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favour (GB), favor (US)

Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪvə(r)/

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French translation of favour

A. n

  • 2to be in sb's favour [situation] = être avantageux/-euse pour qn; [financial rates, wind] = être favorable à qn
  • 3to win/lose favour with sb = s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de qn

B. vtr

  • 1 (prefer) être pour [method, solution]; être partisan de [political party]

C. phr

  • 1 (on the side of) en faveur de to be in favour of sb/sth = être pour qn/qch
  • 2 (to the advantage of) to work in sb's favour = avantager qn to decide in sb's favour [Law] = donner gain de cause à qn
  • 3 (out of preference for) [reject] au profit de

favour in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of favour in the British & World English dictionary Definition of favour in the US English dictionary