Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "montrer patte blanche."
appear open, be clean, be honest, come clean, fess up, present a boarding pass, present papers, redeem oneself, show an ID card, show identification, show ID, state one’s credentials
- le directeur veut montrer patte blanche par rapport aux suggestions / the director wants to appear open to suggestions
- si le comité veut montrer patte blanche, il devrait ordonner une enquête dans cette affaire / if the committee wants to show that it is clean, it should order an inquiry into the matter
- il est temps pour toi de montrer patte blanche / it is time for you to be honest (come clean, fess up)
- avant de monter dans un avion, les passagers doivent passer par une barrière d’accès et montrer patte blanche / before boarding an airplane, passengers must go through a gate and present a boarding pass (present papers)
- la Ligue nationale de hockey essaie de montrer patte blanche quant au lock-out / the National Hockey League is trying to redeem itself with regard to the lockout
- vous devez montrer patte blanche au commissionnaire pour avoir accès à l’immeuble / you must show your ID card (show identification, show ID) to the commissioner to gain access to the building
- les personnes qui remplissent cette section du formulaire doivent montrer patte blanche / persons completing this section of the form must state their credentials
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