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reçu

French → English

noun//ʁə.sy//

(business) receipt: a written acknowledgment that money or goods have been received

Le commissionnaire m’a demandé de signer un reçu pour le paquet qu’il venait de livrer.

(English) The delivery man asked me to sign a receipt for the package he had just delivered.

Je garde précieusement son reçu comme preuve que j'ai bien payé la totalité de ma dette.

(English) The receipt is proof that I have indeed paid the entirety of my debt.

adj//ʁə.sy//

(social) accepted: generally recognized as valid or correct, such as customs or maximes

Baisser la main de la maîtresse de maison n'est pas un usage reçu dans notre famille.

(English) Kissing the hostess's hand is not an accepted custom in our family.

Il est reçu par tous les experts que cette méthode de calcul est la plus précise.

(English) It is accepted by all experts that this calculation method is the most precise.

Entry ID: fr:en:reçu · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary