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feu vert — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clearance noun Official permission to proceed, access something, or travel.
  • go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  • OK adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.

Senses

feu vert is used for these senses in English:

  • OK Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.
  • OK (transitive) To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to.
  • clearance A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.
  • go An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
  • greenlight (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To approve; to permit to proceed.

clearance — full definition

  1. noun Official permission to proceed, access something, or travel.
  2. noun The available gap or distance between two objects, such as a vehicle and a low bridge.
  3. noun A sale of goods at reduced prices to clear out stock.

go — full definition

  1. verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
  2. verb To function or proceed in a particular way.
  3. noun An attempt or turn at doing something.
  4. adj Ready and functioning correctly; cleared to proceed (chiefly in launch/technical contexts).
  5. noun An ancient strategy board game for two players who try to control territory on a grid using black and white stones.

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