favour

ˈfeɪvə
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Translation of favour into German,

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Noun

1.

kind act

UK
act of kindness beyond what is due or usual
UK
Gefallen Gunst f
  • He did me a great favour by helping me move..Er hat mir einen großen Gefallen getan, indem er mir beim Umzug geholfen hat
2.

preference

UK
support or approval given to someone or something
UK
  • The proposal has found favour among the majority of the council..Der Vorschlag hat Unterstützung bei der Mehrheit des Rates gefunden
3.

bias

UK
prejudice and partiality
UK
  • The teacher showed favour to certain students.Der Lehrer zeigte Bevorzugung gegenüber bestimmten Schülern.

Verb

tr.

show kindness

UK
treat with special kindness
UK
  • He always favours his niece with gifts on her birthday..Er begünstigt immer seine Nichte mit Geschenken an ihrem Geburtstag
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Expressions with favour: examples in English and translations in German

an Ansehen verlieren
an Beliebtheit verlieren
The politician began to lose favour after the scandal.
sich beliebt machen
Zustimmung gewinnen
He tried to win favour with his boss by working late.
sich einschmeicheln
um Gunst werben
He tried to court favour with the boss by complimenting her work.
sich einschmeicheln
He tried to curry favour with his boss by working late..
sich revanchieren
etwas zurückgeben
She helped me last week, so I will return the favour.
zu jemandes Gunsten
begünstigend
The judge ruled in her favour.

Synonyms and analogies of favour in English

Examples of favour in a sentence

  • Doing a favour for a stranger can be rewarding.
  • Her suggestions were met with favour by the committee.
  • The new policy quickly gained favour among the employees.
  • Her favour towards the proposal was evident.
  • He gained favour with the board members.
  • Her connections worked in her favour during the negotiations.

Translations of "favour" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
Gunstenn.

The judge ruled in his favour because the evidence strongly supported his version.

Der Richter entschied zu seinen Gunsten, weil die Beweise seine Darstellung deutlich stützten.

derGefallennm.

Doing a favour for strangers can bring joy to both parties.

Fremden einen Gefallen zu tun kann beiden Seiten Freude bereiten.

dieGunstnf.

Winning the judge's favour was crucial in the legal battle.

Die Gunst des Richters zu gewinnen war entscheidend im Rechtsstreit.

dieGnadenf.

The whole fullness of favour I pour out over my children.

Die ganze Fülle der Gnade schütte Ich aus über Meine Kinder.

dieFörderungnf.

We equally undertake to support innovative initiatives in favour of the environment protection.

Wir verpflichten uns auch, innovative Initiativen zur Förderung des Umweltschutzes zu unterstützen.

Verb
begünstigenv.

The teacher will favour students who complete their homework on time.

Der Lehrer wird Schüler begünstigen, die ihre Hausaufgaben pünktlich erledigen.

bevorzugenv.

In which case, why should the pope favour the emperor...

In dem Fall, warum sollte der Papst den Kaiser bevorzugen...

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favour: Examples and translations in context

With the latest election results, the worm has turned in our favour.

Mit den neuesten Wahlergebnissen hat sich das Blatt zu unseren Gunsten gewendet.

The new regulations are clearly in consumers' favour, offering stronger protection and transparency.

Die neuen Vorschriften sind eindeutig zu Gunsten der Verbraucher und bieten stärkeren Schutz und Transparenz.

It may be that some things have changed in their favour.

Mag sein, dass sich einiges zu ihren Gunsten verändert hat.

Several factors worked in our favour, including the good weather and low prices.

Mehrere Faktoren wirkten zu unseren Gunsten, darunter das gute Wetter und die niedrigen Preise.

Europe is experiencing a positive turnaround in favour of nuclear power.

In Europa findet ein positiver Umschwung zu Gunsten der Kernenergie statt.

Circumstances were in my favour, so I got the promotion quite quickly.

Die Umstände waren zu meinen Gunsten, daher bekam ich die Beförderung ziemlich schnell.

We want to improve the modal split in favour of the railways.

Den Modal Split wollen wir zu Gunsten der Schiene verbessern.

The author fell out of favour after his controversial comments about politics.

Der Autor ist nach seinen umstrittenen politischen Äußerungen in Ungnade gefallen.

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in favourin favour ofout of favour
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