patent

/ˈpætənt/ verbe C2

En français : breveter, faire breveter

To (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period. (transitive)
To obtain (over a piece of real property) a specific grant of ownership. (US, transitive)
To be closely associated or identified with (something); to monopolize. (figuratively, transitive)

He/she/it patents · Prétérit patented · Participe passé patented · Forme en -ing patenting

Formes du verbe

Forme de base: patent
He/she/it: patents
Prétérit: patented
Participe passé: patented
Forme en -ing: patenting

Dans la bibliothèque

“Oh, very simply; black trousers, patent leather boots, white waistcoat, either a black or blue coat, and a long cravat.

The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 605 · C1

Chandler’s patent leather shoes to the edge of his low-cut vest.

Six stories from The Four Million, p. 26 · C1

Finally, he sniffed the dead man’s lips, and then glanced at the soles of his patent leather boots.

A Study in Scarlet, p. 30 · B2

Patent-leather boots had gone round, and Square-toes had hopped over.

A Study in Scarlet, p. 37 · B2

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