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favor N, VB trans, intr AM

favor → favour

See also favour

I . favour [ˈfeɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. favour (helpful act):

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

oddawać [perf oddać] komuś przysługę

to return the favour

rewanżować [perf z-] się

to return the favour

odwdzięczać [perf odwdzięczyć] się

2. favour no pl (approval):

przychylność f

to look with favour at sth

przychylnie na coś spoglądać [perf spojrzeć]

to be in favour of sth

3. favour no pl (advantage):

in sb's favour

na czyjąś korzyść

4. favour (unfair support):

to show favour to sb

sprzyjać komuś

5. favour (popular with):

to be in favour [with sb]

cieszyć się [czyjąś] przychylnością [lub życzliwością]

6. favour (unpopular):

to be/fall out of favour [with sb]

wypadać [perf wypaść] z [czyichś] łask

7. favour AM (small gift):

podarek m

II . favour [ˈfeɪvəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

1. favour (support):

popierać [perf poprzeć]

2. favour (treat with partiality):

3. favour (help):

4. favour esp AM (look like):

to favour sb

być do kogoś podobnym

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And though it's true that most things don't occur simultaneously in nature, sometimes you can stack the deck in your favor. www.theatlantic.com

For 2008, the team dropped the black alternate jerseys in favor of a throwback uniform to commemorate the franchise's 75th anniversary. en.wikipedia.org

By pandering, a politician attempts to tilt the results in his or her favor. en.wikipedia.org

In general, less bulky groups such as methyl or ethyl favor oxidation, while bulkier groups such as tert-butyl slow down or stop oxidation. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

Why the invidious distinction in favor of these 2,400 terms, and against the remaining thousands in the vocabulary? en.wikipedia.org

Middle-market status is the halfway point of a three-level continuum of journalistic seriousness; upmarket newspapers generally cover hard news and down-market newspapers favor sensationalist stories. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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