favoured in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for favoured in the English»French Dictionary

well-favoured ADJ dated or hum

well-favoured

beau/belle

ill-favoured Brit, ill-favored Am ADJ

ill-favoured

au physique ingrat

I.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] N

1. favour (approval):

to look with favour on sb/sth, look on sb/sth with favour

approuver qn/qc

to regard sb/sth with favour

considérer qn/qc avec bienveillance

to win/lose favour with sb favour

s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de qn

to find favour with sb

trouver grâce aux yeux de qn

to gain favour with sb

remporter la faveur de qn

to be out of favour with sb person:

ne plus être dans les bonnes grâces de qn

to be out of favour with sb idea, fashion, method:

ne plus être en vogue auprès de qn

to fall out of or from favour with sb person:

tomber en disgrâce auprès de qn

to fall or go out of favour idea, fashion, method:

passer de mode

2. favour (kindness):

favour

service m

to do sb a favour

rendre service à qn

in return for all your favours

en remerciement de tous les services que vous m'avez rendus

they're not doing themselves any favours

ils desservent leur (propre) cause (by doing en faisant)

do me a favour! lit

fais-moi plaisir!

do me a favour! (as prelude to rebuff)

tu veux me faire plaisir?

do me a favour! (ironic)

qu'est-ce que tu crois!

do me a favour! (in exasperation)

et quoi encore!

as a (special) favour

à titre de service exceptionnel

she did it as a favour to her boss

elle l'a fait pour rendre service à son chef

to ask a favour of sb, to ask sb a favour

demander un service à qn

to owe sb a favour

avoir une dette envers qn

you owe me a favour

tu me dois bien ça

to return a favour lit, to return the favour iron

rendre la pareille (by doing en faisant)

3. favour (favouritism):

to show favour to sb, to show sb favour

accorder un traitement de faveur à qn

4. favour (advantage):

to be in sb's favour situation:

être avantageux pour qn

to be in sb's favour financial rates, wind:

être favorable à qn

to have sth in one's favour

avoir qc pour soi

everything was in her favour

elle avait tout pour elle

the plan has a lot in its favour

le projet présente beaucoup d'avantages

if the case doesn't go in our favour

si nous n'obtenons pas gain de cause

in your favour money, balance

à votre crédit

5. favour (small gift):

favour dated

petit cadeau m

6. favour HISTORY (token):

favour

faveur f

II.favours N

favours npl (sexual):

favours euph

faveurs fpl

III.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] VB trans

1. favour (prefer):

favour choice, method, solution, horse, team

être pour

favour clothing, colour, date

préférer

favour political party

être partisan de

to favour sb (gen)

montrer une préférence pour qn

to favour sb (unfairly)

accorder un traitement de faveur à qn

I favour closing the business

je suis pour la fermeture de l'entreprise

2. favour (benefit):

favour plans, circumstances:

favoriser

favour law, balance of power:

privilégier

3. favour (approve of):

favour course of action

être partisan de

favour proposal

approuver

4. favour (honour) form or iron:

to favour sb with sth

faire à qn la faveur or l'honneur de qc

IV.favoured ADJ

1. favoured (most likely):

favoured course of action, date, plan, view

privilégié

favoured candidate

favori/-ite

2. favoured (favourite):

favoured

favori/-ite

V.in favour of PREP

1. in favour of (on the side of):

in favour of

en faveur de

to be in favour of sb/sth

être pour qn/qc

to vote in favour of sth

voter pour qc

I'm in favour of that

je suis pour

to be in favour of changing the law

être pour un changement de la loi

to speak in favour of motion, idea, plan

soutenir

to speak in sb's favour

se prononcer en faveur de qn

to come out in favour of plan, person

exprimer son soutien à

2. in favour of (to the advantage of):

to work or be weighted in favour of sb

avantager qn

to decide in sb's favour (gen)

donner raison à qn

to decide in sb's favour LAW

donner gain de cause à qn

3. in favour of (out of preference for):

in favour of reject etc

au profit de

grace and favour [Brit, Am ˌɡreɪs ən ˈfeɪvər] ADJ Brit

grace and favour residence

résidence prêtée par le souverain en reconnaissance de services rendus

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most favoured nation trading status

statut m de nation favorisée

Translations for favoured in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

favoriser personne, groupe

to favour Brit (par rapport à over)

l'examinateur a favorisé un candidat

the examiner favoured one candidate over the others

les circonstances l'ont favorisé

circumstances were in his favour

dirigiste

in favour of a planned economy Brit

avantager personne:

to favour Brit

avantager Pierre par rapport à/au détriment de Paul

to favour Pierre over/to the detriment of Paul

la nature ne l'a pas avantagé hum

nature hasn't favoured him

esclavagiste

person in favour of slavery

flagorner groupe, public

to curry favour with Brit

favoured in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for favoured in the English»French Dictionary

ill-favoured ADJ

ill-favoured person

tombé en disgrâce

ill-favoured object

passé(e) de mode

I.favour [ˈfeɪvəʳ, Am -vɚ] Brit, Aus N

1. favour no pl (approval):

favour

faveur f

to be in favour of sth

être en faveur de [ou pour] qc

to be in favour

avoir du succès

to decide in favour of sth

décider en la faveur de qc

to be in favour with sb

être bien vu de qn

to be/fall out of favour with sb

être/tomber en disgrâce auprès de qn

to find favour with sb

avoir du succès auprès de qn

to win sb's favour

gagner la faveur de qn

to have sth in one's favour

qc est en sa faveur

2. favour (helpful act):

favour

service m

to do sb a favour

rendre un service à qn

do yourself a favour

fais quelque chose de bien

II.favour [ˈfeɪvəʳ, Am -vɚ] Brit, Aus VB trans

1. favour (prefer):

favour

préférer

favour method, solution

être pour

to favour doing sth

préférer faire qc

2. favour (give advantage or benefit to):

favour

favoriser

3. favour (show partiality towards):

favour

favoriser

4. favour Am inf (look like):

favour

ressembler à

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to curry favour with sb pej

s'insinuer auprès de qn

to rally sb against/in favour of sth

rallier qn contre/à la cause de qc

Translations for favoured in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gentillesse

favour Brit

privilégier

to favour Brit

défavoriser Jean par rapport à Paul

to favour Paul over Jean Brit

avantager qn par rapport à qn/au détriment de qn

to favour sb over sb/to the detriment of sb

favoriser

to favour Brit

faveur

favour Brit

être en faveur auprès de qn

to be in favour with sb Brit

se déclarer [ou se prononcer] en faveur de qn/qc

to come out in favour of sth

en ma/ta faveur

in my/your favour

en faveur de qc testament

in favour of Brit

favoured Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

will you do me a favour?

tu veux me faire plaisir ?

to be/fall out of favour with sb

être/tomber en disgrâce auprès de qn

to come out in favour of/against sth

se prononcer en faveur/contre qc

to tilt the balance in favour of sb/sth

faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn/qc

to favour sb over sb/to the detriment of sb

avantager qn par rapport à qn/au détriment de qn

to turn the situation back in sb's favour

retourner la situation en faveur de qn

in return for a reward/small favour Brit

moyennant une récompense/un petit service

to be indebted to sb for a favour [or favor Am]

être redevable à qn d'un service

to testify in favour of/against sb Brit

témoigner en faveur de/contre qn

can I bother you for a favour? Brit

je peux te déranger pour un service?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Spectators often bet on the outcome and proffer advice to their favoured competitor in the course of a match or score.

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He favoured the troubadours, of which he himself was one, and wrote two sirventesos.

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Several aircraft were considered for the project, which led to some internal friction among federal government procurement staff as different aircraft were favoured among different departments.

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As a lead player he has favoured long, melodic tones, bending the notes into plaintive, almost vocal lines.

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The pitiless humiliation and, eventually, destruction of the weak was favoured by national socialism.

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While headgear was not rationed, snoods were favoured, along with turbans and headscarves, in order to show one's commitment to the war effort.

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There is antiferromagnetic order because the singlet state is energetically favoured.

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When dry, the flatness of the exposed lake bed sediments makes it a favoured location for recreational driving.

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His favoured grip is "migi-yotsu", with his left hand placed outside and right hand inside his opponent's arms.

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Intriguingly he favoured the back door, attaching injunctions to actions in injurious falsehood and so on.

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