1 a kind action: “Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?”
gunst

2 kindness or approval: “She looked on him with great favour.”
gunst

3 preference or too much kindness: “By doing that he showed favour to the other side.”
voorkeur

4 a state of being approved of: “He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.”
gunst
to support or show preference for: “Which side do you favour?”
begunstigen

'favourable (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

1 showing approval: “Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable?”
gunstig

2 helpful or advantageous: “a favourable wind.”
gunstig

'favourably (Bijwoord)

gunstig

'favourite (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

best-liked; preferred: “his favourite city.”
lievelings-
a person or thing that one likes best: “Of all her paintings that is my favourite.”
favoriet

'favouritism (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

preferring or supporting one person etc more than another: “I can't be accused of favouritism †“ I voted for everyone!”
bevoorrechting

in favour of

in support of: “I am in favour of higher pay.”
va'aa'ar

in one's favour

to one's benefit or advantage: “The wind was in our favour.”
in iemands voordeel


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to favour	bevoorrechting (ww.) ; voortrekken (ww.) ; voorschuiven (ww.) ; voorrechten toekennen (ww.) ; prefereren (ww.) ; iemand begunstigen (ww.) ; gunstig gezind zijn (ww.) ; gunst (ww.) ; dienst (ww.) ; bevoorrechten (ww.) ; bevoordelen (ww.) ; begunstiging (ww.) ; begunstigen (ww.)
the favour	de welwillendheid (v) ; de genadigheid (v) ; de gedienstigheid (v)
favour	voorstaan

Bronnen: interglot; Wakefield genealogy pages




EN: benefit
EN: choose
EN: desire
EN: fancy
EN: have a preference
EN: like better
EN: rather
EN: service
EN: show partiality towards
EN: wish

Let op de verschillende spellingsvarianten in UK- en US-Engels: UK-spelling: favour US-spelling: favor

EN: by favour of, favoured by NL: (op brief) per vriendelijke gelegenheid
EN: in favour of NL: ten gunste van
EN: favours don't come easily NL: voor wat hoort wat