Translations for authority figure in the English»Italian Dictionary

authority figure N

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authority figure

figura f dell'autorità

authority figure

simbolo m dell'autorità

Translations for authority figure in the English»Italian Dictionary

to have a healthy respect for teacher, authority figure

avere un timore reverenziale di

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I.authority [Brit ɔːˈθɒrɪti, Am əˈθɔrədi] N

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1. authority (power):

autorità f (over su)

the authority of the state

l'autorità dello stato

to have the authority to do

avere l'autorità di fare

to have no authority to do

non avere alcuna autorità di fare

to be in authority

he will be reported to those in authority

verrà deferito a chi di dovere

who's in authority here?

chi comanda qui?

to do sth on sb's authority

fare qc secondo gli ordini di qn

to be, act under sb's authority

essere agli ordini, agire secondo gli ordini di qn

on one's own authority

3. authority (permission):

autorizzazione f

to give sb (the) authority to do

dare a qn l'autorizzazione a fare

4. authority (organization):

5. authority (expert):

authority (person)

autorità f (on in materia di)

authority (book, film)

opera f di riferimento

6. authority (source of information):

what is your authority for these figures?

da quale fonte hai ricavato queste cifre?

I have it on good authority that …

so da fonte autorevole che …

II.authorities N

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I.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] N

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1. figure (number, amount):

a provisional, disappointing figure

un numero provvisorio, deludente

a figure of 15 million

un numero di 15 milioni

a figure of £150

una somma di 150 sterline

government, official figures

le cifre del governo, ufficiali

a four-, six-figure sum

una somma a quattro, sei cifre

her salary runs into six figures

ha uno stipendio altissimo

inflation is in single, double figures

il tasso d'inflazione è inferiore al 10%, è a due cifre

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

essere bravo in matematica, con i numeri

4. figure (representative or symbol):

mother, father figure

figura materna, paterna

she is something of a Cassandra, Lady Macbeth figure

è una specie di Cassandra, Lady Macbeth

6. figure (geometric or other shape):

plane, solid figure

figura piana, solida

8. figure (in dance, skating):

II.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB trans

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1. figure (suppose) inf:

to figure (that) …

immaginare, figurarsi che …

2. figure LIT (express):

III.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB intr

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IV.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər]

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authority <-ies> [ə·ˈθɔ:·rə·t̬i] N

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1. authority (right to control):

to be in authority

avere autorità

2. authority (permission):

autorizzazione f

3. authority (control):

4. authority (knowledge):

with authority

con cognizione di causa

to be an authority on sth

essere un'autorità in qc

5. authority (organization):

the authorities

I.figure [ˈfɪg·jɚ] N

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2. figure ART:

4. figure (price):

a high figure

una cifra esorbitante

5. figure (diagram, illustration):

II.figure [ˈfɪg·jɚ] VB trans

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1. figure (think):

to figure that …

figurarsi che…

2. figure (in diagram):

3. figure (calculate):

III.figure [ˈfɪg·jɚ] VB intr (feature)

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English

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

The soldier bows in supplication to the authority figure. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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