Meaning of malo | Babel Free
[ˈmaː.ɫoː]Definitions
to prefer, want more or instead; to wish rather, choose rather
suppletive
Examples
“BYRRHIA: Ego illam vīdī: virginem fōrma bona, / meminī vidērī. Quō aequior sum Pamphilō, / sī sē illam in somnīs quam illum amplectī māluit.”
BYRRHIA: I saw her: [she was] a good-looking girl, as I recall. That’s why I’m more partial to Pamphilus, if he himself prefers [to be the one who] holds her in his sleep instead of that [other man].
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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