Translations for „favours“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . fa·vour [ˈfeɪvəʳ] N

1. favour no pl (approval):

he's trying to get back into favour

rad bi postal spet priljubljen

to be/fall out of favour

biti v nemilosti/pasti v nemilost

to find favour with sb

naleteti na odobravanje koga

to gain [or win] sb's favour [or favour with sb]

postati priljubljen pri kom

to show favour to sb

dajati prednost komu

to be in favour

priljubljen

all those in favour, ...

vsi, ki ste za ...

in favour of

za

2. favour (advantage):

to be in sb's favour

biti v prid koga

there are so many things in your favour

toliko stvari ti gre v prid

the wind was in our favour

veter nam je bil naklonjen

to have sth in one's favour

imeti kaj v svojo korist

to rule in sb's favour SPORTS

soditi v korist koga

in favour of

ugoden za

to reject sb/sth in favour of sb/sth

zavrniti koga/kaj zaradi koga/česa

3. favour (kind act):

favour

prijaznost f

I'm not asking for favours

ne prosim za usluge

do it as a favour to me

naredi to zame

to do sb a favour [or a favour for sb]

narediti komu uslugo

to not do sb/oneself any favours

ne koristiti komu/sebi

4. favour (present):

favour Am

darilce n

do me a favour! Brit inf

ah, nehaj no!

II . fa·vour [ˈfeɪvəʳ] VB trans

1. favour (prefer):

favour

imeti raje

2. favour (approve):

favour

odobravati

to favour doing sth

biti za kaj

3. favour (benefit):

favour

podpirati [perf podpreti]

4. favour (be partial):

favour

privilegirati

favour SPORTS

favorizirati

favour N

User Entry

favour

naklonjenost, ljubeznivost, priljubljenost

Usage examples with favours

I'm not asking for favours

ne prosim za usluge

to not do sb/oneself any favours

ne koristiti komu/sebi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Agitation overpowers one strong in energy and weak in concentration, since energy favours agitation.

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

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The former generally favours the status quo, the latter favours republicanism.

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

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

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

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It is fast growing and favours shady habitats such as the forest understory, neglected urban areas, and fence rows.

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

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The species tends to be seen more frequently on sandy soils and favours bare ground, e.g. at the sides of paths.

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