English-German translation for "preferred"

"preferred" German translation

preferred
[priˈfəː(r)d]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • bevorrechtigt
    preferred commercial term, commerce | Wirtschaft/VolkswirtschaftWIRTSCHespecially | besonders besonders American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
    preferred commercial term, commerce | Wirtschaft/VolkswirtschaftWIRTSCHespecially | besonders besonders American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
examples
preferred creditor
bevorzugter Gläubiger
preferred creditor
he preferred to go to jail rather than pay
er ging lieber ins Gefängnis als zu zahlen
he preferred to go to jail rather than pay
he was preferred to the rank of an officer
er wurde zum Offizier befördert
he was preferred to the rank of an officer
preferred (or | oderod preference) stock
preferred (or | oderod preference) stock
Die Konfliktverhütung hat Vorrang vor dem militärischen Krisenmanagement.
Conflict prevention is to be preferred over military crisis management.
Source: Europarl
Das Parlament will das auf zweierlei Weise tun.
Parliament' s preferred approach is twofold.
Source: Europarl
Sie sollten daher bevorzugte Partner sein.
They should therefore be preferred mates.
Source: News-Commentary
Gaddafi hatte klare Präferenzen für letzteren.
Qaddafi clearly preferred the latter.
Source: News-Commentary
Einige andere denken lieber darüber nach, wie sie die Historie verändern könnten:
And some others preferred to think how they would change the past:
Source: GlobalVoices
Ich hätte viel lieber über einen etwas nuancierteren Text diskutiert.
I would have far preferred discussing a text which strikes more of a balance.
Source: Europarl
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