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to be preferable
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préférable [pʀefeʀabl] ADJ
préférable
preferable
il est préférable que …
it is preferable ou better that …
il est préférable que tu n'y ailles pas
it is preferable ou better that you don't go
il est/serait préférable de faire
it is/would be preferable ou better to do
préférable à
preferable to
la déception est préférable à l'incertitude
disappointment is preferable to uncertainty
il serait préférable de les mettre au courant
it would be better to put them in the picture
English
English
French
French
preferable
préférable (to à)
it is preferable to do
il est préférable de faire
it was deemed necessary/advisable to do
on a jugé nécessaire/préférable de faire
drug treatment is preferable to radiotherapy
l'emploi des médicaments est préférable à la radiothérapie
the devil you know is better than the devil you don't
un danger connu est préférable à un danger inconnu
to think it best to do/that …
penser qu'il serait préférable de faire/que …
French
French
English
English
préférable [pʀefeʀabl] ADJ
être préférable à qc
to be preferable
il est préférable de se taire
it is preferable [or better] to say nothing
il est préférable que je m'en aille
I had better go
English
English
French
French
preferable
préférable
it's best to +infin
il est préférable de +infin
French
French
English
English
préférable [pʀefeʀabl] ADJ
être préférable à qc
to be preferable
il est préférable de se taire
it is better to say nothing
il est préférable que je m'en aille
I had better go
English
English
French
French
preferable
préférable
it's best to +infin
il est préférable de +infin
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
être préférable à qc
to be preferable
il est préférable de se taire
it is preferable [or better] to say nothing
il est préférable que je m'en aille
I had better go
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
La rupture définitive est entamée, donnant naissance au courant trotskiste.
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Mis au courant, les jeunes châtelains accueillent chaleureusement la famille.
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Interné de force par des médecins, le journaliste hurle « je suis au courant pour les fantômes ».
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De nombreuses innovations furent popularisées, comme la boussole ou le sextant ; la cartographie se développa, ainsi que la médecine, grâce notamment au courant de l'humanisme.
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Dans son intervalle d'introduction, la rascasse est principalement distribuée dans la portion nordique du plateau continental, adjacent au courant occidental de l’hémisphère nord.
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