What does patente in French mean?

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

The word patente in French means patent, duty, tax, levy, thing, licence, taxpayer, licensed, evident, obvious, patent, apparent, clear, tinker. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word patente

patent

nom féminin (brevet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une patente a été déposée pour ce mécanisme.

duty, tax, levy

nom féminin (impôt direct)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La patente était anciennement un impôt.

thing

nom féminin (Canada (truc, chose)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Passe-moi la patente là, s'il te plaît !

licence

nom féminin (Belgique (autorisation de vente) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La patente permet aux commerçants de vendre de l'alcool.

taxpayer

nom masculin (soumis à la patente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les patentés aux professions libérales s'acquittaient de leur impôt de façon directe.

licensed

adjectif (familier (reconnu, confirmé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
On aura recours aux seuls spécialistes patentés.

evident, obvious, patent, apparent, clear

adjectif (évident)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La culpabilité de l'accusée est patente.
The defendant's guilt is obvious.

tinker

verbe transitif (Canada (bricoler, réparer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pierre patente une cage à oiseaux.

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