favoured in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for favoured in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.favoured, favored [Brit ˈfeɪvəd, Am ˈfeɪvərd] VB pp

favoured → favour IV

II.favoured, favored [Brit ˈfeɪvəd, Am ˈfeɪvərd] ADJ

1. favoured (most likely):

favoured course of action, date, plan, view

privilegiato

favoured candidate

favorito

2. favoured (favourite):

favoured

favorito

favoured

preferito

well-favoured [ˌwelˈfeɪvəd] ADJ arch or hum

well-favoured

di bell'aspetto

ill-favoured, ill-favored [Brit ɪlˈfeɪvəd, Am ˌɪlˈfeɪvərd] ADJ

ill-favoured

brutto, di brutto aspetto

hard-favoured [ˌhɑːdˈfeɪvəd], hard-featured [ˌhɑːdˈfiːtʃəd] ADJ

hard-favoured

dai lineamenti duri, spigolosi

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

grace and favour [Brit, Am ˌɡreɪs ən ˈfeɪvər] ADJ Brit

grace and favour residence

residenza concessa dal sovrano in segno di gratitudine

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most favoured nation trading status

la condizione di nazione più favorita (nei trattati commerciali)

Translations for favoured in the Italian»English Dictionary

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essere facilitato in qc

to be favoured or facilitated in sth

cotillon

favour Brit

favorire (sostenere, incoraggiare)

to favour Brit

favorire

to favour Brit

l'esaminatore ha favorito un candidato

the examiner favoured one candidate (over the others)

le circostanze lo hanno favorito

circumstances were in his favour

la natura non lo ha favorito

nature hasn't favoured him

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Ironical and metaphorical language is a favoured vehicle for slander.

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He favoured the troubadours, of which he himself was one, and wrote two sirventesos.

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Being robust may even be a favoured at the expense of total fitness as an evolutionarily stable strategy (also called survival of the flattest).

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Mixed seed and black oil sunflower seed is favoured by many seed-eating species.

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When dry, the flatness of the exposed lake bed sediments makes it a favoured location for recreational driving.

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They however appear to show high fidelity to favoured sites.

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He favoured his friends and gave out well-paid posts if he could get anything in return for them.

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Flies attracted to the moss carry its spores to fresh herbivore dung, which is the favoured habitat of the species of this genus.

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The international situation, however, favoured a bold attitude, and she met the representations of the powers with a flat defiance.

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Several aircraft were considered for the project, which led to some internal friction among federal government procurement staff as different aircraft were favoured among different departments.

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