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Spanish Dictionary: translation of favor

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s.
  1. (service) favor m.
    he asked me for a favor me pidió un favor
  2. (esteem) estimación f., aprecio
  3. (approval) aprobación f., apoyo
  4. (favoritism) favoritismo
  5. (remembrance) recordatorio
  6. (small gift) obsequio
  7. (advantage) favor
    one point in your favor un punto a favor tuyo

expresiones idiomáticas:
favors
favores (de una mujer)
in favor of
  1. (to the advantage of) a favor de
  2. (made out to) a nombre de
to be in favor
ser popular
to be in favor of
estar a favor de, ser partidario de
I am not in favor of selling our house no soy partidario de vender la casa
to be out of favor
dejar de ser popular
to curry favor with someone
tratar de congraciarse con alguien
tr.
  1. (to oblige) favorecer
    he favored us with a song nos favoreció con una canción
  2. (to be partial to) preferir
    some fathers favor sons over daughters algunos padres prefieren los hijos a las hijas
  3. (to approve) favorecer
    I favor his appointment as director favorezco su nombramiento de director
  4. (to aid) favorecer
  5. (to be becoming to) favorecer
    that color favors her ese color la favorece
  6. (to resemble) parecerse a
    she favors her father se parece al padre
  7. (to treat with care) tratar con cuidado
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