favour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for favour in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] N

2. favour (kindness):

favour
to do sb a favour
do me a favour! lit
do me a favour! (as prelude to rebuff)
do me a favour! (ironic)
do me a favour! (in exasperation)
as a (special) favour
she did it as a favour to her boss
to ask a favour of sb, to ask sb a favour
to owe sb a favour
you owe me a favour
to return a favour lit, to return the favour iron

III.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] VB trans

grace and favour [Brit, Am ˌɡreɪs ən ˈfeɪvər] ADJ Brit

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
beseech favour

Translations for favour in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

favour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for favour in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.favour [ˈfeɪvəʳ, Am -vɚ] Brit, Aus N

II.favour [ˈfeɪvəʳ, Am -vɚ] Brit, Aus VB trans

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
to curry favour with sb pej

Translations for favour in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
favour Brit
to favour Brit
to favour Paul over Jean Brit
to favour Brit
favour Brit
to be in favour with sb Brit
to come out in favour of sth
in my/your favour
in favour of Brit
to favour sb/sth
to be in favour of sb doing sth

favour Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

will you do me a favour?
to be/fall out of favour with sb
in return for a reward/small favour Brit
to be indebted to sb for a favour [or favor Am]
to testify in favour of/against sb Brit
can I bother you for a favour? Brit
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Usage charges, additional to the access charge, are weighted to favour shorter use.
en.wikipedia.org
She soon abandoned traditional dress in favour of men's riding breeches.
www.timescolonist.com
In this capacity, and as a family favour, he designed a new mechanical foundry for an iron and steel business owned by his brother.
en.wikipedia.org
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.
en.wikipedia.org
You don't see a boisterous, image-building entry for the hero -- another point in the film's favour.
www.thehindu.com
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.
en.wikipedia.org
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.
www.internationallawoffice.com

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