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knowledge authority

French translation: autorité de compétence

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English term or phrase:knowledge authority
French translation:autorité de compétence
Entered by: dgonneau

20:37 Jul 14, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: knowledge authority
At work, knowledge authority can overcome formal authority – so that a junior member of the team will be listened to and taken seriously because it is acknowledged that they have some specialist knowledge.
dgonneau
France
Local time: 05:10
influence par competence
Explanation:
Maybe not perfect French, but you will get the idea!
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kashew
France
Local time: 05:10
Grading comment
merci, j'ai trouvé un texte qui parle des différents types d'autorité et la notion compétence va très bien, par contre je garde autorité que j'avais déjà choisi.

cf http://www.mastership.fr/news_manager_cest_exercer_autorite.htm
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Summary of answers provided
4influence par competence
kashew
4l'autorité de connaissaince peut prévaloir sur l'autorité de pouvoir
David Mousseau
3l'autorité ( issue de ) de la connaissance / du savoir faire
Arnold T.
3autorité de la connaissance
Stéphanie Soudais


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
influence par competence


Explanation:
Maybe not perfect French, but you will get the idea!

kashew
France
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
merci, j'ai trouvé un texte qui parle des différents types d'autorité et la notion compétence va très bien, par contre je garde autorité que j'avais déjà choisi.

cf http://www.mastership.fr/news_manager_cest_exercer_autorite.htm
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
l'autorité ( issue de ) de la connaissance / du savoir faire


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 23:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 16
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
autorité de la connaissance


Explanation:
Suggestion. Exemple bilingue :

Is the Role of the Teacher as the "Knowledge Authority" in Danger in an ICT-Learning Setting?
http://www.elearningeuropa.info/directory/index.php?page=doc...

Le rôle de l'enseignant en tant qu'autorité de la connaissance est-il menacé par l'avènement d'un enseignement basé sur les TIC ?
http://www.elearningeuropa.info/directory/index.php?page=doc...

Stéphanie Soudais
France
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 61
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
l'autorité de connaissaince peut prévaloir sur l'autorité de pouvoir


Explanation:
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-07-14 20:53:53 GMT)
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"connaissance" et pas "connaissaince") ;)

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Note added at 23 mins (2008-07-14 21:01:13 GMT)
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...sur l'autorité formelle (pas de pouvoir). Mes excuses.



David Mousseau
Canada
Local time: 23:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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