brevet
/bʁə.vɛ/
1.
nounmasculine
lower-secondary school diploma (Diplôme National du Brevet, awarded at the end of collège)
Elle révise à fond pour obtenir son brevet des collèges cette année.
She's studying hard to get her Brevet (lower‑secondary diploma) this year.
2.
nounmasculine
patent (industrial property right protecting an invention)
L'entreprise a déposé un brevet pour protéger son invention.
The company filed a patent to protect its invention.
3.
nounmasculine
certificate / official qualification (e.g., pilot's licence, first‑aid certificate)
Il a obtenu son brevet de pilote l'année dernière.
He got his pilot's licence last year.
