official

oficial, autorizado

Aprobado o emitido por un gobierno u otra organización con autoridad.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: authorized, approved

Antónimos: unofficial

Expresiones frecuentes: official document, official statement, official approval

oficial

Relacionado con el trabajo o las obligaciones de alguien en un gobierno o una organización.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: in an official capacity (She attended the meeting in an official capacity.)

Sinónimos: professional, administrative

Antónimos: private

Expresiones frecuentes: official duties, official business, official capacity

oficial

Que las autoridades aceptan como cierto, aunque otras personas tengan motivos para dudar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: authorized, accepted

Antónimos: unofficial

Expresiones frecuentes: official version, official explanation, official account

funcionario, autoridad

Persona que ocupa un cargo con autoridad en un gobierno, una organización o un deporte.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: officer, officeholder

Expresiones frecuentes: government official, senior official, match official