favour

in favour of for, backing, supporting, behind, pro, all for (informal), on the side of, right behind They were in favour of the decision.

1. (= kindness) → favor m
I don't expect any favours in return → no espero que me devuelvas/devuelvan el favor
he did it as a favour (to me) → (me) lo hizo como un favor
to ask a favour of sb → pedir un favor a algn
to do sb a favour → hacer un favor a algn
do me the favour of closing the door → ¿me hace el favor de cerrar la puerta?
do me a favour! → ¡haz el favor! (iro)
do me a favour and clear off → ¡haz el favor de largarte!
do yourself a favour and get a haircut → si te cortas el pelo te harás un favor
those suits you wear do you no favours → esos trajes que te pones no te favorecen nada

2. (= approval)
to curry favour with sb → tratar de ganar el favor de algn
to fall from favour [person] → caer en desgracia ; [product, style] → perder aceptación
to find favour with sb [person] → ganarse la aceptación de algn; [suggestion, product, style] → tener buena acogida por parte de algn, ser bien acogido por algn
to gain favour with sb → ganarse la aceptación de algn
to be in favour with sb [person] → gozar del favor de algn; [product, style] → gozar de la aceptación de algn
to lose favour → perder aceptación
he's currently out of favour with the prime minister → actualmente no goza del favor del primer ministro
British companies are clearly out of favour → se ve claramente que las compañías británicas no tienen aceptación
to fall out of favour [person] → caer en desgracia ; [product, style] → perder aceptación
to win sb's favour → ganarse la aceptación de algn
his proposals were not looked upon with favour → sus propuestas no fueron consideradas favorablemente

3. (= support, advantage) → favor m
to be in favour of (doing) sth → estar a favor de (hacer) algo, ser partidario de (hacer) algo
he is in favour of the death penalty → está a favor de or es partidario de la pena de muerte
I am in favour of selling the house → soy partidario de or estoy a favor de vender la casa
the result of the vote was 111 in favour and 25 against → el resultado de la votación fue 111 votos a favor y 25 en contra
the traffic lights are in our favour → los semáforos están a favor nuestro
it's in our favour to act now → nos beneficia actuar ahora
a cheque made out in favour of → un cheque extendido a nombre de
the court found in their favour → el tribunal falló a or en su favor
"balance in your favour" → saldo m a su favor
that's a point in his favour → es un punto a su favor

4. (= favouritism) → favoritismo m
to show favour to sb → favorecer a algn, tratar a algn con favoritismo

5. your favour of the 5th inst (o.f.) (Comm) → su atenta del 5 del corriente

6. (Hist) (= token) → prenda f, favor (o.f.) m

7. favours (euph) (sexual) → favores mpl

1. (= support) [+ idea, scheme, view] → estar a favor de, ser partidario de
he favours higher taxes → está a favor de or es partidario de impuestos más elevados

2. (= be beneficial to) → favorecer
the scholarship programme favours boys → el programa de becas favorece a los chicos
circumstances that favour this scheme → circunstancias fpl que favorecen este plan, circunstancias fpl propicias para este plan

3. (= prefer, like) → preferir
they favour British-made cars → prefieren los coches de fabricación británica

4. (= treat with favouritism) → tratar con favoritismo

5. (frm) (= honour) to favour sb with sth → honrar a algn con algo
he eventually favoured us with a visit (hum) → por fin nos honró con su visita, por fin se dignó a visitarnos

6. (= resemble) → parecerse a, salir a
he favours his father → se parece a su padre, sale a su padre

7. (= protect) [+ injured limb] → tener cuidado con

8. (Sport) he is favoured to win → es el favorito para ganar

(= help, good turn) → service m
to do sb a favour → rendre un service à qn
Could you do me a favour? → Tu peux me rendre service?
to ask a favour of sb → demander un service à qn
as a favour to sb → pour rendre service à qn
As a favour, I offered to pick his kids up from school → Je lui ai proposé d'aller chercher ses enfants à l'école pour lui rendre service.

(= approval) to look on sth with favour → approuver qch
to look on sb with favour → percevoir qn favorablement
to find favour with sb → trouver grâce aux yeux de qn
to win sb's favour → s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn
to be in favour (= be approved of) → être bien vu(e)
to be out of favour (= be disapproved of) → ne pas être bien vu(e)

(indicating agreement) to be in favour of sth [person] → être pour qch
I'm in favour of nuclear disarmament → Je suis pour le désarmement nucléaire.
The ballot was in favour of industrial action → Le scrutin était en faveur de l'action industrielle., Le scrutin était pour l'action industrielle.
He was not in favour of the plan → Il était opposé au plan.
31% of people are in favour of joining the euro → 31% des gens sont pour l'adoption de l'euro.
to be in favour of doing sth
France was in favour of giving direct financial aid to the Soviet Union → La France était pour une aide financière directe à l'Union soviétique., La France était en faveur d'une aide financière directe à l'Union soviétique.
I'm in favour of staying at home this evening → Je suis d'avis de rester à la maison ce soir.
all those in favour, ... → que tous ceux qui sont pour ...
All those in favour, please raise your hand → Que tous ceux qui sont pour lèvent la main.
to vote in favour of sth → voter pour qch

(indicating preference) in favour of → en faveur de
The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach → Cette mesure a été rejetée en faveur d'une approche plus modérée.

(LAW) to rule in sb's favour → donner gain de cause à qn

(= be in favour of) [+ plan, proposition] → être en faveur de ; [+ point of view, opinion] → préférer
to favour doing sth → préférer faire qch

(= show partiality towards) [+ person, pupil] → favoriser

(= tip to win) [person] [+ team, horse] → donner gagnant

(= be beneficial to) [circumstances, weather] → avantager
fortune favours the brave (proverb) → la fortune sourit aux audacieux

no pl (= goodwill) → Gunst f, → Wohlwollen nt; to win/lose somebody’s favour → jds Gunst (acc) → erlangen (geh) → /verscherzen; to find favour with somebody → bei jdm Anklang finden ; to look with favour on something → einer Sache (dat) → wohlwollend gegenüberstehen ; to be in favour with somebody → bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein; (fashion, pop star, writer etc) → bei jdm beliebt sein, bei jdm gut ankommen ; to be/fall out of favour → in Ungnade (gefallen) sein/fallen; (fashion, pop star, writer etc) → nicht mehr ankommen or beliebt sein (with bei)

to be in favour of something → für etw sein; to be in favour of doing something → dafür sein, etw zu tun ; a point in his favour → ein Punkt zu seinen Gunsten, ein Punkt, der für ihn spricht ; the judge ruled in his favour → der Richter entschied zu seinen Gunsten ; he’s got everything in his favour → es spricht alles für ihn; circumstances were all working in her favour → die Umstände waren alle günstig für sie; all those in favour raise their hands → alle, die dafür sind, Hand hoch ; he rejected socialism in favour of the market economy → er lehnte den Sozialismus ab und bevorzugte statt dessen die Marktwirtschaft ? balance N f

(= partiality) → Vergünstigung f; to show favour to somebody → jdn bevorzugen

(= act of kindness) → Gefallen m, → Gefälligkeit f; to ask a favour of somebody → jdn um einen Gefallen bitten ; to do somebody a favour → jdm einen Gefallen tun ; do me a favour! (inf) → sei so gut!; would you do me the favour of returning my library books? → wären Sie bitte so freundlich und würden meine Bücher in die Bücherei zurückbringen?; do me the favour of shutting up! (inf) → tu mir einen Gefallen und halt den Mund!; as a favour → aus Gefälligkeit ; as a favour to him → ihm zuliebe; to sell sexual favours (old, hum) → Liebesgünste verkaufen (old, hum)

(old, = ribbon etc) → Schleife f

(on wedding cake) → Verzierung f, → (Kuchen)dekoration f; (to take home) Tüllbeutel mit Zuckermandeln

idea (= be in favour of) → für gut halten ; (= prefer) → bevorzugen ; I favour the second proposal → ich bin für den zweiten Vorschlag

(= show preference) → bevorzugen ; (king etc) → begünstigen

(= oblige, honour) → beehren (form); to favour somebody with a smile → jdm gütigerweise ein Lächeln gewähren (geh)

(= be favourable for) → begünstigen

(US: = resemble) → ähneln (+dat)

a. (kindness) → favore m
to do sb a favour → fare un favore or una cortesia a qn
to ask a favour of sb → chiedere un favore a qn
as a favour to me → per farmi un favore
do me a favour and close the window → fammi un favore, chiudi la finestra

b. (approval) → favore m
to be in favour (with sb) (person) → essere nelle grazie di qn (idea) → essere ben visto/a (da qn)
to be out of favour (person) → essere in disgrazia (idea, practice) → essere mal visto/a
to find favour with sb (subj, person) → entrare nelle buone grazie di qn (suggestion) → avere l'approvazione di qn
to gain sb's favour or gain favour with sb → guadagnarsi la stima di qn

c. (support, advantage) → favore m
to be in favour of sth/of doing sth → essere favorevole a qc/a fare qc
that's a point in his favour → è un punto a suo favore
to decide in favour of sb/sth → decidere in favore di qn/qc
to decide in favour of doing sth → decidere di fare qc
to show favour to sb → mostrarsi parziale verso qn, favorire qn