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thanks, grace, favour
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privilégier ☊

to favour
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thiện ý sự quý mến sự đồng ý

favour
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ủng hộ cái gì

in favour of
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được ưa thích người (vật) được ưa thích

favourite
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(n.) [favour] act of gracious kindness
WNS:

(n.) [favourite] darling, favorite, pet

ENDE: favour Gefälligkeit
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Just press the button to see your favourite character in action. ☊ in action ☊
ask sth of sb: Can I ask a favour of you? ☊ ask ☊
ask sb sth: Can I ask you a favour? ☊ ask ☊
Who is your favourite author? ☊ author ☊
What's your favourite colour? ☊ colour ☊
Their prices compare favourably with those of their competitors. ☊ compare ☊
conclude from sth that...: He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan. ☊ conclude ☊
demonstrate (in favour/support of sth): They are demonstrating in favour of free higher education. ☊ demonstrate ☊
Our favourite restaurant was closed, so we had to go elsewhere. ☊ elsewhere ☊
entertain sb: Barbecues are a favourite way of entertaining friends. ☊ entertain ☊
The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people. ☊ favour ☊
The programme has lost favour with viewers recently. ☊ favour ☊
an athlete who fell from favour after a drugs scandal ☊ favour ☊
The government looks with favour upon (= approves of) the report's recommendations. ☊ favour ☊
She's not in favour with (= supported or liked by) the media just now. ☊ favour ☊
It seems Tim is back in favour with the boss (= the boss likes him again). ☊ favour ☊
Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today? ☊ favour ☊
Can I ask a favour? ☊ favour ☊
I would never ask for any favours from her. ☊ favour ☊
I'm going as a favour to Ann, not because I want to. ☊ favour ☊
I'll ask Steve to take it. He owes me a favour. ☊ favour ☊
Thanks for helping me out. I'll return the favour (= help you because you have helped me) some time. ☊ favour ☊
Do yourself a favour (= help yourself) and wear a helmet on the bike. ☊ favour ☊
He argued in favour of a strike. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
I'm all in favour of (= completely support) equal pay for equal work. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
Most of the 'don't knows' in the opinion polls came down in favour of (= eventually chose to support) the Democrats. ☊ in favour (of sb/sth) ☊
These biscuits are great favourites with the children. ☊ favourite ☊
This song is a particular favourite of mine. ☊ favourite ☊
The band played all my old favourites. ☊ favourite ☊
Which one's your favourite? ☊ favourite ☊
The programme has become a firm favourite with young people. ☊ favourite ☊
She loved all her grandchildren but Ann was her favourite. ☊ favourite ☊
They undertook to make their judgement without fear or favour. ☊ without fear or favour ☊
She is a firm favourite with the children. ☊ firm ☊
My first impression of him was favourable. ☊ impression ☊
We were asked to list our ten favourite songs. ☊ list ☊
The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking . ☊ majority ☊
My favourite band? Oh, that's a hard one (= a hard question). ☊ one ☊
The regulation operates in favour of married couples. ☊ operate ☊
owe sb sth: You owe me a favour! ☊ owe ☊
Thanks for sticking up for me—I owe you one (= I owe you a favour). ☊ owe ☊
Will you do it for me as a personal favour? ☊ personal ☊
She was, in her own favourite phrase, 'a woman without a past'. ☊ phrase ☊
My favourite song was playing on the radio. ☊ play ☊
The proposals have been favourably received by most political commentators. ☊ receive ☊
Salted peanuts were recently revealed as the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
reveal sb/sth to be/have sth: Salted peanuts were recently revealed to be the nation's favourite snack. ☊ reveal ☊
She spoke in favour of the new tax. ☊ speak ☊
What's your favourite sport? ☊ sport ☊
This is a favourite spot for walkers and climbers. ☊ spot ☊
It was, and still is, my favourite movie. ☊ still ☊
it strikes sb that...: It strikes me that nobody is really in favour of the changes. ☊ strike ☊
Biology is my favourite subject. ☊ subject ☊
Such is the elegance of this typeface that it is still a favourite of designers. ☊ such ☊
A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan. ☊ survey ☊
It's a favourite game of theirs. ☊ theirs ☊
The President stressed a favourite campaign theme—greater emphasis on education. ☊ theme ☊
This soup is a spicy variation on a traditional favourite. ☊ variation ☊
vote in favour of sth: Over 60% of members voted in favour of (= for) the motion. ☊ vote ☊
On the whole, I'm in favour of the idea. ☊ on the whole ☊

grâce ☊ je ne vous demande aucune grâce ☊
privilégier ☊ il refuse de privilégier les insurgés cubains! ☊