contre-expertise
French, noun/kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛk.spɛʁ.tiz/
contre-expertise is spelled C-O-N-T-R-E-E-X-P-E-R-T-I-S-E (15 letters). Contre-expertise is a French feminine noun meaning “expert investigation by a third party when an earlier expert investigation is contested; second-opinion investigation; counterinvestigation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Expertise destinée à en contrôler une autre”.
What does contre-expertise mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineexpert investigation by a third party when an earlier expert investigation is contested; second-opinion investigation; counterinvestigation
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Expertise destinée à en contrôler une autre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contre-expertise
- contre-expertises plural
- contrexpertise
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contre-expertise?
- /kɔ̃.tʁ‿ɛk.spɛʁ.tiz/
- \kɔ̃t.ʁɛk.spɛʁ.tiz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.