favor
A kind or helpful deedA kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
» Would you do me a favor?
Könnten Sie mir bitte einen Gefallen tun? — MUIRIEL
Можно вас кое о чём попросить? — nami
Не окажете ли вы мне услугу? — nami
Чи не зробите мені послугу? — iceman
Ти не міг би зробити мені одну послугу? — deniko
Ви не могли би зробити мені одну послугу? — deniko
Зробиш мені послугу? — deniko
Зробите мені послугу? — deniko
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11 senses(countable, uncountable)A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.
Gefallen, Gefälligkeit, Dienst
услу́гаuslúga, одолже́ниеodolžénije, любе́зностьljubéznostʹ
послу́гаposlúha
(countable, uncountable)Goodwill; benevolent regard.
She enjoyed the queen's favor.
to fall out of favor
Gunst, Gnade, Huld
расположе́ниеraspoložénije, благоскло́нностьblagosklónnostʹ, фаво́рfavór
прихи́льністьpryxýlʹnistʹ
a feeling of favorable regard
(countable, uncountable)A small gift; a party favor.
wedding favor
At the holiday dinner, the hosts had set a favor by each place setting.
Aufmerksamkeit
souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
(countable, uncountable)Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
(countable, uncountable)The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
(countable, uncountable)Partiality; bias
(countable, historical, uncountable)A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Appearance; look; countenance; face.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A letter, a written communication.
(Northern England, archaic, countable, uncountable)A resemblance, likeness.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.
Examples
640 sentencesWould you do me a favor?
Чи не зробите мені послугу? — iceman
ruМожно вас кое о чём попросить? — nami
deKönnten Sie mir bitte einen Gefallen tun? — MUIRIEL
Will you do me a favor?
Чи не зробите мені послугу? — iceman
ruОкажешь мне услугу? — marafon
deTust du mir einen Gefallen? — samueldora
Could you do me a favor?
Ти не міг би зробити мені одну послугу? — deniko
ruНе могли бы Вы оказать мне услугу? — marafon
deKönntest du mir bitte einen Gefallen tun? — MUIRIEL
The statistics are in our favor.
Статистика на нашу користь. — deniko
ruСтатистика говорит в нашу пользу. — al_ex_an_der
I asked Tom for a favor.
Я попросив Тома про послугу. — deniko
ruЯ попросил Тома об услуге. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old FrenFrom Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon. Compare also Danish favør (“favor”), Irish fabhar (“favor”), from the same Romance source.
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Forms
plural: favorsSynonyms
8 synonyms- an act of gracious kindness:favour
- an advantage to the benefit of someone or something:favour
- an inclination to approve:favour
- a feeling of favorable regard:favour
- souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party:party favorparty favourfavour
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- in favor of
- a big favor
- a favor and
- big favor
- ask a favor
- for a favor
- are in favor
- favor to ask
- a favor of
- needed a favor
- favor of the
- return the favor