What does en faveur de in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word en faveur de in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use en faveur de in French.

The word en faveur de in French means in favour of, support, tip the scales in 's favour, tip the scales in favour of, tip the scales in favour of. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word en faveur de

in favour of

(pour, à l'avantage de) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le tirage au sort est en faveur de notre équipe.
The draw is in favour of our team.

support

(soutenir [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

tip the scales in 's favour, tip the scales in favour of

locution verbale (être favorable à [qqn]) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cette réussite fait pencher la balance en faveur de Marcel.

tip the scales in favour of

locution verbale (donner la préférence à [qch]) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce nouvel échec fait pencher la balance en faveur de l’abandon du projet.

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