preferito inglês:

Work is preferable to idleness.

It is preferable that he gets there by tomorrow.

It is preferable that she do it alone.

For me, reading at home is preferable to reading sitting beside strangers in a library.

A conservative tie is preferable to a loud one for a job interview.

Death preferable to shame.

Well, Mormont, as brutish as this life is, I suppose it is preferable to beheading.

Samson finds county life vastly preferable to living in the city.

For this dish, fresh herbs and garlic are preferable.

A lie that's preferable to the truth

Bad news is preferable to an absence of information.

Poverty with honesty is preferable to wealth obtained by unfair means.

Death is preferable to such suffering.

Prevention is much preferable to cure.