Sentence examples of "port authority" in English

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Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. Les grands hommes sont presque toujours de mauvais hommes, même lorsqu'ils exercent une influence et non une autorité.
He lives in a port town. Il habite une ville portuaire.
He is an authority on the humanities. C'est une autorité en matière d'humanités.
Could you tell me the way to the port? Pouvez-vous m'indiquer le chemin du port ?
He gave me authority to fire them. Il m'a autorisé à les virer.
I always confuse which side is port and which starboard. Je confonds toujours quel côté est bâbord et quel côté tribord.
She has overstepped her authority. Elle a outrepassé son autorité.
The fishing boat that had been missing returned to its port safely. Le bateau de pêche qui avait été perdu est retourné à son port sain et sauf.
Their culture values obedience to those in positions of authority. Leur culture met en exergue l'obéissance envers les détenteurs de l'autorité.
When we arrived at the port, the wind subsided. Lorsque nous atteignîmes le port, le vent s'apaisa.
He has overstepped his authority. Il a outrepassé son autorité.
If you combine them in this way, you get a 14 port USB hub. Si on les assemble de cette manière on obtient un concentrateur à 14 ports USB.
He is a great authority on economics. C'est une autorité en économie.
A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port. Au son du sifflet, le bateau commença à s'éloigner du port.
He abuses his authority. Il abuse de son autorité.
A sailor frequently has no time to get his sea legs after leaving port before a battle starts. Après avoir quitté le port, un marin a rarement le temps d’acquérir le pied marin avant qu'une bataille ne commence.
He's a leading authority in his field. C'est une pointure dans son domaine.
He succumbed to authority. Il s'est plié à l'autorité.
Tom has no authority. Tom n'a pas d'autorité.
My elder brother is an authority on philosophy. Mon grand frère fait autorité en philosophie.
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