Significado
To be recognized as an expert, influential figure, or definitive source.
Contexto cultural
In France, the 'Académie française' is the ultimate body that 'fait autorité' regarding the French language. Their dictionary is the slow but steady reference for all linguistic disputes. In Quebec, the 'Office québécois de la langue française' (OQLF) often 'fait autorité' for creating new French terms to replace English ones (like 'courriel' for 'email'). In many West African legal systems based on the French Civil Code, the original French legal texts often 'font autorité' in interpreting local laws. In Belgium, because of the complex federal structure, certain court rulings 'font autorité' across both the French and Flemish speaking communities to ensure legal unity.
Use it in Essays
When writing a formal essay, use 'faire autorité' instead of 'être très bon'. It immediately raises your CEFR level in the eyes of the examiner.
No Article!
Remember: 'faire autorité', NOT 'faire l'autorité'. This is the most common mistake for English speakers.
Significado
To be recognized as an expert, influential figure, or definitive source.
Use it in Essays
When writing a formal essay, use 'faire autorité' instead of 'être très bon'. It immediately raises your CEFR level in the eyes of the examiner.
No Article!
Remember: 'faire autorité', NOT 'faire l'autorité'. This is the most common mistake for English speakers.
Intellectual Humility
Don't say your own work 'fait autorité'. Let others say it about you. In French culture, claiming your own authority can seem arrogant.
Teste-se
Complétez la phrase avec la forme correcte du verbe 'faire'.
Ses recherches sur l'intelligence artificielle ______ autorité dans le monde entier.
The subject is 'Ses recherches' (plural), so the verb 'faire' must be in the third person plural: 'font'.
Quelle phrase est correcte ?
Choisissez l'option grammaticalement correcte.
The idiom 'faire autorité' never takes an article.
Dans quelle situation utiliseriez-vous 'faire autorité' ?
Associez le contexte à l'expression.
'Faire autorité' is for formal expertise and recognized standards.
Complétez le dialogue.
A: Pourquoi cites-tu toujours cet auteur ? B: Parce que son analyse ______.
This is the standard way to express that an author is a definitive reference.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Faire vs. Avoir
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosSes recherches sur l'intelligence artificielle ______ autorité dans le monde entier.
The subject is 'Ses recherches' (plural), so the verb 'faire' must be in the third person plural: 'font'.
Choisissez l'option grammaticalement correcte.
The idiom 'faire autorité' never takes an article.
Associez le contexte à l'expression.
'Faire autorité' is for formal expertise and recognized standards.
A: Pourquoi cites-tu toujours cet auteur ? B: Parce que son analyse ______.
This is the standard way to express that an author is a definitive reference.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasYes, you can say 'Cet historien fait autorité'. It means he is the top expert in his field.
No. Someone can be famous (célèbre) but not be an authority. 'Faire autorité' implies deep respect and expertise.
Yes, 'Ses travaux faisaient autorité au XIXe siècle' (His work was the authority in the 19th century).
Generally, yes. It implies a high standard. However, you can use it neutrally to describe a law or rule.
'Faire autorité' is for expertise/knowledge. 'Faire foi' is for evidence/proof (like a date on a letter).
Yes, you can say 'faire autorité sur un sujet' or 'dans un domaine'. Both are common.
Almost never. It is too formal for slang, though it might be used ironically.
It's a fixed verbal idiom. In French, many 'faire + noun' or 'avoir + noun' expressions drop the article (e.g., faire peur, avoir faim).
Yes, if it is a highly respected site like a government portal or a major encyclopedia.
Yes, very often in reports to describe market leaders or industry standards.
Frases relacionadas
faire foi
similarTo serve as proof.
faire école
builds onTo start a new trend or school of thought.
avoir de l'autorité
similarTo have a commanding personality.
faire jurisprudence
specialized formTo set a legal precedent.
être une référence
synonymTo be a reference.
