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  • 1 favour

    favour, American favor ['feɪvə(r)]
    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;
    ∎ 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?
    ∎ 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)
    ∎ 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
    (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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    {'feivə}
    I. 1. благосклонност, благоразположение, доброжелателство
    to find FAVOUR in the eyes of спечелвам одобрението/любовта на
    to get into FAVOUR with спечелвам благоразположението на
    in FAVOUR обичан, популярен (with)
    to be in FAVOUR with радвам се на благоразположението на
    to fall out of FAVOUR изпадам в немилост, изгубвам популярността си
    by your FAVOUR ост. с ваше разрешение
    2. услуга
    to do someone a FAVOUR правя някому услуга
    to ask a FAVOUR of someone моля някого за услуга
    3. pl ласки (на жена)
    4. покровителство, протекция, защита, пристрастие
    more by FAVOUR than by merit с протекции/връзки
    5. полза, интерес, помощ, подкрепа
    to be in FAVOUR of подкрепям, съм за
    in someone's FAVOUR в нечия полза, търг. на името на (за чек)
    6. търг. писмо
    7. значка, розетка, малко украшение, дадено в знак на обич
    II. 1. благосклонен съм към, отнасям се благосклонно/любезно към, благоволявам
    please FAVOUR me with an answer моля ви да ми отговорите
    to FAVOUR someone with one's company почитам някого с присъствието си
    2. благоприятствувам, спомагам, улеснявам, насърчавам, поощрявам, поддържам, одобрявам
    3. покровителствувам, протежирам, показвам предпочитание/пристрастие към
    4. приличам на
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    {'feivъ} n 1. благосклонност, благоразположение; доброжелателс(2) {'feivъ} v 1. благосклонен съм към, отнасям се благосклонн
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    услуга; привилегия; благоволя; благоприя; благоразположение; благосклонност; протежирам; милост;
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    1. by your favour ост. с ваше разрешение 2. i. благосклонност, благоразположение, доброжелателство 3. ii. благосклонен съм към, отнасям се благосклонно/любезно към, благоволявам 4. in favour обичан, популярен (with) 5. in someone's favour в нечия полза, търг. на името на (за чек) 6. more by favour than by merit с протекции/връзки 7. pl ласки (на жена) 8. please favour me with an answer моля ви да ми отговорите 9. to ask a favour of someone моля някого за услуга 10. to be in favour of подкрепям, съм за 11. to be in favour with радвам се на благоразположението на 12. to do someone a favour правя някому услуга 13. to fall out of favour изпадам в немилост, изгубвам популярността си 14. to favour someone with one's company почитам някого с присъствието си 15. to find favour in the eyes of спечелвам одобрението/любовта на 16. to get into favour with спечелвам благоразположението на 17. благоприятствувам, спомагам, улеснявам, насърчавам, поощрявам, поддържам, одобрявам 18. значка, розетка, малко украшение, дадено в знак на обич 19. покровителство, протекция, защита, пристрастие 20. покровителствувам, протежирам, показвам предпочитание/пристрастие към 21. полза, интерес, помощ, подкрепа 22. приличам на 23. търг. писмо 24. услуга
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    favour[´feivə] I. n 1. благосклонност, благоразположение; доброжелателство, милост; to curry \favour with умилквам се, подмазвам се пред; in \favour обичан, известен, популярен ( with); to fall out of \favour изпадам в немилост, не съм популярен; to find \favour with бивам одобрен (приет) от; 2. услуга, любезност; do me a \favour направи ми една услуга; may I ask a \favour of you? може ли да Ви помоля за една услуга? may I ask for the \favour of a reply? може ли да се надявам за отговор? I should esteem it as a \favour ще го считам за услуга (любезност); 3. pl ласки (на жена); to grant the last \favours, bestow \favours отдавам се; 4. покровителство, протекция, защита; пристрастие; more by \favour than by merit с протекция; without fear or \favour напълно безпристрастно; under the \favour of the night под покровителството на нощта; 5. полза, интерес; помощ; to be in \favour of съм за, подкрепям; издаден е в полза на, на името на (за документ); I rejected him in \favour of George отхвърлих го и предпочетох Джордж; to draw a cheque in s.o.'s \favour написвам чек на името на; 6. търг. писмо; your \favour of yesterday писмото Ви с вчерашна дата; 7. значка, розетка; фльонга; II. v 1. благосклонен съм, отнасям се благосклонно, любезно, с внимание; благоволявам; please \favour me with an answer моля Ви да ми отговорите; he \favoured us with his company той ни почете с присъствието си; 2. благоприятствам, подпомагам, подкрепям, улеснявам; насърчавам, поощрявам; поддържам, одобрявам (теория и пр.); 3. покровителствам; изразявам предпочитание (пристрастие) към; протежирам; 4. разг. приличам на; he \favours his father прилича на баща си; 5. внимавам с, гледам да пазя; to \favour an injured leg пазя контузения си крак.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > favour

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    1. III
    1) favour smb. favour one's pupils (some of the boys, the younger daughter, etc.) проявлять особое расположение к своим ученикам и т. д., выделять своих учеников и т. д.: we all knew that the manager favoured him мы все знали, что управляющий благоволят к нему /покровительствует ему/
    2) favour smth. favour smb.'s plan (the proposal, tile scheme, a progressive policy, etc.) поддерживать /выступать за/ чей-л. план и т. д.; which side do you favour? на чьей вы стороне?: which colour do you favour? какой цвет вам нравится больше всего /вы предпочитаете/?; be does not favour their decision он не одобряет их решения
    3) favour smth. favour his work (the attempt, our departure, their voyage, etc.) благоприятствовать / способствовать/ его работе и т. д., the weather (darkness) favoured our escape погода (темнота) благоприятствовала нашему побегу; this event favours our hopes of success это событие укрепляет нашу надежду на успех; every indication favoured rain все говорило о том, что пойдет /будет/ дождь
    4) favour smb. coll. favour one's father (one's mother, etc.) быть похожим /походить/ на своего отца и т. д., she favours her aunt in looks внешне она похожа на свой тетку
    5) favour smth. favour one's eyes (one's right leg, etc.) щадить /беречь/ зрение и т. д.', the dog favoured his sore foot when he walked собака не наступала на больную лапу
    2. IV
    favour smth. in some manner favour smth. openly (privately. manifestly, universally, particularly, etc.) открыто и т. д. поддерживать / выступать за/ что-л., открыто и т. д. высказывать свое одобрение чему-л.; he favoured them politically в политическом отношении он их поддерживал
    3. XI
    be favoured by smth. their progress was favoured by circumstances обстоятельства благоприятствовали ходу их работы; their escape was favoured by darkness темнота способствовала их побегу; he was favoured by success ему сопутствовал успех; he was favoured by fortune судьба была к нему благосклонна; he was favoured by a series of lucky strikes ему все время везло
    4. XXI1
    favour smb. with smth. favour smb. with an invitation (with an interview, with a ballad, etc.) [любезно] послать кому-л. приглашение и т. д., оказать кому-л. любезность, послав приглашение и т. д. she favoured the audience with another song она спела присутствующим / зрителям/ еще одну песню; she favoured him with a smile она осчастливила его улыбкой /подарила ему улыбку/; favour smb. with one's company оказать кому-л. честь своим присутствием; when will you favour me with a call? когда вы осчастливите меня своим посещением?; will you favour me with an answer? iron. не соблаговолите ли ответить?; не будете ли вы так любезны ответить?; we hope to be favoured with your further orders надеемся, что вы и в дальнейшем будете заказывать [товары] у нас

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > favour

  • 4 favour

    1.
    (Brit.)noun
    1) Gunst, die; Wohlwollen, das

    find/lose favour with somebody — [Sache:] bei jemandem Anklang finden/jemandem nicht mehr gefallen; [Person:] jemandes Wohlwollen gewinnen/verlieren

    be in favour [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] beliebt sein; [Idee, Kleidung usw.:] [bei jemandem] in Mode sein

    be out of favour [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] unbeliebt sein; [Idee, Kleidung usw.:] [bei jemandem] nicht mehr in Mode sein

    2) (kindness) Gefallen, der; Gefälligkeit, die

    ask a favour of somebody, ask somebody a favour — jemanden um einen Gefallen bitten

    do somebody a favour, do a favour for somebody — jemandem einen Gefallen tun

    as a favour — aus Gefälligkeit

    3) (support)

    in favour of — zugunsten (+ Gen.)

    all those in favour — alle, die dafür sind

    4) (partiality) Begünstigung, die

    show favour to[wards] somebody — jemanden begünstigen

    2. transitive verb
    1) (approve) für gut halten, gutheißen [Plan, Idee, Vorschlag]; (think preferable) bevorzugen

    I favour the first proposal — ich bin für den ersten Vorschlag

    2) (oblige) beehren ( with mit) (geh.)
    3) (treat with partiality) bevorzugen
    4) (prove advantageous to) begünstigen
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    ['feivə] 1. noun
    1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) der Gefallen
    2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) der Gefallen
    3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) bevorzugen
    4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) die Gunst
    2. verb
    (to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) bevorzugen
    - academic.ru/26648/favourable">favourable
    - favourably
    - favourite     3. noun
    (a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) der Liebling
    - favouritism
    - in favour of
    - in one's favour
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    fa·vour, AM fa·vor
    [ˈfeɪvəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. n
    1. no pl (approval) Befürwortung f
    to come down [or out] in \favour of sth sich akk für etw akk aussprechen
    to decide in \favour of sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden
    to speak in \favour of sth für etw akk sprechen
    to vote in \favour of sth für etw akk stimmen
    ▪ to be in \favour dafür sein
    all those in \favour, please raise your hands alle, die dafür sind, heben bitte die Hand
    ▪ to be in \favour of sth für etw akk sein, etw befürworten
    2. no pl (preference) Bevorzugung f
    to gain [or win] sb's \favour [or \favour with sb] jds Gunst erlangen, jdn für sich akk gewinnen
    to show \favour to sb jdn bevorzugen
    3. no pl (popularity) Gunst f
    to find \favour with sb bei jdm Gefallen finden
    to return to [or get back into] \favour [with sb] wieder beliebt werden
    his style has now returned to \favour sein Stil ist jetzt wieder gefragt
    he's trying to get back into \favour er versucht, sich wieder beliebt zu machen
    ▪ to be in \favour [with sb] [bei jdm] hoch im Kurs stehen
    to be/fall [or go] out of \favour person in Ungnade sein/fallen; object aus der Mode sein/kommen
    4. no pl (advantage)
    to decide in \favour of sth sich akk für etw akk entscheiden
    to find in \favour of sb für jdn entscheiden
    to have sth in one's \favour etw als Vorteil haben
    to reject [or turn down] sb/sth in \favour of sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber jdm/etw den Vorzug geben
    to rule in sb's \favour SPORT für jdn entscheiden
    ▪ to be in sb's \favour zu jds Gunsten sein
    you must stand a good chance, there are so many things in your \favour du hast sicherlich eine gute Chance, so viele Dinge sprechen für dich
    the wind was in our \favour der Wind war günstig für uns
    bank error in your \favour Bankirrtum zu Ihren Gunsten
    5. (kind act) Gefallen m kein pl
    I'm not asking for \favours ich bitte nicht um Gefälligkeiten
    do it as a \favour to me tu es mir zuliebe
    to ask sb [for] a \favour [or to ask a \favour of sb] jdn um einen Gefallen bitten
    to dispense \favours to sb jdm Gefälligkeiten erweisen
    to do sb a \favour [or a \favour for sb] jdm einen Gefallen tun
    to not do sb/oneself any \favours jdm/sich dat keinen Gefallen tun
    to grant sb a \favour jdm einen Gefallen tun
    6. AM (present) kleines Geschenk
    party \favour kleines Geschenk (das auf einer Party verteilt wird)
    7. pl ( dated: sex)
    ▪ \favours Gunst f veraltet o hum, Liebesdienste pl
    to be free with one's \favours freizügig sein, nicht mit seinen Reizen geizen
    8.
    ▶ do me a \favour! esp BRIT ( fam) tu mir einen Gefallen! fam
    II. vt
    1. (prefer)
    ▪ to \favour sth etw vorziehen [o bevorzugen]
    to \favour an explanation/a theory für eine Erklärung/eine Theorie sein, eine Erklärung/eine Theorie vertreten
    ▪ to \favour sth etw gutheißen
    ▪ to \favour doing sth es gutheißen, etw zu tun
    3. (benefit)
    ▪ to \favour sb/sth jdn/etw begünstigen
    4. (be partial)
    ▪ to \favour sb jdn bevorzugen; SPORT jdn favorisieren
    to \favour one person above the other eine Person einer anderen vorziehen
    5. ( form: bestow)
    ▪ to \favour sb with sth jdm etw huldvoll gewähren geh
    he has not yet \favoured me with an explanation ( iron) er war noch nicht so gnädig, mir eine Erklärung zu geben
    ▪ to \favour sb jdm ähneln
    I \favour my grandmother ich schlage nach meiner Großmutter
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    (US) ['feɪvə(r)]
    1. n
    1) no pl (= goodwill) Gunst f, Wohlwollen nt

    to win/lose sb's favour — jds Gunst (acc) erlangen (geh)/verscherzen

    to look with favour on sth — einer Sache (dat) wohlwollend gegenüberstehen

    to be in favour with sb — bei jdm gut angeschrieben sein; (fashion, pop star, writer etc) bei jdm beliebt sein, bei jdm gut ankommen

    to be/fall out of favour — in Ungnade (gefallen) sein/fallen; (fashion, pop star, writer etc) nicht mehr ankommen or beliebt sein (with bei)

    2)

    to be in favour of doing sth — dafür sein, etw zu tun

    a point in his favour — ein Punkt zu seinen Gunsten, ein Punkt, der für ihn spricht

    all those in favour raise their hands — alle, die dafür sind, Hand hoch

    he rejected socialism in favour of the market economy — er lehnte den Sozialismus ab und bevorzugte statt dessen die Marktwirtschaft

    See:
    3) (= partiality) Vergünstigung f
    4) (= act of kindness) Gefallen m, Gefälligkeit f

    would you do me the favour of returning my library books? —

    as a favour to him —

    5) (old: ribbon etc) Schleife f
    6) (on wedding cake) Verzierung f, (Kuchen)dekoration f; (to take home) Tüllbeutel mit Zuckermandeln
    2. vt
    1) idea (= be in favour of) für gut halten; (= prefer) bevorzugen
    2) (= show preference) bevorzugen; (king etc) begünstigen
    3) (= oblige, honour) beehren (form)
    4) (= be favourable for) begünstigen
    5) (US: resemble) ähneln (+dat)
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    favour, favourable, favourableness, favoured, favourite, favouritism besonders Br für favor etc
    favor, besonders Br favour [ˈfeıvə(r)]
    A v/t
    1. jemandem, einer Sache günstig gesinnt sein, jemandem gewogen sein, wohlwollen
    2. begünstigen:
    a) favorisieren, bevorzugen, vorziehen
    b) günstig sein für, fördern
    c) eintreten oder sprechen für, unterstützen, für etwas sein
    3. besonders SPORT favorisieren, zum Favoriten erklären
    4. einverstanden sein mit
    5. bestätigen
    6. jemanden beehren ( with mit):
    favor sb with sth jemandem etwas schenken oder verehren, jemanden mit etwas erfreuen
    7. umg jemandem ähnlich sehen:
    8. sein verletztes Bein etc schonen
    B s
    1. Gunst f, Wohlwollen n:
    find favor Gefallen oder Anklang finden;
    find favor with sb ( oder in sb’s eyes) Gnade vor jemandes Augen finden, jemandem gefallen;
    grant sb a favor jemandem eine Gunst gewähren;
    look with favor on sb jemanden mit Wohlwollen betrachten;
    win sb’s favor jemanden für sich gewinnen;
    a) mit gütiger Erlaubnis von (od gen),
    b) überreicht von (Brief);
    a) bei jemandem gut angeschrieben sein,
    b) auch be in sb’s favor bei jemandem beliebt oder gefragt oder begehrt sein;
    be ( oder stand) high in sb’s favor bei jemandem hoch in der Gunst stehen;
    in favor of für, auch WIRTSCH zugunsten von (od gen);
    in my favor zu meinen Gunsten;
    speak in favor of für etwas sprechen oder eintreten;
    who is in favor (of it)? wer ist dafür oder (damit) einverstanden?;
    vote in favor dafür oder mit Ja stimmen;
    a) bei jemandem in Ungnade (gefallen) sein,
    b) auch be out of sb’s favor bei jemandem nicht mehr beliebt oder gefragt oder begehrt sein; → curry1 4, fall from
    2. Gefallen m, Gefälligkeit f:
    ask sb a favor ( oder a favor of sb) jemanden um einen Gefallen bitten;
    do sb a favor, do a favor for sb jemandem einen Gefallen tun;
    do me a favor and … tu mir den Gefallen und …, sei so nett und …;
    we request the favor of your company wir laden Sie höflich ein
    3. Bevorzugung f, Begünstigung f:
    show favor to sb jemanden bevorzugen oder begünstigen;
    he doesn’t ask for favors er stellt keine besonderen Ansprüche;
    without fear or favor unparteiisch
    4. grant sb one’s favors ( oder one’s ultimate favor) jemandem seine Gunst geben oder gewähren (Frau)
    5. obs Schutz m:
    under favor of night im Schutze der Nacht
    6. a) kleines (auf einer Party etc verteiltes) Geschenk
    b) (auf einer Party etc verteilter) Scherzartikel
    7. (Partei- etc) Abzeichen n
    8. WIRTSCH obs Schreiben n:
    your favor of the 3rd of the month Ihr Geehrtes vom 3. des Monats
    9. obs
    a) Anmut f
    b) Aussehen n
    c) Gesicht n
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    1.
    (Brit.)noun
    1) Gunst, die; Wohlwollen, das

    find/lose favour with somebody — [Sache:] bei jemandem Anklang finden/jemandem nicht mehr gefallen; [Person:] jemandes Wohlwollen gewinnen/verlieren

    be in favour [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] beliebt sein; [Idee, Kleidung usw.:] [bei jemandem] in Mode sein

    be out of favour [with somebody] — [bei jemandem] unbeliebt sein; [Idee, Kleidung usw.:] [bei jemandem] nicht mehr in Mode sein

    2) (kindness) Gefallen, der; Gefälligkeit, die

    ask a favour of somebody, ask somebody a favour — jemanden um einen Gefallen bitten

    do somebody a favour, do a favour for somebody — jemandem einen Gefallen tun

    in favour of — zugunsten (+ Gen.)

    all those in favour — alle, die dafür sind

    4) (partiality) Begünstigung, die

    show favour to[wards] somebody — jemanden begünstigen

    2. transitive verb
    1) (approve) für gut halten, gutheißen [Plan, Idee, Vorschlag]; (think preferable) bevorzugen
    2) (oblige) beehren ( with mit) (geh.)
    4) (prove advantageous to) begünstigen
    * * *
    (UK) n.
    Gefälligkeit f.
    Gunst nur sing. f. n.
    Gefallen - m. (UK) v.
    begünstigen v.
    bevorzugen v.

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  • 5 Bateman, John Frederick La Trobe

    [br]
    b. 30 May 1810 Lower Wyke, near Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    d. 10 June 1889 Moor Park, Farnham, Surrey, England
    [br]
    English civil engineer whose principal works were concerned with reservoirs, water-supply schemes and pipelines.
    [br]
    Bateman's maternal grandfather was a Moravian missionary, and from the age of 7 he was educated at the Moravian schools at Fairfield and Ockbrook. At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to a "civil engineer, land surveyor and agent" in Oldham. After this apprenticeship, Bateman commenced his own practice in 1833. One of his early schemes and reports was in regard to the flooding of the river Medlock in the Manchester area. He came to the attention of William Fairbairn, the engine builder and millwright of Canal Street, Ancoats, Manchester. Fairbairn used Bateman as his site surveyor and as such he prepared much of the groundwork for the Bann reservoirs in Northern Ireland. Whilst the reports on the proposals were in the name of Fairbairn, Bateman was, in fact, appointed by the company as their engineer for the execution of the works. One scheme of Bateman's which was carried forward was the Kendal Reservoirs. The Act for these was signed in 1845 and was implemented not for the purpose of water supply but for the conservation of water to supply power to the many mills which stood on the river Kent between Kentmere and Morecambe Bay. The Kentmere Head dam is the only one of the five proposed for the scheme to survive, although not all the others were built as they would have retained only small volumes of water.
    Perhaps the greatest monument to the work of J.F.La Trobe Bateman is Manchester's water supply; he was consulted about this in 1844, and construction began four years later. He first built reservoirs in the Longdendale valley, which has a very complicated geological stratification. Bateman favoured earth embankment dams and gravity feed rather than pumping; the five reservoirs in the valley that impound the river Etherow were complex, cored earth dams. However, when completed they were greatly at risk from landslips and ground movement. Later dams were inserted by Bateman to prevent water loss should the older dams fail. The scheme was not completed until 1877, by which time Manchester's population had exceeded the capacity of the original scheme; Thirlmere in Cumbria was chosen by Manchester Corporation as the site of the first of the Lake District water-supply schemes. Bateman, as Consulting Engineer, designed the great stone-faced dam at the west end of the lake, the "gothic" straining well in the middle of the east shore of the lake, and the 100-mile (160 km) pipeline to Manchester. The Act for the Thirlmere reservoir was signed in 1879 and, whilst Bateman continued as Consulting Engineer, the work was supervised by G.H. Hill and was completed in 1894.
    Bateman was also consulted by the authorities in Glasgow, with the result that he constructed an impressive water-supply scheme derived from Loch Katrine during the years 1856–60. It was claimed that the scheme bore comparison with "the most extensive aqueducts in the world, not excluding those of ancient Rome". Bateman went on to superintend the waterworks of many cities, mainly in the north of England but also in Dublin and Belfast. In 1865 he published a pamphlet, On the Supply of Water to London from the Sources of the River Severn, based on a survey funded from his own pocket; a Royal Commission examined various schemes but favoured Bateman's.
    Bateman was also responsible for harbour and dock works, notably on the rivers Clyde and Shannon, and also for a number of important water-supply works on the Continent of Europe and beyond. Dams and the associated reservoirs were the principal work of J.F.La Trobe Bateman; he completed forty-three such schemes during his professional career. He also prepared many studies of water-supply schemes, and appeared as professional witness before the appropriate Parliamentary Committees.
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    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    FRS 1860. President, Institution of Civil Engineers 1878, 1879.
    Bibliography
    Among his publications History and Description of the Manchester Waterworks, (1884, London), and The Present State of Our Knowledge on the Supply of Water to Towns, (1855, London: British Association for the Advancement of Science) are notable.
    Further Reading
    Obituary, 1889, Proceedings of the Royal Society 46:xlii-xlviii. G.M.Binnie, 1981, Early Victorian Water Engineers, London.
    P.N.Wilson, 1973, "Kendal reservoirs", Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society 73.
    KM / LRD

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