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1 curry favour
( with with) (to seek (a) favour by flattery: She's currying favour with the boss.) cercare di ingraziarsi qualcuno -
2 ♦ favour
♦ favour, ( USA) favor /ˈfeɪvə(r)/n.1 [u] favore; benevolenza; simpatie (pl.); grazie (pl.): royal favour, il favore del sovrano; to keep sb. 's favour, rimanere nelle grazie di q.; to win sb. 's favour, conquistare il favore di q.; entrare nelle grazie di q.; to curry favour with sb., cercare di ingraziarsi q.; to look on (o upon) st. with favour, guardare con favore a qc.; to be in [out] of favour with, godere [non godere] delle simpatie (o del favore) di; in favour with, in auge presso; che gode il favore di; to lose favour, perdere la popolarità; to find favour in sb. 's eyes, essere apprezzato da q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q.2 [u] favoritismo; parzialità; favori (pl.): to show favour towards sb., mostrarsi parziale verso q.3 favore; piacere; cortesia: a special favour, un favore particolare; to ask a favour of sb. (o to ask sb. a favour) chiedere un favore a q.; to do sb. a favour, fare un favore a q.; to return a favour, ricambiare un favore; DIALOGO → - Photocopier- You wouldn't do me a favour and make a copy of this contract, would you?, non è che mi faresti il favore di fotocopiare questo contratto?; (fam. iron.) Do me a favour!, ma fammi il piacere!4 (al pl.) (antiq. o scherz., rif. a una donna) favori; grazie: She granted him her favours, gli concesse le sue grazie6 (spec. GB) distintivo ( d'appartenenza a un'associazione, ecc.); coccarda; colori ( d'una squadra)● ( sulla busta di una lettera consegnata a mano) by favour of Mr X, a mezzo (o alla cortesia) del Sig. X □ (comm.) a cheque drawn in your favour, un assegno emesso a vostro favore □ to be (o to stand) high in sb. 's favour, essere molto stimato da q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q. □ in favour of, favorevole a; a favore di; per: She's in favour of birth control, è favorevole alla contraccezione; to vote in favour of a motion, votare per una mozione; to come out in favour of st., pronunciarsi a favore di qc.; The court decided in favour of the plaintiff, la corte si pronunciò a favore del querelante □ in sb. 's favour, a favore di; a vantaggio di: to speak in sb. 's favour, parlare a favore di q.; Things turned in my favour, la situazione si volse a mio favore □ to be out of favour with the people, non godere il favore popolare.(to) favour, ( USA) (to) favor /ˈfeɪvə(r)/v. t.1 approvare; appoggiare; essere a favore di; sostenere: The minister favours new restrictions, il ministro è a favore di nuove restrizioni2 prediligere; preferire; privilegiare; mostrare una parzialità per: She favours loose, comfortable clothes, predilige i vestiti ampi e comodi; He favours his daughter over his son, preferisce la figlia al figlio3 favorire; aiutare; avvantaggiare; agevolare: The mild weather favoured the formation of avalanches, il tempo mite favoriva la formazione di valanghe; Fortune favours the brave, la fortuna aiuta gli audaci4 (antiq.) somigliare a; assomigliare a; avere preso da6 (form.) – to favour with, favorire (q.) di; fare (a q.) l'onore di; concedere: He favoured us with a visit, ci fece l'onore di una visita. -
3 curry
I ['kʌrɪ]nome curry m.II ['kʌrɪ]verbo transitivo condire col curry [ meat]III ['kʌrɪ]••to curry favour with sb. — cercare di ingraziarsi qcn. con lusinghe
* * *I 1. American - curries; noun((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.)2. verb(to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?)- curried- curry powder II verb(to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).)* * *curry /ˈkʌrɪ/n. ( cucina)1 [u] curry(to) curry (1) /ˈkʌrɪ/v. t. ( cucina)2 cucinare col curry.(to) curry (2) /ˈkʌrɪ/v. t.3 (fig.) conciare per le feste; bastonare; picchiare● to curry favour with sb., cercare d'ingraziarsi q. adulandolo.* * *I ['kʌrɪ]nome curry m.II ['kʌrɪ]verbo transitivo condire col curry [ meat]III ['kʌrɪ]••to curry favour with sb. — cercare di ingraziarsi qcn. con lusinghe
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4 Curry
I ['kʌrɪ]nome curry m.II ['kʌrɪ]verbo transitivo condire col curry [ meat]III ['kʌrɪ]••to curry favour with sb. — cercare di ingraziarsi qcn. con lusinghe
* * *I 1. American - curries; noun((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.)2. verb(to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?)- curried- curry powder II verb(to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).)* * *(Surnames) Curry /ˈkʌri:, USA ˈkɜ:ri:/* * *I ['kʌrɪ]nome curry m.II ['kʌrɪ]verbo transitivo condire col curry [ meat]III ['kʌrɪ]••to curry favour with sb. — cercare di ingraziarsi qcn. con lusinghe
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5 curry cur·ry
I ['kʌrɪ]1. nbeef/vegetable curry — manzo/verdure al curry
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6 make up to
(to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc: She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.) ingraziarsi* * *vi + adv + prep(fam: curry favour with) cercare di entrare nelle simpatie di or di accattivarsi il favore di, lisciare
См. также в других словарях:
curry favour — If people try to curry favour, they try to get people to support them. ( Curry favor is the American spelling.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
curry favour (with someone) — phrase to try to make someone like you or give you something Big tax cuts are often proposed to curry favour with voters. Thesaurus: to try hard to please or impress someonesynonym Main entry: curry … Useful english dictionary
curry favour (with somebody) — curry ˈfavour (with sb) idiom (disapproving) to try to get sb to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot • He s always trying to curry favour with the boss. Main entry: ↑curryidiom … Useful english dictionary
curry favour — ► curry favour ingratiate oneself through obsequious behaviour. [ORIGIN: from the name (Favel) of a horse in a medieval French romance who became a symbol of cunning and duplicity; hence ‘to rub down Favel’ meant to use cunning.] Main Entry:… … English terms dictionary
curry favour — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑court favor, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle … Useful english dictionary
curry favour — If people try to curry favour, they try to get people to support them. ( Curry favor is the American spelling.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
curry favour — to try to make someone like you or support you by doing things to please them. The government has promised lower taxes in an attempt to curry favour with the voters. (usually + with) … New idioms dictionary
curry favour — ingratiate oneself with someone by obsequious behaviour. → curried … English new terms dictionary
curry-favour — … Useful english dictionary
curry — Ⅰ. curry [1] ► NOUN (pl. curries) ▪ a dish of meat, vegetables, etc., cooked in an Indian style sauce of strong spices. ► VERB (curries, curried) ▪ prepare or flavour with such a sauce. ORIGIN Tamil … English terms dictionary
favour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE favor) noun 1 sth that helps sb ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge ▪ little, small ▪ special … Collocations dictionary