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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms favoured adjective 1. preferred, special, chosen, favourite, selected, recommended, pet, of choice, singled out, best-liked, fave (informal) The favoured candidate will emerge soon. 2. privileged, advantaged, lucky, blessed, elite, fortunate, jammy (Brit. slang) They think of us as favoured beings. Translations favoured favored (US) [ˈfeɪvəd] ADJ [person, object] → favorito, preferido Biarritz was their favoured resort → Biarritz era su lugar de vacaciones favorito or preferido the favoured method is → el método preferido es ... one of the favoured few → uno de los pocos afortunados most favoured nation treatment → trato m de nación más favorecida favoured [ˈfeɪvərd] (British) favored (US) adj (= likely to prevail) [candidate, successor] → favori(e) [preferred, son, daughter, pupil] → préféré(e), favori(te); [client, customer] → privilégié(e) favoured, (US) favored favoured favored (Am) [ˈfeɪvəd] adj → favorito/a the favoured few → i pochi privilegiati favoured favored (Am) [ˈfeɪvəd] adj → favorito/a the favoured few → i pochi privilegiati How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favoured period, as at this. Some favoured hanging, some thought that it would do him good to appear in a suit of tar and feathers. The steep shores of the Mediterranean favoured the beginners in one of humanity's most daring enterprises, and the enchanting inland sea of classic adventure has led mankind gently from headland to headland, from bay to bay, from island to island, out into the promise of world-wide oceans beyond the Pillars of Hercules. |
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