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favourite

(ˈfeɪvərɪt; ˈfeɪvrɪt) or

favorite

adj
(prenominal) most liked; preferred above all others
n
1.
a. a person or thing regarded with especial preference or liking
b. (as modifier): a favourite book.
2. (Horse Racing) sport a competitor thought likely to win
3. (Computer Science) (pl) computing a place on certain browsers that allows internet users to list the addresses of websites they find and like with a click of the mouse so that they can revisit them merely by opening the list and clicking on the address
4. play favourites to display favouritism
[C16: from Italian favorito, from favorire to favour, from Latin favēre]
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favourite

Your favourite thing or person of a particular type is the one you like most.

What is your favourite television programme?
Her favourite writer is Hans Christian Andersen.

Don't use 'most' with favourite. Don't say, for example, 'This is my most favourite book'. You say 'This is my favourite book'.

The American spelling of 'favourite' is favorite.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. favourite - a competitor thought likely to win
challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
2. [画像:favourite - a special loved one]favourite - a special loved one
lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
chosen - one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen"
macushla - (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling
mollycoddle - a pampered darling; an effeminate man
teacher's pet - the teacher's favorite student
3. [画像:favourite - something regarded with special favor or liking]favourite - something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites"
choice, pick, selection - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
Adj. 1. favourite - appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction"
popular - regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public; "a popular tourist attraction"; "a popular girl"; "cabbage patch dolls are no longer popular"
2. [画像:favourite - preferred above all others and treated with partiality]favourite - preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"
loved - held dear; "his loved companion of many years"
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favourite

adjective
1. preferred, favoured, best-loved, most-liked, special, choice, dearest, pet, esteemed, of choice, fave (informal) Her favourite writer is Charles Dickens.
noun
1. darling, pet, preference, blue-eyed boy (informal), pick, choice, dear, beloved, idol, fave (informal), teacher's pet, the apple of your eye He was a favourite of the King.
2. front runner The favourite is expected to be the local horse.
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Translations
مُفَضَّل المُفَضَّل
favoritnejoblíbenějšíoblíbený
favorityndlings-favorit-
lempi-suosikki
favoritomiljen
uppáhalduppáhalds-
お気に入り大好きな
좋아하는좋아하는 것
favoritfavorit-
คนหรือสิ่งของที่ชอบเป็นพิเศษที่ชอบที่สุด
gözde gözde biri/bir şeyen sevilenfavori
người/vật yêu thíchưa thích

favourite

favorite (US) [ˈfeɪvərɪt]
A. ADJ → favorito, preferido
B. N
1. (= object) → favorito/a m/f; (= person) → preferido/a m/f, favorito/a m/f; (spoilt) → consentido/a m/f; (at court) → valido m, privado m; (= mistress) → querida f
he sang some old favourites → cantó algunas de las viejas y conocidas canciones
2. (in race, contest, election) → favorito/a m/f
Liverpool are favourites to win → el Liverpool es el gran favorito
C. CPD favourite son N (US) (Pol) → hijo m predilecto
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favourite

[ˈfeɪvrɪt] (British) favorite (US)
adj [thing, activity, place, person, colour, food] → préféré(e), favori(te)
Blue is my favourite colour → Le bleu est ma couleur préférée., Le bleu est ma couleur favorite.
n
(= preferred person, activity, thing) → préféré(e) m/f, favori(te) m/f
(= one most likely to win) (in competition, race, election) → favori(te) m/f
to be the favourite → être le favori(la)(te)
Liverpool are favourites to win the Cup → L'équipe de Liverpool est favorite pour la coupe.
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favourite

, (US) favorite
n
(= person) → Liebling m; (Hist, pej) → Günstling m; he is a universal favourite → er ist allgemein beliebt ; which of her children is her favourite? → welches Kind mag sie am liebsten or ist ihr Liebling?
(= thing) this one is my favourite → das habe ich am liebsten ; this book/dress is my favourite → das ist mein Lieblingsbuch/-kleid ; we sang all the old favourites → wir haben all die alten Lieder gesungen
(Sport) → Favorit(in) m(f); Chelsea are the favourites → Chelsea ist (der) Favorit
(Internet) → Favorit m; to add/organize favourites → Favoriten hinzufügen/verwalten
adj attr → Lieblings- ; my favourite book/dress → mein Lieblingsbuch nt → /-kleid nt
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favourite

favorite (Am) [ˈfeɪvərɪt]
1. adj → favorito/a, preferito/a
2. n → favorito/a, preferito/a; (Horse-racing) → favorito/a
it's a favourite of mine → è uno dei miei preferiti, è tra i miei favoriti
he sang some old favourites → ha cantato dei vecchi successi
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favour

(American) favor (ˈfeivə) noun
1. a kind action. Will you do me a favour and lend me your car? guns مَعْروف услуга favor laskavost der Gefallen tjeneste χάρη, χατίρι favor teene لطف palvelus service טובה कृपा usluga szívesség pertolongan greiði favore 親切な行為 친절한 행위 paslauga, malonė pakalpojums pertolongan gunst tjeneste przysługa, uprzejmość مينه، علاقه، خوښونه، زياتى، بانديوالى، برترى، مرسته، ليك، مهر بانى: پرخواوالى favor favoare; serviciu одолжение láskavosť usluga usluga tjänst ความกรุณา iyilik, lütuf 善意的行為 послуга, ласка مہربانی chiếu cố; đặc ân 善意的行为
2. kindness or approval. She looked on him with great favour. goedkeuring عَطْف، لَطافَه، إسْتِحْسان благослонност aprovação zalíbení, přízeň der Gefallen sympati; billigelse συμπάθεια, καλοσύνη aprobación heasoovlikkus خوشایش؛ پسند hyväksyntä approbation יַחַס אוֹהֵד अनुग्रह, कृपा odobravanje, naklonost kedvezés simpati velvild benevolenza 好意 호의 prielankumas, simpatija labvēlība; laipnība simpati gunst velvilje, gunst życzliwość خوښونه aprovação bunăvoinţă одобрение vľúdnosť naklonjenost simpatija gillande ความพอใจ onay, beğeni 親切 милість; схвалення عنایت ، پسندیدگی sự quý mến 亲切
3. preference or too much kindness. By doing that he showed favour to the other side. partydigheid, voortrekkery تَفْضيل пристрастие preferência náklonnost bevorzugen imødekommenhed εύνοια preferencia soosimine تبعیض suosio préférence לְטוֹבַת - अनुग्रह करना naklonost, sklonost, potpora részrehajlás kebaikan hati mismunun, hygli preferenza えこひいき 과보호, 편애 palankumas, šališkumas aizbildniecība; protekcija kebaikan hati voorkeur forskjell stronniczość غوره توب، رجحان preferência pre­ferinţă благосклонность náklonnosť naklonjenost simpatija favör, partiskhet การเข้าข้าง kayırma, iltimas 偏袒 прихильність طرفداری، بہت مہربانی sự thiên vị 偏袒
4. a state of being approved of. He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister. guns, vriendskap ذو حُظْوَه لدى обичан nas graças de přízeň die Gunst gunst; velvilje εύνοια a favor de soosing مورد لطف suosio faveur לְטוֹבַת स्वीकृति odobravanje, potpora, okrilje pártfogás, kegy mendapat simpati (í) náð, velþóknun favore 人気 지지 pritarimas, palankumas būt labi ieredzētam mendapat simpati gunst gunst, velvilje łaska مهربانی nas graças de/graça(s) (ESTAMOS A TRADUZIR O SUBSTANTIVO) (în) gra­ţii(le) покровительство priazeň priljubljenost milost [högt i] gunst ความเป็นที่โปรดปราน gözde, olma 贊成 прихильність پسندیدگی sự tán thành 赞成
verb
to support or show preference for. Which side do you favour? gunstig gesind wees teenoor, hou van يُؤَيِّد، يُفَضِّل، يَسْتَحْسِن предпочитам apoiar podporovat, klonit se bevorzugen støtte; foretrække υποστηρίζω, ευνοώ apoyar, aprobar soosima طرفداری کردن kannattaa appuyer לִתמוֹך कृपा दृष्टि रखना odobravati, zagovarati támogat memihak halda upp á, styðja favorire, preferire 支持する 더 좋아하다 palaikyti atbalstīt; veicināt; labi ieredzēt; būt labvēlīgam memihak begunstigen støtte, stille seg velvillig til popierać ساتل، ملاتړ (حمايه) كول: تكيه كول، درول، زغمل، ګالل، په غاړه اخيستل: برابرول، تيارول apoiar a fi de partea благоволить podporovať dajati prednost favorizovati gilla bäst, hålla på สนับสนุน desteklemek, kayırmak 支持 ставитися прихильно اعانت داری کرنا یا ترجیح دینا ủng hộ 支持
ˈfavourable adjective , (American) favorable
1. showing approval. Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable? gunstig, positief, goedgesind مُشَجِّع، مُؤَيِّد благосклонен favorável příznivý günstig positiv; imødekommende επιδοκιμαστικός favorable soosiv موافقت آمیز hyväksyvä favorable חיובי हितकारी koji odobrava kedvező menunjukkan simpati jákvæður favorevole 好意的な 긍정적인 pritariantis labvēlīgs; veicinošs menyokong gunstig velvillig, positiv, imøtekommende życzliwy خوښه، تصويب، موافقه: كتنه ( له تصويبه پخوا favorável fa­vo­rabil одобрительный priaznivý naklonjen pohvalan välvillig ซึ่งเป็นที่ชื่นชอบ olumlu, lehte 贊成的 прихильний; доброзичливий خیال داری ظاہر کرنا tỏ ra tán thành 赞成的
2. helpful or advantageous. a favourable wind. gunstig, bevorderlik مُلائِم، مُناسِب، مُريح благоприятен favorável příznivý, výhodný günstig hjælpsom; gunstig ευνοϊκός favorable, propicio soodus موافق؛ مساعد suotuisa favorable נוח लाभदायक, सहायक pogodan, povoljan előnyös membantu hagstæður favorevole 好都合な 유익한 palankus labs ceļavējš membantu gunstig velvillig, hjelpsom korzystny موافقه favorável prielnic попутный priaznivý ugoden povoljan gynnsam, bra มีประโยชน์ elverişli, uygun 有利的 сприятливий معاون اور فائدہ مند thuận lợi 有利的
ˈfavourably , (American) favorably adverb
gunstig, goedgesind بِعَين الرِّضا، مُسْتَحْسِنا، موافِقا благосклонно favoravelmente příznivě günstig hjælpsomt; velvilligt ευνοϊκά favorablemente soodsalt بطور موافق hyväksyvästi favorablement לְטוֹבַת अनुग्रहपूर्वक pogodno, povoljno kedvezően, előnyösen secara membantu á hagstæðan hátt, í hag favorevolmente 好意的に 유리하게 palankiai labvēlīgi; veicinoši; izdevīgi dengan menolong gunstig velvillig, positivt, rosende korzystnie موفقه توګه favoravelmente (în mod) favorabil одобрительно priaznivo naklonjeno povoljno välvilligt, gynnsamt อย่างเป็นที่ชอบ; อย่างเป็นที่ปรารถนา lehte, lehinde 順利地,有利地 сприятливо موافقانہ thuận lợi; tốt đẹp 顺利地,有利地
ˈfavourite (-rit) , (American) favorite adjective
best-liked; preferred. his favourite city. gunsteling, geliefkoosde مُفَضَّل любим favorito oblíbený Lieblings-... favorit-; yndlings- αγαπημένος, ευνοούμενος favorito, preferido lemmik- محبوب lempi- favori אָהוּב בְּיוֹתֶר प्रिय, पसंदीदा omiljen, najdraži kedvenc paling disukai, favorit uppáhalds- preferito 気に入りの 가장 좋아하는 mėgstamiausias, mylimiausias iemīļots kesukaan lievelings- yndlings-, favoritt-, liv- ulubiony غوره، انخابى، په زړه پورې، دخوښى favorito/preferido favorit любимый obľúbený najljubši omiljen favorit- ที่โปรด en sevilen, gözde 特別喜愛的 любимий, улюблений پسندیدہ được ưa thích nhất 特别喜爱的
noun
a person or thing that one likes best. Of all her paintings that is my favourite. gunsteling المُفَضَّل фаворит favorito oblíbený der Liebling favorit ευνοούμενος favorito, preferido soosik, lemmik مورد پسند suosikki préféré/-ée מועדף प्रिय व्यक्ति ljubimac, favorit kedvenc kesayangan uppáhald preferito お気に入り 마음에 드는 사람(물건) mėgstamiausias daiktas, mylimiausias žmogus favorīts; mīlulis; mīļākais priekšmets kesayangan favoriet yndling, favoritt ulubiona osoba, rzecz دخوښى favorito preferat любимец; любимая вещь obľúbený, -á ljubljenec omiljena stvar favorit คนโปรด; ของโปรด favori, gözde biri/bir şey 特別喜愛的人(或物) улюбленець; фаворит سب سے منپسند شخص یا شے người hoặc vật được yêu thích hơn những người hoặc vật khác 特别喜爱的人(或物)
ˈfavouritism (-ri-) , (American) favoritism noun
preferring or supporting one person etc more than another. I can't be accused of favouritism – I voted for everyone! voortrekkery, begunstiging, partydigheid مُحاباه، مُحْسوبِيَّه протежиране favoritismo protekcionářství, zvýhodňování die Begünstigung favorisering; forfordeling μεροληψία favoritismo favoritism جانبداری favoritismi favoritisme הַפלָיָה לְטוֹבָה पक्षपात favoriziranje, protekcionaštvo kivételezés sikap pilih kasih hlutdrægni, hygli favoritismo 偏愛 편애 šališkumas, favoritizmas favorītisms pilih kasih bevoorrechting favorisering faworyzowanie طرفدارى، غرض، پرخواتوب، لحاظ ساتنه favoritismo favoritism фаворитизм protekcionárstvo pristranost pristrasnost favorisering ความลําเอียง iltimas 偏袒 фаворитизм پاسداری sự thiên vị 偏袒
in favour of
in support of. I am in favour of higher pay. ten gunste van مُؤَيِّد لِ، معَ подкрепям a favor de nakloněn, pro zu Gunsten for; tilhænger af υπέρ a favor de (kellegi, millegi) poolt موافق؛ حامی puoltaa en faveur de בעד के पक्ष में podupirati, zalagati se za vki javára mendukung vera hlynntur in favore di* 〜を支持して 지지하여 už būt par menyokong vóór tilhenger av, for za موافق a favor de în favoarea в защиту, за byť za ugoden za [vara] för [ngt] สนับสนุนให้เป็นต่อ destekleyen, ...taraftarı 支持 за (кого); на користь (кого) کسی چیز کے حق میں có thiện cảm với ai/cái gì; ủng hộ ai/cái gì 支持
in one's favour
to one's benefit or advantage. The wind was in our favour. ten gunste van, in/ tot iemand se voordeel لِصالِح، لِفائِدَة в нечия полза a favor de ve prospěch, příznivý (někomu) zu Gunsten til ens fordel υπέρ, ευνοϊκός, με το μέρος ή για το συμφέρον κπ. a favor de alguien (kellelegi) kasuks, (kellelegi) soodus به نفع کسی jnk hyväksi pour לְטוֹבַת किसी के लाभ में u korist, u prilog vki érdekében membantu vera manni í hag a favore di 〜に好都合に ...에게 유리하게 kieno nors naudai kādam par labu menguntungkan in iemands voordeel na korzyść پرخواتوب a favor de prielnic (cuiva) в свою пользу v prospech v prid u nečiju korist gynnsamt stämd mot เป็นประโยชน์ lehinde 對某人有利 (кому) на користь کسی کے لۓ معاون یا فائدہ مند có lợi cho ai 对某人有利
favour, noun, ends in -our.
The adjective favourable is also spelt with -our-.
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favourite

→ مُفَضَّل favorit, nejoblíbenější favorit, yndlings- Liebling , Lieblings- αγαπημένος , φαβορί favorito lempi-, suosikki préféré favorit, omiljen preferito お気に入り, 大好きな 좋아하는, 좋아하는 것 favoriet favoritt , favoritt- ulubieniec , ulubiony favorito излюбленный , любимец favorit, favorit- คนหรือสิ่งของที่ชอบเป็นพิเศษ, ที่ชอบที่สุด gözde người/vật yêu thích, ưa thích 最喜爱的东西 , 特别喜爱的
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The conscience of the woman was troubled; she began to think that the deaths of her favourites was a judgement from heaven to chastise her partiality.
This girl had always been the favourite of her father, but through a strange perversity, her mother could not endure her, and after the death of M.
"Justine, you may remember, was a great favourite of yours; and I recollect you once remarked that if you were in an ill humour, one glance from Justine could dissipate it, for the same reason that Ariosto gives concerning the beauty of Angelica--she looked so frank-hearted and happy.
These unhappy people were proposing schemes for persuading monarchs to choose favourites upon the score of their wisdom, capacity, and virtue; of teaching ministers to consult the public good; of rewarding merit, great abilities, eminent services; of instructing princes to know their true interest, by placing it on the same foundation with that of their people; of choosing for employments persons qualified to exercise them, with many other wild, impossible chimeras, that never entered before into the heart of man to conceive; and confirmed in me the old observation, "that there is nothing so extravagant and irrational, which some philosophers have not maintained for truth."
Again: because it is a general complaint, that the favourites of princes are troubled with short and weak memories; the same doctor proposed, "that whoever attended a first minister, after having told his business, with the utmost brevity and in the plainest words, should, at his departure, give the said minister a tweak by the nose, or a kick in the belly, or tread on his corns, or lug him thrice by both ears, or run a pin into his breech; or pinch his arm black and blue, to prevent forgetfulness; and at every levee day, repeat the same operation, till the business were done, or absolutely refused."
You have only to put faint pencil-marks against the tenderest passages in your favourite new poet, and lend the volume to Her, and She has only to leave here and there the dropped violet of a timid confirmatory initial, for you to know your fate.
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All this time the squire was waiting at the door; but George was a great favourite with his master, as his employment was in concerns of the highest nature, namely, about the game, and was accustomed to take many liberties.
The eggs of pullets, partridges, pheasants, &c., were, as George well knew, the most favourite dainties of Sophia.
Here in the evening the favourite reclined, watching the peonies vie with the sunset beyond.
In that supreme crisis of the empire and a human soul, when the mutinous soldiers were thronging about the royal tent and clamouring for the blood of the favourite, it was the Emperor who sent her forth -- lily pale,
"Your Excellency, we are unable to agree upon a Favourite Son to represent us in your Cabinet."
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Grimwig plants, fishes, and carpenters, with great ardour; doing everything in a very singular and unprecedented manner, but always maintaining with his favourite asseveration, that his mode is the right one.
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