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fa·vour (f

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of favor.

favour or US favor

Noun

1. an approving attitude: the company looked with favour on his plan

2. an act done out of goodwill or generosity

3. bias at the expense of others: his fellow customs officers, showing no favour, demanded to see his luggage

4. in or out of favour regarded with approval or disapproval

5. in favour of

a. approving

b. to the benefit of

Verb

1. to prefer

2. to show bias towards (someone) at the expense of others: parents sometimes favour the youngest child in the family

3. to support or agree with (something): he favours the abolition of capital punishment [Latin favere to protect]

favoured or US
favored adj

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Noun	1.	favour - a feeling of favorable regard favor approval - a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval"
	2.	favour - an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" favor inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
	3.	favour - an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" favor advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
	4.	favour - souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party party favor, party favour, favor cracker bonbon, snapper, cracker - a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends keepsake, souvenir, relic, token - something of sentimental value
	5.	favour - an act of gracious kindness favor benignity, kindness - a kind act good turn, turn - a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn"
Verb	1.	favour - treat gently or carefully favor spare, save - refrain from harming
	2.	favour - bestow a privilege upon privilege, favor countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
	3.	favour - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" favor, prefer elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" advantage - give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich"
	4.	favour - consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" favor consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

favour U.S. favor

noun 1. approval, grace, esteem, goodwill, kindness, friendliness, commendation, partiality, approbation, kind regard << OPPOSITE disapproval

noun 2. favouritism, preference, bias, nepotism, preferential treatment, partisanship, jobs for the boys (informal) partiality, one-sidedness

noun 3. support, backing, aid, championship, promotion, assistance, patronage, espousal, good opinion

noun 4. good turn, service, benefit, courtesy, kindness, indulgence, boon, good deed, kind act, obligement Scot. (archaic) << OPPOSITE wrong

noun 5. memento, present, gift, token, souvenir, keepsake, love-token

verb 6. prefer, opt for, like better, incline towards, choose, pick, desire, select, elect, adopt, go for, fancy, single out, plump for, be partial to << OPPOSITE object to

verb 7. indulge, reward, spoil, esteem, side with, pamper, befriend, be partial to, smile upon, pull strings for (informal) have in your good books, treat with partiality, value

verb 8. support, like, back, choose, champion, encourage, approve, fancy, advocate, opt for, subscribe to, commend, stand up for, espouse, be in favour of, countenance, patronize << OPPOSITE oppose

verb 9. help, benefit, aid, advance, promote, assist, accommodate, facilitate, abet, succour, do a kindness to

verb 10. oblige, please, honour, accommodate, benefit >> in favour of for, backing, supporting, behind, pro, all for (informal) on the side of, right behind

Translations

favour, favor (US) [ˈfeɪvəʳ] n → favor m (= approval); aprobación f

vt [+ proposition] → estar a favor de, aprobar [+ person etc]; preferir (= assist); favorecer;

to ask a favour of → pedir un favor a;

to do sb a favour → hacer un favor a algn;

to find favour with sb [person] → caerle bien a algn: (suggestion) → tener buena acogida por parte de algn;

in favour of → a favor de;

to be in favour of sth/of doing sth → ser partidario or estar a favor de algo/de hacer algo

favour (US), favor [ˈfeɪvəʳ] n → faveur f (= help); service m

vt [+ proposition] → être en faveur de [+ pupil etc]; favoriser [+ team, horse]; donner gagnant;

to do sb a favour → rendre un service à qn;

in favour of → en faveur de;

to be in favour of sth/of doing sth → être partisan de qch/de faire qch;

to find favour with sb → trouver grâce aux yeux de qn

favour (US) favor [ˈfeɪvəʳ] n (approval) → Wohlwollen nt;

(help) → Gefallen m

vt → bevorzugen;

(be favourable for) → begünstigen;

to ask a favour of sb → jdn um einen Gefallen bitten;

to do sb a favour → jdm einen Gefallen tun;

to find favour with sb → bei jdm Anklang finden;

in favour of (biased) → zugunsten von;

(rejected) → zugunsten +gen;

to be in favour of sth → für etw sein;

to be in favour of doing sth → dafür sein, etw zu tun

favour (US), favor [ˈfeɪvəʳ] n → favore m

vt [+ proposition] → favorire, essere favorevole a [+ pupil etc]; favorire [+ team, horse]; dare per vincente;

to do sb a favour → fare un favore or una cortesia a qn;

in favour of → in favore di;

to be in favour of sth/of doing sth → essere favorevole a qc/a fare qc;

to find favour with sb [person] → entrare nelle buone grazie di qn; [suggestion] → avere l'approvazione di qn

favour

n favour [ˈfeivə]

1 a kind action Will you do me a favour and lend me your car? guns مَعْروف услуга laskavost tjeneste der Gefallen χάρη, χατίρι favor teene لطف palvelus service טוֹבָה कृपा usluga szívesség pertolongan greiði favore 親切な行為 친절 paslauga, malonė pakalpojums pertolongan gunst tjeneste przysługa, uprzejmość favor favoare; serviciu одолжение láskavosť usluga usluga tjänst การกระทำอย่างหนึ่ง iyilik, lütuf 善意的行為 послуга, ласка مہربانی chiếu cố; đặc ân 善意的行为

2 kindness or approval She looked on him with great favour. goedkeuring عَطْف، لَطافَه، إسْتِحْسان благослонност zalíbení, přízeň sympati; billigelse der Gefallen συμπάθεια, καλοσύνη aprobación heasoovlikkus خوشایش؛ پسند suopeus approbation יַחַס אוֹהֵד अनुग्रह, कृपा odobravanje, naklonost kedvezés simpati velvild benevolenza 好意 호의, 지지 prielankumas, simpatija labvēlība; laipnība simpati gunst velvilje, gunst życzliwość aprovação bunăvoinţă одобрение vľúdnosť naklonjenost simpatija gillande ความเมตตา onay, beğeni 親切 милість; схвалення عنایت ، پسندیدگی sự quý mến 亲切

3 preference or too much kindness By doing that he showed favour to the other side. partydigheid, voortrekkery تَفْضيل пристрастие náklonnost imødekommenhed bevorzugen εύνοια preferencia soosimine تبعیض suosinta préférence לְטוֹבַת - अनुग्रह करना naklonost, sklonost, potpora részrehajlás kebaikan hati mismunun, hygli preferenza えこひいき (지나친) 호의, 편애 palankumas, šališkumas aizbildniecība; protekcija kebaikan hati voorkeur (gjøre) forskjell stronniczość preferência preferinţă благосклонность náklonnosť naklonjenost simpatija favör, partiskhet การเข้าข้าง kayırma, iltimas 偏袒 прихильність طرفداری، بہت مہربانی sự thiên vị 偏袒

4 a state of being approved of He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister. guns, vriendskap ذو حُظْوَه لدى обичан přízeň gunst; velvilje die Gunst εύνοια a favor de soosing مورد لطف suosio (en) faveur לְטוֹבַת स्वीकृति odobravanje, potpora, okrilje pártfogás, kegy mendapat simpati (í) náð, velþóknun favore 人気 마음에 듦, 인정받음 pritarimas, palankumas būt labi ieredzētam mendapat simpati gunst gunst, velvilje łaska nas graças de/graça(s) (ESTAMOS A TRADUZIR O SUBSTANTIVO) (în) graţii(le) покровительство priazeň priljubljenost milost [] gunst การเห็นพ้อง gözde, olma 贊成 прихильність پسندیدگی sự tán thành 赞成

to support or show preference for Which side do you favour? gunstig gesind wees teenoor, hou van يُؤَيِّد، يُفَضِّل، يَسْتَحْسِن предпочитам podporovat, klonit se støtte; foretrække bevorzugen υποστηρίζω, ευνοώ apoyar, aprobar soosima طرفداری کردن kannattaa appuyer לִתמוֹך कृपा दृष्टि रखना odobravati, zagovarati támogat memihak halda upp á, styðja favorire, preferire 支持する 편들다, 호의를 보이다, 편애하다 palaikyti atbalstīt; veicināt; labi ieredzēt; būt labvēlīgam memihak begunstigen støtte, stille seg velvillig til popierać apoiar a fi de partea благоволить podporovať dajati prednost favorizovati gilla bäst, hålla på เข้าข้าง desteklemek, kayırmak 支持 ставитися прихильно اعانت داری کرنا یا ترجیح دینا ủng hộ 支持

adj favourable

1 showing approval Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable? gunstig, positief, goedgesind مُشَجِّع، مُؤَيِّد благосклонен příznivý positiv; imødekommende günstig επιδοκιμαστικός favorable soosiv موافقت آمیز suosiollinen favorable חִיוּבִי हितकारी koji odobrava kedvező menunjukkan simpati jákvæður favorevole 好意的な 호의적인 pritariantis labvēlīgs; veicinošs menyokong gunstig velvillig, positiv, imøtekommende życzliwy favorável favorabil одобрительный priaznivý naklonjen pohvalan välvillig ซึ่งเป็นที่ชื่นชอบ olumlu, lehte 贊成的 прихильний; доброзичливий خیال داری ظاہر کرنا tỏ ra tán thành 赞成的

2 helpful or advantageous a favourable wind. gunstig, bevorderlik مُلائِم، مُناسِب، مُريح благоприятен příznivý, výhodný hjælpsom; gunstig günstig ευνοϊκός favorable, propicio soodus موافق؛ مساعد suotuisa favorable נוֹח लाभदायक, सहायक pogodan, povoljan előnyös membantu hagstæður favorevole 好都合な 유리한 palankus labs ceļavējš membantu gunstig velvillig, hjelpsom korzystny favorável prielnic попутный priaznivý ugoden povoljan gynnsam, bra ซึ่งเป็นที่ปรารถนา elverişli, uygun 有利的 сприятливий معاون اور فائدہ مند thuận lợi 有利的

adv favourably

gunstig, goedgesind بِعَين الرِّضا، مُسْتَحْسِنا، موافِقا благосклонно příznivě hjælpsomt; velvilligt günstig ευνοϊκά favorablemente soodsalt بطور موافق suotuisasti favorablement לְטוֹבַת अनुग्रहपूर्वक pogodno, povoljno kedvezően, előnyösen secara membantu á hagstæðan hátt, í hag favorevolmente 好意的に 호의적으로 palankiai labvēlīgi; veicinoši; izdevīgi dengan menolong gunstig velvillig, positivt, rosende korzystnie favoravelmente (în mod) favorabil одобрительно priaznivo naklonjeno povoljno välvilligt, gynnsamt อย่างเป็นที่ชอบ; อย่างเป็นที่ปรารถนา lehte, lehinde 順利地；有利地 сприятливо موافقانہ thuận lợi; tốt đẹp 顺利地；有利地

adj favourite [-rit]

best-liked; preferred his favourite city. gunsteling, geliefkoosde مُفَضَّل любим oblíbený favorit-; yndlings- Lieblings-... αγαπημένος, ευνοούμενος favorito, preferido lemmik- محبوب lempi- favori אָהוּב בְּיוֹתֶר प्रिय, पसंदीदा omiljen, najdraži kedvenc paling disukai, favorit uppáhalds- preferito 気に入りの 가장 좋아하는 mėgstamiausias, mylimiausias iemīļots kesukaan lievelings- yndlings-, favoritt-, liv- ulubiony favorito/preferido favorit любимый obľúbený najljubši omiljen favorit- ที่โปรด en sevilen, gözde 特別喜愛的 любимий, улюблений پسندیدہ được ưa thích nhất 特别喜爱的

a person or thing that one likes best Of all her paintings that is my favourite. gunsteling المُفَضَّل фаворит oblíbený favorit der Liebling ευνοούμενος favorito, preferido soosik, lemmik مورد پسند suosikki préféré/-ée מוֹעֲדַף प्रिय व्यक्ति ljubimac, favorit kedvenc kesayangan uppáhald preferito お気に入り 가장 좋아하는 사람[] mėgstamiausias daiktas, mylimiausias žmogus favorīts; mīlulis; mīļākais priekšmets kesayangan favoriet yndling, favoritt ulubiona osoba, rzecz favorito preferat любимец; любимая вещь obľúbený, -á ljubljenec omiljena stvar favorit คนโปรด; ของโปรด favori, gözde biri/bir şey 特別喜愛的人(或物) улюбленець; фаворит سب سے منپسند شخص یا شے người hoặc vật được yêu thích hơn những người hoặc vật khác 特别喜爱的人（或物）

n favouritism [-ri-]

preferring or supporting one person etc more than another I can't be accused of favouritism – I voted for everyone! voortrekkery, begunstiging, partydigheid مُحاباه، مُحْسوبِيَّه протежиране protekcionářství, zvýhodňování favorisering; forfordeling die Begünstigung μεροληψία favoritismo favoritism جانبداری suosikkijärjestelmä favoritisme הַפלָיָה לְטוֹבָה पक्षपात favoriziranje, protekcionaštvo kivételezés sikap pilih kasih hlutdrægni, hygli favoritismo 偏愛 편파적임 šališkumas, favoritizmas favorītisms pilih kasih bevoorrechting favorisering faworyzowanie favoritismo favoritism фаворитизм protekcionárstvo pristranost pristrasnost favorisering ความลำเอียง iltimas 偏袒 фаворитизм پاسداری sự thiên vị 偏袒

in favour of

in support of I am in favour of higher pay. ten gunste van مُؤَيِّد لِ، معَ подкрепям nakloněn, pro for; tilhænger af zu Gunsten υπέρ a favor de (kellegi, millegi) poolt موافق؛ حامی jonkin puolella en faveur de בעד के पक्ष में podupirati, zalagati se za vki javára mendukung vera hlynntur in favore di ～を支持して 찬성하여, ...을 위하여 už būt par menyokong va`aa`ar tilhenger av, for za a favor de în favoarea в защиту, за byť za ugoden za [] för [] สนับสนุนให้เป็นต่อ destekleyen, ...taraftarı 支持 за (кого); на користь (кого) کسی چیز کے حق میں có thiện cảm với ai/cái gì; ủng hộ ai/cái gì 支持

in one's favour

to one's benefit or advantage The wind was in our favour. ten gunste van, in/ tot iemand se voordeel لِصالِح، لِفائِدَة в нечия полза ve prospěch, příznivý (někomu) til ens fordel zu Gunsten υπέρ, ευνοϊκός, με το μέρος ή για το συμφέρον κπ. a favor de alguien (kellelegi) kasuks, (kellelegi) soodus به نفع کسی puolella pour לְטוֹבַת किसी के लाभ में u korist, u prilog vki érdekében vera manni í hag a favore di ～に好都合に ...를 위해서, ...에게 유리하도록 kieno nors naudai kādam par labu menguntungkan in iemands voordeel na korzyść a favor de prielnic (cuiva) в свою пользу v prospech v prid u nečiju korist gynnsamt stämd mot เป็นประโยชน์ lehinde 對某人有利 (кому) на користь کسی کے لۓ معاون یا فائدہ مند có lợi cho ai 对某人有利

favour , noun, ends in -our .

The adjective favourable is also spelt with -our- .

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