heir in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for heir in the English»French Dictionary

heir [Brit ɛː, Am ɛr] N

1. heir lit:

heir

héritier/-ière m/f (to de)

his son and heir

son héritier

to make sb one's heir

laisser ses biens à qn

2. heir fig:

to be heir to problems, projects

hériter de

heir apparent N

heir apparent

héritier/-ière m/f présomptif/-ive (sauf changement dans l'ordre de succession)

heir presumptive N

heir presumptive

héritier/-ière m/f présomptif/-ive (sauf changement dans l'ordre de succession)

rightful heir N

rightful heir

héritier/-ière m/f légitime

joint heir N

joint heir

cohéritier/-ière m/f

heir-at-law N

heir-at-law

héritier/-ière m/f légitime

Translations for heir in the French»English Dictionary

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cohéritier (cohéritière)

joint heir

continuateur (continuatrice) (de personne)

heir

héritier présomptif

heir apparent

héritier (héritière)

heir/heiress (de to)

mourir sans héritier

to die without an heir

être l'héritier d'une grande fortune/longue tradition

to be the heir to a large fortune/long tradition

l'héritier spirituel de qn

sb's spiritual heir

heir in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for heir in the English»French Dictionary

heir [eəʳ, Am er] N

heir

héritier m

heir to the throne

héritier du trône m

to be (the) heir to sth

hériter de qc

heir apparent N

heir apparent

héritier m présomptif

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to appoint sb as heir

désigner qn comme héritier

Translations for heir in the French»English Dictionary

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héritier (-ière)

heir m

son héritier inf

his son and heir

l'héritier testamentaire

the heir specified in the will

faire qn son héritier

to make sb one's heir

heir Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to appoint sb as heir

désigner qn comme héritier

heir to the throne

héritier du trône m

to be (the) heir to sth

hériter de qc

the heir specified in the will

l'héritier testamentaire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He believed that the choice of an heir should be decided by a council of magnates.

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In 1299, she gave birth to a son, who was proclaimed heir to the throne in 1304.

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He was born heir to the throne in 1451, but he died young during the same year.

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A great number of people petitioned the courts to claim title as heir.

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She was unmarried and left no direct heirs.

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This tree is considered, popularly if not legally, to be the full heir of the original tree.

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His works are nationalized and solatium was given to his legal heirs in 2008.

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Other family lines exist, including heirs of his daughters.

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That same year, 1469, the shogun officially named his son heir.

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This triggered a search for a suitable heir.

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