preferible

adj.

preferable.

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preferible

► adjetivo

1 preferable

■ es preferible que no salga del país he'd better not leave the country

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adj.

preferable

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ADJ preferable (a to)

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adjetivo [SER] preferable, better

ser preferible A algo/+ inf — to be preferable to something/-ing

es preferible a uno de plástico — it's better than o preferable to a plastic one

es preferible que llegue tarde a que no llegue — I'd rather he arrived late than not at all

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= preferable.

Ex. The existence of a number of dead headings in our catalogs is preferable to the situation created by the delay in establishing headings.

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adjetivo [SER] preferable, better

ser preferible A algo/+ inf — to be preferable to something/-ing

es preferible a uno de plástico — it's better than o preferable to a plastic one

es preferible que llegue tarde a que no llegue — I'd rather he arrived late than not at all

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= preferable.

Ex: The existence of a number of dead headings in our catalogs is preferable to the situation created by the delay in establishing headings.

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preferible

adjective

[ SER] preferable, better

me parece preferible viajar mañana I think it would be preferable o better to travel tomorrow

ser preferible A algo:

es preferible a uno de plástico it's better than o preferable to a plastic one

es preferible que llegue tarde a que no llegue I'd rather he arrived late o it's better that he should arrive late than not at all

es preferible que no lo haga a que lo haga mal it's better not to do it at all (rather) than do it badly

es preferible morirse a estar en esa cárcel you're better off dead than in that prison

preferible QUE algo preferable TO sth, better THAN sth

preferible pan que nada bread is better than nothing

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preferible adjetivo
preferable, better;

◊ es preferible quedarse callado it's better to stay quiet;

es preferible a uno de plástico it's better than o preferable to a plastic one;
es preferible que no vayas you'd better not go
preferible adjetivo preferable: es preferible ir en tren, it's better to go by train

'preferible' also found in these entries:
English:
preferable

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preferible adj

preferable (a to);

es preferible madrugar it's better to get up early;

es preferible que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come;

un viaje en tren es preferible a uno en autobús travelling by train is preferable to travelling by bus;

lo preferible sería que llamaras primero it would be best if you could call first

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preferible

adj preferable (a to);

es preferible que … it’s better if …

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preferible adj

: preferable

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preferible adj preferable / better

es preferible que llegues pronto it would be better if you arrived early