pocket veto in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pocket veto in the English»French Dictionary

pocket veto N Am POL

pocket veto

veto m implicite (lorsque le Président ne signe pas un projet de loi dans les délais prévus)

Translations for pocket veto in the English»French Dictionary

I.veto <pl vetoes> [Brit ˈviːtəʊ, Am ˈvidoʊ] N

1. veto (practice):

veto

veto m

2. veto (right):

veto

droit m de veto (over, on sur)

to use/exercise one's veto

user de/exercer son droit de veto

3. veto Am POL (president's):

veto

message justifiant le veto présidentiel

II.veto <prés vetoes; pret, pp vetoed> [Brit ˈviːtəʊ, Am ˈvidoʊ] VB trans (gen)

veto POL

mettre or opposer son veto à

I.pocket [Brit ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑkət] N

1. pocket (in garment):

pocket

poche f

jacket/trouser pocket

poche de veste/de pantalon

with one's hands in one's pockets

les mains dans les poches

to put one's hand in one's pocket lit, fig

mettre sa main dans sa poche

to go through sb's pockets

faire les poches de qn

to turn out one's pockets

vider or retourner ses poches

he paid for it out of his own pocket

il l'a payé de sa poche

prices to suit every pocket fig

des prix à la portée de tout le monde

2. pocket (in car door, suitcase, folder etc):

pocket

poche f

3. pocket (small area):

pocket fig

poche f

pocket of resistance/of opposition

poche f de résistance/d'opposition

pocket of resistance/of opposition

foyer m de résistance/d'opposition

4. pocket:

pocket MIN, GEOL

poche f

5. pocket (in billiards):

pocket

bourse f

II.pocket [Brit ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑkət] ADJ (small)

pocket calculator, flask, diary, dictionary, edition

de poche

III.pocket [Brit ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑkət] VB trans

1. pocket:

pocket (put in one's pocket)

empocher, mettre [qc] dans sa poche

pocket (keep for oneself) fig money, profits

empocher

2. pocket Am POL:

to pocket a bill

opposer un veto à une loi

3. pocket (in billiards):

pocket

blouser

IV.pocket [Brit ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑkət]

to be in pocket Brit

être en fonds

to be out of pocket Brit

en être de sa poche

I'm £40 out of pocket

j'ai 40 livres de moins en poche

to have sb in one's pocket

avoir qn dans sa poche

to line one's pockets

se remplir les poches

to live in each other's pockets

être tout le temps l'un sur l'autre

to pocket one's pride

ravaler sa fierté

pocket veto in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pocket veto in the English»French Dictionary

I.veto <-es> [ˈvi:təʊ, Am -t̬oʊ] N

veto

veto m

to have the power of veto

avoir le droit de veto

to have a veto over sth

avoir le droit de veto sur qc

II.veto <vetoed> [ˈvi:təʊ, Am -t̬oʊ] VB trans

1. veto (exercise a veto against):

veto

opposer son veto à

2. veto (forbid):

veto

interdire

I.pocket [ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑ:kɪt] N

pocket

poche f

back pocket

poche arrière

from one's pocket

de sa poche

air pocket

trou m d'air

out-of-pocket expenses

frais mpl

Phrases:

to have deep pockets

avoir beaucoup d'argent

to pay for sth out of one's own pocket

payer qc de sa poche

to be in pocket

rentrer dans ses frais

to be out of pocket

ne pas rentrer dans ses frais

to put pride in one's pocket

mettre sa fierté dans sa poche

to have sb in one's pocket

avoir qn dans sa poche

to have sth in one's pocket

avoir qc dans la poche

to line one's pockets

se remplir les poches

to live in each other's pockets pej

être tout le temps les uns sur les autres

II.pocket [ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑ:kɪt] ADJ

pocket

de poche

III.pocket [ˈpɒkɪt, Am ˈpɑ:kɪt] VB trans

pocket

empocher

to pocket one's change

prendre la monnaie

Phrases:

to pocket one's pride

ravaler sa fierté

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But there is some dispute over whether pro forma sessions are enough to prevent the administration from attempting a pocket veto.

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This latter outcome is known as the pocket veto.

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This is known as a pocket veto.

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If he withholds his assent, the bill is dropped, which is known as pocket veto.

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Unlike in many states, the governor does not have the power of the pocket veto.

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The president can also take no action indefinitely on a bill, sometimes referred to as a pocket veto.

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This is referred to as a pocket veto.

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And pocket vetoed it a second time, saying the technology was limited, not reliable enough and could give victims a false sense of security.

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What exactly constitutes an adjournment for the purposes of the pocket veto has been unclear.

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It has been suggested, however, that what was discussed on that occasion was a pocket veto.

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