La Palabra del Día: Favorecer
Favorecer
to suit, to flatter; to help, to assist
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My Example:
Es mejor pensar que te favorece la suerte. Si lo haces, siempre tendrás buena suerte, te lo juro.
It is important to believe that luck is always on your side. If you do, you will always have good luck, I promise.
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Irritation does not suit us. In such situations we look stupid and funny.
La irritación no nos favorece. En esas situaciones parecemos tontos y bobos.
Esa barba no la favorece ¡Es verdad, debería se afeita!
After Heidita's comments:
Esa barba no la favorece ¡Es verdad, debería afeitarse!
That beard doesn't suit her. She really should have a shave!
Second attempt:
No quiero favorecer a mi propia mamá, pero ésta es muy fría y no me da nada para beber . . . . . . .
I don't want to flatter my own mother, but this one is very cold and doesn’t give me anything to drink . . . . .
First attempt:
Esta mamá no me favorece; es muy fría y no me da nada para beber . . . . . . .
This mother doesn’t suit me; she is very cold and doesn’t give me anything to drink . . . . .
Mi mamá siempre le favorecía a mi hermana.
My Mom always favored my sister.
SpanishDictionary is the place where everybody helps each other. And that's why this site is so special!
SpanishDictionary es un lugar, donde todos favorecen uno al otro. Y por eso este sitio es tan especial!
This mirror doesn't flatter me. Perhaps I'll try another mirror.
Este espejo no me favorece. Tal vez probaré otro espejo.
Mi ex-novia preguntó que si podríamos casarnos, dije que por supuesto. En el día de la boda, la suerte me favoreció y sufrí un accidente de coche. ¡Me encantan los accidentes!
My ex-girlfriend asked if we could get married, I said of course. On the wedding day, luck was on my side and I had a car accident. I love accidents!
To me, the saying 'fortune favours the bold' shows that there's no such thing as luck.
Para mi, el dicho 'la fortuna favorece a los audaces' demuestra que no existe la suerte.
mostra to demuestra - gracias Heidi
(I've shied away from using no hay tal cosa como as I'm not sure if it's used in Spanish as we do in English - any feedback regarding that phrase would be great. )
Cada vestido es único por su combinación de colores.. y esta falda roja con la camiseta blanca te favorece mucho.
Each dress has its unique combination of colores... and this red skirt with the white shirt suits you a lot.
En nuestro pais , justo ahora, hay una política, que favorece los ricos.
In our country nowadays there is a policy, which favours the rich.
A él no le favorece ese traje de baño. That bathing suit doesn´t look good on him.
Me gustan los gatos y perros,pero favorocez a los perros.
I like cats and dogs,but I favor dogs.(but dogs suit me better.) Second attempt:Me gustan los gatos y perros,pero los perros me favorecen mejor.
Escuchando la musica española favorece el aprendizaje de la lengua.
Listening to Spanish music helps in learning the language.
Favorecer su éxito, intente estar a la hora en punto para una entrevista de trabajo.
To help your success, try to be on time for a job interview.
Present (Indicative)
Verb / Favorecer
| Pronoun | English | Spanish |
| I / Yo | ..I favor.. | ..favorezco.. |
| You / Tú | ..You favor.. | ..favoreces.. |
| He-She / Él-Ella | ..He favors.. | ..favorece.. |
| We / Nosotros | ..We favor.. | ..favorecemos.. |
| You / Vosotros | ..You favor.. | ..favorecéis.. |
| They / Ellos | ..They favor.. | ..favorecen.. |
El verbo favorecer es irregular en el yo forma la primera persona.
The verb favorecer is irregular in the first person.
