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fa·vour
I. noun II. transitive verb
favour
noun

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

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

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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

Usage examples with favour

all those in favour, ...
vsi, ki ste za ...
to return a favour
(po)vrniti uslugo
everybody in favour?
vsi, ki ste za?
in favour of
za
do me a favour! Brit inf
ah, nehaj no!
to find favour with sb
naleteti na odobravanje koga
to show favour to sb
dajati prednost komu
to rule in sb's favour SPORTS
soditi v korist koga
to gain [or win] sb's favour [or favour with sb]
postati priljubljen pri kom
to reciprocate help/a favour
oddolžiti se za pomoč/uslugo
to do sb a favour [or a favour for sb]
narediti komu uslugo
to discriminate in favour of sb
dajati prednost komu
to look on sth with disquiet/favour
gledati na kaj z zaskrbljenostjo/odobravanjem
to have sth in one's favour
imeti kaj v svojo korist
the wind was in our favour
veter nam je bil naklonjen
to fall out of favour [with sb]
ne biti več aktualen [pri kom]
to come out in favour of sth
podpreti kaj
he's trying to get back into favour
rad bi postal spet priljubljen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
As design of this overran, causing delays into 1999, this was abandoned in favour of more traditional signalling.
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In this capacity, and as a family favour, he designed a new mechanical foundry for an iron and steel business owned by his brother.
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Now weddings occur at anytime of year, although more conservative families may still favour the traditional period for wedlock.
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Usage charges, additional to the access charge, are weighted to favour shorter use.
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Prior to this, a delicate balance between the powers was maintained, whereby no one of them was allowed to disrupt this balance in their favour.
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An insufficient number of shareholders voted in favour of the resolution for it to be passed.
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They are in favour of imposing a congestion charge.
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Cases of rental gazumping -- where a landlord rejects an accepted offer in favour of a higher rental bid -- are becoming more common.
www.ft.com
You don't see a boisterous, image-building entry for the hero -- another point in the film's favour.
www.thehindu.com
This measure, met with in other councils, was meant to prevent testamentary dispositions in favour of known heretics.
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