favor in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for favor in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.favour, favor [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] N

1. favour (kindness):

favour

favore m

to do sb a favour

fare un piacere, favore a qn

in return for all your favours

in cambio di tutti favori che mi hai fatto

they're not doing themselves any favours

vanno contro il loro interesse (by doing facendo)

do me a favour! (as prelude to rebuff)

vuoi farmi un favore?

do me a favour! (ironic)

ma fammi il piacere! ma va!

do me a favour! (in exasperation)

lasciami in pace!

as a (special) favour

come piacere personale, in via del tutto eccezionale

she did it as a favour to her boss

l'ha fatto a titolo di piacere personale per il suo capo

to ask a favour of sb, to ask sb a favour

chiedere un favore a qn

to owe sb a favour

avere un debito or essere in debito verso qn or dovere un favore a qn

you owe me a favour

mi devi un piacere

to return a favour

ricambiare or restituire un favore

to return the favour iron

restituire il favore (by doing facendo)

2. favour (approval):

to look with favour on sb, sth, look on sb, sth with favour

approvare qn, qc, guardare qn, qc con favore, di buon occhio

to regard sb, sth with favour

considerare qn, qc con benevolenza

to win, lose favour with sb

conquistare, perdere il favore di qn

to find favour with sb

godere del favore di qn or essere nelle buone grazie di qn

to gain favour with sb

ottenere il favore or entrare nelle grazie di qn

to be out of favour with sb person:

non essere più nelle grazie di qn

to be out of favour with sb idea, fashion, method:

non incontrare più il favore di qn

to fall out of or from favour with sb person:

cadere in disgrazia di qn

to fall or go out of favour idea, fashion, method:

passare di moda or finire nel dimenticatoio

3. favour (favouritism):

to show favour to sb, to show sb favour

riservare un trattamento di favore a qn

4. favour (advantage):

to be in sb's favour situation:

essere a favore di or vantaggioso per qn

to be in sb's favour financial rates, wind:

essere favorevole a qn

to have sth in one's favour

avere qc a proprio favore or vantaggio

everything was in her favour

tutto le era favorevole

the plan has a lot in its favour

il progetto ha molti punti a suo favore

if the case doesn't go in our favour

se il caso non volge a nostro favore

in your favour money, balance

a vostro credito, favore

5. favour (small gift):

favour arch

omaggio m

favour arch

pensierino m

6. favour HISTORY (token):

favour

pegno m

II.in favour of PREP

1. in favour of (on the side of):

in favour of

a, in favore di

to be in favour of sb, sth

essere a favore di or favorevole a qn, qc

to vote in favour of sth

votare a favore di qc

I'm in favour of that

io sono favorevole

to be in favour of changing the law

essere favorevole all'emendamento della legge

to speak in favour of motion, idea, plan

parlare a favore di or sostenere

to speak in sb's favour

parlare or pronunciarsi a favore di qn

to come out in favour of plan, person

esprimersi a favore di

2. in favour of (out of preference for):

in favour of reject etc.

a favore di

3. in favour of (to the advantage of):

to work or be weighted in favour of sb

avvantaggiare qn

to decide in sb's favour

dare ragione a qn

to decide in sb's favour LAW

decidere a favore di qn

III.favours N

favours npl euph (sexual):

favours

favori m

IV.favour, favor [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] VB trans

1. favour (prefer):

favour choice, method, solution, horse, team, clothing, colour, date

preferire

favour political party

sostenere, essere partigiano di

to favour sb

preferire or mostrare una preferenza per qn

to favour sb (unfairly)

favorire or accordare un trattamento di favore a qn

I favour closing the business

sono a favore della chiusura dell'attività

2. favour (benefit):

favour plans, circumstances:

favorire, avvantaggiare

favour law, balance of power:

favorire, privilegiare

3. favour (approve of):

favour course of action

approvare

favour proposal

appoggiare

4. favour (honour) form, iron:

to favour sb with sth

fare a qn il favore or l'onore di qc or concedere a qn (l'onore di) qc

Translations for favor in the Italian»English Dictionary

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cotillon

favor Am

privilegiare

to favor Am

agevolare

to favor Am

favorire (sostenere, incoraggiare)

to favor Am

favorire persona, gruppo

to favor Am

avvantaggiare candidato, gruppo

to favor Am

regalo

favor Am

grazia

favor Am

grazia

favor Am

favore

favor Am

favore

favor Am

piacere

favor Am

favor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for favor in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.favor [ˈfeɪ·vəɚ] N

1. favor (approval):

favor

favore m

to be in favor of sb/sth

essere a favore di qu/qc

to decide/vote in favor of (doing) sth

decidere/votare a favore di (fare) qc

to come down in favor of (doing) sth

schierarsi a favore di (fare) qc

to be in favor

essere di moda

to be in favor with sb

godere dell'appoggio di qu

to be out of favor

non riscuotere più consenso

to reject sth in favor of sth else

respingere qc a favore di qc altro

to find in favor of sb LAW

emettere una sentenza a favore di qu

to find favor with sb

essere nelle grazie di qu

to gain [or win] sb's favor

guadagnarsi il favore di

to show favor to sb form

favorire qu

2. favor (advantage):

to be in sb's favor

essere a vantaggio di qu

to have sth in one's favor

avere qc che va a vantaggio di qu

to have the wind in one's favor

avere il vento a favore

3. favor (helpful act):

favor

favore m

to ask sb a favor

chiedere un favore a qu

to do sb a favor

fare un favore a qu

do me a favor! inf

ma fammi il piacere!

4. favor (small gift):

favor

pensierino m

II.favor [ˈfeɪ·vəɚ] VB trans

1. favor (prefer):

favor

preferire

2. favor (give advantage to):

favor

privilegiare

3. favor (show partiality towards):

favor

favorire

4. favor form (graciously give):

to favor sb with sth

onorare qu di qc

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biased in sb's favor

essere bendisposto nei confronti di qu

to curry favor with sb

cercare il favore di qu

to tip the balance against/in favor of sb

far pendere la bilancia contro/a favore di qn

Translations for favor in the Italian»English Dictionary

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prediligere

to favor

privilegiare

to favor

favorevole

in one's favor

essere favorevole a qu/qc

to be in favor of sb/sth

cortesia

favor

gentilezza

favor

fare una gentilezza a qu

to do sb a favor

favore

favor

fare un favore a qu

to do sb a favor

favor Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to decide/vote in favor of (doing) sth

decidere/votare a favore di (fare) qc

to come down in favor of (doing) sth

schierarsi a favore di (fare) qc

to reject sth in favor of sth else

respingere qc a favore di qc altro

to have the wind in one's favor

avere il vento a favore

to tip the balance against/in favor of sb

far pendere la bilancia contro/a favore di qn

the odds against/in favor of sth

le probabilità che qc non avvenga/avvenga

the odds are in his favor

tutto gioca a suo favore

to come out in favor of/against sth

dichiararsi a favore di/contro qc

to bestow a favor on sb

concedere un favore a qu

to be in favor of sb/sth

essere favorevole a qu/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Government officials in favor of a change say that the new system would give them more control over interest rates, which are becoming more important as consumer credit levels rise.

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Burton could line up only two lawmakers to speak in his favor.

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Were very much in favor of girls being on teams in sports like tennis and swimming, he said.

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Formal decorative frills were shed in favor of practicality in both daily life and architecture.

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Swaddling fell out of favor in the seventeenth century.

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One should be vigilant to deconstruct the uses of personality style in favor of an ongoing reflexivity about the use and misuse of such labels.

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A preliminary injunction was issued in favor of the homeowners.

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The number of votes was 25 against to 26 in favor, where the president had the casting vote.

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There were no alternatives in favor of expanding or retaining the then-current level of use of nuclear power.

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Many considered the referee had affected the outcome in favor of the Paraguayan team.

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