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(find favour in smb.'s eyes ( реже sight; тж. find favour in the eyes или sight of smb., find favour with smb.))заслужить, снискать чьё-л. расположение, заслужить благосклонность, любовь кого-л., понравиться, угодить кому-л. [find favour in the sight of smb. этим. библ. Esther V, 8; find favour with smb. этим. библ. Luke I, 30]He found favour in the eyes of Miss Sally Brass. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. XXXVI) — Он снискал благосклонность мисс Салли Брасс.
The kneeling little Fanny found favour in his sight. There must have been something attractive about her, in spite of Laura's opinion. (W. Thackeray, ‘Pendennis’, vol. II, ch. XXXVI) — Маленькая Фанни, стоявшая на коленях, понравилась ему. Надо полагать, что в ней все же было что-то привлекательное, вопреки мнению Лауры.
Spenser made use of words from Lancashire and the North, but it does not seem that his dialect introductions found much favour with his contemporaries. (L. P. Smith, ‘Words and Idioms’, ‘Popular Speech’) — Спенсер употреблял слова из ланкаширского и северного диалектов. Однако это его обращение к диалектам не имело успеха у современников.
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > find favour in the eyes of smb.
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снискать чье-л. расположениеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > find favour with
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1) Общая лексика: пользоваться благосклонностью (smb's)2) Макаров: заслужить (чьё-л.) расположение, снискать ( чьё-л.) расположение -
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Общая лексика: угодитьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > find favour in the eyes
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Макаров: заслужить (чьё-л.) расположение, снискать ( чьё-л.) расположение, угодить (кому-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > find favour in the eyes of
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to find favour with smb/in smb's eyes/in the eyes of smb снискать/заслужить чьё-либо расположениеEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to find favour with smb
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iegūt kāda labvēlībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to find favour in somebody's eyes, to win somebody's favour
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gagner les faveurs de qqn; s'attirer ses bonnes grâcesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to find favour with so.
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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
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A n1 ( approval) to look with favour on sb/sth, look on sb/sth with favour approuver qn/qch ; to regard sb/sth with favour considérer qn/qch avec bienveillance ; to win/lose favour with sb favour s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de qn ; to find favour with sb trouver grâce aux yeux de qn ; to gain favour with sb remporter la faveur de qn ; to be out of favour with sb [person] ne plus être dans les bonnes grâces de qn ; [idea, fashion, method] ne plus être en vogue auprès de qn ; to fall out of ou from favour with sb [person] tomber en disgrâce auprès de qn ; to fall ou go out of favour [idea, fashion, method] passer de mode ;2 ( kindness) service m ; to do sb a favour rendre service à qn ; in return for all your favours en remerciement de tous les services que vous m'avez rendus ; they're not doing themselves any favours ils desservent leur (propre) cause (by doing en faisant) ; do me a favour! lit fais-moi plaisir! ; ( as prelude to rebuff) tu veux me faire plaisir? ; ( ironic) qu'est-ce que tu crois! ; ( in exasperation) et quoi encore! ; as a (special) favour à titre de service exceptionnel ; she did it as a favour to her boss elle l'a fait pour rendre service à son chef ; to ask a favour of sb, to ask sb a favour demander un service à qn ; to owe sb a favour avoir une dette envers qn ; you owe me a favour tu me dois bien ça ; to return a favour lit, to return the favour iron rendre la pareille (by doing en faisant) ;4 ( advantage) to be in sb's favour [situation] être avantageux pour qn ; [financial rates, wind] être favorable à qn ; to have sth in one's favour avoir qch pour soi ; everything was in her favour elle avait tout pour elle ; the plan has a lot in its favour le projet présente beaucoup d'avantages ; if the case doesn't go in our favour si nous n'obtenons pas gain de cause ; in your favour [money, balance] à votre crédit ;5 †( small gift) petit cadeau m ;1 ( on the side of) en faveur de ; to be in favour of sb/sth être pour qn/qch ; to vote in favour of sth voter pour qch ; I'm in favour of that je suis pour ; to be in favour of changing the law être pour un changement de la loi ; to speak in favour of soutenir [motion, idea, plan] ; to speak in sb's favour se prononcer en faveur de qn ; to come out in favour of exprimer son soutien à [plan, person] ;2 ( to the advantage of) to work ou be weighted in favour of sb avantager qn ; to decide in sb's favour gen donner raison à qn ; Jur donner gain de cause à qn ;3 ( out of preference for) [reject etc] au profit de.D vtr1 ( prefer) être pour [choice, method, solution, horse, team] ; préférer [clothing, colour, date] ; être partisan de [political party] ; to favour sb gen montrer une préférence pour qn ; ( unfairly) accorder un traitement de faveur à qn ; I favour closing the business je suis pour la fermeture de l'entreprise ;2 ( favourite) favori/-ite. -
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♦ favour, ( USA) favor /ˈfeɪvə(r)/n.1 [u] favore; benevolenza; simpatie (pl.); grazie (pl.): royal favour, il favore del sovrano; to keep sb. 's favour, rimanere nelle grazie di q.; to win sb. 's favour, conquistare il favore di q.; entrare nelle grazie di q.; to curry favour with sb., cercare di ingraziarsi q.; to look on (o upon) st. with favour, guardare con favore a qc.; to be in [out] of favour with, godere [non godere] delle simpatie (o del favore) di; in favour with, in auge presso; che gode il favore di; to lose favour, perdere la popolarità; to find favour in sb. 's eyes, essere apprezzato da q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q.2 [u] favoritismo; parzialità; favori (pl.): to show favour towards sb., mostrarsi parziale verso q.3 favore; piacere; cortesia: a special favour, un favore particolare; to ask a favour of sb. (o to ask sb. a favour) chiedere un favore a q.; to do sb. a favour, fare un favore a q.; to return a favour, ricambiare un favore; DIALOGO → - Photocopier- You wouldn't do me a favour and make a copy of this contract, would you?, non è che mi faresti il favore di fotocopiare questo contratto?; (fam. iron.) Do me a favour!, ma fammi il piacere!4 (al pl.) (antiq. o scherz., rif. a una donna) favori; grazie: She granted him her favours, gli concesse le sue grazie6 (spec. GB) distintivo ( d'appartenenza a un'associazione, ecc.); coccarda; colori ( d'una squadra)● ( sulla busta di una lettera consegnata a mano) by favour of Mr X, a mezzo (o alla cortesia) del Sig. X □ (comm.) a cheque drawn in your favour, un assegno emesso a vostro favore □ to be (o to stand) high in sb. 's favour, essere molto stimato da q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q. □ in favour of, favorevole a; a favore di; per: She's in favour of birth control, è favorevole alla contraccezione; to vote in favour of a motion, votare per una mozione; to come out in favour of st., pronunciarsi a favore di qc.; The court decided in favour of the plaintiff, la corte si pronunciò a favore del querelante □ in sb. 's favour, a favore di; a vantaggio di: to speak in sb. 's favour, parlare a favore di q.; Things turned in my favour, la situazione si volse a mio favore □ to be out of favour with the people, non godere il favore popolare.(to) favour, ( USA) (to) favor /ˈfeɪvə(r)/v. t.1 approvare; appoggiare; essere a favore di; sostenere: The minister favours new restrictions, il ministro è a favore di nuove restrizioni2 prediligere; preferire; privilegiare; mostrare una parzialità per: She favours loose, comfortable clothes, predilige i vestiti ampi e comodi; He favours his daughter over his son, preferisce la figlia al figlio3 favorire; aiutare; avvantaggiare; agevolare: The mild weather favoured the formation of avalanches, il tempo mite favoriva la formazione di valanghe; Fortune favours the brave, la fortuna aiuta gli audaci4 (antiq.) somigliare a; assomigliare a; avere preso da6 (form.) – to favour with, favorire (q.) di; fare (a q.) l'onore di; concedere: He favoured us with a visit, ci fece l'onore di una visita.
См. также в других словарях:
favour — fa|vour1 W2S1 BrE favor AmE [ˈfeıvə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(help)¦ 2¦(support/approval)¦ 3¦(popular/unpopular)¦ 4¦(advantage)¦ 5¦(choose something instead)¦ 6 do somebody/something no favours 7¦(unfair support)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
find — find1 W1S1 [faınd] v past tense and past participle found [faund] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get by searching)¦ 2¦(see by chance)¦ 3¦(discover state of somebody/something)¦ 4¦(do something without meaning to)¦ 5¦(learn something by study)¦ 6¦(think/feel)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
find — 1 /faInd/ past tense and past participle found /faUnd/ verb (T) 1 BY SEARCHING to discover or see something that you have been searching for : I can t find the car keys. | Let s hope we can find a parking space. | No one has found a solution to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
find — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. found) 1 a discover by chance or effort (found a key). b become aware of. c (absol.) discover game, esp. a fox. 2 a get possession of by chance (found a treasure). b obtain, receive (idea found acceptance). c… … Useful english dictionary
favour — [[t]fe͟ɪvə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ favours, favouring, favoured (in AM, use favor) 1) N UNCOUNT If you regard something or someone with favour, you like or support them. It remains to be seen if the show will still find favour with a 1990s audience... No one… … English dictionary
find — ► VERB (past and past part. found) 1) discover by chance or deliberately. 2) recognize or discover to be present or to be the case. 3) ascertain by research or calculation. 4) Law (of a court) officially declare to be the case. 5) (find against… … English terms dictionary
find for sb — (US find in sb s favor) ► LAW to decide in a court of law that someone is right: »The employment tribunal found in my favour, and I received compensation for losing my job. Main Entry: ↑find … Financial and business terms
find for somebody — ˈfind for/against sb derived no passive (law) to make a decision in favour of/against sb in a court case • The jury found for the defendant. Main entry: ↑findderived … Useful english dictionary
find against somebody — ˈfind for/against sb derived no passive (law) to make a decision in favour of/against sb in a court case • The jury found for the defendant. Main entry: ↑findderived … Useful english dictionary
favour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE favor) noun 1 sth that helps sb ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge ▪ little, small ▪ special … Collocations dictionary
favour — 1 BrE, favor AmE noun 1 HELP (C) something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them : ask a favour (of sb): Can I ask a favor of you? | do sb a favour: Could you do me a favour and turn off that light? | do sth as a favour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
