metropolitan authority in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for metropolitan authority in the English»French Dictionary

metropolitan authority N Brit ADMIN

metropolitan authority

conseil qui dirige l'une des six principales conurbations britanniques

Translations for metropolitan authority in the English»French Dictionary

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.metropolitan [Brit mɛtrəˈpɒlɪt(ə)n, Am ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətn] N

1. metropolitan (gen):

metropolitan (person)

citadin/-e m/f

2. metropolitan REL:

metropolitan, a. metropolitan bishop (of Catholic Church)

métropolitain m

metropolitan, a. metropolitan bishop (of Church of England)

archevêque m

metropolitan, a. metropolitan bishop (of Eastern churches)

métropolite m

II.metropolitan [Brit mɛtrəˈpɒlɪt(ə)n, Am ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətn] ADJ

1. metropolitan (of city):

metropolitan area, park, population, organization

urbain

metropolitan buildings, traffic, values

des grandes villes

metropolitan New York/Los Angeles

l'agglomération de New York/Los Angeles

2. metropolitan (home territory):

metropolitan France

la France métropolitaine

3. metropolitan REL:

metropolitan

métropolitain

metropolitan authority in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for metropolitan authority in the English»French Dictionary

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

metropolitan [ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən, Am -ˈpɑ:lə-] ADJ

metropolitan

métropolitain(e)

the metropolitan police Brit

la police de Londres