letters patent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for letters patent in the English»French Dictionary

letters patent N npl

letters patent

lettres fpl patentes

Translations for letters patent in the French»English Dictionary

lettres de noblesse

letters patent of nobility

lettres patentes

letters patent

Translations for letters patent in the English»French Dictionary

I.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] N

1. letter (item of correspondence):

letter

lettre f (to pour, from de)

a letter of apology/resignation

une lettre d'excuse/de démission

to inform sb by letter

informer qn par lettre

he receives a lot of letters

il reçoit beaucoup de courrier

letters to the editor JOURN

courrier des lecteurs

the letters of Virginia Woolf

la correspondance de Virginia Woolf

2. letter:

letter (of alphabet)

lettre f

letter (character)

caractère m

the letter A

la lettre A

to write sth in big letters

écrire qc en gros caractères

to have a lot of letters after one's name inf

être bardé de titres inf

3. letter Am SPORTS:

letter

récompense sportive décernée par une école sous la forme de son monogramme

II.letters N

letters npl (literature):

letters

belles-lettres fpl

academy of letters

société des belles-lettres

a man/woman of letters

un homme/une femme de lettres

III.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB trans

letter photograph, diagram:

letter

marquer [qc] d'une lettre

the rows are lettered from A to P

les rangées portent des lettres allant de A à P

to be lettered in gold/ink

porter des lettres en or/inscrites à l'encre

IV.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB intr Am UNIV

to letter in baseball

gagner une récompense en base-ball

V.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər]

to respect the letter, if not the spirit, of the law

suivre la lettre, sinon l'esprit, de la loi

to follow instructions to the letter

suivre des instructions à la lettre

I.patent [Brit ˈpat(ə)nt, ˈpeɪt(ə)nt, Am ˈpætnt] N

1. patent (document):

patent

brevet m (for, on pour)

to hold/to take out a patent

détenir/obtenir un brevet

to come out of patent or off patent

tomber dans le domaine public

patent pending

en cours de brevetage m

2. patent (patented invention):

patent

invention f brevetée

II.patent [Brit ˈpat(ə)nt, ˈpeɪt(ə)nt, Am ˈpætnt] ADJ

1. patent (obvious):

patent

manifeste

2. patent LAW (licensed):

patent

breveté

III.patent [Brit ˈpat(ə)nt, ˈpeɪt(ə)nt, Am ˈpætnt] VB trans LAW

patent

faire breveter

IV.patented ADJ

patented

breveté

letters patent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for letters patent in the English»French Dictionary

letter [ˈletəʳ, Am ˈlet̬ɚ] N

letter

lettre f

Phrases:

to the letter

à la lettre

I.patent [ˈpeɪtənt, Am ˈpætənt] N LAW

patent

brevet m

to take out a patent on sth

faire breveter qc

II.patent [ˈpeɪtənt, Am ˈpætənt] ADJ

1. patent (protected under a patent):

patent

breveté(e)

2. patent form (evident, unmistakable):

patent

manifeste

3. patent FASHION (polished):

patent handbag, jacket, shoes

verni(e)

III.patent [ˈpeɪtənt, Am ˈpætənt] VB trans

patent

breveter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These companies were characterized by their monopoly on trade, granted by letters patent provided by the state.

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The texts of letters patent were copied onto sheets of parchment, which were stitched together into long rolls to form a roll for each year.

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The original letters patent which created the title determine the order of succession.

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A grant of arms is typically contained in letters patent which provide self-contained proof, upon production of the letters patent, of the right conferred.

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Letters patent may state the course of descent; normally, only male heirs are allowed to succeed to the peerage.

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Further, Royal Assent or the royal sign-manual are required to enact laws, letters patent, and orders in council.

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The answer of the defendants, among other defenses, denied infringement of the letters patent.

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This was the first creation of a peerage by letters patent.

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This type of letter contrasts with the better known letters patent.

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Titles may be created by writ of summons or by letters patent.

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