official

official: official [{{t}}ə'fɪʃəl]

1 adjective

(a) (formal) officiel;

∎ she's here on official business elle est ici en visite officielle;

∎ I can't understand this official language je ne comprends rien à ce jargon administratif;

∎ the official organist le/la titulaire de l'orgue;

∎ it's official, they're getting a divorce c'est officiel, ils divorcent;

∎ it's not official yet ce n'est pas encore officiel;

∎ his appointment will be made official tomorrow sa nomination sera (rendue) officielle demain;

∎ we decided to make it official (and get married) nous avons décidé de rendre notre liaison officielle (en nous mariant);

∎ to act in one's official capacity agir dans l'exercice de ses fonctions;

∎ she was speaking in her official capacity as General Secretary elle parlait en sa qualité de secrétaire général;

∎ to go through the official channels suivre la filière (habituelle);

∎ Spanish is the official language of Mexico l'espagnol est la langue officielle du Mexique

(b) (alleged) officiel;

∎ the official reason for his visit is to discuss trade officiellement, il est là pour des discussions ayant trait au commerce

2 noun

(representative) officiel m; (civil servant) fonctionnaire mf; (subordinate employee) employé(e) m,f; {{}}Sport{{}} (referee) arbitre m; (linesman) juge m de touche;

∎ {{}}Sport{{}} the officials l'arbitre m et les juges mpl de touche;

∎ the official at the entrance le préposé à l'entrée;

∎ a bank/club/union official un représentant de la banque/du club/du syndicat;

∎ a government official un haut fonctionnaire;

∎ minor officials petits fonctionnaires mpl

►► official biography biographie f officielle;

the Official Birthday = jour de célébration officielle de l'anniversaire du souverain britannique (deuxième samedi de juin);

official document document m officiel;

{{}}Finance{{}} official exchange rate cours m officiel;

official letter pli m officiel ou de service;

{{}}Stock Exchange{{}} Official List cote f officielle;

{{}}Finance{{}} official market marché m officiel;

official opening (of new factory, museum etc) inauguration f;

{{}}Stock Exchange{{}} official quotation cours m officiel;

{{}}Banking{{}} official rate taux m officiel d'escompte;

{{}}British{{}} official receiver administrateur(trice) m,f judiciaire;

∎ the official receiver has been called in on a fait appel à l'administration judiciaire;

{{}}British{{}} official receivership liquidation f judiciaire;

the Official Secrets Act = loi britannique sur le secret Défense;

official strike = grève soutenue par la direction du syndicat

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Official — Of*fi cial, a. [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See {Office}, and cf. {Official}, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine. [1913 Webster] That, in the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
official — official, officious The main meanings of official are ‘in the nature of an office’ (Their official duties) and ‘authorized or confirmed by someone in authority’ (The official attendance was over 10,000). By contrast, officious is a judgemental… … Modern English usage
official — Official. s. m. Juge de Cour d Eglise. L Official de Paris, l official de Rheims &c. on la cité pardevant l official … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
official — [ə fish′əl, ōfish′əl] adj. [OFr < LL officialis] 1. of or holding an office, or position of authority 2. by, from, or with the proper authority; authorized or authoritative [an official request] 3. in a formal or ceremonious manner, often… … English World dictionary
Official — Of*fi cial, n. [L. officialis a magistrate s servant or attendant: cf. F. official. See {Official}, a., and cf. {Officer}.] 1. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant. [1913 Webster] 2. An ecclesiastical judge… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
official — [adj] authorized, legitimate accredited, approved, authentic, authenticated, authoritative, bona fide, canonical, cathedral, ceremonious, certified, cleared, conclusive, correct, customary, decided, decisive, definite, endorsed, established, ex… … New thesaurus
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