5. Authority Flashcards

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L’autorité

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Authority

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Avoir autorité sur

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To have authority/power over

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Avoir de l’autorité sur quelqu’un

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To have authority over somebody

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4
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Ce qu’elle dit fait loi

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Her word is law

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5
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Qui fait autorité

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Authoritative

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Les autorités

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Authorities

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Suprême

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Supreme

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La suprématie sur

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Supremacy over

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Puissant

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Powerful, mighty

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La puissance

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Power, might

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Maîtiser quelque chose

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To master something

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La maîtrise de

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Mastery over

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Contrôler quelque chose/quelqu’un

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To control something/somebody

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Le contrôle

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Control

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Être maître de la situation

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To have the situation under control

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Sous son contrôle

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Under his control

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17
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Incontrôlé

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Uncontrolled

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Surveiller

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To supervise

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Non surveillé

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Unsupervised

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20
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Un(e) surveillant(e)

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A supervisor

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21
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La surveillance

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Supervision

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Sous la surveillance de

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Under the supervision of

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Être responsable de quelque chose

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To be in charge of something

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Confier quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To put*/place somebody in charge of something

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Prendre le commandement de quelque chose
To take* command of something
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Sous son commandement
Under his command
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Sous sa direction
Under his direction
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Diriger (entreprise)
To run*
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Gérer quelque chose
To manage something
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Présider (assemblée)
To preside over
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Mener (mouvement)
To lead*
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Dominer
To dominate
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Dominant
Dominant
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Dominateur
Domineering
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La domination
Domination
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Mener quelqu'un à la baguette
To boss somebody around
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Prendre le dessus sur quelqu'un
To get* the upper hand of somebody
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Faire l'important
To throw* one's weight around
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Condescendant
Patronizing, condescending
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Traiter quelqu'un avec condescendance
To patronize somebody
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Strict
Strict
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Sévère
Severe
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Impérieux
Imperious
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Autoritaire
Authoritarian
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Très autoritaire, tyrannique
High-handed, bossy
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Un dictateur
A dictator
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Dictatorial
Dictatorial
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Faire faire quelque chose à quelqu'n
To make* somebody do something
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Contraindre/forcer quelqu'un à faire
To force somebody to do
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Obliger quelqu'un à faire
To compel/oblige somebody to do
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Forcer la main de quelqu'un
To twist somebody's arm (US: To put* the arm on somebody
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Sous la contrainte
Under constraint
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L'obéissance et la désobéissance
Obdience and disobedience
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Obéir à quelqu'un/quelque chose
To obey somebody/something
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Obéissant
Obedient
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Se conformer à quelque chose
To conform to something
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Conformément à quelque chose
In accordance with
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Respecter quelque chose
To abide* by something, to respect/observe something