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Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

favour GB, favor US

1. noun
   1. (kindness) service m;
      to do sb a ~ rendre service à qn;
      to return a or the ~ rendre la pareille;
   2. to be in sb's ~ (situation) être avantageux/-euse pour qn;
      (financial rates, wind) être favorable à qn;
   3. to win/lose ~ with sb s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de qn.

2. transitive verb
   1. (prefer) être pour (method, solution);
      être partisan de (political party);
   2. (benefit) (circumstances) favoriser (person);
      (law) privilégier (person).

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

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'favour' found in these entries:

English:

appreciate - bias - can - curry - discriminate - for - prejudice - pro - repay - work

French:

accorder - actif - ascenseur - avantager - faveur - favorable - favoriser - fleur - grâce - honneur - insigne - octroyer - partisan - pencher - plaider - plébisciter - pour - préjugé - privilégier - prononcer - revaloir - service

favour: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations
favour	(kind act)	nf	faveur
favour	(in favour of)	prep	en faveur de
favour	(to be in favour)	v	passer en mode
Additional Translations:
favour	(advantage)	nf	faveur
favour	(favorable regard)	nf	faveur
favour	(grace)	nf	faveur
favour		nfpl	grâces
favour		nm	passe-droit
favour	(bestow privilege)	v	favoriser ⇒
favour	(prefer)	v	préférer ⇒ (favoriser)
favour	(privilege)	v	privilégier ⇒
favour	(promote over)	v	favoriser ⇒
favour	(support)	v	favoriser ⇒
Compound Forms/Formes composées
in favour			à l'avantage (propos attitude)
in your favour			à votre actif
to do a favour			rendre service (accorder une faveur)
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