A1noun · common

favourite

favourite · favourites

фаворит, улюбленець, улюбленик, укоханець

фаворит, фаворитка, любимец, любимчик

Favorit, Liebling

A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favourA person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.

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/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/

» What's your favourite line from that film?

Welches ist dein Lieblingszitat aus diesem Film? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Яка в тебе улюблена цитата з цього фільму? — deniko

deniko · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Meaning

5 senses

(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
The teacher's favourite always went first.
Liebling, Favorit
люби́мецljubímec, фавори́тfavorít, фавори́ткаfavorítka
улю́бленецьuljúblenecʹ, улю́бленикuljúblenyk, укоха́нецьukoxánecʹ
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
Liebling, Favorit
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.
She's the favourite, she'll probably be elected.
Favorit
фавори́тfavorít, фавори́ткаfavorítka
a competitor thought likely to win
(Commonwealth, Internet, Ireland, UK)A bookmark on a web browser or website.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, in the plural)A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.

Examples

586 sentences

What's your favourite line from that film?
Яка в тебе улюблена цитата з цього фільму? — deniko
deWelches ist dein Lieblingszitat aus diesem Film? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Who's your favourite actor?
Хто твій улюблений актор? — shanghainese
ruКто твой любимый актер? — afyodor
deWer ist dein Lieblingsschauspieler? — MUIRIEL
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What's your favourite city?
Яке твоє улюблене місто? — deniko
deWas ist deine Lieblingsstadt? — jast
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What is your favourite song?
Яка твоя улюблена пісня? — zinova
ruКакая твоя любимая песня? — odexed
deWas ist dein Lieblingslied? — Esperantostern
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What is your favourite animal?
Яка у тебе улюблена тварина? — deniko
ruКакое твоё любимое животное? — marafon
deWelches Tier magst du am liebsten? — PeterR
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

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person who enjoys special regard or favour:

Русский

By meaning 1

person who enjoys special regard or favour:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

person who enjoys special regard or favour:

Origin

Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or I

Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.

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