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favor
favor /faˈvor/
noun#3628 most common
Also: good graces, special treatment, goodwill
Example sentences
Fă-mi un favor!
Do me a favor!
Poți să-mi faci un favor mic?
Can you do me a small favor?
Nu-mi place să cer favoruri.
I don't like asking for favors.
Ea mi-a cerut un favor pe care nu l-am putut refuza.
She asked me for a favor I couldn't refuse.
Politicianul a fost acuzat că a oferit favoruri în schimbul sprijinului electoral.
The politician was accused of offering favors in exchange for electoral support.
Datorită favorului acordat de un fost coleg, dosarul i-a fost aprobat fără întârziere.
Thanks to the favor granted by a former colleague, his file was approved without delay.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | favor | favoruri |
| Genitive | favorului | favorurilor |
| Accusative | favor | favoruri |
| Vocative | favor | favoruri |
Word family
favoarefavor, kindness (the more common synonym)
favorizato favor, to give preferential treatment to
favorabilfavorable
favoritfavoritedefavorizato put at a disadvantage
Etymology
Romanian took this word from Latin favor, meaning goodwill or support. The more common everyday form, favoare, arrived through French faveur and settled into the feminine noun class. The bare form favor stayed closer to the Latin original and functions as a neuter noun, used alongside favoare but with a more formal or bookish feel. The Latin verb behind it, favere, has no settled deeper root; most etymologists list its origin as uncertain rather than tracing it further back.
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