favour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for favour in the English»French Dictionary

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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beseech favour

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Translations for favour in the French»English Dictionary

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dirigiste

in favour of a planned economy Brit

esclavagiste

person in favour of slavery

flagorner groupe, public

to curry favour with Brit

clientéliste

appealing to voters for whom you've done a favour

décentralisateur (décentralisatrice) homme politique

in favour of decentralization après n

je n'approuve que tièdement leur projet

I'm not entirely in favour of their plan

disgracier protégé

to dismiss [sb] from one's favour Brit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Usage charges, additional to the access charge, are weighted to favour shorter use.

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She soon abandoned traditional dress in favour of men's riding breeches.

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In this capacity, and as a family favour, he designed a new mechanical foundry for an iron and steel business owned by his brother.

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As design of this overran, causing delays into 1999, this was abandoned in favour of more traditional signalling.

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An insufficient number of shareholders voted in favour of the resolution for it to be passed.

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Traditional designs were also often given up in favour of designs from pattern books, especially where there was pressure on costs.

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You don't see a boisterous, image-building entry for the hero -- another point in the film's favour.

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This measure, met with in other councils, was meant to prevent testamentary dispositions in favour of known heretics.

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It eschewed the thematic groupings in favour of focusing on pivotal moments of twentieth-century art.

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The revised document introduces a non-liability rule in favour of the freight forwarder in relation to goods delivered to the freight forwarder outside the agreed time of delivery.

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