What does arbitre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word arbitre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arbitre in French.

The word arbitre in French means referee, arbitrator, arbitrate, referee, umpire's chair, touch judge, umpire, free will, free will, by decision of the referee, by the referee's decision. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arbitre

referee

nom masculin et féminin (Sports : juge d'une compétion) (other sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut toujours un arbitre pour gérer un match.
There always has to be a referee to manage a match.

arbitrator

nom masculin et féminin (juge)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gouvernement a désigné un arbitre pour régler leur différend.
The government has appointed an arbitrator to handle their disagreement.

arbitrate

verbe transitif (trancher un différend)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le Président arbitre les choix budgétaires.
The President is arbitrating the budgetary decisions.

referee

verbe transitif (diriger un match)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre arbitrera le match de football dimanche.
Peter will referee the football match on Sunday.

umpire's chair

nom féminin (Tennis : assise en hauteur) (tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Emporté par son élan, le joueur est rentré dans la chaise d'arbitre.

touch judge

nom masculin (arbitre surveillant les limites) (rugby)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

umpire

nom masculin (tennis: arbitre) (tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le juge arbitre juge si les balles sont let ou non.

free will

nom masculin (capacité à penser par soi-même)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son éducation familiale influait beaucoup sur son libre arbitre.

free will

nom masculin (capacité à faire ses propres choix)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette étudiante choisit le Canada par libre arbitre.

by decision of the referee, by the referee's decision

locution adverbiale (selon l'arbitre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Le match peut être interrompu sur décision de l'arbitre.

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