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— English words —

• carte␣blanche n. Unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority.
• carte␣blanche n. A blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as he or she pleases.
• carte␣blanche adv. As an undifferentiated mass, without regard to distinctions; willy-nilly. (Possibly from confusion with…

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Swedish
  • carte␣blanche n. Carte blanche (unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority).
  • carte␣blanche n. (Dated) blank check.

— English word, defined in French —

• carte␣blanche n. (Gallicisme) Carte blanche.

— In German —

• Carte␣blanche S. Bildungssprachlich: Vollmacht, die keinen Einschränkungen unterliegt.

— In Dutch —

• carte␣blanche n. Blanco volmacht.
• carte␣blanche n. Iemand ~ geven: iemand toestemming geven om alles te doen…

— In French —

• carte␣blanche n.f. Pouvoir illimité d’agir à sa guise, plein pouvoir.

36 English words from 5 English definitions

act and authority blank blank␣check Carte Carte␣blanche check confusion Dated discretionary distinctions fill from given given␣to he␣or␣she mass paper person pleases Possibly power regard she signed some that that␣is undifferentiated unlimited unrestricted willy willy␣nilly with without

5 English words from 5 foreign definitions

Blanco Carte Carte␣blanche die guise

1 foreign word from 5 English definitions

blanche

19 foreign words from 5 foreign definitions

agir alles Bildungssprachlich blanche doen Einschränkungen Gallicisme geven geven␣om iemand illimité keinen plein plein␣pouvoir pouvoir toestemming unterliegt Vollmacht volmacht

33 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ANC art Art ART 'art art. arte- BLA Blan blanc blanch Blanch Blanche car Car CAR cart Cart CART carte Carte che CHE EBL Ebla Lan LAN Lan. Lanc lanch RTÉ Rte. TEB

16 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

alb Alb. albe bet Bet BET bet. CNA EHC ETR HCN nal- RAC rac- tra TRA

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