British Airports Authority in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for British Airports Authority in the English»French Dictionary

British Airports Authority, BAA N

British Airports Authority

administration f des aéroports britanniques

Translations for British Airports Authority in the English»French Dictionary

airport [Brit ˈɛːpɔːt, Am ˈɛrˌpɔrt] N

airport

aéroport m

airport attr buildings, runways, staff

de l'aéroport

airport taxes

taxes fpl d'aéroport

I.authority [Brit ɔːˈθɒrɪti, Am əˈθɔrədi] N

1. authority (power):

authority

autorité f (over sur)

the authority of the state

l'autorité de l'État

to have the authority to do

être habilité à faire

to have no authority to do

n'avoir aucune autorité pour faire

to be in authority

occuper un poste de responsabilité

he will be reported to those in authority

son cas sera référé à qui de droit

who's in authority here?

qui commande ici?

to do sth on sb's authority

faire qc sous les ordres de qn

to be/act under sb's authority

être/agir sous les ordres de qn

on one's own authority

de son propre chef

2. authority (forcefulness, confidence):

authority

autorité f

to speak with authority

parler avec autorité

to lack authority person, performance:

manquer d'autorité

3. authority (permission):

authority

autorisation f

to give sb (the) authority to do

autoriser qn à faire, donner à qn l'autorisation de faire

4. authority (organization):

authority

autorité f

5. authority (expert):

authority (person)

autorité f

authority (person)

expert m (on en matière de)

authority (book, film)

œuvre f de référence

6. authority (source of information):

authority

source f

what is your authority for these figures?

de quelles sources proviennent vos chiffres?

I have it on good authority that …

je sais de source sûre que …

II.authorities N

authorities npl (gen):

authorities ADMIN, POL

autorités fpl

to report sth to the authorities

signaler qc aux autorités

the school/hospital authorities

la direction de l'école/de l'hôpital

I.British [Brit ˈbrɪtɪʃ, Am ˈbrɪdɪʃ] N npl

the British

les Britanniques mpl

II.British [Brit ˈbrɪtɪʃ, Am ˈbrɪdɪʃ] ADJ

British

britannique

the British embassy

l'ambassade f de Grande-Bretagne

the British ambassador

l'ambassadeur m de Grande-Bretagne

III.British [Brit ˈbrɪtɪʃ, Am ˈbrɪdɪʃ]

the best of British (luck) inf! Brit

bonne chance!

British Airports Authority in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for British Airports Authority in the English»French Dictionary

airport [ˈeəpɔ:t, Am ˈerpɔ:rt] N

airport

aéroport m

authority <-ies> [ɔ:ˈθɒrətɪ, Am ə:ˈθɔ:rət̬ɪ] N

1. authority no pl (right to control):

authority

autorité f

to be in authority

avoir l'autorité

to have authority over sb

avoir une autorité sur qn

2. authority no pl (permission):

authority

autorisation f

3. authority (specialist):

authority

autorité f

to be an authority on sth

être une autorité sur qc

a world authority on the subject

une autorité mondiale sur le sujet

4. authority (organization):

authority

administration f

the authorities

les autorités

education/health authority

administration chargée des affaires scolaires/de santé

Phrases:

to have sth on sb's authority

tenir qc de qn

to have sth on good authority

savoir qc de source sûre

I.British [ˈbrɪtɪʃ, Am ˈbrɪt̬-] ADJ

British

britannique

II.British [ˈbrɪtɪʃ, Am ˈbrɪt̬-] N pl

the British

les Anglais

the British as nationality

les Britanniques