blank cheque in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for blank cheque in the English»French Dictionary

blank cheque Brit, blank check Am N

1. blank cheque FIN:

blank cheque

chèque m en blanc

2. blank cheque fig:

blank cheque

carte f blanche

to give/write sb a blank cheque

donner/laisser carte blanche à qn

I've got a blank cheque to reorganize the factory

j'ai reçu carte blanche pour réorganiser l'usine

Translations for blank cheque in the English»French Dictionary

to give sb a blank cheque fig

donner carte blanche à qn

it's as good as saying yes/giving him a blank cheque

c'est comme si tu disais oui/lui donnais carte blanche

Translations for blank cheque in the French»English Dictionary

chèque en blanc

blank cheque Brit ou check Am

Translations for blank cheque in the English»French Dictionary

cheque Brit, check Am [Brit tʃɛk, Am tʃɛk] N

cheque

chèque m

by cheque

par chèque

to make out or write a cheque for £20

faire un chèque de 20 livres sterling

to cash a cheque

encaisser un chèque

to stop a cheque

faire opposition à un chèque.

to give sb a blank cheque fig

donner carte blanche à qn

See also Bank card

Bank card Info

Bank card

Carte exigée pour tout règlement par chèque en Grande-Bretagne. Fournie par la banque, elle permet aux détenteurs de chéquiers de justifier de leur identité et de l'authenticité de leurs chèques. Elle indique aussi le montant maximal des chèques qu'ils peuvent émettre.

I.blank [Brit blaŋk, Am blæŋk] N

1. blank (empty space):

blank

blanc m

to fill in the blanks

remplir les blancs

leave a blank if you don't know the answer

laisse un blanc si tu ne sais pas la réponse

my mind's a blank

j'ai la tête vide

2. blank Am (clean form):

blank

fiche f vierge

3. blank (dummy bullet):

blank

balle f à blanc

to fire blanks lit

tirer à blanc

to fire blanks fig, hum

être stérile

4. blank (uncut block):

blank

pièce f brute

II.blank [Brit blaŋk, Am blæŋk] ADJ

1. blank (without writing, pictures):

blank paper, page

blanc/blanche

blank wall

nu

blank screen

vide

blank form, canvas

vierge

a blank piece of paper

une feuille blanche

2. blank (unused):

blank cassette, disk

vierge

3. blank (expressionless):

a blank look

un air absent

a row of blank faces

des visages à l'air absent

4. blank (uncomprehending):

blank look, expression

ébahi

to look blank

avoir l'air ébahi

he gave me a blank look

il m'a lancé un regard ébahi

5. blank (without memory):

my mind went blank

j'ai eu un trou de mémoire

6. blank (imitation):

blank door, window

faux/fausse

7. blank (absolute):

blank refusal, rejection

catégorique

blank astonishment

absolu

III.blank [Brit blaŋk, Am blæŋk] VB trans Am SPORTS

we blanked the opposition

nous n'avons pas laissé l'équipe adverse marquer un point

IV.blank [Brit blaŋk, Am blæŋk]

to draw a blank

faire chou blanc

blank cheque in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for blank cheque in the English»French Dictionary

blank cheque

chèque m en blanc

Translations for blank cheque in the English»French Dictionary

I.blank [blæŋk] ADJ

1. blank (empty):

blank

blanc (blanche)

blank tape

vierge

blank cheque

chèque m en blanc

blank page

page f blanche

a blank space

un blanc

my mind's gone blank

j'ai la tête vide

2. blank (impassive):

blank expression look

absent(e)

3. blank (complete):

blank refusal

total(e)

II.blank [blæŋk] N

1. blank (space):

blank

blanc m

2. blank (cartridge):

blank

balle f à blanc

Phrases:

to draw a blank

faire chou blanc

cheque [tʃek] N Brit, Aus

cheque → check

See also check

I.check [tʃek] N

1. check (inspection):

check

vérification f

security check

inspection f de sécurité

spot checks

inspections fpl ponctuelles

to have a check in [or through] sth

passer qc en revue

to take a quick check

jeter un coup d'œil

2. check (search for information):

check

enquête f

background check

investigation f de fond

to run a check on sb

vérifier les antécédents de qn

3. check Am (money order):

check

chèque m

a check for ...

un chèque pour la somme de ...

to make a check out to sb

écrire un chèque à l'ordre de qn

to pay by [or with a] check

payer par chèque

4. check Am (ticket for deposit):

check

reçu m

5. check (pattern):

check

carreaux mpl

6. check Am (intersection):

check

intersection f

7. check Am, Scot (bill):

check

addition f

8. check GAMES:

check

échec m

to be in check

être (en) échec

II.check [tʃek] ADJ

check shirt:

check

à carreaux

III.check [tʃek] VB trans

1. check (inspect):

check

vérifier

to check through [or over] sth

passer qc en revue

to double-check sth

revérifier qc

2. check (control):

check person, ticket, work

contrôler

3. check (halt):

check

faire échec à

check crisis

enrayer

check tears

refouler

4. check (deposit):

check

mettre en consigne

5. check AVIAT:

check

enregistrer

6. check GAMES:

to check sb's king

mettre le roi en échec

IV.check [tʃek] VB intr

1. check (examine):

check

vérifier

to check on sth

vérifier qc

to check on sb

examiner qn

to check with sb/sth

vérifier auprès de qn/qc

2. check (ask):

check

demander

to check with sb

demander à qn

3. check (halt):

check

s'arrêter

4. check Am (be in accordance with):

to check with sth

être en harmonie avec qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The cheque turned out to be a forgery, made out on a stolen blank cheque.

en.wikipedia.org

He has even refused a blank cheque from a multinational for his machine and wants to keep it as a social enterprise through and through.

www.triplepundit.com

But with a price tag of around $2 billion, it's still good advice not to hand over a blank cheque until the analysis is in.

www.switzer.com.au

Registration costs $99 the registrants must provide at blank cheque.

www.paherald.sk.ca

We are not seeking a blank cheque for farmers.

www.bbc.co.uk

But do we really want individual doctors -- no matter how qualified and well-meaning -- to have a blank cheque?

www.theglobeandmail.com

You can't give someone a blank cheque to go around hitting people just because they're female.

entertainment.time.com

Time for a blank cheque, wanton wholesale corruption, padding and privileges are over, this is not one person's mess, and this is everybody's mess.

www.vanguardngr.com

We're not going to give them a blank cheque on that.

www.abc.net.au

For five years they've written developers one blank cheque after another, with little to show for it.

www.independent.co.uk