карт-бланш

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French carte blanche.

Pronunciation

Noun

карт-бла́нш (kart-blánšm inan (genitive карт-бла́нша, nominative plural карт-бла́нши, genitive plural карт-бла́ншей)

  1. carte blanche, blank check, proxy in blank (unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority)

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French carte blanche.

Pronunciation

Noun

карт-бла́нш (kart-blánšm inan (indeclinable)

  1. carte blanche (a blank paper that is signed by some authority and given to a person to fill as he or she pleases.)
  2. carte blanche, blank check, proxy in blank (unlimited discretionary power to act; unrestricted authority)

Further reading

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “карт-бланш”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN