Polyglot Dictionary

Befugnis

/bəˈfuːknɪs/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Befugnisse

Meaning

  1. authority, power

    • Er hat keine Befugnis dazu.

      He has no authority to do that.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Autorität

Befugnis specifically means having the legal right or authorization to do something; Autorität is more general institutional authority or power.

Similar in other languages

English

confidence

Close, figuratively — authority relates to confidence.

English

self-confidence

Close, figuratively — authority relates to self-confidence.

French

confiance en soi

Close, figuratively — authority, power relates to confidence.

Practice

1 What does Befugnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat keine ___ dazu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Befugnis?

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