water authority nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di water authority nel dizionario inglese»francese

water authority SOST

water authority

compagnie f des eaux

Traduzioni di water authority nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.authority [ingl brit ɔːˈθɒrɪti, ingl am əˈθɔrədi] SOST

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 SOST

authorities sost pl (gen):

authorities AMMIN, 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.water [ingl brit ˈwɔːtə, ingl am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] SOST

water

eau f

drinking water

eau potable

running water

eau courante

tap water

eau du robinet

washing-up water

eau de vaisselle

by water

par bateau

under water (submerged)

sous l'eau

under water (flooded)

inondé

at high/low water

à marée haute/basse

to let in water shoe, boat:

prendre l'eau

to make water ship:

faire eau

to pass water

uriner

to turn the water on/off

ouvrir/fermer le robinet

he lives across the water on the mainland

il habite sur le continent

our French colleagues across the water

nos collègues français de l'autre côté de la Manche

the wine was flowing like water

le vin coulait à flots

to keep one's head above water lett

garder la tête hors de l'eau

to keep one's head above water (financially) fig

faire face à ses engagements

to keep one's head above water attr glass, jug, tank

à eau

to keep one's head above water snake, shrew

d'eau

to keep one's head above water filter, pump

à eau

to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, shortage

d'eau

to keep one's head above water industry

de l'eau

II.waters SOST sost pl

1. waters NAUT:

waters

eaux fpl

enemy/international waters

eaux (territoriales) ennemies/internationales

2. waters (spa water):

to take the waters

faire une cure thermale

to drink the waters

prendre les eaux fpl

3. waters MED (in obstetrics):

waters

eaux fpl

her waters have broken

elle a perdu les eaux

III.water [ingl brit ˈwɔːtə, ingl am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB vb trans

water (in gardening) lawn, plant

arroser

water AGR ALLEV crop, field

irriguer

water horse, livestock

abreuver

a country watered by many rivers letter

un pays arrosé par de nombreuses rivières

IV.water [ingl brit ˈwɔːtə, ingl am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB vb intr

the smell of cooking makes my mouth water

l'odeur de cuisine me fait venir l'eau à la bouche

the smoke/onion made her eyes water

la fumée/l'oignon l'a fait pleurer

V.water [ingl brit ˈwɔːtə, ingl am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

to spend money like water

jeter l'argent par les fenêtres

not to hold water theory, argument:

ne pas tenir debout

I can't walk on water!

je ne peux pas faire de miracles!

he's a cheat/liar of the first water

c'est un menteur/lâche de la pire espèce

water authority nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di water authority nel dizionario inglese»francese

authority <-ies> [ə·ˈθɔr·ə·t̬i] SOST

1. authority (right to control):

authority

autorité f

to be in authority

avoir l'autorité

to have authority over sb

avoir de l'autorité sur qn

2. authority (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 de l'éducation/la santé

locuzioni:

to have sth on sb's authority

tenir qc de qn

to have sth on good authority

savoir qc de source sûre

I.water [ˈwɔ·t̬ər] SOST

water (liquid):

water

eau f

bottled water

eau en bouteille

a bottle/glass of water

une bouteille/un verre d'eau

under water

sous l'eau

under water (flooded)

inondé(e)

running water

eau courante

to keep one's head above water a. fig

maintenir la tête hors de l'eau

low/high water

marée f basse/haute

to tread water a. fig

faire du sur-place

to pass water

uriner

locuzioni:

to throw out the baby with the bath water

jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain

to be water under the bridge

être du passé

to be like a fish out of water

être complètement dépaysé

through hell and high water

contre vents et marées

to spend money like water

jeter l'argent par les fenêtres

to pour cold water on sth

se montrer réticent à l'égard de qc

to get into hot water

se mettre dans le pétrin

to be in deep water

être dans le pétrin

still waters run deep

il n'est pire eau que l'eau qui dort prov

to hold water

tenir debout

II.water [ˈwɔ·t̬ər] VB vb trans

1. water (give water to):

water plants

arroser

water cows, horses

faire boire

2. water (dilute):

water

diluer

III.water [ˈwɔ·t̬ər] VB vb intr

1. water (produce tears):

water

pleurer

2. water (salivate):

water

saliver