favour in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for favour in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

I.favor, favour Brit [Am ˈfeɪvər, Brit ˈfeɪvə] N

2. favor:

in favor
a favor
66% in favor, 34% against
66% a favor, 34% en contra
to be/speak in favor of sb or in sb's favor
estar/hablar a or en favor de alguien
to be/speak in favor of sth/-ing
estar/hablar a favor de algo/ +infin
she spoke in favor of the candidate
habló a or en favor del candidato
I'm all in favor of a pay increase
estoy totalmente a favor de un aumento de sueldo
they're in favor of renewing the contract
están a favor de renovar el contrato
the balance in your favor is $5, 000
el saldo a su favor es de 5.000 dólares
the judge found in the plaintiff's favor
el juez se pronunció a or en favor del demandante
the check was made out in his favor/in favor of the club
el cheque fue extendido a su nombre/en nombre del club
the wind is in our favor
llevamos or tenemos el viento a nuestro favor

4. favor <favors, pl > (sexual intimacy):

favor form, euph
favores mpl euph, hum

II.favor, favour Brit [Am ˈfeɪvər, Brit ˈfeɪvə] VB trans

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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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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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You don't see a boisterous, image-building entry for the hero -- another point in the film's favour.
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It is an argument in favour of divorce on the ground of incompatibility of temper.
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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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As design of this overran, causing delays into 1999, this was abandoned in favour of more traditional signalling.
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A number of newspapers now eschew the more common offset lithography process in favour of flexo.
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They are in favour of imposing a congestion charge.
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When the sun fell out of favour, the inexorable rise of bronzers and self-tanners began.
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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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