favourable

favourable US, favorable [ˈfeɪvərəb^əl ˈfeɪvrə-]

adj

1. advantageous, encouraging, or promising

2. giving consent

favourableness  U.S, favorableness n

favourably  US, favorably adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" favorable affirmative, affirmatory - affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes" complimentary - conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark" good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
	2.	favourable - (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable" favorable propitious - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"
	3.	favourable - occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests" favorable convenient - suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"
	4.	favourable - presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" favorable, lucky, prosperous, golden propitious - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

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favourable

adjective

1. positive, kind, understanding, encouraging, welcoming, friendly, approving, praising, reassuring, enthusiastic, sympathetic, benign, commending, complimentary, agreeable, amicable, well-disposed, commendatory He made favourable comments about her work.
positive disapproving, unfriendly, unfavourable, unsympathetic, ill-disposed

2. affirmative, agreeing, confirming, positive, assenting, corroborative He expects a favourable reply.

3. advantageous, timely, good, promising, fit, encouraging, fair, appropriate, suitable, helpful, hopeful, convenient, beneficial, auspicious, opportune, propitious favourable weather conditions
advantageous useless, unhelpful, unfavourable, unpromising, inauspicious, disadvantageous

Translations

favourable favorable (US) [ˈfeɪvərəbl] ADJ [report] → favorable (to para) [conditions, weather] → propicio, favorable
to show sb in a favourable light → dar una buena imagen de algn

favourable [ˈfeɪvərəb^əl] (British) favorable (US) adj

(indicating agreement, approval) [reaction, response, comment, review] → favorable
to be favourable to sth (= in agreement with) → être favorable à qch

(= advantageous) [terms, conditions] → avantageux/euse; [treatment] → bon(ne); [price] → avantageux/euse
to make a favourable impression on sb → faire bonne impression sur qn
to be favourable to sth (= advantageous for) → être favorable à qch
to be favourable to sb (= advantageous for) → être favorable à qn

favourable, (US) favorable

adj

(= positive) response, reaction → positiv; opinion, review, impression → positiv, günstig; I haven’t heard one favourable opinion on it → ich habe noch keine einzige positive Meinung dazu gehört; her request met with a favourable response → ihre Bitte stieß auf Zustimmung; most people were favourable to the idea → die meisten Leute standen der Idee positiv gegenüber; she got a favourable mention in the report → sie wurde in dem Bericht lobend erwähnt

(= beneficial) terms, position, deal → günstig, vorteilhaft; comparison → vorteilhaft; mood → positiv; climate, weather, conditions → günstig (to für); to be given favourable treatment → bevorzugt behandelt werden; to show something in a favourable light → etw in einem günstigen Licht zeigen; an atmosphere favourable to expansion → ein günstiges Klima für Expansion; on favourable terms → zu günstigen Bedingungen; conditions are favourable for development → für die Entwicklung herrschen günstige Bedingungen

favourable favorable (Am) [ˈfeɪv/ərəbl] adj favourable (to sb/sth, for doing sth) → favorevole (a qn/qc, a fare qc)

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favourable favorable (Am) [ˈfeɪv/ərəbl] adj favourable (to sb/sth, for doing sth) → favorevole (a qn/qc, a fare qc)