authority in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for 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

education authority N Brit

education authority

administration locale ou régionale qui gère les affaires scolaires

local authority N Brit ADMIN

local authority + vb sing ou pl

autorités fpl locales

licensing authority N

1. licensing authority (for drivers, guns etc):

licensing authority

organisme m délivrant les permis

2. licensing authority (for sale of alcohol):

licensing authority

organisme m délivrant les licences

3. licensing authority (authorizing manufacture, use):

licensing authority

organisme m délivrant les autorisations

metropolitan authority N Brit ADMIN

metropolitan authority

conseil qui dirige l'une des six principales conurbations britanniques

water authority N

water authority

compagnie f des eaux

authority figure N

authority figure

symbole m de l'autorité

local education authority, LEA N Brit + vb sing ou pl

local education authority

administration locale qui gère les affaires scolaires

Health Authority N Brit

Health Authority

administration f régionale de la santé publique

Atomic Energy Authority, AEA N Brit

Atomic Energy Authority

Commissariat m à l'énergie atomique

authority in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

port authority N

port authority

autorité f portuaire

public authority N

1. public authority (authority of the state):

public authority

autorité f de l'État

2. public authority (department, authority):

public authority

service m public

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parental authority

des parents

to erode sb's authority fig

saper l'autorité de qn

defraud tax office, authority

frauder

assert authority, rights

faire valoir

Translations for authority in the French»English Dictionary

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souverainement

with supreme authority

autorité

authority

agir avec autorité

to act with authority

faire preuve d'autorité

to show one's authority

avoir de l'autorité sur qn

to have authority over sb

autorité

authority

faire autorité personne

to be accepted as an authority

académie

≈ local (education) authority

authority Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be an authority on sth

être une autorité sur qc

a world authority on the subject

une autorité mondiale sur le sujet

to have sth on good authority

savoir qc de source sûre

to invest sb with full authority

investir qn d'une pleine autorité

by the authority vested in me

en vertu de l'autorité dont je suis investi

to establish one's authority over sb

affirmer son autorité sur qn

he knows how to establish his authority

il sait imposer son autorité

to yield to the leader's authority

plier devant l'autorité du chef

to be accepted as an authority

faire autorité personne

to make sb feel one's authority

faire sentir son autorité à qn

authority Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for authority in the French»English Dictionary

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administration

authority

préfecture

authority at département level responsible for immigration issues

crise de l’autorité

loss of authority

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I had been accustomed to respecting and even cherishing the principles of the nation, family, authority and property.

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A complete integrated solution in which movement authority and interlocking are integrated within wayside zone controllers; this reduces equipment and potential interfacing issues.

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Known for his distinctive accent and flinty voice, he often played devious authority figures.

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He loses no time in asserting his new-found authority by dispensing unjust and brutal punishments among the junior schoolboys.

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If the authority fails to find an occupier for the property, or decides it can not reasonably get the property occupied, it must hand back possession to the owner.

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Throughout the series, he displays sardonic contempt for authority figures.

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Jurisdiction is the authority to decide, and an error in this process is described as a jurisdictional error.

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The standardization of power capacitors is strongly focused on rules for the safety of personnel and equipment, given by the local regulating authority.

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In addition, whether a duty to act fairly applies depends on the relationship between the public authority and the individual.

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Some of the pain of abandonment was eased through the sharing of stories about bushrangers who dared to rob the rich and flout authority.

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