What does discrétion in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word discrétion in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use discrétion in French.

The word discrétion in French means discretion, discreetness, discretion, unlimited, at 's discretion, at the discretion of, discreetly, with the utmost secrecy, be discreet, leave to 's discretion, leave to the discretion of, line to stand behind, line to wait behind, exercise the greatest discretion. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word discrétion

discretion, discreetness

nom féminin (attitude inaperçue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Julie fait preuve d'une telle discrétion qu'on l'oublie parfois.
Julie shows such discretion that people sometimes forget about her.

discretion

nom féminin (savoir garder un secret)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les riches clients de la banque appréciaient la discrétion du personnel.
The bank's rich customers appreciated the staff's discretion.

unlimited

locution adverbiale (à volonté)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ben était content de trouver un menu avec buffet à discrétion pour 12,90 €.
Ben was pleased to find a €12.90 menu that included an all-you-can-eat buffet.

at 's discretion, at the discretion of

(dépendant de la bonne volonté de)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Toute augmentation de salaire est à la discrétion de la direction.

discreetly

locution adverbiale (sans le faire savoir)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

with the utmost secrecy

locution adverbiale (à l'abri des regards)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le gouvernement a fait passer cette loi l'été dans la plus grande discrétion.

be discreet

locution verbale (ne pas divulguer ses informations)

Un détective privé fait preuve de discrétion.

leave to 's discretion, leave to the discretion of

(laisser au jugement de [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cette décision est laissée à la discrétion du chef de service.

line to stand behind, line to wait behind

nom féminin (limite au sol à respecter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

exercise the greatest discretion

locution verbale (se montrer très discret)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

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