What does autorità in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word autorità in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use autorità in Italian.

The word autorità in Italian means jurisdiction, authorities, control, reputation, name, authority, competent authority, competent authorities, judicial authority, to the authorities, among the authorities. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word autorità

jurisdiction

sostantivo femminile (potere legale, potestà)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marco ha l'autorità per arrestare quel furfante.
Marco has the authority to arrest that scoundrel.

authorities

sostantivo femminile (estensione (persone, enti dotati di autorità)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le autorità hanno invitato la popolazione a non farsi prendere dal panico.
The authorities have asked people not to panic.

control

sostantivo femminile (condizione di superiorità su qn)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'autorità del capo non si discute mai.
The manager's authority must never be questioned.

reputation, name

sostantivo femminile (stima, reputazione, credito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il vecchio gode ancora di una certa autorità presso i suoi clienti.
The old man still has a good reputation among his clients.

authority

sostantivo femminile (estensione (persona autorevole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fulvia è un'autorità nel campo dell'informatica.
Fulvia is an expert in the IT field.

competent authority

sostantivo femminile (giurisdizione, organo atto a giudicare)

competent authorities

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Questo avvenimento sarà denunciato alle autorità competenti.
This incident will be reported to the competent authorities.

judicial authority

to the authorities, among the authorities

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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