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I . favour [ˈfeɪvəɐ, Am -vɚ] Brit, Aus N

1. favour no pl (approval):

благоскло́нность f

расположе́ние nt

to be in favour of sb/sth

быть за [или подде́рживать] кого́-ли́бо/что-ли́бо

to vote in favour of sth

голосова́ть в по́льзу чего́-ли́бо

to come down in favour of (doing) sth

вы́ступить в защи́ту [или подде́ржку] чего́-ли́бо

to be in favour

по́льзоваться спро́сом

to be in favour with sb

по́льзоваться чьей-ли́бо благоскло́нностью

to be out of favour

быть в неми́лости

to reject sth in favour of sth else

отказа́ться от чего́-ли́бо в по́льзу кого́-ли́бо

to find in favour of sb LAW

выступа́ть в защи́ту кого́-ли́бо

to gain [or win] sb's favour

сниска́ть расположе́ние кого́-ли́бо

to show favour to sb form

ока́зывать услу́гу кому́-ли́бо

2. favour no pl (advantage):

to be in sb's favour

быть в чью-ли́бо по́льзу

to be in sb's favour

быть в интере́сах кого́-ли́бо

to have sth in one's favour

что-ли́бо вы́годно для кого́-ли́бо

to have the wind in one's favour

лови́ть попу́тный ве́тер

3. favour (helpful act):

одолже́ние nt

to ask sb a favour

проси́ть об одолже́нии

to do sb a favour

де́лать одолже́ние

do me a favour! Brit inf

что́ ты/вы!

do me a favour! Brit inf

поми́луй(те)!

4. favour Am (small gift):

ма́ленький пода́рок m

II . favour [ˈfeɪvəɐ, Am -vɚ] Brit, Aus VB trans

1. favour (prefer):

ока́зывать предпочте́ние

2. favour (give advantage to):

благоволи́ть

3. favour (show partiality towards):

покрови́тельствовать

ока́зывать проте́кцию

4. favour form (graciously give):

to favour sb with sth

ока́зывать честь [или удоста́ивать че́сти] , де́лая что-ли́бо

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was the most visible athlete in the world, constantly hounded for autographs and favours, but he still had the common touch. thechronicleherald.ca

When you finally meet the person higher up the command chain, the crudeness in which they undress you with their eyes, and expect favours from young women, is disgusting. www.thehindu.com

Idleness overpowers one strong in concentration and weak in energy, since concentration favours idleness. en.wikipedia.org

The hydrophobic nature of the pocket favours aromatic and apolar substrates over highly polar ones. en.wikipedia.org

They're the plantable gifts that keep on growing - wedding invitations, greeting cards, place card holders, party favours and confetti. www.lfpress.com

The person offers his or her soul in exchange for diabolical favours. en.wikipedia.org

The former generally favours the status quo, the latter favours republicanism. en.wikipedia.org

Other poets at the same venues vied with him for the favours of patrons. en.wikipedia.org

It favours thick undergrowth with brambles, dense shrubs and tangled vegetation in swampy places and near water. en.wikipedia.org

The fickle goddess treated her passing lovers cruelly, and the unhappy wretches usually paid dearly for the favours heaped on them. en.wikipedia.org

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