favour

favour
'feivə
1. noun
1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) favor
2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) aprobación
3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) preferencia
4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) a favor de

2. verb
(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) apoyar, aprobar
- favourably
- favourite

3. noun
(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) favorito, preferido
- in favour of
- in one's favour

favour n favor
may I ask you a favour? ¿puedo pedirte un favor?
will you do me a favour? ¿me haces un favor?
to be in favour of something estar a favor de algo
favour
tr['feɪvəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (kindness) favor nombre masculino
can you do me a favour? ¿puedes hacerme un favor?
I need to ask you a favour necesito pedirte un favor
2 (approval) aprobación nombre femenino, favor nombre masculino
are you trying to win his favour? ¿intentas ganar su aprobación?
your parents will look with favour on your decision tus padres aprobarán tu decisión
3 (favouritism) parcialidad nombre femenino, favoritismo
the youngest was treated with favour se trató al más joven con favoritismo
transitive verb
1 (prefer) preferir, inclinarse por
I favour the second option me inclino por la segunda opción
2 (benefit, aid) favorecer; (treat with partiality) dar un trato de favor
the wind favoured the server el viento favoreció al saque
a teacher should never favour any one pupil un profesor nunca debería dar un trato de favor a ningún alumno
plural noun favours
1 (sexual pleasure) favores nombre masculino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
do me a favour! ¡venga ya!
in favour of a favor de
the judge found in our favour el juez dictó a nuestro favor
to be in favour of ser partidario,-a de, estar a favor de
to be in favour estar en auge, estar de moda
to be in favour with somebody tener la aceptación de alguien, contar con el apoyo de alguien
to be out of favour no estar de moda
to be out of favour with somebody no contar con el apoyo de alguien, perder el apoyo de alguien
to find favour with somebody caer en gracia a alguien, ganar el apoyo de alguien
to fall out of favour with somebody perder el favor de alguien
favour (UK)
n.
beneficio s.m.
bondad s.f.
favor s.m.
fineza s.f.
merced s.f. (UK)
v.
agraciar v.
apoyar v.
favorecer v.
servir v.
sufragar v.
etc (BrE) favor
(US) ['feɪvǝ(r)]
1. N
1) (=kindness) favor m

I don't expect any favours in return — no espero que me devuelvas/devuelvan etc el favor

he did it as a favour (to me) — (me) lo hizo como un favor

to ask a favour of sb — pedir un favor a algn

to do sb a favour — hacer un favor a algn

do me the favour of closing the door — ¿me hace el favor de cerrar la puerta?

do me a favour! *iro ¡haz el favor! iro

do me a favour and clear off * — ¡haz el favor de largarte! *

do yourself a favour and get a haircut — si te cortas el pelo te harás un favor

those suits you wear do you no favours — esos trajes que te pones no te favorecen nada

2) (=approval)

to curry favour with sb — tratar de ganar el favor de algn

to fall from favour — [person] caer en desgracia; [product, style] perder aceptación

to find favour with sb — [person] ganarse la aceptación de algn; [suggestion, product, style] tener buena acogida por parte de algn, ser bien acogido por algn

to gain favour with sb — ganarse la aceptación de algn

to be in favour with sb — [person] gozar del favor de algn; [product, style] gozar de la aceptación de algn

to lose favour — perder aceptación

he's currently out of favour with the prime minister — actualmente no goza del favor del primer ministro

British companies are clearly out of favour — se ve claramente que las compañías británicas no tienen aceptación

to fall out of favour — [person] caer en desgracia; [product, style] perder aceptación

to win sb's favour — ganarse la aceptación de algn

his proposals were not looked upon with favour — sus propuestas no fueron consideradas favorablemente

3) (=support, advantage) favor m

to be in favour of (doing) sth — estar a favor de (hacer) algo, ser partidario de (hacer) algo

he is in favour of the death penalty — está a favor de or es partidario de la pena de muerte

I am in favour of selling the house — soy partidario de or estoy a favor de vender la casa

the result of the vote was 111 in favour and 25 against — el resultado de la votación fue 111 votos a favor y 25 en contra

the traffic lights are in our favour — los semáforos están a favor nuestro

it's in our favour to act now — nos beneficia actuar ahora

a cheque made out in favour of — un cheque extendido a nombre de

the court found in their favour — el tribunal falló a or en su favor

balance in your favour — saldo m a su favor

that's a point in his favour — es un punto a su favor

4) (=favouritism) favoritismo m

to show favour to sb — favorecer a algn, tratar a algn con favoritismo

5)

your favour of the 5th inst — (Comm) su atenta del 5 del corriente

6) (Hist) (=token) prenda f , favor m
7) favours euph (sexual) favores mpl
2. VT
1) (=support) [+ idea, scheme, view] estar a favor de, ser partidario de

he favours higher taxes — está a favor de or es partidario de impuestos más elevados

2) (=be beneficial to) favorecer

the scholarship programme favours boys — el programa de becas favorece a los chicos

circumstances that favour this scheme — circunstancias fpl que favorecen este plan, circunstancias fpl propicias para este plan

3) (=prefer, like) preferir

they favour British-made cars — prefieren los coches de fabricación británica

4) (=treat with favouritism) tratar con favoritismo
5) frm (=honour)

to favour sb with sth — honrar a algn con algo

he eventually favoured us with a visit — hum por fin nos honró con su visita, por fin se dignó a visitarnos

6) (=resemble) parecerse a, salir a

he favours his father — se parece a su padre, sale a su padre

7) (=protect) [+ injured limb] tener cuidado con
8) (Sport)

he is favoured to win — es el favorito para ganar

* * *
etc (BrE) favor

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