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1 favour
['feivə] 1. noun1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) usluga2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) naklonjenost3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) naklonjenost4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) priljubljenost2. verb(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) dajati prednost- favourably
- favourite 3. noun(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) ljubljenec- in favour of
- in one's favour* * *IAmerican favor [féivə]noun ljubeznivost, naklonjenost, priljubljenost; usluga, protekcija, milost; podpora, zaščita, okrilje; prednost, prid, korist; pristranost; koncesija; commerce trgovsko pismo; videz, lepota, čar; odlikovanje; znamenje, kokarda, emblemto be in favour — biti za, odobravatito find favour with ( —ali in the eyes of) s.o. — biti priljubljen, v časteh pri komby favour of, under favour of — zaradi, powith s.o.'s favour — z blagohotnim dovoljenjem kogato win s.o.'s favour — pridobiti si naklonjenost kogato look with favour on s.th. — odobravati kajto stand high in s.o.'s favour — biti pri kom priljubljendo me the favour to... — bodi(te) tako ljubezniv(i) in...commerce balance in your favour — saldo vam v pridIIAmerican favor [féivə]transitive verb ( with) podpreti, podpirati, pomagati; počastiti, biti naklonjen; da(ja)ti prednost, protežirati; bodriti; colloquially biti podoben; olajšati komu kajfavour me with an answer — odgovorite mi, prosim
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confer — 1 bestow, present, *give, donate, afford Analogous words: accord, award, vouchsafe, *grant 2 Confer, commune, consult, advise, parley, treat, negotiate are synonyms when they are used intransitively and bear the meaning to carry on a conversation … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confer — con‧fer [kənˈfɜː ǁ ˈfɜːr] verb conferred PTandPP conferring PRESPART [intransitive] to discuss something with other people in order to make a decision based on more than one person s opinion: • The chairwoman is conferring with the board later… … Financial and business terms
Confer — Con*fer (k[o^]n*f[ e]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conferring}.] [L. conferre to bring together, contribute, consult; con + ferre to bear: cf. F. conf[ e]rer. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. To bring together for comparison; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confer — [kən fʉr′] vt. conferred, conferring [L conferre, to bring together, compare, confer < com , together + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. to give, grant, or bestow 2. Obs. to compare vi. to have a conference or talk; meet for discussion; converse SYN. GIVE… … English World dictionary
confer — 01. The Russian President flew to Washington this morning to [confer] with the American President on the crisis developing in the Middle East. 02. I ll need to [confer] with my supervisor before I can allow that. 03. Not everyone could make it to … Grammatical examples in English
confer */ — UK [kənˈfɜː(r)] / US [kənˈfɜr] verb Word forms confer : present tense I/you/we/they confer he/she/it confers present participle conferring past tense conferred past participle conferred 1) [transitive] formal to give something such as authority,… … English dictionary
confer — con|fer [kənˈfə: US ˈfə:r] v past tense and past participle conferred present participle conferring formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: conferre to bring together , from com ( COM ) + ferre to carry ] 1.) to discuss something with other… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confer — [[t]kənfɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] confers, conferring, conferred 1) V RECIP When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer. [V with n] He conferred with Hill and the others in… … English dictionary
confer — con|fer [ kən fɜr ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to discuss something with other people in order to reach a decision: confer with: He asked for some time to confer with his lawyers. 2. ) transitive FORMAL to give something such as authority, a legal… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confer — conferment, n. conferrable, adj. conferrer, n. /keuhn ferr /, v., conferred, conferring. v.i. 1. to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation. v.t. 2. to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.: to confer a… … Universalium
confer — verb (conferred; conferring) Etymology: Latin conferre to bring together, from com + ferre to carry more at bear Date: circa 1500 intransitive verb to compare views or take counsel ; consult transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary