| Principal Translations |
favor (US),
favour (UK) n | (helpful act) | favor nm |
| | Jen thought Barry had fixed the faucet as a favor to her, but it turned out he expected payment. |
| | Jen creyó que Barry había arreglado el grifo como un favor, pero él esperaba un pago. |
favor (US),
favour (UK) n | uncountable (preference) | favor nm |
| | | preferencia nf |
| | Ruth puts her hand up at every question in an effort to gain the teacher's favour. |
| | Ruth levanta la mano en cada pregunta para ganarse el favor de la profesora. |
favor [sth/sb] (US),
favour [sth/sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | (like best) | preferir⇒ vtr |
| | | gustarle más a loc verb + prep |
| | Keith wears a suit to work six days a week, so on Sunday he tends to favour jeans and a T-shirt. |
| | Keith usa traje seis días por semana, así que el domingo prefiere usar vaqueros y camiseta. |
favor [sth/sb] over [sth/sb] (US),
favour [sth/sb] over [sth/sb] (UK) vtr + prep | (prefer) | preferir algo a, preferir algo antes que loc verb |
| | It's not unusual for parents to favor one child over the others. |
| | No es raro que los padres prefieran a un hijo antes que a los otros. |
favor [sb] (US),
favour [sb] (UK)⇒ vtr | (give [sb] an advantage) | favorecer a vtr + prep |
| | | dar ventaja a loc verb + prep |
| | Luck favours those who work hard. |
| | La suerte favorece a quienes trabajan duro. |
Compound Forms:
favor | favour | party favor |
ask a favor (US),
ask a favour (UK) v expr | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | pedir un favor loc verb |
| | May I ask a favor? Could you please water my garden while I'm out of town? |
| | ¿Te puedo pedir un favor? ¿Me podrías regar las plantas mientras estoy de viaje? |
ask [sb] a favor (US),
ask [sb] a favour (UK) v expr | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | pedir un favor loc verb |
ask a favor of [sb] (US),
ask a favour of [sb] (UK) v expr | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | pedir una cosa loc verb |
| | Could I ask a favor of you? |
bias in favor of [sth/sb] (US),
bias in favour of [sth/sb] (UK) n | (inclination: in favor) | inclinación a favor de nf + loc prep |
| | | sesgo a favor de nm + loc prep |
| | The electoral system suffers from bias in favour of one particular party. |
| | El sistema electoral tiene inclinación a favor de uno de los partidos. |
bias [sb] in favor of [sb/sth] (US),
bias [sb] in favour of [sb/sth] (UK) v expr | (prejudice, influence in favor) | inclinar a alguien a favor de loc verb |
| | Steph's upbringing has biased her in favour of left-wing causes. |
| | Su crianza ha inclinado a Steph a favor de las causas de izquierda. |
curry favor (US),
curry favour (UK) vtr + n | (be ingratiating) | ganarse el favor loc verb |
| | Roderick is always attempting to curry favor to gain an advantage. |
| | Roderick siempre intenta ganarse el favor para quedar con ventaja. |
curry favor with [sb] (US),
curry favour with [sb] (UK) v expr | (ingratiate yourself) | ganarse el favor de loc verb |
| | See if you can curry favor with one of the directors. |
| | Fíjate si puedes ganarte el favor de uno de los directores. |
| discriminate in favor of [sb] v expr | (show prejudice in favor of [sb]) | prejuzgar a favor de loc verb |
| | The referee seems to be discriminating in favor of the home team. |
| | El árbitro parece prejuzgar a favor del equipo local. |
do [sb] a favor,
do a favor for [sb] (US),
do [sb] a favour,
do a favour for [sb] (UK) v expr | (do [sth] kind) | hacer un favor loc verb |
| | Will you do me a favor and post this letter for me? |
| | ¿Me harías el favor de echar esta carta al correo por mí? |
do me the favor of doing [sth] (US),
do me the favour of doing [sth] (UK) interj | (please would you) | hazme el favor de loc interj |
| | (AR, UY) | haceme el favor de loc interj |
| | (AR, coloquial) | haceme la gauchada de loc interj |
fall out of favor (US),
fall out of favour (UK) v expr | (lose popularity) | perder popularidad loc verb |
| | (objeto) | caer en desuso loc verb |
| | (persona, costumbre) | caer en desgracia loc verb |
find favor with [sb] (US),
find favour with [sb] (UK) v expr | (be liked by) | tener la simpatía de loc verb |
| | | ganarse los elogios de loc verb |
in favor (US),
in favour (UK) adj | (in agreement) | a favor loc adj |
| | When they first announced the scheme, only one or two people were in favour. |
| | Cuando anunciaron el plan por primera vez, solo una o dos personas estuvieron a favor. |
in favor of [sth] (US),
in favour of [sth] (UK) adj + prep | (approving of [sth]) | a favor de loc adj |
in favor of doing [sth] (US),
in favour of doing [sth] (UK) expr | (approving of [sth]) | a favor de loc adj |
in favor (US),
in favour (UK) adj | (popular, liked) | popular adj mf |
| | Cocktails bars are no longer in favour. |
| | Los bares de tragos ya no son populares. |
in favor with [sb] (US),
in favour with [sb] (UK) adj + prep | (liked by, popular among) | aceptado por adj + prep |
| | | bien recibido por loc adj |
in your favor (US),
in your favour (UK) adv | (in a way that benefits you) | a tu favor loc adv |
| | | en tu beneficio loc adv |
Kindly do me the favor of (US),
Kindly do me the favour of (UK) interj | (please would you) (AR, UY) | hacerme el favor de hacer algo loc interj |
| | | hazme el favor de hacer algo loc interj |
| | Kindly do me the favour of not turning your back on me when I'm talking to you! |
| | ¡Haceme el favor de no darme la espalda cuando te hablo! |
opt in favor of [sth] (US),
opt in favour of [sth] (UK) v expr | (choose over [sth] else) | optar a favor de expr |
| | | decidir a favor de expr |
| | We opted in favor of a smaller, more economical car. |
| | Optamos a favor de un auto más pequeño y económico. |
be out of favor (US),
be out of favor (UK) v expr | (have lost popularity) | haber perdido popularidad loc verb |
| | (objeto) | haber caído en desuso loc verb |
| | (persona, costumbre) | haber caído en desgracia loc verb |
| por favor interj | Spanish (please) | por favor expr |
special favor (US),
special favour (UK) n | (act of preferential kindness) | favor especial nm + adj |
| | As a special favour he was allowed to stay up late on his birthday. |
| | Como un favor especial lo dejaron quedarse despierto hasta tarde en su cumpleaños. |
tip the scale in [sb]'s favor (US),
tip the scales in [sb]'s favour (UK) v expr | figurative (give [sb] a better chance) | inclinar la balanza a favor loc verb |
turn the scale in [sb]'s favor (US),
turn the scales in [sb]'s favour (UK) v expr | figurative (give [sb] a better chance) | poner las cosas en tu favor loc verb |
wedding favor (US),
wedding favour (UK) n | (gift for guests at a marriage) (AR) | souvenir nm |
| | Como souvenir daban un portarretrato con la foto de la fiesta. |
| | (PR) | recordatorio nm |
| | (ES) | detalle de los novios, recuerdo de boda grupo nominal |