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preferential

/ˈpɹɛf.ɜː(ɹ)ˌɛn.ʃəl/

Meanings
adjective

Preferencial

Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.

Examples :

"Club members received preferential seating."
Los miembros del club recibieron asientos preferenciales.
value business economy
adjective

Preferencial

Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices) between two or more candidates, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together is the winner.

Examples :

"preferential voting; the preferential system"
Voto preferencial; el sistema preferencial
politics government system

Related Words

Illustration candidates

candidates noun

/ˈkændɪdeɪts/ /ˈkændɪdɪts/

Candidatos

"Simple Sentence: "The students listened carefully to the speeches given by the school president candidates." "

Los estudiantes escucharon atentamente los discursos pronunciados por los candidatos a la presidencia de la escuela.

Illustration received

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

Recibir

"She received many presents for her birthday."

Ella recibió muchos regalos para su cumpleaños.

Illustration candidate

candidate noun

/ˈkæn.dɪdət/ /ˈkæn.dɪ.deɪt/

Candidato

"Maria is a candidate for student council president. "

María es candidata a presidenta del consejo estudiantil.

Illustration majority

majority noun

/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/ /məˈd͡ʒɑɹɪti/

Mayoría

"The majority agreed that the new proposal was the best."

La mayoría estuvo de acuerdo en que la nueva propuesta era la mejor.

Illustration receiving

receiving verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ/

Recibir

"She received many presents for her birthday."

Ella recibió muchos regalos para su cumpleaños.

Illustration greatest

greatest adjective

/ˈɡɹeɪtɪst/

Mayor, más grande

"A great storm is approaching our shores."

Una gran tormenta se acerca a nuestras costas.

Illustration showing

showing verb

/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

Mostrar, exhibir

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

Todo lo que tenía para mostrar por cuatro años de asistencia a la universidad era un pedazo de papel enmarcado.

Illustration together

together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

Coherente, bien organizado

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

El plan de lecciones del profesor era coherente, cubriendo todos los conceptos clave de manera lógica.

Illustration preference

preference noun

/ˈpɹɛf(ə)ɹ(ə)ns/

Preferencia

"He has a preference for crisp wines."

Él tiene preferencia por los vinos crujientes.

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receives noun

/ɹɪˈsiːvz/

Recepción

"The server's receives are tracked to monitor network traffic and identify potential bottlenecks. "

Las recepciones del servidor se rastrean para monitorear el tráfico de la red e identificar posibles cuellos de botella.

Illustration relating

relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

Relatar, contar

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

Por favor, relate las circunstancias de su viaje aquí hoy.

Illustration indicate

indicate verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪt/

Indicar, señalar, mostrar

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

El guardia hizo sonar su silbato para indicar la inminente partida.