Polyglot Dictionary

autoridad

/autoɾiˈðað/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
autoridades

Meaning

  1. authority

    • Respeta a la autoridad.

      Respect authority.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

potestad

potestad specifically means legal or parental authority or power, like "patria potestad," parental custody; autoridad is the general word for "authority."

Similar in other languages

French

autorité

autorité is the French word for the same thing — both mean "authority."

Portuguese

autoridade

autoridade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "authority."

Practice

1 What does autoridad mean?

2 Fill the gap: Respeta a la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches autoridad?

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