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las figuras de autoridad

inglés translation: authority figures

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Término o frase en español:figuras de autoridad
Traducción al inglés:authority figures
Aportado por: Russ

04:12 Jan 7, 2003
Traducciones de español a inglés [No PRO]
Término o frase en español: las figuras de autoridad
el jefe como "figura de autoridad"...
Russ
Local time: 13:57
authority figures
Explicación:
That would be the equivalent in English.

So, the chief/boss as an "authority figure".

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Note added at 2003-01-07 04:25:44 (GMT)
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Just to confirm how common this phrase is in English: \"Authority figures\" gets 58,000 hits in Yahoo.
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Rowan Morrell
Nueva Zelanda
Local time: 04:57
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Thanks! I thought about it,but it sounded too literal, in my opinion. I was not so sure. Now I am. Russ
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5 +16authority figures
Rowan Morrell
5authoritative figure
trans4u (X)
4the manager as " a representative of authority"
George du Pré


  

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3 minutos   Nivel de confianza: Answerer confidence 5/5 Coincidencias de otros usuarios (netas) +16
authority figures


Explicación:
That would be the equivalent in English.

So, the chief/boss as an "authority figure".

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-01-07 04:25:44 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Just to confirm how common this phrase is in English: \"Authority figures\" gets 58,000 hits in Yahoo.

Rowan Morrell
Nueva Zelanda
Local time: 04:57
Idioma materno: inglés
Pts. PRO en el par de idiomas: 339
Grading comment
Thanks! I thought about it,but it sounded too literal, in my opinion. I was not so sure. Now I am. Russ

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Coincido  Elena Sgarbo (X)
32 minutos
  -> Gracias Elena.
Coincido  Refugio
32 minutos
  -> Thanks Ruth - good point you make to trans4u too.
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47 minutos
  -> Thanks Joao (sorry, I can't find the right ASCII code for the third letter of your name).
Coincido  Susana Galilea
55 minutos
  -> Thanks Susana.
Coincido  Pablo Dal Monte: Hi Rowan. Definitely the way to go. The original is probably a literal translation from English.
1 hora
  -> Thanks for that. And yes, it could well be (especially as it's in quotes).
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8 minutos   Nivel de confianza: Answerer confidence 5/5
authoritative figure


Explicación:
Lincoln scholars used to be referred to as ‘authorities.’ It is a title one cannot help but feel rests comfortably on Frank J. Williams’s shoulders: he is an authoritative figure in every sense of the phrase.”
http://www.siu.edu/~siupress/titles/f02_titles/williams_linc...

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Comentarios de otros usuarios sobre esta respuesta (y réplicas del usuario que envió la respuesta)
Neutral  Rowan Morrell: That sounds strange to my ears. I'm quite certain that "authority figure" is the way to go - it gets 58,000 Yahoo hits too.
5 minutos
Neutral  Refugio: A scholarly authority is not the same as a figure of authority.
27 minutos
Neutral  Susana Galilea: I am with Rowan and Ruth, "authoritative" usually refers to an extremely well-informed source
46 minutos
Neutral  Parrot: It exists. If you're writing a thesis and X is an authority, for ex.
12 horas
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13 horas   Nivel de confianza: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the manager as " a representative of authority"


Explicación:
You could use boss rather than manager depending on register. This translation is a bit wordier than authority figure, but I feel that the latter is a bit sterile.

George du Pré
Local time: 17:57
Idioma materno: inglés
Pts. PRO en el par de idiomas: 19
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