favourite

favourite US, favorite [ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈfeɪvrɪt]

adj

(prenominal) most liked; preferred above all others

n

1.

a.  a person or thing regarded with especial preference or liking

b.  (as modifier) a favourite book

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) Sport a competitor thought likely to win

play favourites to display favouritism

[from Italian favorito, from favorire to favour, from Latin favēre]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	favourite - a competitor thought likely to win front-runner, favorite challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
	2.	favourite - a special loved one                   darling, dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, pet lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone chosen - one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen" macushla - (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling mollycoddle - a pampered darling; an effeminate man teacher's pet - the teacher's favorite student
	3.	favourite - something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" favorite choice, pick, selection - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
Adj.	1.	favourite - appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" favorite popular - regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"
	2.	favourite - preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" best-loved, favored, pet, preferent, preferred, favorite loved - held dear; "his loved companion of many years"

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favourite

adjective

preferred, favoured, best-loved, most-liked, special, choice, dearest, pet, esteemed, of choice, fave (informal) Her favourite writer is Charles Dickens.

noun

1. darling, pet, preference, blue-eyed boy (informal), pick, choice, dear, beloved, idol, fave (informal), teacher's pet, the apple of your eye He was a favourite of the King.

2. front runner The favourite is expected to be the local horse.

Translations

favourite favorite (US) [ˈfeɪvərɪt]

A. ADJ → favorito, preferido

B. N

1. (= object) → favorito/a m/f; (= person) → preferido/a m/f, favorito/a m/f; (spoilt) → consentido/a m/f; (at court) → valido m, privado m; (= mistress) → querida f
he sang some old favourites → cantó algunas de las viejas y conocidas canciones

2. (in race, contest, election) → favorito/a m/f
Liverpool are favourites to win → el Liverpool es el gran favorito

C. CPD favourite son N (US) (Pol) → hijo m predilecto

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favourite [ˈfeɪvrɪt] (British) favorite (US)

adj [thing, activity, place, person, colour, food] → préféré(e), favori(te)
Blue is my favourite colour → Le bleu est ma couleur préférée., Le bleu est ma couleur favorite.

n

(= preferred person, activity, thing) → préféré(e) m/f, favori(te) m/f

(= one most likely to win) (in competition, race, election) → favori(te) m/f
to be the favourite → être le* favori*(la)(te)
Liverpool are favourites to win the Cup → L'équipe de Liverpool est favorite pour la coupe.

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favourite, (US) favorite

n

(= person) → Liebling m; (Hist, pej) → Günstling m; he is a universal favourite → er ist allgemein beliebt; which of her children is her favourite? → welches Kind mag sie am liebsten or ist ihr Liebling?

(= thing) this one is my favourite → das habe ich am liebsten; this book/dress is my favourite → das ist mein Lieblingsbuch/-kleid; we sang all the old favourites → wir haben all die alten Lieder gesungen

(Sport) → Favorit(in) m(f); Chelsea are the favourites → Chelsea ist (der) Favorit

(Internet) → Favorit m; to add/organize favourites → Favoriten hinzufügen/verwalten

adj attr → Lieblings-; my favourite book/dress → mein Lieblingsbuch nt → /-kleid nt

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favourite favorite (Am) [ˈfeɪvərɪt]

1. adj → favorito/a, preferito/a

2. n → favorito/a, preferito/a; (Horse-racing) → favorito/a
it's a favourite of mine → è uno dei miei preferiti, è tra i miei favoriti
he sang some old favourites → ha cantato dei vecchi successi

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favourite favorite (Am) [ˈfeɪvərɪt]

1. adj → favorito/a, preferito/a

2. n → favorito/a, preferito/a; (Horse-racing) → favorito/a
it's a favourite of mine → è uno dei miei preferiti, è tra i miei favoriti
he sang some old favourites → ha cantato dei vecchi successi

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