Usage Note
Favore lives inside the most-used Italian phrase of all, per favore ('please'). Asking mi fai un favore? means 'will you do me a favour?'. To be a favore di something is to be 'in favour of' it.
Examples
"Mi puoi fare un favore?"
Natural Translation
Can you do me a favour?
Literal Translation
To-me you-can do a favour?

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