Translations for POR favor in the English»French Dictionary

I.favor [ˈfeɪ·vər] N

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1. favor (approval):

to be in favor of sth

être en faveur de [ou pour] qc

to be in favor

avoir du succès

to decide in favor of sth

décider en la faveur de qc

to be in favor with sb

être bien vu de qn

to be/fall out of favor with sb

être/tomber en disgrâce auprès de qn

to find favor with sb

avoir du succès auprès de qn

to win sb's favor

gagner la faveur de qn

to have sth in one's favor

qc est en sa faveur

2. favor (helpful act):

to do sb a favor

rendre un service à qn

II.favor [ˈfeɪ·vər] VB trans

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2. favor (give advantage or benefit to):

3. favor (show partiality toward):

4. favor inf (look like):

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In fact, this claim was disingenuous because the group only voted in favor of a watered-down earlier version of the bill that did not give protection to all women. en.wikipedia.org

Burton could line up only two lawmakers to speak in his favor. en.wikipedia.org

Many considered the referee had affected the outcome in favor of the Paraguayan team. en.wikipedia.org

Single-pointing was forgone in favor of die head cutting for such medium- and high-volume repetitive production. en.wikipedia.org

And though it's true that most things don't occur simultaneously in nature, sometimes you can stack the deck in your favor. www.theatlantic.com

The thin physicist did not expect that he would have an intense life in favor of the poor, sowing schools, creches and libraries. en.wikipedia.org

In general, less bulky groups such as methyl or ethyl favor oxidation, while bulkier groups such as tert-butyl slow down or stop oxidation. en.wikipedia.org

Swaddling fell out of favor in the seventeenth century. en.wikipedia.org

Middle-market status is the halfway point of a three-level continuum of journalistic seriousness; upmarket newspapers generally cover hard news and down-market newspapers favor sensationalist stories. en.wikipedia.org

By pandering, a politician attempts to tilt the results in his or her favor. en.wikipedia.org

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