montrer patte blanche
French, verb/mɔ̃.tʁe pat blɑ̃ʃ/
montrer patte blanche is spelled M-O-N-T-R-E-R-P-A-T-T-E-B-L-A-N-C-H-E (19 letters). Montrer patte blanche is a French verb meaning “to prove one's identity, to state one's credentials, to show one's ID, to present papers (to identify oneself to prove that one has the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Prouver son identité”.
What does montrer patte blanche mean in English?
verb
- 1
to prove one's identity, to state one's credentials, to show one's ID, to present papers (to identify oneself to prove that one has the right to enter a place)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Prouver son identité. 2. Être recommandable. 3. Démontrer que l’on correspond aux critères, aux exigences.
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.
How do you pronounce montrer patte blanche?
- /mɔ̃.tʁe pat blɑ̃ʃ/
- \mɔ̃.tʁe pat blɑ̃ʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.