predligere

English translation: have a preference for

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Italian term or phrase:	predligere
English translation:	have a preference for

12:52 Jan 13, 2019

The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2019-01-16 13:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Pittura

Italian term or phrase: predligere

Ho una lunga esperienza, dipingo ogni giorno nel mio studio e prediligo la pittura ad olio.

I have long experience, I paint in my studio every day and I (prefer?= it seems to me too general) oil paint technique.

Marika Quarti KudoZ activity Questions: 54 (3 open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 0 Italy
Local time: 04:21

have a preference for

Explanation:
Prediligere is really just a fancy synonym for preferire. So prefer it's not too general, it's just what the author is saying, but in a fancier way. The phrase "have a preference for" could maybe render it better.

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Note added at 10 mins (2019-01-13 13:03:20 GMT)
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It just came to my mind that you could also go for something like "I especially enjoy"

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Claudia Letizia
Germany
Local time: 04:21

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4 +4

have a preference for

Claudia Letizia

4 +3

with a particular fondness for

Fiona Grace Peterson

my favorite technique

Maria Burnett

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10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

with a particular fondness for

Explanation:
A lot depends on the register of your text, but this is one possibility. My colleagues will undoubtedly suggest others :-)

Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Local time: 04:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

prediligere

have a preference for

Claudia Letizia
Germany
Local time: 04:21
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

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1 hr confidence:

my favorite technique

Explanation:
Many ways to say the same thing. I would incorporate the word "technique". It just sounds better.

Maria Burnett
United States
Local time: 22:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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