predilection

[US]/ˌpriːdɪˈlekʃn/
[UK]/ˌpredlˈekʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. præference, smag, yndighed
Word Forms

Example Sentences

have a predilection for opera

har en tilbøjelighed til opera

your predilection for pretty girls.

din tilbøjelighed til søde piger.

a strong predilection for anything French

en stærk tilbøjelighed til alt fransk

a predilection for classical composers;

en tilbøjelighed til klassiske komponister;

He has a predilection for rich food.

Han har en tilbøjelighed til fyldig mad.

a child with a grown-up partiality for rare and expensive foods.See Synonyms at predilection

et barn med en voksen svaghed for sjældne og dyre fødevarer.Se Synonymer ved predilection

bitterness that has warped your judgment. See also Synonyms at incline ,predilection

bitterhed, der har fordrejet din dømmekraft. Se også synonymer på incline, predilection

Real-world Examples

Some have speculated that it appeals to Chinese people's predilection for categorization.

Nogle har spekuleret i, at det appellerer til kineseres tilbøjelighed til kategorisering.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

Predilection for sour mash doesn't make a man stupid.

En tilbøjelighed til sour mash gør ikke en mand dum.

Source: Ozark.

This predilection for pointed fangs is not, however, how it has always been.

Denne tilbøjelighed til spidse hugtænder er dog ikke sådan, som det altid har været.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Pachyrhynchus weevils have a predilection for laying their eggs inside the fruit of a mangrove-dwelling plant called the fish-poison tree.

Pachyrhynchus-billens har en tilbøjelighed for at lægge deres æg inde i frugten af en mangrove-levende plante kaldet fiskepoison-træet.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Also, depending on what type you have, supposedly, that may kind of trigger or have a predilection on what mosquitoes favor.

Også, afhængigt af hvilken type du har, angiveligt, kan det muligvis udløse eller have en tilbøjelighed for, hvad myg foretrækker.

Source: Connection Magazine

Fromthe first day of his rule Arcadio revealed his predilection for decrees.

Fra den første dag af sit styre afslørede Arcadio sin tilbøjelighed til dekreter.

Source: One Hundred Years of Solitude

Tommy murmured as the next verse began, hinting at the jumpy lady's further predilections.

Tommy mumlede, da næste vers begyndte, og antydede den nervøse kvindes yderligere tilbøjeligheder.

Source: The Night is Gentle (Part Two)

It is a wonderfully flexible system, but without a consistent rule of law, companies are prey to the predilections of bureaucrats.

Det er et vidunderligt fleksibelt system, men uden en ensartet retsstat er virksomhederer bytte for bureaukraternes tilbøjeligheder.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

And others, like wimple piranhas, have specific dietary predilections, almost exclusively going after other fish's scales.

Og andre, som wimple-piranjaer, har specifikke kosttilbøjeligheder, der næsten udelukkende går efter andre fiskes skæl.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

They seem, however, to have some predilection for the latter.

De ser dog ud til at have en vis tilbøjelighed til det sidste.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Two)

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