official

officiel, autorisé

Approuvé ou publié par un gouvernement ou une autre organisation compétente.

En anglais simple : Approved or issued by a government or another organization with authority.

• You need an official document.
• The club made an official announcement yesterday.
• Is this the company’s official website?

Synonymes : authorized, approved

Contraires : unofficial

Expressions courantes : official document, official statement, official approval

officiel

Qui concerne le travail ou les fonctions d’une personne dans un gouvernement ou une organisation.

En anglais simple : Connected with someone’s job or duties in a government or organization.

• He was away on official business.
• Her official duties include attending council meetings.
• The president made an official visit to the hospital.

Comment l'utiliser : in an official capacity (She attended the meeting in an official capacity.)

Synonymes : professional, administrative

Contraires : private

Expressions courantes : official duties, official business, official capacity

officiel

Reconnu comme vrai par les autorités, même si des personnes ont des raisons d’en douter.

En anglais simple : Accepted as true by authorities, even when people have reasons to doubt it.

• The official story leaves several questions unanswered.
• Many witnesses challenged the official account of the accident.
• The official cause of death remains disputed.

Synonymes : authorized, accepted

Contraires : unofficial

Expressions courantes : official version, official explanation, official account

fonctionnaire, responsable

Personne qui exerce une fonction d’autorité dans un gouvernement, une organisation ou un sport.

En anglais simple : A person with a position of authority in a government, organization, or sport.

• A government official answered our questions.
• The officials checked everyone’s documents.
• A match official stopped the game.

Synonymes : officer, officeholder

Expressions courantes : government official, senior official, match official