carte blanche (redirected from cartes blanches)

carte blanche  (kärt bläsh, blänch, blnch)

n. pl. cartes blanches (kärt bläsh, kärts blänch, blnch)

Unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion; unconditional authority: gave the contractor carte blanche to modernize the kitchen.

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[French : carte, ticket + blanche, blank.]

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carte blanche

Noun

complete authority: she's got carte blanche to redecorate [French: blank paper]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

carte blanche - complete freedom or authority to act authority, potency, authorization, authorisation, say-so, dominance - the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"; "a place of potency in the state"

Translations

carte blanche [ˈkɑːtˈblɔnʃ] n to give sb carte blanche → dar carta blanca a algn

carte blanche [ˈkɑːtˈblɔŋʃ] n to give sb carte blanche → donner carte blanche à qn

carte blanche [ˈkɑːtˈblɔŋʃ] n to give sb carte blanche → jdm Carte blanche or (eine) Blankovollmacht geben

carte blanche [ˈkɑːtˈblɔŋʃ] n to give sb carte blanche → dare carta bianca a qn