"favor (a kind act)" in seven languages
Meaningfavor (a kind act)
Spanish
/faˈboɾ/
masc.learned
Hidden in por favor 'please', literally 'as a favor'.
French
/favœʁ/
fem.learned
To ask someone a small favor, French more often says demander un service.
Italian
/faˈvore/
masc.learned
Hidden in per favore 'please'.
Portuguese
/faˈvoh/
masc.learned
Romanian
/faˈvo̯are/
fem.learned
Everyday Romanian often asks for un serviciu 'a service' instead.
Catalan
/fəˈbo/
masc.learned
English
/ˈfeɪvɚ/
from Latin/French · Old French favor, from Latin
The Latin ancestor
FAVŌREM‘goodwill, support (from FAVĒRE 'to be well disposed')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Spanish and Italian say 'please' with this very word (por favor, per favore); French says s'il vous plaît, 'if it pleases you', instead.
English relatives: favorite, favorable
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In a sentence
- esMe pidió un favor.
- frIl m'a demandé une faveur.
- itMi ha chiesto un favore.
- ptEle me pediu um favor.
- roMi-a cerut o favoare.
- caEm va demanar un favor.
- enHe asked me for a favor.
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