favour

Gefallen

Etwas, das man tut, um jemandem zu helfen, oft auf dessen Bitte hin.

In einfachem Englisch: Something you do to help someone, often because they ask you.

• Can you do me a favour?
• She did him a favour by feeding his cat.
• I owe you a favour for helping me move.

So benutzt man es: do someone a favour (Could you do me a favour and close the window?); ask someone a favour (Can I ask you a favour?)

Häufige Wendungen: do a favour, ask a favour, return a favour

bevorzugen

Jemanden mehr mögen als andere oder bei der Auswahl den Vorzug geben.

In einfachem Englisch: To like or choose someone more than other people.

• The teacher seems to favour Tom.
• Their parents never favoured one child over another.
• Why does the manager favour that candidate?

So benutzt man es: favour A over B (The coach seems to favour experienced players over younger ones.)

Synonyme: prefer

Häufige Wendungen: favour one child, favour a candidate, favour someone over someone