champ libre

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃ libʁ/

Noun

champ libre m (usually uncountable, plural champs libres)

  1. free rein, free hand, carte blanche
    Synonym: carte blanche
    avoir le champ libreto have free rein

Usage notes

Almost always used with the definite article le.