different between brevet vs prevet

English

Etymology

Inherited from the Middle English brevet (“official letter”), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref (“letter”), from the Latin brevis (“short”), whence brief.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /b???v?t/, /?b??v.?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??v.?t/

Noun

brevet (plural brevets)

1. A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
2. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
   1. (by extension) An authoritative grant or mark of recognition; a seal of approval.
      • For quotations using this term, see Citations:brevet.
3. An organized, long-distance bicycle ride — not a race, but a test of endurance — which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points.

Translations

Verb

brevet (third-person singular simple present brevets, present participle breveting or brevetting, simple past and past participle breveted or brevetted)

1. (military) To promote by brevet.

Translations

Further reading

• brevet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Noun

brevet n

1. definite singular of brev

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch brevete, from Middle French brevet. The sense “papal brief” comes from Latin brevetum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /br??v?t/, /br??ve?/
• Hyphenation: bre?vet
• Rhymes: -?t, -e?

Noun

brevet n (plural brevetten or brevets)

1. A formal document, such as a certificate or licence.
2. A permit or licence allowing one to use certain vehicles or engage in certain activities, now especially in relation to aicraft, diving, swimming (in Belgium) and sometimes mopeds.

   Synonym: bewijs

3. A papal brief.

Derived terms

• duikbrevet
• vliegbrevet
• zwembrevet

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: brevet

French

Etymology

From brève +? -et

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??.v?/

Noun

brevet m (plural brevets)

1. (law) a patent
2. a teaching license or certificate

Related terms

• breveter

Further reading

• “brevet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch brevet, from Middle Dutch brevete, from Middle French brevet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?br?v?t]
• Hyphenation: brè?vèt

Noun

brevet or brèvèt

1. A formal document, such as a certificate or licence.
2. A permit or licence allowing one to use certain vehicles or engage in certain activities, now especially in relation to aircraft.

Synonyms

Further reading

• “brevet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Noun

brevet n

1. definite singular of brev

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

brevet n

1. definite singular of brev

Romanian

Etymology

From French brevet

Noun

brevet n (plural brevete)

1. patent
2. warrant

Declension

Swedish

Noun

brevet

1. definite singular of brev

Anagrams

• verbet

English

Etymology

pre- +? vet

Verb

prevet (third-person singular simple present prevets, present participle prevetting, simple past and past participle prevetted)

1. (transitive) To vet or check in advance.
   • 2009, Lee A. Bygrave, Jon Bing, Internet governance: infrastructure and institutions (page 210)

     The first is that, in part, Nominet took over the operation of .uk precisely because prevetting of domain names was not working.