5. Authority

Question 1

L’autorité

Answer 1

Authority

Question 2

Avoir autorité sur

Answer 2

To have authority/power over

Question 3

Avoir de l’autorité sur quelqu’un

Answer 3

To have authority over somebody

Question 4

Ce qu’elle dit fait loi

Answer 4

Her word is law

Question 5

Qui fait autorité

Answer 5

Authoritative

Question 6

Les autorités

Answer 6

Authorities

Question 7

Suprême

Answer 7

Supreme

Question 8

La suprématie sur

Answer 8

Supremacy over

Question 9

Puissant

Answer 9

Powerful, mighty

Question 10

La puissance

Answer 10

Power, might

Question 11

Maîtiser quelque chose

Answer 11

To master something

Question 12

La maîtrise de

Answer 12

Mastery over

Question 13

Contrôler quelque chose/quelqu’un

Answer 13

To control something/somebody

Question 14

Le contrôle

Answer 14

Control

Question 15

Être maître de la situation

Answer 15

To have the situation under control

Question 16

Sous son contrôle

Answer 16

Under his control

Question 17

Incontrôlé

Answer 17

Uncontrolled

Question 18

Surveiller

Answer 18

To supervise

Question 19

Non surveillé

Answer 19

Unsupervised

Question 20

Un(e) surveillant(e)

Answer 20

A supervisor

Question 21

La surveillance

Answer 21

Supervision

Question 22

Sous la surveillance de

Answer 22

Under the supervision of

Question 23

Être responsable de quelque chose

Answer 23

To be in charge of something

Question 24

Confier quelque chose à quelqu’un

Answer 24

To put*/place somebody in charge of something

Question 25

Prendre le commandement de quelque chose

Answer 25

To take* command of something

Question 26

Sous son commandement

Answer 26

Under his command

Question 27

Sous sa direction

Answer 27

Under his direction

Question 28

Diriger (entreprise)

Answer 28

To run*

Question 29

Gérer quelque chose

Answer 29

To manage something

Question 30

Présider (assemblée)

Answer 30

To preside over

Question 31

Mener (mouvement)

Answer 31

To lead*

Question 32

Dominer

Answer 32

To dominate

Question 33

Dominant

Answer 33

Dominant

Question 34

Dominateur

Answer 34

Domineering

Question 35

La domination

Answer 35

Domination

Question 36

Mener quelqu’un à la baguette

Answer 36

To boss somebody around

Question 37

Prendre le dessus sur quelqu’un

Answer 37

To get* the upper hand of somebody

Question 38

Faire l’important

Answer 38

To throw* one’s weight around

Question 39

Condescendant

Answer 39

Patronizing, condescending

Question 40

Traiter quelqu’un avec condescendance

Answer 40

To patronize somebody

Question 41

Strict

Answer 41

Strict

Question 42

Sévère

Answer 42

Severe

Question 43

Impérieux

Answer 43

Imperious

Question 44

Autoritaire

Answer 44

Authoritarian

Question 45

Très autoritaire, tyrannique

Answer 45

High-handed, bossy

Question 46

Un dictateur

Answer 46

A dictator

Question 47

Dictatorial

Answer 47

Dictatorial

Question 48

Faire faire quelque chose à quelqu’n

Answer 48

To make* somebody do something

Question 49

Contraindre/forcer quelqu’un à faire

Answer 49

To force somebody to do

Question 50

Obliger quelqu’un à faire

Answer 50

To compel/oblige somebody to do

Question 51

Forcer la main de quelqu’un

Answer 51

To twist somebody’s arm (US: To put* the arm on somebody

Question 52

Sous la contrainte

Answer 52

Under constraint

Question 53

L’obéissance et la désobéissance

Answer 53

Obdience and disobedience

Question 54

Obéir à quelqu’un/quelque chose

Answer 54

To obey somebody/something

Question 55

Obéissant

Answer 55

Obedient

Question 56

Se conformer à quelque chose

Answer 56

To conform to something

Question 57

Conformément à quelque chose

Answer 57

In accordance with

Question 58

Respecter quelque chose

Answer 58

To abide* by something, to respect/observe something