The word(s) "preferiram" appears 4 time(s) in 4 verse(s) in Quran in Portuguese (Prof. Samir El-Hayek) translation.

(1) preferiram ficar com os incapazes e seus corações foram sigilados; por isso não compreendem.

(سورة التوبة, At-Tawba, Chapter #9, Verse #87)
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(2) Serão recriminados aqueles que, sendo ricos, pediram-te para serem eximidos, porque preferiram ficar com osincapazes. Mas Deus selou suas mentes, de sorte que não compreendem.

(سورة التوبة, At-Tawba, Chapter #9, Verse #93)
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(3) Isso porque preferiram a vida terra à outra; e Deus não ilumina o povo incrédulo.

(سورة النحل, An-Nahl, Chapter #16, Verse #107)
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(4) E orientamos o povo de Samud; porém, preferiram a cegueira à orientação. E fulminou-os a centelha do castigoignominioso, pelo que lucraram.

(سورة فصلت, Fussilat, Chapter #41, Verse #17)
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