por favor

[ pawr fah-vawr ]

/ ˈpɔr fɑˈvɔr /

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interjection Spanish.

please; if you please.

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How to use por favor in a sentence

Thirty-six percent were in favor and 38 percent were opposed.
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Finally, he takes us behind the scenes into how Obama came out in favor of marriage equality that same year.
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So, why would a species like the banded mongoose favor breeding between relatives?
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Were the smugglers doing you a favor making it nearly impossible to bring any hope?
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This has won the Cuban rum no fans in Washington, which has shown favor for Bacardi in the past.
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At the reserve bank they may borrow as a standing right and not as a favor which may be cut off.
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His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Factors which favor an early deposit are high acidity, diminished urinary pigments, and excessive excretion of uric acid.
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Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman's favor.
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The situation may be altogether in favor of the employer or altogether in favor of the men, or may occupy a middle ground.
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