French Conversation · Level 150
30 words
French word
délivrance
Pronunciation
IPA/delivʁɑ̃s/
Meaning
- feminine nounissuance
Example
La délivrance du passeport se fera en dix jours.
The passport will be issued within ten days.
More examples
Pour lui, la guérison fut une délivrance.
For him, the cure was a release.
Core concept
An authorized release that removes an obstacle by making a document, permission, or person available.
Similar words
obtention: Obtaining a right or document by meeting the required conditions and completing the process.
réception: The receipt of an item or document.
remise: The act of handing an item or document to another person.
retrait: Picking up a prepared document or item at a designated location.
Definition in French
Acte officiel par lequel une autorité délivre un document, un titre ou une autorisation au bénéficiaire ; sens secondaire : fait de libérer quelqu'un d'un danger.
Word origin
The noun délivrance derives from délivrer and preserves the older meaning of liberation while extending it to the official provision of documents and permissions.
Usage tips
- Délivrance describes the authority's act, while obtention describes the beneficiary's successful acquisition of the document or permission.
Other meanings
- liberationnoun
- deliverancenoun
Opposites
- captivitécaptivitynoun
- emprisonnementimprisonmentnoun
Related words
- délivrerissueverb