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favour
Found in thesaurus: inclination, tendency, advantage, token, relic, kindness, spare, countenance, allow, raise, kick upstairs, upgrade, reckon, see
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favour (Brit.)
s.
Favor; privilegio, cortesía; preferencias en la relación; dar favor; película, símbolo (como favor)
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favor
v.- favorecer | preferir | privilegiar
s.- favor | preferencia | benignidad
s.- favor | preferencia | benignidad
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favour1 [favor, -USA]
(n.) = favor.
Ex: Any favours librarians receive from vendors will be minimal.
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* argue + in favour of = abogar por, defender.
* be in favour (of) = estar a favor (de).
* be in + Posesivo + favour = favorecer a Alguien.
* bestow + favour = conceder un favor.
* bias in favour of = preferencia por.
* come down in + favour of = decidirse por, estar a favor de, defender.
* come out in + favour of = declararse a favor de, ponerse a favor de.
* declare in + favour of = pronunciarse a/en favor de.
* do + Nombre + a favour = hacer un favor a Alguien.
* do + the world a favour = hacerle un favor al mundo.
* fall out of + favour = caer en desgracia, caer en desuso, perder popularidad, pasar de moda.
* gain + favour = ganar aceptación.
* gain + favour with/among + Nombre = ganarse la aceptación de Alguien.
* gain + Posesivo + favour = ganarse la aceptación de Alguien, congraciarse con Alguien.
* heap (up) + favours on/upon = colmar de favores.
* in favour = a favor.
* in favour of = a favor de, en favor de, en pro de.
* in + Posesivo + favour = a + Posesivo + favor.
* lose + favour = caer en desgracia, perder el atractivo, perder aceptación, perder popularidad.
* odds in favour of = probabilidades, probabilidades a favor de.
* present + arguments in favour of = presentar argumentos a favor de.
* return + a favour = devolver un favor.
* say in + favour of = decir a favor de.
* sexual favour = favor sexual.
* side in + Posesivo + favour = ponerse del lado de, tomar partido por, darle la razón a, ponerse de parte de, pronunciarse a favor de.
* speak out in + favour of = hablar a favor de, defender, pronunciarse a/en favor de.
* tip + the balance + favour/towards = inclinar la balanza a favor de, favorecer a.
* tip + the scales + favour/towards = inclinar la balanza a favor de, favorecer a.
* win + the favour of = ganarse el favor de.
Ex: Any favours librarians receive from vendors will be minimal.
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* argue + in favour of = abogar por, defender.
* be in favour (of) = estar a favor (de).
* be in + Posesivo + favour = favorecer a Alguien.
* bestow + favour = conceder un favor.
* bias in favour of = preferencia por.
* come down in + favour of = decidirse por, estar a favor de, defender.
* come out in + favour of = declararse a favor de, ponerse a favor de.
* declare in + favour of = pronunciarse a/en favor de.
* do + Nombre + a favour = hacer un favor a Alguien.
* do + the world a favour = hacerle un favor al mundo.
* fall out of + favour = caer en desgracia, caer en desuso, perder popularidad, pasar de moda.
* gain + favour = ganar aceptación.
* gain + favour with/among + Nombre = ganarse la aceptación de Alguien.
* gain + Posesivo + favour = ganarse la aceptación de Alguien, congraciarse con Alguien.
* heap (up) + favours on/upon = colmar de favores.
* in favour = a favor.
* in favour of = a favor de, en favor de, en pro de.
* in + Posesivo + favour = a + Posesivo + favor.
* lose + favour = caer en desgracia, perder el atractivo, perder aceptación, perder popularidad.
* odds in favour of = probabilidades, probabilidades a favor de.
* present + arguments in favour of = presentar argumentos a favor de.
* return + a favour = devolver un favor.
* say in + favour of = decir a favor de.
* sexual favour = favor sexual.
* side in + Posesivo + favour = ponerse del lado de, tomar partido por, darle la razón a, ponerse de parte de, pronunciarse a favor de.
* speak out in + favour of = hablar a favor de, defender, pronunciarse a/en favor de.
* tip + the balance + favour/towards = inclinar la balanza a favor de, favorecer a.
* tip + the scales + favour/towards = inclinar la balanza a favor de, favorecer a.
* win + the favour of = ganarse el favor de.
favour2 [favor, -USA]
(n.) = aceptación.
Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.
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* curry + favour with + Alguien = hacer la pelota a + Alguien.
* find + favour = encontrar aceptación, ser popular.
* go out of + favour = caer en desuso, pasar de moda, perder popularidad.
* return to + favour = volver a la popularidad.
Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.
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* curry + favour with + Alguien = hacer la pelota a + Alguien.
* find + favour = encontrar aceptación, ser popular.
* go out of + favour = caer en desuso, pasar de moda, perder popularidad.
* return to + favour = volver a la popularidad.
favour3 [favor, -USA]
(v.) = favorecer, promover, primar, propiciar.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
favour4 [favor, -USA]
(v.) = preferir.
Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.
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* favour + idea = ser partidario de una idea, apoyar una idea, estar a favor de una idea.
Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.
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* favour + idea = ser partidario de una idea, apoyar una idea, estar a favor de una idea.
