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favoare
favor (a kind or helpful act, or advantage/support given to someone) /faˈvo̯a.re/
noun#1133 most common
Also: good graces, backing/support (as in 'in favor of')
Example sentences
Îți cer o favoare.
I'm asking you for a favor.
Poți să-mi faci o favoare?
Can you do me a favor?
Ea a decis totul în favoarea lui.
She decided everything in his favor.
Profesorul nu trebuie să arate favoare niciunui elev.
The teacher must not show favor to any student.
Balanța de putere s-a înclinat în favoarea opoziției după alegeri.
The balance of power tilted in favor of the opposition after the elections.
Mulțimea de favoruri acordate în mod netransparent a alimentat suspiciunile de corupție.
The multitude of favors granted non-transparently fueled suspicions of corruption.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | favoare | favoruri |
| Genitive | favori | favoruri |
| Accusative | favoare | favoruri |
| Vocative | favoare | favoruri |
Word family
favorizato favor, to give an advantage to
favoritfavoritefavorabilfavorable
defavoaredisfavor
nefavorabilunfavorable
Etymology
Favoare comes from Latin favor, favoris, reinforced in modern Romanian by French faveur during the 19th-century wave of Romance relatinization. The Romanian ending -oare is a regular reflex used to adapt Latin -or/French -eur nouns, the same pattern seen in culoare from color and valoare from valor. The base sense, goodwill shown toward someone, has stayed close to the Latin original.
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