Was heißt »Ob­rig­keit« auf Englisch?

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

  • authority
  • authorities

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Die Studenten lehnten sich gegen die Obrigkeit auf.

The students revolted against authority.

Tom meint, dass Kindern in Schulen beigebracht werden sollte, der Obrigkeit zu gehorchen.

Tom thinks that schools should teach children to obey authority.

Tom thinks schools should teach children to obey authority.

Synonyme

Ap­pa­rat:
accessory
apparatus
appliance
Be­zirk:
borough
district
Bü­ro­kra­tie:
bureaucracy
Herr­schaft:
lordship
In­s­tanz:
instance
Kle­rus:
clergy
Le­gis­la­ti­ve:
legislature
Ma­gis­t­rat:
municipal authorities
Re­gie­rung:
government
Staat:
state
Ver­wal­tung:
administration
Was­ser­kopf:
bloated bureaucracy
hydrocephalus

Englische Beispielsätze

  • Judges have a lot of authority.

  • Better performance by electoral and security authorities notwithstanding, fears remain that disagreements on the result might engulf the country into a destabilizing fight for power.

  • Tom cultivates an air of authority.

  • The authorities denied the report.

  • She is an authority in her field.

  • The Malaysian authorities explained that the missing airplane fell into the south Indian Ocean.

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

  • He is a recognised authority in this field.

  • I called the authorities right away.

  • Tom doesn't respect authority.

  • China's health authorities are taking steps to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

  • When a critical infrastructure device is attacked, the federal authorities should be able to arrange with the Internet providers that data traffic is blocked or redirected.

  • Deadly wildfires raged Monday at several sites in California, with authorities saying 31 people have been killed, while another 228 are missing.

  • You should report Tom to the authorities.

  • Tom has overstepped his authority.

  • The German Film and Media Review authority awarded the film the rating "particularly valuable."

  • Tom overstepped his authority.

  • Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

  • Tom never reported that to the authorities.

  • E-cigarettes are being promoted as a healthy alternative to tobacco cigarettes, but health authorities are concerned about the long-term health effects on users.

Übergeordnete Begriffe

So­zio­lo­gie:
sociology

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Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: Obrigkeit. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: Obrigkeit. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 963195, 1695272, 11527017, 11497313, 11184658, 11051754, 10910294, 9505163, 8940513, 8920134, 8900606, 8658005, 8580369, 7932425, 7456656, 6789958, 6259068, 6065986, 5374961, 5225966, 4630591 & 3383721. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR