favourite

favorito, preferido

Que gusta más que todos los demás.

En inglés sencillo: The one you like more than all the others.

• Blue is my favourite colour.
• What is your favourite song?
• We visited her favourite restaurant.

Sinónimos: best-loved, preferred

Antónimos: least favourite

Expresiones frecuentes: favourite food, favourite book, favourite colour, favourite song

querido, apreciado

Que se quiere o disfruta mucho, aunque también se aprecien otras personas o cosas.

En inglés sencillo: Loved or enjoyed, even if other people or things are loved too.

• She kept several favourite childhood toys.
• We sang some old favourite songs.
• He reread a favourite story from his childhood.

Sinónimos: beloved, cherished, well-loved

Expresiones frecuentes: old favourite song, favourite childhood toy

favorito, preferido

Persona o cosa que alguien prefiere o en la que confía más que en las demás.

En inglés sencillo: A person or thing that someone likes or trusts more than others.

• This cake is my favourite.
• Which of these films is your favourite?
• The teacher tries not to have favourites.

Cómo se usa: a favourite of someone (She is a favourite of our teacher.)

Sinónimos: first choice

Expresiones frecuentes: my favourite, a firm favourite, someone’s favourite

favorito

Persona o equipo que se considera con más posibilidades de ganar.

En inglés sencillo: The person or team that people think is most likely to win.

• Our team is the favourite.
• The favourite lost the race.
• Who is the favourite to win this year?

Cómo se usa: favourite to do something (She is the favourite to win the race.); favourite for something (Our team is the favourite for the title.)

Sinónimos: front-runner

Antónimos: underdog

Expresiones frecuentes: clear favourite, favourite to win, odds-on favourite

favorito, valido

Persona a la que un rey o una reina aprecia especialmente y en quien confía.

En inglés sencillo: A person a king or queen especially likes and trusts.

• The king rewarded his favourite.
• She became a royal favourite.
• Several court favourites received land from the queen.

Cómo se usa: a favourite of someone (He became a favourite of the queen.)

Sinónimos: confidant

Expresiones frecuentes: royal favourite, king’s favourite, court favourite