noun
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A bill of fare; a menu.
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A visiting card.
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A carte de visite (small collectible photograph of a famous person).
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A playing card.
Examples of carte in a Sentence
You should never offer carte blanche to someone who just might take you up on it.
On the 14th of January 1649 he had forwarded to the council a signed carte blanche, granting any conditions provided his father's life were spared.
Dean tried listening to the two conversations while responding to the one, all at the same time but only managed to catch Cynthia's carte blanc offer for Martha to stay, 'as long as necessary'.
In Italian, Spanish and Portuguese the word mappa has retained its place, by the side of carta, for marine charts, but in other languages both kinds of maps 1 are generally known by a word derived from the Latin charta, as carte in French, Karte in German, Kaart in Dutch.
A chart, in French, is called carte hydrographique, marine or des cotes; in Spanish or Portuguese carta de marear, in Italian carta da navigare, in German Seekarte (to distinguish it from Landkarte), in Dutch Zeekaart or Paskaart.
Among other French works of importance deserving notice are Le Neptune oriental of Mannevillette (1745) and more especially the Carte geometrique de la France, which is based upon surveys carried on (1744-1783) by Cesar Francois Cassini de Thury and his son Dominique de Cassini.
Of the Austrian Netherlands, Count Joseph de Ferrari published a chorographic map on the same scale as Cassini's Carte de la France (1777).
Hachures of a rude nature first made their appearance on David Vivier's map of the environs of Paris (1674), and on Cassini's Carte de la France.
Of Morocco there are many maps, among which several compiled by the French service geographique de 1'armee, including a Carte du Maroc (1;200,000), in progress since 1909.
With this carte blanche in his pocket, Repnin proceeded to treat the diet as if it were already the slave of the Russian empress.
His joint memoirs with Brongniart, Essai sur la geographie des environs de Paris avec une carte geognostique et des coupes de terrain (1808) and Description geologique des environs de Paris (1835) were based on the wonderful succession of Tertiary faunas in the rocks of the Paris basin.
By the insertion in it of the statement that the king's evil had been cured by the Pretender, Carte forfeited the favour of most of his patrons.
Since, in spite of this object-lesson, the Polish nobles still continued their offers, the peasants consulted the local Austrian authorities as to what course they should take; and the local authorities, unaccustomed to arriving at any decision without consulting Vienna, practically gave them carte blanche to do as they liked.
These instruments have done admirable work in connexion with the great international undertaking, the Carte du Ciel.
One year later appeared the first book printed in Moldavia, the collection of homilies Carte romdneasca de invdteiturci (Jassy, 1643).
There is a still more monumental collectionthe Carte Paperson Irish affairs in the Bodleian Library, where also the Tanner MSS.
You have carte Blanche in the account of human lives.
But the Act does not offer carte Blanche for anyone who might now think bankruptcy is the easiest way out.
The terrorist attacks handed a temporary carte Blanche to missile defense advocates, with important implications for the disarmament agenda of the 21st century.
Each state's business Corporation Act gives business corporations carte Blanche to engage in any lawful business activity.
He is thereby giving scientists carte Blanche to do as they please.
If I commit a breach of the peace, it gives you carte blanche to commit one as well?
At Republic diners have a choice of either the à la carte menu or opt for the all-you-can-eat buffet.
I opted for tuna carpaccio with pepper and rocket salad from the à la carte menu.
You have carte blanche in the account of human lives.
But the Act does not offer carte blanche for anyone who might now think bankruptcy is the easiest way out.
The terrorist attacks handed a temporary carte blanche to missile defense advocates, with important implications for the disarmament agenda of the 21st century.
Each state's business Corporation Act gives business corporations carte blanche to engage in any lawful business activity.
He is thereby giving scientists carte blanche to do as they please.
All food freshly prepared by experienced chef, extensive a la carte menu... .
The hotel has an a la carte restaurant which specializes in nouvelle cuisine.
Many serve a range of dishes from a la Carte cuisine to fish and chips and ice cream.
As the evening draws in our dining room becomes home to a simply delectable 'a la carte ' menu.
From pub grub to fine dining, cream teas to a la carte.
Now you have carte blanche to choose a summer pallette from scratch.
Our renowned a la Carte restaurant serves organic fresh local produce from land and bay.
Upstairs is more upmarket with a full a la carte menu.
Especially important has been the problem of measuring the " catalogue plates " ofthe international Carte du ciel - a work that implies the determination of the positions of some millions of stars - that is to say, of all stars to the i ith or 12th magnitude.
A chart on Mercator's projection is called Wassende graadkaart in Dutch, carte reduite in French.
The elevation includes (i) the gently swelling rise which separates 1 Carte generale bathymetrique des oceans dressee par ordre de S.A.S.
Our renowned a la carte restaurant serves organic fresh local produce from land and bay.
Gem Portraits Below are two a Gem Portraits - a small tintype photo mounted behind a carte de visite sized cardboard mount.
Choosing from the A la Carte section I started with the Quail with a vinaigrette salad and foie gras at 85 francs.
Of course, members do not have carte blanche to put absolutely any image on their cards that they want to.
As surprising as it may sound, it's always easier to work with a budget guiding you than to have a carte blanche project.
These items can be purchased a la carte at Amazon and Sephora.
Dispense with the cake altogether and use an a la carte dessert bar, or serve high-end Popsicles, puddings, custards, cookies, or other sweet treats.
Dora pillow shams can be purchased a la carte, too.
In addition to formal master's degrees, many institutions offer graduate certificates, career certificates or a la carte course offerings in graduate-level work.
Do you plan to pick and choose courses a la carte style from various universities or stick to an array from just one school?