prison authorities in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prison authorities in the English»French Dictionary

prison authorities N npl

prison authorities

administration f pénitentiaire

Translations for prison authorities 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

prison [Brit ˈprɪz(ə)n, Am ˈprɪzən] N

1. prison (place):

prison

prison f

to be in prison

être en prison

to go to prison

aller en prison

to send sb to prison

envoyer qn en prison

he sent them to prison for 12 years

il les a condamnés à 12 ans de prison

to put sb in prison

emprisonner qn

to have been in prison

avoir fait de la prison

her house felt like a prison

elle se sentait prisonnière entre ses quatre murs

her house felt like a prison attr death, life, suicide

en prison

her house felt like a prison administration, regulation

pénitentiaire

her house felt like a prison population, reform

pénal

her house felt like a prison cell, governor, yard

de prison

her house felt like a prison chapel, kitchen

de la prison

her house felt like a prison conditions

de détention

2. prison (punishment):

prison

emprisonnement m

prison

prison f

prison authorities in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prison authorities in the French»English Dictionary

administration pénitentiaire

prison authorities pl

Translations for prison authorities 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

prison [ˈprɪzən] N

1. prison (jail):

prison

prison f

to go to prison

aller en prison

to put sb in prison

emprisonner qn

to send sb to prison

envoyer qn en prison

to throw sb into prison

jeter qn en prison

in prison

en prison

prison life

la vie carcérale

prison yard

cour de prison

2. prison no pl (time in jail):

prison

réclusion f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

According to human rights workers, the prison authorities had a waiver form they asked detainees to sign if they wanted to refuse intravenous rehydration.

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His death is believed to have been caused by neglect of his diabetes by the prison authorities.

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In addition, prison authorities confiscated valuables, such as wedding bands, which were reportedly sold to benefit war victims.

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