick to the family into which you are about to enter."Ну, нет; я бы вам посоветовал отечески, или, если больше любите, дружески, и забыть о господине Рогожине. Да и вообще, советовал бы вам придерживаться семейства, в которое вы поступите.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / IdiotДостоевский, Фёдор / ИдиотИдиотДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1971IdiotDostoevsky, Fyodor© 2004 by Fine Creative Media, Inc.
Although oral bioavailability is good, we prefer intravenous dosing. Cephalosporins such as cefotaxime or ceftriaxone are also effective.Несмотря на хорошую биодоступность препарата, мы предпочитаем вводить препарат в/в. Эффективны также цефалоспорины, такие как цефотаксим и цефтриаксон.Hoffmann, Christian,Rockstroh, Jurgen,Kamps, Bernd / HIV Medicine 2006Хоффман, Кристиан,Рокстро, Юрген,Кампс, Бернд / Лечение ВИЧ-инфекции 2005Лечение ВИЧ-инфекции 2005Хоффман, Кристиан,Рокстро, Юрген,Кампс, Бернд© 2003, 2004, 2005 Flying PublisherHIV Medicine 2006Hoffmann, Christian,Rockstroh, Jurgen,Kamps, Bernd© 2006 by Flying Publisher
Java is a nice programming language; most programmers prefer it over C or C++.Java — прекрасный язык программирования. Многие программисты отдают предпочтение именно ему, а не языкам С или C++.Horstmann, Cay S.,Cornell, Gary / Core Java™ 2, Volume I - FundamentalsХорстманн, Кей С.,Корнелл, Гари / Java 2. Том I. Основы.Java 2. Том I. Основы.Хорстманн, Кей С.,Корнелл, Гари© Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2003© Издательский дом "Вильямс", 2003Core Java™ 2, Volume I - FundamentalsHorstmann, Cay S.,Cornell, Gary© 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
There is often a lack of privacy, especially in rural areas, and many prefer to do nothing at all rather than risk embarrassment.Поскольку к сохранению конфиденциальной информации в стране, особенно в ее сельских районах, относятся не слишком щепетильно, многие предпочитают не совершать никаких шагов, чем чувствовать потом смущение.
In some cases, especially when firms maintain large cash balances as a matter of routine, analysts prefer to work with net debt ratios.В некоторых случаях, особенно, когда фирмы в рутинном порядке поддерживают крупные кассовые остатки, аналитики предпочитают работать с коэффициентами на основе чистого долга.Damodaran, Aswath / Investment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any AssetДамодаран, Асват / Инвестиционная оценка. Инструменты и техника оценки любых активовИнвестиционная оценка. Инструменты и техника оценки любых активовДамодаран, Асват© Альпина Бизнес Букс, 2004, перевод, оформление© 2002 by Aswath DamodaranInvestment Valuation: Tools and Techniques for Determining the Value of Any AssetDamodaran, Aswath© 2002 by Aswath Damodaran
Both visions are equal, but I prefer the vision of my form and my earth.Оба видения равны, но я предпочитаю видение своей формы и своей земли.Castaneda, Carlos / The second ring of powerКастанеда, Карлос / Второе кольцо силыВторое кольцо силыКастанеда, Карлос© 1977 by Carlos Castaneda© "София", 2008© ООО Издательство "София", 2008The second ring of powerCastaneda, Carlos© 1977 by Carlos Castaneda
"Come," said I, when he was gone, "I prefer that customer to the lot."— Знаешь, — сказал я Пинкертону, когда император удалился, — он мне нравится больше всех остальных наших посетителей.Stevenson, Robert Louis / The wreckerСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Потерпевшие кораблекрушениеПотерпевшие кораблекрушениеСтивенсон, Роберт Луис© Издательство "Кыргызстан", 1986The wreckerStevenson, Robert Louis© 1891 by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne© 1905 by Charles Scribner's Sons
So that I sometimes prefer to frown and hold my tongue.You're clever, you must understand."Так что я иногда лучше люблю хмуриться и молчать: ты умна, ты должна понять.Достоевский, Фёдор / ПодростокDostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthA Raw YouthDostoevsky, FyodorПодростокДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
But these tales, which you will hear for a long time to come in every corner of Russia, are nothing to you; you prefer to go to the bastions, especially to the fourth, of which you have heard so many and such diverse things.Но вам не до этих рассказов, которые вы долго еще будете слушать во всех углах России: вы хотите скорее идти на бастионы, именно на четвертый, про который вам так много и так различно рассказывали.Толстой, Л.Н. / Севастопольские рассказыTolstoy, Leo / SevastopolSevastopolTolstoy, Leo© 1888, by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.Севастопольские рассказыТолстой, Л.Н.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
If you were to suggest that he choose between a workers’ union and a “repentant nobleman” in the person of some divisional general, he would prefer the latter to the former almost without thinking.Если же вы предложите ему выбрать между рабочим союзом и «кающимся дворянином» в лице какого-нибудь начальника дивизии, то он едва ли задумается предпочесть второго первому.Плеханов, Г. В. / Наши разногласия. Письмо к П. Л. ЛавровуPlekhanov, G. V. / Our Differences. Letter to P. L. LavrovOur Differences. Letter to P. L. LavrovPlekhanov, G. V.Наши разногласия. Письмо к П. Л. ЛавровуПлеханов, Г. В.© Государственное издательство политической литературы, 1949 г.
So that I prefer to make no chronicle for that gap of time, to tell only one cardinal incident of the ten months I spent as an intimate of these half-humanised brutes.Так что я не стану подробно описывать этот период, а расскажу лишь о главном событии за те десять месяцев, которые я провел бок о бок с этими полулюдьми, полузверями.Wells, Herbert George / The Island of Doctor MoreauУэллс, Герберт / Остров доктора МороОстров доктора МороУэллс, Герберт© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1972The Island of Doctor MoreauWells, Herbert George© by Stone and Kimball MDCCCXCVI
The principle of hard and soft acids and bases states that hard acids prefer hard bases and soft acids prefer soft bases.Согласно принципу жестких и мягких кислот и оснований, жесткие кислоты предпочтительно взаимодействуют с жесткими основаниями, а мягкие кислоты — с мягкими основаниямиMarch, Jerry,Smith, Michael B. / March's advanced organic chemistry: reactions, mechanisms, and structureМарч, Джерри / Органическая химия. Реакции, механизмы и структура. Том 2Органическая химия. Реакции, механизмы и структура. Том 2Марч, Джерри© 1985 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.© перевод на русский язык, «Мир», 1987March's advanced organic chemistry: reactions, mechanisms, and structureMarch, Jerry,Smith, Michael B.© 2007 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Collocations
prefer a charge
выдвигать обвинение
prefer a complaint against smb
подавать жалобу на/иск против кого-л
prefer claims
предъявлять претензии
prefer one creditor over others
предпочесть одного кредитора другим
callable preferred stock
привилегированные акции, которые могут быть предъявлены к погашению
convertible preferred stock
конвертируемая привилегированная акция
cumulative preferred stock
кумулятивная привилегированная акция
first preferred stock
первый выпуск привилегированных акций
non-preferred customer
непредпочтительный клиент
participating preferred stock
привилегированные акции, дающие право на выплату дополнительных дивидендов
preferred alternative
предпочтительная альтернатива
preferred axis of magnetization
ось предпочтительного намагничивания
preferred common stock
обыкновенные акции класса "Б"
preferred common stock
привилегированные обыкновенные акции
preferred creditor
кредитор, имеющий преимущественное требование
Word forms
prefer
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | preferred |
Imperative | prefer |
Present Participle (Participle I) | preferring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | preferred |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I prefer | we prefer |
you prefer | you prefer |
he/she/it prefers | they prefer |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am preferring | we are preferring |
you are preferring | you are preferring |
he/she/it is preferring | they are preferring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have preferred | we have preferred |
you have preferred | you have preferred |
he/she/it has preferred | they have preferred |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been preferring | we have been preferring |
you have been preferring | you have been preferring |
he/she/it has been preferring | they have been preferring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I preferred | we preferred |
you preferred | you preferred |
he/she/it preferred | they preferred |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was preferring | we were preferring |
you were preferring | you were preferring |
he/she/it was preferring | they were preferring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had preferred | we had preferred |
you had preferred | you had preferred |
he/she/it had preferred | they had preferred |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been preferring | we had been preferring |
you had been preferring | you had been preferring |
he/she/it had been preferring | they had been preferring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will prefer | we shall/will prefer |
you will prefer | you will prefer |
he/she/it will prefer | they will prefer |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be preferring | we shall/will be preferring |
you will be preferring | you will be preferring |
he/she/it will be preferring | they will be preferring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have preferred | we shall/will have preferred |
you will have preferred | you will have preferred |
he/she/it will have preferred | they will have preferred |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been preferring | we shall/will have been preferring |
you will have been preferring | you will have been preferring |
he/she/it will have been preferring | they will have been preferring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would prefer | we should/would prefer |
you would prefer | you would prefer |
he/she/it would prefer | they would prefer |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be preferring | we should/would be preferring |
you would be preferring | you would be preferring |
he/she/it would be preferring | they would be preferring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have preferred | we should/would have preferred |
you would have preferred | you would have preferred |
he/she/it would have preferred | they would have preferred |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been preferring | we should/would have been preferring |
you would have been preferring | you would have been preferring |
he/she/it would have been preferring | they would have been preferring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am preferred | we are preferred |
you are preferred | you are preferred |
he/she/it is preferred | they are preferred |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being preferred | we are being preferred |
you are being preferred | you are being preferred |
he/she/it is being preferred | they are being preferred |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been preferred | we have been preferred |
you have been preferred | you have been preferred |
he/she/it has been preferred | they have been preferred |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was preferred | we were preferred |
you were preferred | you were preferred |
he/she/it was preferred | they were preferred |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being preferred | we were being preferred |
you were being preferred | you were being preferred |
he/she/it was being preferred | they were being preferred |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been preferred | we had been preferred |
you had been preferred | you had been preferred |
he/she/it had been preferred | they had been preferred |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be preferred | we shall/will be preferred |
you will be preferred | you will be preferred |
he/she/it will be preferred | they will be preferred |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been preferred | we shall/will have been preferred |
you will have been preferred | you will have been preferred |
he/she/it will have been preferred | they will have been preferred |