authorities in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for authorities in the English»Spanish Dictionary

authority <pl authorities> [Am əˈθɔrədi, Brit ɔːˈθɒrɪti] N

1.1. authority U (power):

authority

autoridad f

they have no respect for authority

no respetan la autoridad

those in authority

los que tienen la autoridad

those in authority

los que mandan

to have authority over sb/sth

tener autoridad sobre alguien/algo

I have no authority in the matter

no tengo competencia en el asunto

I'm not in a position of authority

no tengo autoridad

to exercise one's authority

ejercer su (or mi etc.) autoridad

1.2. authority U (authorization):

authority

autorización f

authority to + infin

autorización para  +  infin

he had my authority to do it

tenía mi autorización para hacerlo

he acted without proper authority

actuó sin la debida autorización

to exceed one's authority form

excederse en el ejercicio de sus atribuciones form

1.3. authority U (authoritativeness):

authority

autoridad f

I can speak with some authority on this subject

puedo hablar del tema con cierta autoridad

his voice carried authority

su voz denotaba autoridad

the champion played with real authority

el campeón jugó con verdadera maestría

2. authority C (person, body):

authority

autoridad f

I will pass on your complaint to the proper authority or authorities

haré llegar su queja a la(s) autoridad(es) competente(s)

the education authority esp Brit

distrito escolar y autoridades correspondientes

the council is a government authority set up to …

el concejo es una entidad gubernamental creada para …

she was detained by the Belgian authorities

fue detenida por las autoridades belgas

the museum authorities

la dirección del museo

3.1. authority C (expert):

authority

autoridad f

authority on sth

autoridad en algo

he is an authority on the subject

es una autoridad en la materia

3.2. authority C (source):

authority

autoridad f

my authority for (saying) this is the Bible itself

me baso en la propia Biblia

to have sth on good authority

saber algo de buena fuente

I have it on the best authority that …

sé de la mejor de las fuentes que …

I have it on his own authority that …

él mismo me ha dicho que …

local authority N Brit

local authority

≈ ayuntamiento m

local authority

≈ alcaldía f

local authority

≈ municipio m

anti-authority [Am ˌæn(t)iəˈθɔrədi, ˌænˌtaɪəˈθɔrədi, Brit ˌantɪɔːˈθɒrəti] ADJ

anti-authority

antiautoritario

water authority N Brit HISTORY

water authority

compañía f suministradora de agua

authority file N

authority file COMPUT, LING

fichero m de autoridad

authority file COMPUT, LING

archivo m de autoridad

local education authority N Brit

local education authority

organismo que controla la educación a nivel de condado

Translations for authorities in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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los poderes públicos

the authorities

superioridad

authorities pl

Administración Federal de Ingresos Públicos

Argentinian tax authorities

sujeto activo (de un impuesto)

tax authorities

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Translations for authorities in the English»Spanish Dictionary

authority <-ies> [ɔ:ˈθɒrəti, Am ə:ˈθɔ:rət̬i] N

1. authority no pl (right to control):

authority

autoridad f

to be in authority

tener autoridad

2. authority no pl (permission):

authority

autorización f

3. authority no pl (control):

authority

control m

4. authority (knowledge):

with authority

con conocimiento de causa

to be an authority on sth

ser una autoridad en algo

5. authority (organization):

authority

autoridad f

the authorities

las autoridades

Phrases:

to have sth on good authority

saber algo de buena tinta

to have sth on sb's authority

saber algo a través de alguien

local authority N

local authority

municipio m

local authority

ayuntamiento m

port authority N

port authority

autoridad f portuaria

public authority N

1. public authority (state authority):

public authority

autoridad f estatal

2. public authority (department, authority):

public authority

departamento m público

parental authority N

parental authority

patria f potestad

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civic authorities

civil

subvert authority

minar

Translations for authorities in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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autoridad

authority

autoridad de los padres

parental authority

autoridad

authorities pl

autoridad

authority

potestad

authority

potestad electoral

electoral authority

potestad reglamentaria

regulatory authority

patria potestad

paternal authority

autoridad patriarcal

patriarchal authority

authorities Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in authority

tener autoridad

to be an authority on sth

ser una autoridad en algo

the authorities

las autoridades

to have sth on good authority

saber algo de buena tinta

to have sth on sb's authority

saber algo a través de alguien

he established his authority over the workers

afirmó su autoridad sobre los obreros

a world authority

una autoridad mundial

to have sth on the highest authority a. iron

saber algo de buena tinta

to seek the protection of the authorities

arrimarse al poder

to have the authority to do sth

tener facultad para hacer algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many regulatory and governmental authorities issue estimates each year for the amount of money laundered, either worldwide or within their national economy.

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The death of an innocent girl caused widespread public revulsion and led to a major crackdown by the authorities.

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There would be a mandatory half-yearly survey of safety measures in theatres by government authorities.

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A later estimated death toll was 5304 and the authorities have discovered 211 mass graves that resulted from these atrocities.

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When authorities discovered their taste for comic books, media attention focused on the emerging crime comics genre as an influence on juvenile delinquency.

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Captured by the authorities, she is sent to a reformatory, where she finds herself in more and more trouble while trying to adjust.

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The legalisation had been granted by the authorities shortly thitherto.

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Ten years before he died the church authorities made him an honorary canon.

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They read the same books, cite the same authorities, and blame the same scapegoats.

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A short-sighted decision by the military authorities, afraid of penalties, was to fulfill the order (the penalties would have been less than the worth of two aircraft - about 440,000 zlotys).

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