Possible Results:
eut préféré
Past anterior il/elle conjugation of préférer.
eût préféré
-he/she had preferred
Pluperfect subjunctive il/elle conjugation of préférer.

préférer

C'est une bonne chose même si l'on eut préféré voir la réflexion poussée jusqu'à la sobriété énergétique et l'étiquetage écologique.
This is a good thing, although one might have wished to see the discussion extended to energy sobriety and eco-labelling.
Bien que l'Allemagne eut préféré une augmentation plus limitée du budget central de la Convention, elle ne s'opposera pas à la proposition révisée.
While Germany would have welcomed a smaller increase in the Convention's core budget, it would not object to the revised proposal.
La représentante de la Norvège était disposée à s'associer au consensus, bien qu'elle eut préféré une définition plus large de la vente d'enfants, et des dispositions plus extensives.
The representative of Norway was ready to join the consensus, even though she would have been more favourable to a wider definition of the sale of children and wider provisions.
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