Was heißt »Be­fug­nis« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Be­fug­nis lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • authority
  • competence

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Er hat seine Befugnisse überschritten.

He has overstepped his authority.

Sie hat ihre Befugnisse überschritten.

She has overstepped her authority.

Du hast deine Befugnisse überschritten.

You have overstepped your authority.

Tom hat seine Befugnisse überschritten.

Tom overstepped his authority.

Tom has overstepped his authority.

Sie haben nicht die Befugnis, an diesem Meeting teilzunehmen.

You are not entitled to attend the meeting.

Synonyme

Au­to­ri­sa­ti­on:
authorisation
authorization
Au­to­ri­sie­rung:
authorization
Be­rech­ti­gung:
authorization
entitlement
permit
Be­reich:
ambit
area
field
military zone
ring
sphere
Bil­li­gung:
approval
Ein­wil­li­gung:
agreement
compliance
Er­laub­nis:
allowance
permission
Frei­brief:
licence
Ge­neh­mi­gung:
approval
permit
Kon­zes­si­on:
admission
concession
Li­zenz:
licence
license
Man­dat:
mandate
Pla­zet:
placet
Recht:
jurisprudence
justice
law
right
Se­gen:
blessing
Ver­ant­wor­tung:
responsibility
Voll­macht:
commission
full power
full powers
power
power of attorney
procuration
proxy
warrant
Zu­las­sung:
admission
approval
permit
Zu­stän­dig­keit:
responsibility

Englische Beispielsätze

  • The governor abused his authority.

  • I don't have the authority.

  • Tom has no authority.

  • He's a leading authority in his field.

  • Tom thinks that schools should teach children to obey authority.

  • They have authority in Europe.

  • She's an authority in her field.

  • You are abusing your authority.

  • I don't have the authority to give you permission.

  • Tom abuses his authority.

  • I'm not questioning your competence.

  • I'm convinced that today the majority of Americans want what those first Americans wanted: A better life for themselves and their children; a minimum of government authority.

  • The dignity of man is inviolable. To respect and protect it is the duty of all state authority.

  • Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.

  • It is not known who has the authority in this matter.

  • She is looked on as the leading authority on the subject.

  • He is an authority on China.

  • He abuses his authority.

  • He is a great authority on economics.

  • Linguistic competence is inborn, not acquired.

Untergeordnete Begriffe

Ent­schei­dungs­be­fug­nis:
decision-making authority
Wei­sungs­be­fug­nis:
authority to issue directives

Be­fug­nis übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Befugnis. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2024, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: Befugnis. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2024, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 1749121, 1749122, 1749123, 5377370, 8599210, 2255677, 2276048, 1488693, 1475996, 1397651, 1160321, 2681934, 1110423, 924161, 2955447, 2963476, 713344, 562542, 523959, 456129, 310855, 301535, 299753, 295712 & 239750. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR