favour
(alsofavor
)noun
1 noun sth to helpgar masc1 to do sb a favour gar a dhéanamh do dhuine, soilíos a dhéanamh do dhuineto ask sb a favour gar a iarraidh ar dhuineto return a favour to sb an comhar a dhíol le duineI'll return the favour cúiteoidh mé an chomaoin leatkindly do me the favour of not saying that word ar mhiste leat gan an focal sin a rá? 2 noun support, approvalfabhar masc1 gnaoi fem4 lé fem4 the approach is enjoying favour with the unions tá na ceardchumainn fabhrach don chur chuigeas president, she enjoyed the favour of the people bhí gnaoi an phobail uirthi mar uachtaránit didn't gain favour with the customers níor thaitin sé leis na custaiméiríthe bank lost favour with its customers chaill an banc tacaíocht a chuid custaiméiríshe didn't look with favour on the proposal níor thaitin an moladh léi, ní raibh sí fabhrach don mholadhboots are now out of favour tá buataisí as faisean anoisTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun preferential treatmentfabhar masc1 without fear or favour gan chamadh gan chlaonadhto show favour to sb fabhar a thabhairt do dhuine, bheith fabhrach le duine 4 noun sexual actssexual favours garaíocht ghnéis 5 noun small giftfabhar masc1 féirín masc4
verb
6 verb support, approve of TRANSITIVEbheith i bhfabharbheith i bhfách le I don't favour that approach níl mé i bhfabhar an chur chuige sin, níl mé i bhfách leis an gcur chuige sinwe favour a complete ban táimid ar son cosc iomlán, b'fhearr linn cosc iomlán 7 verb prefer TRANSITIVEis fearr lethe butterfly favours sunny habitats is fearr leis an bhféileacán gnáthóga grianmhara, gnáthóga grianmhara a thaithíonn an féileacán, is rogha leis an bhféileacán gnáthóga grianmhara 8 verb give unfair advantage to TRANSITIVEbuntáiste a thabhairt do an education system which favours the most able córas oideachais a thugann buntáiste do na daltaí is ábaltathe tax cuts will favour the rich chun leas lucht an rachmais a rachaidh na ciorruithe cánach, rachaidh na ciorruithe cánach ar sochar do lucht an tsaibhris, lucht an rachmais is mó a bheidh thuas leis na ciorruithe cánach 9 verb make things easier for TRANSITIVEcuidigh le PhrV éascaigh verb bheith fabhrach dothe long grass favoured the home team chuidigh an féar fada leis an bhfoireann bhailea policy which favours the growth of small business polasaí a éascaíonn fás gnólachtaí beagathe weather favoured us bhí an aimsir linn, bhí an t-ádh orainn leis an aimsir 10 verb usually ironic kindly grant TRANSITIVEshe favoured me with a visit dheonaigh sí cuairt a thabhairt ormthey didn't favour me with a reply níor bhac siad le freagra a thabhairt orm 11 verb (especially US) resemble TRANSITIVEtéigh le PhrV lean verb he favours his father téann sé lena athair, leanann sé a athair