favour

favour
favour, favor (US) [ˈfeɪvər]
1. noun
   a. ( = act of kindness) (small) service m ; (more major) faveur f
• to do sb a favour rendre service à qn
• to ask sb a favour demander un service à qn
• he did it as a favour to his brother il l'a fait pour rendre service à son frère
• do me a favour and ... sois gentil, ...
• you're not doing yourself any favours tu ne te facilites pas les choses
• do me a favour! (inf : ironic) tu te fiches de moi ! (inf)
   b. ( = approval) to be in favour être en faveur
• to be out of favour ne pas avoir la cote
• to be in favour with sb être bien vu de qn
• to find favour with sb [person] s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn ; [suggestion] gagner l'approbation de qn
► to be in favour of sth être pour qch
• to be in favour of doing sth être pour faire qch
• they voted in favour of accepting the pay offer ils ont voté en faveur de la proposition salariale
   c. ( = advantage) faveur f
• the court decided in her favour le tribunal lui a donné gain de cause
• the exchange rate is in our favour le taux de change joue en notre faveur
• circumstances were all working in her favour les circonstances lui étaient favorables
• that's a point in his favour c'est un bon point pour lui
   d. ( = partiality) faveur f
• to show favour to sb accorder un traitement de faveur à qn
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = be in favour of) [+ idea, option] être partisan de
   b. ( = prefer) [+ person] préférer ; [+ candidate, pupil] montrer une préférence pour
   c. ( = help) favoriser
• tax cuts which favour the rich des réductions d'impôts qui favorisent les riches
• the weather favoured the journey le temps a favorisé le voyage
• circumstances that favour this scheme circonstances favorables à ce projet
• he did not favour us with a reply il n'a même pas eu l'amabilité de nous répondre
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1.
GB, favor US ['feɪvə(r)] noun
1) (approval)

to regard somebody/something with favour — considérer quelqu'un/quelque chose avec bienveillance

to win/lose favour with somebody — s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un

to find favour with somebody — trouver grâce aux yeux de quelqu'un

to be out of favour with somebody — [person] ne plus être dans les bonnes grâces de quelqu'un; [idea, method] ne plus être en vogue auprès de quelqu'un

to fall ou go out of favour — [idea, method] passer de mode

2) (kindness) service m

to do somebody a favour — rendre service à quelqu'un

they're not doing themselves any favours — ils desservent leur (propre) cause (by doing en faisant)

as a (special) favour — à titre de service exceptionnel

to ask a favour of somebody —

to ask somebody a favour — demander un service à quelqu'un

to return a favour — lit

to return the favour — iron rendre la pareille (by doing en faisant)

3) (advantage)

to be in somebody's favour — [situation] être avantageux pour quelqu'un; [financial rates, wind] être favorable à quelqu'un

to have something in one's favour — avoir quelque chose pour soi

the plan has a lot in its favour — le projet présente beaucoup d'avantages

2.
favours plural noun euph (sexual) faveurs fpl
3.
transitive verb
1) (prefer) être pour [method, solution]; préférer [clothing, colour]; être partisan de [political party, course of action]

to favour somebody — gen montrer une préférence pour quelqu'un; (unfairly) accorder un traitement de faveur à quelqu'un

2) (benefit) [plans, circumstances] favoriser; [law, balance of power] privilégier
4.
favoured past participle adjective gen favori/-ite; (most likely) [date, plan, view] privilégié
5.
in favour of prepositional phrase
1) (on the side of) en faveur de

to be in favour of somebody/something — être pour quelqu'un/quelque chose

to speak in favour of — soutenir [motion]

to speak in somebody's favour — se prononcer en faveur de quelqu'un

to come out in favour of — exprimer son soutien à [plan, person]

2) (to the advantage of)

to work in favour of somebody — avantager quelqu'un

to decide in somebody's favour — gen donner raison à quelqu'un; Law donner gain de cause à quelqu'un

3) (out of preference for) [reject] au profit de

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