authority figure dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de authority figure dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

authority figure SUBST

authority figure

symbole m de l'autorité

Traductions de authority figure dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

to have a healthy respect for sb teacher, authority figure

craindre beaucoup

Traductions de authority figure dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.authority [GB ɔːˈθɒrɪti, Am əˈθɔrədi] SUBST

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 SUBST

authorities pl. tantum (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.figure [GB ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] SUBST

1. figure (number, amount):

figure

chiffre m

a provisional/disappointing figure

un chiffre provisoire/décevant

a figure of 15 million

un chiffre de 15 millions

a figure of £150

la somme de 150 livres

government/official figures

les chiffres gouvernementaux/officiels

a four-/six-figure sum

un montant de quatre/six chiffres

her salary runs into six figures GB

elle gagne plus de 100 000 livres

her salary runs into six figures Am

elle gagne plus de 100 000 dollars

inflation is in single/double figures

le taux d'inflation est à un chiffre/à deux chiffres

to have a head for figures, to be good with figures

être doué pour le calcul

2. figure (known or important person):

figure

personnalité f

figure

personnage m

controversial/well-known/political figure

personnalité controversée/célèbre /politique

a minor or marginal figure

une personnalité peu importante

a legendary figure in rugby/rock music

un personnage légendaire du rugby/du rock

3. figure:

figure (person, human form)

personnage m

figure (in painting, sculpture)

figure f

a familiar/diminutive/an imposing figure

un personnage familier/minuscule/imposant

human/reclining figure ARTS

figure humaine/allongée

a figure appeared through the mist

une silhouette est apparue dans le brouillard

to cut a sorry/fine figure

faire piètre/bonne figure

to cut a dashing figure

avoir l'air fringant

4. figure (representative or symbol):

mother/father figure

image f de la mère/du père

she is something of a Cassandra/Lady Macbeth figure

c'est une sorte de Cassandre/Lady Macbeth

5. figure (body shape):

figure

ligne f

to keep one's figure

garder la ligne

to lose one's figure

prendre de l'embonpoint

to watch one's figure

surveiller sa ligne

to have a great figure fam

avoir une silhouette sensationnelle fam

made for a man's/woman's figure

fait pour une silhouette masculine/féminine

6. figure (geometric or other shape):

figure

figure f

plane/solid figure

figure plane/à trois dimensions

7. figure (diagram):

figure

figure f

see figure 4

voir figure 4

8. figure (in dance, skating):

figure

figure f de style

II.figure [GB ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VERBE trans

1. figure (suppose) fam:

to figure (that) …

penser or se dire que …

2. figure LIT (express):

figure

symboliser

III.figure [GB ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VERBE intr

1. figure (feature, appear):

figure

figurer

to figure in or on a list

figurer sur une liste

to figure in a novel/report

figurer dans un roman/rapport

2. figure (make sense):

figure fam

se comprendre

that figures

ça se comprend

it doesn't figure

ça n'a pas de sens

authority figure dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de authority figure dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

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

1. authority no plur (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 plur (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

Idiomes/Tournures:

to have sth on sb's authority

tenir qc de qn

to have sth on good authority

savoir qc de source sûre

I.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] SUBST

1. figure (outline of body):

figure

silhouette f

a figure in the distance

une silhouette au loin

to have a good figure

avoir un beau corps

to keep one's figure

garder la ligne

2. figure (personality):

figure

personnalité f

a leading figure in the movement

un personnage important dans le mouvement

a figure of fun

un personnage dont on se moque

3. figure (digit):

figure

chiffre m

to be good at figures

être bon en calcul

4. figure plur (bookkeeping, economic data):

figure

chiffres mpl

5. figure (diagram, representation):

figure

figure f

II.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] VERBE trans

figure

penser

III.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] VERBE intr (appear)

figure

figurer

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

All are watched over by the benevolent authority figure of the prison warder/traffic warden.

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The cooking process is communal and usually done by an authority figure; the host is helped by friends or family.

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An inveterate boozer telling a little white lie about how much they drink to a doctor or other authority figure.

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The soldier bows in supplication to the authority figure.

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