dar carta branca
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Compound of dar (“to give”) + carta branca (“carte blanche”). Literally, “to give (a) carte blanche”.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
dar carta branca (first-person singular present dou carta branca, first-person singular preterite dei carta branca, past participle dado carta branca)
- (transitive, intransitive) to give a carte blanche (to grant someone powers or giving them the freedom to act as they please)
Conjugation edit
1Superseded.