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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslaisser carte blanche
Pronunciation / Transliteration: les-e kaʁt blɑ̃ʃ
"Le manager a décidé de laisser carte blanche à son équipe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To grant someone complete freedom of action, scope, or expression without restriction or interference.
"The director decided to give the actors free rein to improvise during the final scene." - 2
To allow one's own feelings, imagination, or impulses to be expressed without restraint.
"She gave free rein to her creativity and painted a magnificent mural on the brick wall."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from equestrian terminology, where 'rein' refers to the leather straps attached to a horse's bit used for steering and controlling the animal. The idiom originates from late Middle English practices of horsemanship, shifting metaphorically to mean releasing control and allowing complete freedom of movement or action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Give free rein" is said worldwide
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laisser carte blanche
Transliteration: les-e kaʁt blɑ̃ʃ
"Le manager a décidé de laisser carte blanche à son équipe."
freie Hand lassen
Transliteration: fʁaɪ̯ə hant ˈlasn̩
"Der Chef hat ihnen freie Hand gelassen."
dare carta bianca
Transliteration: da-re ˈkar-ta ˈbjan-ka
"Gli hanno dato carta bianca per il nuovo progetto."
dar vía libre
Transliteration: daɾ ˈbi.a ˈli.bɾe
"Le dieron vía libre para tomar todas las decisiones."
dar carta branca
Transliteration: daɾ ˈkaɾ.tɐ ˈbɾɐ̃.kɐ
"Eles deram carta branca ao arquiteto."
खुली छूट देना
Transliteration: khuli chhoot dena
"प्रबंधक ने टीम को अपनी परियोजना पर काम करने की पूरी खुली छूट दी है।"
给与充分自由
Transliteration: gěi yǔ chōng fèn zì yóu
"经理决定给设计师充分自由去完成这个创意项目。"
전적인 자유를 주다
Transliteration: jeonjeog-in jayureul juda
"회사는 개발팀에게 프로젝트를 진행할 전적인 자유를 주었다."
自由にさせる
Transliteration: jiyuu ni saseru
"上司は彼にプロジェクトを進めるための完全な自由を与えた。"
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