favour

favour
favour, {{}}American{{}} favor [{{t}}'feɪvə(r)]
faveur1(a), 1(c)-(f) service1(b) préférer2(a) être partisan de2(b) favoriser2(c), 2(d) ressembler à2(e)
1 noun
(a) (approval) faveur f, approbation f;
to be in favour (person) être bien en cour, être bien vu; (artist, fashion) être à la mode ou en vogue;
to be out of favour (person) être mal en cour, ne pas être bien vu; (artist, book) ne pas être à la mode ou en vogue; (fashion) être démodé ou dépassé;
she's in favour with the boss elle est bien vue du patron;
he speaks in their favour il parle en leur faveur;
to fall out of favour with sb perdre les bonnes grâces de qn;
this method has rather fallen out of favour in recent years cette méthode a été plus ou moins abandonnée au cours de ces dernières années;
to be restored or to return to favour rentrer en grâce;
to find favour with sb trouver grâce aux yeux de qn, gagner l'approbation de qn;
he is prepared to look with favour upon the suggestion il est prêt à approuver ou à examiner favorablement la proposition;
he looks with favour upon us il est bien disposé à notre égard;
to be in favour of sth être partisan de qch, être pour qch;
to be in favour of doing sth être d'avis de ou être pour faire qch
(b) (act of goodwill) service m;
will you do me a favour or do a favour for me? voulez-vous me rendre (un) service?;
may I ask a favour of you or ask you a favour? puis-je vous demander un service?;
I did it as a favour to her je l'ai fait pour lui rendre service;
I ask you as a favour not to say anything je vous serais très reconnaissant de ne rien dire;
do me a favour and play somewhere else soyez gentil, allez jouer ailleurs;
she's not doing herself any favours by being so arrogant son arrogance la dessert;
thank God for small favours remercions le ciel pour ses petits bienfaits; {{}}ironic{{}} encore heureux!;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} are you going to buy it? - do me a favour! tu vas l'acheter? - tu rigoles?
(c) (advantage)
everything is in our favour tout joue en notre faveur, nous avons tout pour nous;
the odds are in his favour il est (donné) favori;
a point in her favour un bon point pour elle, un point en sa faveur;
the magistrates decided in his favour les juges lui ont donné raison ou gain de cause;
all those in favour raise your hand que tous ceux qui sont pour lèvent la main;
he dropped the idea in favour of our suggestion il a laissé tomber l'idée au profit de notre suggestion;
a will in favour of the children un testament en faveur des enfants;
a cheque in favour of Jill Adam un chèque payable à Jill Adam;
credit in your favour à votre crédit
(d) (partiality) faveur f, partialité f
(e) {{}}History{{}} (badge, ribbon) faveur f; {{}}old-fashioned{{}} (of sports fan) rosette f (aux couleurs d'une équipe)
(f) {{}}literary{{}}
a woman's favours les faveurs fpl d'une femme;
she was rather too free with her favours elle était un peu trop prodigue de ses faveurs
(g) (gift) petit cadeau m (offert aux invités lors d'une fête)
(h) {{}}British{{}} {{}}archaic{{}} (letter) communication f
2 transitive verb
(a) (prefer) préférer; (show preference for) montrer une préférence pour
(b) (support → suggestion, team) être partisan de, être pour; (→ candidate, project) favoriser, appuyer; (→ theory) soutenir;
I favour allowing more time for the planning stage je suis partisan d'accorder plus de temps au stade préparatoire
(c) (benefit) favoriser, faciliter;
the ground is quite firm, which favours this horse le terrain est très ferme, ce qui est favorable à ce cheval ou ce qui avantage ce cheval;
circumstances that would favour a June election des circonstances (qui seraient) favorables à une élection en juin
(d) (honour) favoriser, gratifier;
she favoured him with a smile elle l'a gratifié d'un sourire;
he favoured us with his company il nous a fait l'honneur de se joindre à nous;
favoured with talent talentueux, doué;
favoured with good looks avantagé par la nature
(e) (resemble) ressembler à;
he favours his mother il ressemble à ou tient de sa mère

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