Grammatical class

Noun

autorité

authority (the power to enforce rules or give orders)

Details

Syllables

au-to-ri-té

Phonetics

o.to.ʁi.te

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

961

Freq. (movies)

2329

Freq. (news)

1069

Sentences

Tom n'a pas d'autorité.

Tom has no authority.

A1

Il a beaucoup d'autorité.

He holds a lot of power.

A1

Foutez-vous de l'autorité !

Screw authority!

A1

Il s'est plié à l'autorité.

He succumbed to authority.

A1

Défie l'autorité !

Defy authority!

A2

Emmerde l'autorité !

Fuck authority!

A2

Il abuse de son autorité.

He abuses his authority.

B1

Les enfants devraient obéir à l'autorité.

Children should obey authority.

B1

Je ne voulais pas remettre en cause ton autorité.

I didn't mean to challenge your authority.

B1

L'enseignante n'a aucune autorité sur ses élèves.

The teacher has no authority over her students.

B1

Il a outrepassé son autorité.

He has overstepped his authority.

B2

Tu as outrepassé ton autorité.

You have overstepped your authority.

B2