favorable

favorable
adj.
favorable (beneficioso).
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favorable
► adjetivo
1 favourable (US favorable) (condiciones) suitable
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FRASEOLOGÍA
mostrarse favorable a algo to be in favour (US favor) of something
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adj.
favorable
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ADJ favourable, favorable (EEUU)

esperábamos una respuesta favorable — we were expecting a favourable reply

vientos favorables — favourable winds

favorable a algo — in favour of sth

se mostró favorable al cambio político — he was in favour of political change

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adjetivo <resultado/opinión> favorable*; <pronóstico> good, favorable*

las circunstancias no nos fueron favorables — circumstances were not in our favor

favorable a algo: un clima favorable a la negociación a favorable climate for negotiation; favorable a + inf in favor of -ing; se muestra favorable a negociar — he is in favor of negotiating

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= favourable [favorable, -USA], promising, sympathetic, propitious, nurturing.
Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.
Ex. Some type of sympathetic arrangement is not only important for the location of specific documents, but assists users in browsing.
Ex. She suggests that the times are not propitious for measures that would sanction the removal of public documents from public control.
Ex. All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
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* crítica muy favorable = rave review.
* favorable para = conducive (to).
* lo favorable = propitiousness.
* poco favorable = unpromising.
* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.
* resultado favorable = favourable outcome.
* ser favorable = be a plus.
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adjetivo <resultado/opinión> favorable*; <pronóstico> good, favorable*

las circunstancias no nos fueron favorables — circumstances were not in our favor

favorable a algo: un clima favorable a la negociación a favorable climate for negotiation; favorable a + inf in favor of -ing; se muestra favorable a negociar — he is in favor of negotiating

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= favourable [favorable, -USA], promising, sympathetic, propitious, nurturing.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.
Ex: Some type of sympathetic arrangement is not only important for the location of specific documents, but assists users in browsing.
Ex: She suggests that the times are not propitious for measures that would sanction the removal of public documents from public control.
Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
* crítica muy favorable = rave review.
* favorable para = conducive (to).
* lo favorable = propitiousness.
* poco favorable = unpromising.
* recibir críticas muy favorables = receive + rave reviews.
* resultado favorable = favourable outcome.
* ser favorable = be a plus.

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favorable
adjective
‹resultado/opinión› favorable*; ‹pronóstico› good, favorable*
las circunstancias no nos fueron favorables circumstances were not in our favor
favorable A algo/algn:
un clima favorable a la negociación a favorable climate for negotiation
favorable A + INF in favor of -ING
se muestra favorable a negociar un acuerdo he is in favor of negotiating a settlement
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favorable adjetivo
favorable(conjugate favorable)
favorable adjetivo
1 (beneficioso) favourable, US favorable: recibió críticas muy favorables, he met with some favourable criticism
2 (que apoya) in favour: se muestran favorables a nuestra propuesta, they seem to be in favour of our proposal
'favorable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
benéfica
- benéfico
- ocasión
- bueno
- propicio
- ventajoso
- vuelco
English:
auspicious
- benign
- favourable
- impression
- pro-choice
- rave
- unilateralism
- bill
- favorable
- opening
- spin
- sympathetic
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favorable adj
1. [beneficioso] favourable;
tiempo favorable good weather;
el sondeo le es favorable the poll puts him ahead
2. [partidario]
ser favorable a algo to be in favour of sth;
es favorable a intervenir she's in favour of intervening
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favorable
adj favorable, Br
favourable
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favorable adj
: favorable
♦ favorablemente adv
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favorable adj favourable

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