malle

to prefer

Usages of malle

• Ego aquam potius quam vinum bibere malo.: I prefer to drink water rather than wine.
• Filia hodie domi manere mavult, quia mater abest.: The daughter prefers to stay at home today, because mother is away.
• Soror dicit armillam argenteam se emere non velle, sed monile aureum malle.: The sister says that she does not want to buy a silver bracelet, but prefers a golden necklace.
• Si quid mali accidit, nos taedet morae longae, sed rem ipsam corrigere malumus.: If something bad happens, we grow tired of a long delay, but we prefer to correct the matter itself.
• Puer dicit se in horto quiescere malle quam domi cubare, sed mater eum intra domum manere iubet.: The boy says that he prefers to rest in the garden rather than lie down at home, but mother orders him to stay inside the house.
• Neuter puer avunculi domi manere vult; ambo ad forum ire malunt.: Neither of the uncle’s boys wants to stay at home; both prefer to go to the forum.
• Mater filiae dicit se malle in bibliotheca sedere et commentarium legere quam in contione diu stare.: Mother tells her daughter that she prefers to sit in the library and read a notebook rather than stand a long time in an assembly.
• Augustus quoque calidus est, sed avus mense Augusto in umbra sedere mavult.: August is also hot, but in August grandfather prefers to sit in the shade.
• Mense Februario pueri domi manere malunt, quia ventus frigidus est.: In February the boys prefer to stay at home, because the wind is cold.
• Frater dicit se ranas audire malle quam lacertas sub sole videre.: The brother says that he prefers to hear frogs rather than see lizards under the sun.
• Pater respondet se in Italia manere malle, sed filium quoque Romam videre cupere.: Father replies that he prefers to stay in Italy, but that his son also wants to see Rome.
• Philosophus respondet se malle a Romanis quam a peregrinis de litteris interrogari.: The philosopher replies that he prefers to be questioned about literature by Romans rather than by foreigners.
• Avia addit Siciliam quoque pulchram esse, sed se Athenas videre maluisse.: Grandmother adds that Sicily too is beautiful, but that she preferred to see Athens.
• Bibliotheca foro quietior est, itaque nonnulli discipuli ibi legere malunt.: The library is quieter than the forum, and so some students prefer to read there.
• Ad forum ire nolo; immo in bibliotheca manere malo.: I do not want to go to the forum; rather, I prefer to stay in the library.
• Ego penna scribere malo quam calamo, quia manus mea sic facilius movetur.: I prefer to write with a pen rather than with a reed pen, because my hand moves more easily that way.
• Mater ruri vivere mavult, sed filia Massiliae discere cupit.: Mother prefers to live in the country, but her daughter wants to study at Massilia.
• Pater autem Carthaginem navigare mavult, nam Carthagini fullones periti esse dicuntur.: Father, however, prefers to sail to Carthage, for the fullers at Carthage are said to be skilled.
• Lucia post cenam in bibliotheca verba nova discere mavult.: Lucia prefers to study new words in the library after dinner.

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