favour in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for favour in the English»Italian Dictionary

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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to curry favour with sb

cercare di ingraziarsi qn con lusinghe

beseech favour

sollecitare

to discriminate in favour of sb

fare discriminazioni a favore di qn

Translations for favour in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cotillon

favour Brit

essere unanimemente contro, a favore di qc

to be unanimously against, in favour of sth

abortista

in favour of abortion

stragista

= somebody in favour of stragismo or who practises it

favore

favour Brit

guardare qn con favore

to look with favour on sb, sth, to look on sb, sth with favour

guadagnarsi, perdere il favore di qn

to win, lose favour with sb

godere del favore di qn

to find favour with sb

riservare a qn un trattamento di favore

to show favour to sb, to show sb favour

favore

favour Brit

fare un favore a qn

to do sb a favour or a good turn

chiedere un favore a qn

to ask a favour of sb, to ask sb a favour

ricambiare un favore

to return a favour

dovere un favore a qn

to owe sb a favour

(ma) mi faccia il favore!

do me a favour!

ottenere qc come favore

to obtain sth as a favour

a, in favore di qn

in sb's favour, to sb's advantage, to sb's benefit, for sb

il giudizio è stato pronunciato in suo favore

the court decided on his favour

fare un bonifico a favore di qn

to make a bank transfer in sb's favour

(sostenitore di) essere a favore di qc, qn

to be in favour of sb, sth

dichiararsi a favore di

to declare oneself for or in favour of

sono a favore

I'm in favour

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The position found favour amongst scientific behaviourists over the next few decades, until behaviourism itself fell to the cognitive revolution in the 1960s.

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She soon abandoned traditional dress in favour of men's riding breeches.

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When the sun fell out of favour, the inexorable rise of bronzers and self-tanners began.

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A number of newspapers now eschew the more common offset lithography process in favour of flexo.

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This measure, met with in other councils, was meant to prevent testamentary dispositions in favour of known heretics.

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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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Cases of rental gazumping -- where a landlord rejects an accepted offer in favour of a higher rental bid -- are becoming more common.

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It is an argument in favour of divorce on the ground of incompatibility of temper.

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For that reason, organisations and businesses naturally favour this method over a standing order.

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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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