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1 approval
approval [əˈpru:vəl]* * *[ə'pruːvl]1) ( favourable opinion) approbation f (of de)2) ( authorization) approbation f -
2 favour
1. noun• do me a favour and... sois gentil,...b. ( = approval) to be in favour être en faveur• to find favour with sb [person] s'attirer les bonnes grâces de qn ; [suggestion] gagner l'approbation de qn• they voted in favour of accepting the pay offer ils ont voté en faveur de la proposition salarialec. ( = advantage) faveur fd. ( = partiality) faveur fa. ( = be in favour of) [+ idea, option] être partisan deb. ( = prefer) [+ person] préférer ; [+ candidate, pupil] montrer une préférence pourc. ( = help) favoriser* * *1.GB, favor US ['feɪvə(r)] noun1) ( 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 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 mthey're not doing themselves any favours — ils desservent leur (propre) cause ( by doing en faisant)
to ask a favour of somebody —
to return a favour — lit
to return the favour — iron rendre la pareille ( by doing en faisant)
3) ( advantage)2. 3.to be in somebody's favour — [situation] être avantageux pour quelqu'un; [financial rates, wind] être favorable à quelqu'un
transitive verb1) ( 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] privilégier4.favoured past participle adjective gen favori/-ite; ( most likely) [date, plan, view] privilégié5.in favour of prepositional phrase1) ( on the side of) en faveur deto be in favour of somebody/something — être pour quelqu'un/quelque chose
to speak in favour of — soutenir [motion]
to come out in favour of — exprimer son soutien à [plan, person]
2) ( to the advantage of)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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win somebody round (to something) — ˌwin sbaˈround/ˈover/ˈround (to sth) derived to get sb s support or approval by persuading them that you are right • She s against the idea but I m sure I can win her over. Main entry: ↑winderived … Useful english dictionary
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