Definition
Preferences or choices; usually used in the phrase 'according to my druthers,' meaning 'if I had a choice' or 'if I preferred.'
Etymology
Plural of druther, or directly from 'would rather' → 'druthers.' Developed in American English as informal, colloquial speech that became standardized enough to appear in dictionaries.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'according to my druthers' is pure American—it's what you'd say if you were being casual about your preferences, and it's a perfect example of how spoken language constantly creates new words that eventually become 'real.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መወሰነ (mewose'ne)
meh-wo-se-neh
ARالعربية
تفضيلات (tafaḍḍilāt)
ta-fa-ddill-aat
BNবাংলা
পছন্দ (pochondo)
po-chondo
CACatalà
preferències
pre-fe-ren-tsee-es
CSČeština
preference
pre-fe-ren-ce
DADansk
fortrængninger
for-træng-ning-er
DEDeutsch
Vorlieben
for-lee-ben
ELΕλληνικά
αποφάσεις (apophásis)
a-po-fa-see
ESEspañol
preferencias
pref-er-en-thee-as
FAفارسی
ترجیح (tarjīḥ)
tar-jee-h
FISuomi
suosikkeja
suo-si-kee-ja
FRFrançais
préférences
pre-fer-ans
GUGU
પ્રેférence (preférence)
pre-fe-ren-ce
HEעברית
העדפות (ha'edafot)
ha-ed-af-ot
HIहिन्दी
पसंद (pasand)
pa-sand
HUMagyar
preferenciák
pre-fe-ren-tsee-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
preferensi
pre-fe-ren-si
ITItaliano
preferenze
pre-feh-ren-tsee
JA日本語
好み (kobetsu)
koh-be-tsu
KMKM
ចំណូល (chum-noul)
chum-noul
KO한국어
선호 (seonho)
seon-ho
MSBahasa Melayu
kegemaran
keh-ge-ma-ran
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်လွှာ (lya-u-k-lu-h-wa)
lya-u-k-lu-h-wa
NLNederlands
voorkeuren
voor-keh-ren
NONorsk
preferanser
pre-fe-ran-ser
PAPA
ਪਸੰਦ (pasand)
pa-sand
PLPolski
preferencje
pre-fe-ren-tsee
PTPortuguês
preferências
pre-fer-en-sias
RORomână
preferințe
pre-fe-rin-teh
RUРусский
предпочтения (predpochteniya)
pred-po-ch-ten-ee-ya
SVSvenska
preferenser
pre-fe-ren-ser
SWKiswahili
upende
oo-pen-deh
TAதமிழ்
துவேகம் (thuvegam)
thu-ve-gam
TEతెలుగు
సూచన (sūcana)
soo-cha-na
THไทย
ความชอบ (khwamchop)
kwan-chop
TLTL
paborito
pa-bo-ri-to
TRTürkçe
tercihler
ter-chih-ler
UKУкраїнська
переваги (perevagi)
per-e-va-gi
URاردو
پسند (pasand)
pa-sand
VITiếng Việt
sự thích
su thik
ZH中文
偏好 (piān hǎo)
pee-an how
ZUZU
ukuhlala
oo-koo-hla-la