avoir les coudées franches

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word avoir les coudées franches. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word avoir les coudées franches, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say avoir les coudées franches in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word avoir les coudées franches you have here. The definition of the word avoir les coudées franches will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofavoir les coudées franches, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

French

Etymology

For a similar image, compare English elbow room.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vwaʁ le ku.de fʁɑ̃ʃ/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

avoir les coudées franches

  1. (figuratively) to be unrestrained, to be unencumbered, to have a free rein