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  • 1 favour

    I 1.
    favor ['feɪvə(r)] nome
    1) (kindness) favore m.

    to do sb. a favour — fare un piacere o favore a qcn.

    do me a favour! — (as prelude to rebuff) vuoi farmi un favore? (ironic) ma va! ma fammi il piacere! (in exasperation) lasciami in pace!

    to ask a favour of sb. to ask sb. a favour chiedere un favore a qcn.; to return a favour — ricambiare o restituire un favore

    to regard sb., sth. with favour — considerare qcn., qcs. con benevolenza

    to win favour with sb. — conquistare il favore di qcn.

    to find favour with sb. — godere del favore o essere nelle grazie di qcn.

    to be out of favour with sb. — [ person] non essere più nelle grazie di qcn.; [ idea] non incontrare più il favore di qcn.

    to fall o go out of favour — [idea, method] passare di moda, finire nel dimenticatoio

    to be in sb.'s favour — [ situation] essere a favore di o vantaggioso per qcn.; [financial rates, wind] essere favorevole a qcn

    4) in favour of a favore di

    to speak in sb.'s favour — parlare o pronunciarsi a favore di qcn.; (to the advantage of)

    to work o be weighted in favour of sb. avvantaggiare qcn.; to decide in sb.'s favour — dare ragione a qcn.; dir. decidere a favore di qcn

    2.
    nome plurale favours eufem. (sexual) favori m.
    II
    favor ['feɪvə(r)] verbo transitivo
    1) (prefer) preferire [method, solution, clothing, colour]; sostenere [ political party]

    to favour sb. — preferire qcn.; (unfairly) favorire qcn

    2) (benefit) [plan, circumstances, law] favorire, privilegiare, avvantaggiare
    * * *
    ['feivə] 1. noun
    1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) favore
    2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) benevolenza
    3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) preferenza
    4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) favore
    2. verb
    (to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) favorire, preferire
    - favourably
    - favourite     3. noun
    (a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) preferito
    - in favour of
    - in one's favour
    * * *
    I 1.
    favor ['feɪvə(r)] nome
    1) (kindness) favore m.

    to do sb. a favour — fare un piacere o favore a qcn.

    do me a favour! — (as prelude to rebuff) vuoi farmi un favore? (ironic) ma va! ma fammi il piacere! (in exasperation) lasciami in pace!

    to ask a favour of sb. to ask sb. a favour chiedere un favore a qcn.; to return a favour — ricambiare o restituire un favore

    to regard sb., sth. with favour — considerare qcn., qcs. con benevolenza

    to win favour with sb. — conquistare il favore di qcn.

    to find favour with sb. — godere del favore o essere nelle grazie di qcn.

    to be out of favour with sb. — [ person] non essere più nelle grazie di qcn.; [ idea] non incontrare più il favore di qcn.

    to fall o go out of favour — [idea, method] passare di moda, finire nel dimenticatoio

    to be in sb.'s favour — [ situation] essere a favore di o vantaggioso per qcn.; [financial rates, wind] essere favorevole a qcn

    4) in favour of a favore di

    to speak in sb.'s favour — parlare o pronunciarsi a favore di qcn.; (to the advantage of)

    to work o be weighted in favour of sb. avvantaggiare qcn.; to decide in sb.'s favour — dare ragione a qcn.; dir. decidere a favore di qcn

    2.
    nome plurale favours eufem. (sexual) favori m.
    II
    favor ['feɪvə(r)] verbo transitivo
    1) (prefer) preferire [method, solution, clothing, colour]; sostenere [ political party]

    to favour sb. — preferire qcn.; (unfairly) favorire qcn

    2) (benefit) [plan, circumstances, law] favorire, privilegiare, avvantaggiare

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