legitimateness in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for legitimateness in the English»French Dictionary

I.legitimate ADJ [Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət, Am ləˈdʒɪdəmət]

1. legitimate (justifiable):

legitimate action, claim, question, request, target, user

légitime

legitimate conclusion, excuse

valable

it is legitimate to do

on est en droit de faire

it is legitimate for me to do

je suis en droit de faire

2. legitimate (in accordance with the law):

legitimate business, deal, organization

régulier/-ière

legitimate act, child, claim, government, heir, owner, right, spouse

légitime

legitimate killing

justifiable

for a legitimate purpose

à des fins légitimes

to make sth legitimate

rendre qc légal

3. legitimate THEAT:

legitimate theatre

vrai

II.legitimate VB trans [Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt, Am ləˈdʒɪdəmeɪt]

legitimate → legitimize

See also legitimize

legitimize [Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmʌɪz, Am ləˈdʒɪdəˌmaɪz] VB trans

1. legitimize (legalize):

legitimize government, bill, plan

légaliser

legitimize ruling

rendre [qc] légal

2. legitimize (justify):

legitimize action, crime, existence, interference, plan, reputation

justifier

legitimately [Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪmətli, Am ləˈdʒɪdəmətli] ADV

1. legitimately (with justification):

legitimately ask, claim, argue, refuse

légitimement

one might legitimately wonder whether/think that…

on serait en droit de se demander si/de penser que…

2. legitimately (legally):

legitimately act, authorize, own

légalement

legitimately operate

en toute légalité

illegitimately [Brit ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmətli, Am ˌɪ(l)ləˈdʒɪdəmətli] ADV

illegitimately

illégitimement

illegitimate [Brit ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət, Am ˌɪləˈdʒɪdəmət] ADJ (all contexts)

illegitimate

illégitime

legitimation [Brit lɪdʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ləˌdʒɪdəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] N

legitimation LAW (of child)

légitimation f

legitimation (of party, group)

légalisation f

legitimacy [Brit lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi, Am ləˈdʒɪdəməsi] N

1. legitimacy (legality):

legitimacy (of law, measure, birth)

légitimité f

2. legitimacy (justifiability):

legitimacy (of comment, conclusion, objection)

bien-fondé m

legitimacy (of measure, rule)

légitimité f

to give legitimacy to sth

légitimer qc

illegitimacy [Brit ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi, Am ˈˌɪ(l)ləˈdʒɪdəməsi] N (all contexts)

illegitimacy

illégitimité f

the rate of illegitimacy

le taux de naissances illégitimes

sedateness [Brit sɪˈdeɪtnəs, Am səˈdeɪtnəs] N

sedateness (of attitude)

pondération f

sedateness (of manner)

air m posé

elaborateness [Brit ɪˈlabərətnəs, Am əˈlæb(ə)rətnəs] N (complexity)

elaborateness

complexité f

ornateness [Brit ɔːˈneɪtnəs, Am ɔrˈneɪtnəs] N

ornateness (of art)

style m chargé

ornateness (of writing)

style m fleuri

legitimateness in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for legitimateness in the English»French Dictionary

legitimate [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət, Am ləˈdʒɪt̬ə-] ADJ

legitimate

légitime

illegitimate [ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət, Am -ˈdʒɪt̬ə-] ADJ

1. illegitimate (not permitted according to law):

illegitimate

illégitime

2. illegitimate (unauthorized):

illegitimate

illicite

legitimacy [lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi, Am ləˈdʒɪt̬ə-] N no pl

legitimacy

légitimité f

lateness N

lateness

retard m

legitimise VB trans Brit, Aus, legitimize [lɪˈdʒɪtəmətaɪz, Am ləˈdʒɪt̬ə-] VB trans

legitimise

légitimer