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pow·er
(pou′ər)n.
1.
a. The ability or capacity to act or do something effectively: Is it in your power to undo this injustice?
b. often powers A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude: her powers of concentration.
2.
a. Physical strength or force exerted or capable of being exerted: the power of the waves. See Synonyms at strength.
b. Effectiveness at moving one's emotions or changing how one thinks: a novel of great power.
3.
a. The ability or official capacity to exercise control; authority: How long has that party been in power?
b. The military strength or economic or political influence of a nation or other group: That country projects its power throughout the region.
c. A country, nation, or other political unit having great influence or control over others: the western powers.
4.
a. A supernatural being: the powers of evil.
b. powers Christianity The sixth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
5.
a. The energy or motive force by which a physical system or machine is operated: turbines turned by steam power; a sailing ship driven by wind power.
b. The capacity of a system or machine to operate: a vehicle that runs under its own power.
c. Electrical or mechanical energy, especially as used to assist or replace human energy.
d. Electricity supplied to a home, building, or community: a storm that cut off power to the whole region.
6. Physics The rate at which work is done, expressed as the amount of work per unit time and commonly measured in units such as the watt and horsepower.
7. Electricity
a. The product of applied potential difference and current in a direct-current circuit.
b. The product of the effective values of the voltage and current with the cosine of the phase angle between current and voltage in an alternating-current circuit.
8. Mathematics
a. See exponent.
b. The number of elements in a finite set.
9. Statistics In a statistical test, the probability of correctly rejecting the null hypothesis when it is false.
10. A measure of the magnification of an optical instrument, such as a microscope or telescope.
11. Chiefly Upper Southern US A large number or amount. See Note at powerful.
12. Archaic An armed force.
adj.
1. Of or relating to political, social, or economic control: a power struggle; a power base.
2. Operated with mechanical or electrical energy in place of bodily exertion: a power tool; power car windows.
3. Of or relating to the generation or transmission of electricity: power companies; power lines.
4. Informal Of or relating to influential business or professional practices: a pinstriped suit with a power tie; met with high-level executives at a power breakfast.
tr.v. pow·ered, pow·er·ing, pow·ers
Idiom: To supply with power, especially mechanical or electrical power.
powers that be
Those who hold effective power in a system or situation: a plan vetoed by the powers that be.
[Middle English, from Old French pooir, to be able, power, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, to be able, from Latin potis, able, powerful; see poti- in Indo-European roots.]
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power
(ˈpaʊə)n
1. ability or capacity to do something
2. (often plural) a specific ability, capacity, or faculty
3. political, financial, social, etc, force or influence
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) control or dominion or a position of control, dominion, or authority
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a state or other political entity with political, industrial, or military strength
6. a person who exercises control, influence, or authority: he's a power in the state.
7. a prerogative, privilege, or liberty
8. (Law)
a. legal authority to act, esp in a specified capacity, for another
b. the document conferring such authority
9. (Military)
a. a military force
b. military potential
10. (Mathematics) maths
a. the value of a number or quantity raised to some exponent
b. another name for exponent4
11. (Statistics) statistics the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a test when it is false. The power of a test of a given null depends on the particular alternative hypothesis against which it is tested
12. (General Physics) physics engineering a measure of the rate of doing work expressed as the work done per unit time. It is measured in watts, horsepower, etc. Symbol: P
13. (Electronics)
a. the rate at which electrical energy is fed into or taken from a device or system. It is expressed, in a direct-current circuit, as the product of current and voltage and, in an alternating-current circuit, as the product of the effective values of the current and voltage and the cosine of the phase angle between them. It is measured in watts
b. (as modifier): a power amplifier.
14. the ability to perform work
15. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. mechanical energy as opposed to manual labour
b. (as modifier): a power mower.
16. a particular form of energy: nuclear power.
17. (General Physics)
a. a measure of the ability of a lens or optical system to magnify an object, equal to the reciprocal of the focal length. It is measured in dioptres
b. another word for magnification
18. informal a large amount or quantity: a power of good.
19. (Theology) (plural) the sixth of the nine orders into which the angels are traditionally divided in medieval angelology
20. in one's power (often foll by an infinitive) able or allowed (to)
21. in someone's power under the control or sway of someone
22. the powers that be the established authority or administration
vb (tr)
23. to give or provide power to
24. (Mechanical Engineering) to fit (a machine) with a motor or engine
25. (intr) slang to travel with great speed or force
[C13: from Anglo-Norman poer, from Vulgar Latin potēre (unattested), from Latin posse to be able]
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pow•er
(ˈpaʊ ər)n.
1. ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
2. political or national strength.
3. great or marked ability to do or act; strength; might; force.
4. the possession of control or command over others; authority; ascendancy: power over people's minds.
5. political ascendancy or control in the government of a country, state, etc.
6. legal ability, capacity, or authority.
7. delegated authority; authority granted to a person or persons in a particular office or capacity: the powers of the president.
8. a document or written statement conferring legal authority.
9. a person or thing that possesses or exercises authority or influence.
10. a state or nation having international authority or influence.
11. a military or naval force.
12. Often, powers. a deity; divinity: the heavenly powers.
13. powers, an order of angels. Compare angel (def. 1).
14. Physics. work done or energy transferred per unit of time. Symbol: P
15. mechanical energy as distinguished from hand labor: a loom driven by power.
16. a particular form of mechanical or physical energy: hydroelectric power.
17. energy, force, or momentum.
18. Math.
a. the product obtained by multiplying a quantity by itself one or more times: The third power of 2 is 8.
b. the exponent of an expression, as a in xa.
19.
v.t. a. the magnifying capacity of a microscope, telescope, etc., expressed as the ratio of the diameter of the image to the diameter of the object. Compare magnification (def. 2).
b. the reciprocal of the focal length of a lens.
20. to supply with electricity or other means of power.
21. to give power to; make powerful.
22. to inspire; spur.
23. (of a fuel, engine, or any source able to do work) to supply force to operate (a machine).
24. power up, to prepare to operate or do work: to power up a computer; powered up for the final match.
adj. 25. operated or driven by a motor or electricity: a power mower; power tools.
26. operated by a procedure in which manual effort is supplemented or replaced by hydraulic, mechanical, or electric means: power brakes.
27. conducting electricity: a power cable.
28. Informal. expressing power; involving or characteristic of those having authority or influence: a power breakfast.
Idioms: the powers that be, those in supreme command; the authorities.
[1250–1300; Middle English pouer(e), poer(e) < Anglo-French poueir, poer, n. use of infinitive: to be able < Vulgar Latin *potēre, for Latin posse to be able, have power. See potent1]
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pow·er
(pou′ər)1. The energy by which a machine or system is operated: trains that run on steam power; ships that use nuclear power.
2. Physics The rate at which work is done with respect to time, measured in units such as watts or horsepower. Compare energy, work.
3. Mathematics The number of times a number or an expression is multiplied by itself, as shown by an exponent. Thus ten to the sixth power, or 106, equals one million.
4. A number that represents the magnification of an optical instrument, such as a microscope or telescope. A 500-power microscope can magnify something 500 times.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Power
an abundance; a body of armed men; a fighting force; a large quantity, a great number—Johnson, 1755.Examples: power of angels; of followers; of good, 1770; of goods (provisions); of horsemen, 1553; of fine ladies, 1706; of laymen, 1641; of men of war, 1523; of money, 1680; of poor people, 1661; of servants, 1801; of good things, 1755; of troops; of years.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Power
- About as influential as the ‘p’ in pneumonia and the ‘k’ in knitting —Anon
- Aggressive as an elbow in the side —Henry James
- As omnipotent and as full of faults as Jove —Wallace Stegner
- Authority shrivelled as muslin in a fire —Vita Sackville-West
- Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than to polish —Anne Bradstreet
- Compelling as a gun at your head —Anon
- [Choice to do something] compelling as the sense of vocation which doctors and missionaries are supposed to experience —John Braine
- (He is) consuming … like a candle —Richard Flecknoe
- Feel like a lion in a den of Daniels —W. S. Gilbert
- Strong [a person’s pull on others] as a riptide —Reynolds Price
- Glows with power like a successful shaman —Marge Piercy
- Had a ring of authority, like monarchy —Barbara Lazear Ascher
- Immoderate power, like other intemperance, leaves the progeny weaker and weaker, until Nature, as [if] in compassion, covers it with her mantle and is seen no more —Walter Savage Landor
- Influence is like a savings account. The less you use it, the more you’ve got —Andrew Young
- Influential as gnats —Susan Heller Anderson
- It’s like a Dead Sea fruit. When you achieve it, there is nothing there —Harold Macmillan, Parade, July 7, 1963
- Like wealth and power, prestige tends to be cumulative: the more of it you have, the more you can get —C. Wright Mills
- Made him fetch and carry just as if he was a great Newfoundland dog —William Makepeace Thackeray
- (But her looks have) no power over me … like a tug on a tree on a limb that has lost feeling —William Getz
- Once a man of power, always a man of power. Like being a Boy Scout —Anthony Powell
- (Memories … ) powerful as floods —Elizabeth Spencer
- Power [in the Middle East] gravitates towards radicals like iron filings toward a magnet —Karen Elliott House
- Power, like a desolating pestilence, pollutes whatever it touches —Percy Bysshe Shelley
’Whatever’ replaces the old English ‘whate’er.’
- Power, like lightning, injures before its warning —Pedro Calderon de la Barca
- Power, like the diamond, dazzles the beholder, and also the wearer —Charles Caleb Colton
- The right of commanding … like an inheritance, it is the fruit of labors, the price of courage —Voltaire
- To rule must be a calling, it seems, like surgery or sculpture —W. H. Auden
- Scenting power like blood —Janet Flanner
- Seemed the personification of brute strength … like a gorilla dripped in peroxide —Donald Seaman
- Strode like a colossus over the [White House] staff —Dean Rusk, New York Times March 1, 1987
Rusk used this image to compare Lyndon Johnson’s control over the White House staff to Ronald Reagan’s delegation of power.
- Swept me ahead of her like a leaf —Elizabeth Bishop
- There was authority in his attitude … and its heat threatened to melt Bird [name of character] like a piece of candy —Kenzaburo Oë
- They pass him on from hand to hand, like a baton in a relay race, and he ultimately becomes a puppet manipulated by others —Vladmir Solovyou and Elena Klopikova
- To add a little weight to his argument he put a hand like a bunch of bananas flat on my chest —Jimmy Sangster
- Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered —Thomas Paine
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Power
come on like gangbusters To burst upon the scene with noisy exuberance; to come on with great power or force; to be officious or overbearing at first meeting. This expression derives from the blaring sound effects that opened a 1936 radio program called Gangbusters. These included the sounds of marching feet, machine-gun fire, and a screaming siren.
money talks Wealth means power; almost anything can be secured with money. This expression alludes to the way money and its procurement direct one’s life, as well as to the automatic respect and deference given to the wealthy by the less affluent.
the powers that be The authorities; a group or individual exercising complete control and having the power to make decisions affecting large numbers of people. This phrase is Biblical in origin.
For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. (Romans 13:1)
It is implied that “the powers that be” are impersonal and inaccessible.
pull rank To make use of one’s higher status in order to obtain a desired objective. This expression originated in the armed forces, where one of subordinate rank must comply absolutely with the orders of a superior. The term is now also applied to civilians, particularly in describing certain employeremployee interactions. In either case, the expression usually suggests the unexpected or unfair use of authority in resolving a dilemma or in demanding submission.
throw one’s weight around To exert one’s influence inappropriately or unfairly, to pull strings; to lord it over subordinates, to pull rank. Weight, meaning ‘power or influence,’ probably derives from the advantage of added pounds or extra weight in contact sports.
Picturesque Expressions: A Thematic Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1980 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
power
– strength1. 'power'
If someone has power, they are able to control other people and their activities.
People in positions of power, such as teachers, must act responsibly.
He believes the President has too much power.
2. 'strength'
Don't use 'power' to refer to someone's physical energy, or their ability to move heavy objects. Use strength.
It took me some time to recover my strength after the illness.
This sport requires a lot of physical strength.
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power
Past participle: powered
Gerund: powering
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power
The rate of energy transfer.
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| Noun | 1. |  power - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare effectiveness, potency, strength - capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks" valence, valency - (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) valence, valency - (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate preponderance - superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power" puissance - power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote" persuasiveness, strength - the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter" irresistibility, irresistibleness - the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist interestingness, interest - the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room" chokehold, stranglehold, throttlehold - complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public" sway - controlling influence influence - a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job" control - power to direct or determine; "under control" jurisdiction, legal power - (law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district" disposal - the power to use something or someone; "used all the resources at his disposal" free will, discretion - the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies veto - the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature) effectiveness, effectivity, effectuality, effectualness - power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect impotence, impotency, powerlessness - the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble |
| 2. | power - (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy waterpower - the power to do work that is latent in a head of water | |
| 3. |  power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"know-how - the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something leadership - the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught" intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience aptitude - inherent ability bilingualism - the ability to speak two languages colloquially mental ability, capacity - the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior originality - the ability to think and act independently science, skill - ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" acquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training hand - ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing" superior skill - more than ordinary ability | |
| 4. | power - (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" executive clemency - the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction war power - an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime | |
| 5. | power - one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil" causal agency, causal agent, cause - any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results juggernaut, steamroller - a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way influence - one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children" Moloch - a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas | |
| 6. | power - a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself degree - the highest power of a term or variable mathematical notation - a notation used by mathematicians | |
| 7. |  power - physical strength strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength" | |
| 8. |  power - a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the worldbody politic, country, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state, land - a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" hegemon - a leading or paramount power | |
| 9. |  power - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"businessman, man of affairs - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) oil tycoon - a powerful person in the oil business | |
| Verb | 1. | power - supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines" drive - cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer" |
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power
noun
1. control, authority, influence, command, sovereignty, sway, dominance, domination, supremacy, mastery, dominion, ascendancy, mana (N.Z.) women who have reached positions of great power and influence
2. ability, capacity, faculty, property, potential, capability, competence, competency He was so drunk that he had lost the power of speech.
ability inability, incompetence, incapacity, incapability
ability inability, incompetence, incapacity, incapability
3. authority, right, licence, privilege, warrant, prerogative, authorization The Prime Minister has the power to dismiss senior ministers.
4. strength, might, energy, weight, muscle, vigour, potency, welly (slang), brawn He had no power in his left arm.
strength weakness, impotence, feebleness, listlessness, enervation
strength weakness, impotence, feebleness, listlessness, enervation
5. forcefulness, force, strength, punch (informal), intensity, potency, eloquence, persuasiveness, cogency, powerfulness the power of his rhetoric
the powers that be the authorities, the government, the establishment, the people in charge, the men in (grey) suits The powers that be banned the advertisement.
Quotations
"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" [First Baron Acton letter]
"Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it" [William Pitt, Earl of Chatham]
"Power is the great aphrodisiac" [Henry Kissinger]
"Here we may reign secure, and in my choice"
"To reign is worth ambition though in hell;"
"Better to reign in hell, than serve in heav'n" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun" [Mao Tse-tung]
"A friend in power is a friend lost" [Henry Brooks Adams The Education of Henry Adams]
"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant" [John Stuart Mill On Liberty]
"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" [First Baron Acton letter]
"Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it" [William Pitt, Earl of Chatham]
"Power is the great aphrodisiac" [Henry Kissinger]
"Here we may reign secure, and in my choice"
"To reign is worth ambition though in hell;"
"Better to reign in hell, than serve in heav'n" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun" [Mao Tse-tung]
"A friend in power is a friend lost" [Henry Brooks Adams The Education of Henry Adams]
"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant" [John Stuart Mill On Liberty]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
power
noun1. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity:
2. The state or quality of being physically strong:
3. The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge:
authority, command, control, domination, dominion, jurisdiction, mastery, might, prerogative, sovereignty, sway.
Informal: say-so.
5. The capacity to exert an influence:
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Translations
حَق، صَلاحِيَّه، سُلْطَهسُلْطَهصاحِب قُوَّه، رَجُل ذو تأثيرقُدْرَهقُوَّة
mocsílamocninamocnostmohutnost
magtmagtfuld personpotensretstyrke
võim
tehovaltavirtavoimamahti
moćsnaga
erőhatalomhatványteljesítményvillany-
aflkraftur, afl, eiginleikivaldvalda-/áhrifamikill maîurveldi
力能力
동력힘
būti valdžiojeelektra ir pan. varomaselektrinėelektros nutrūkimasgalinga valstybė
autoritāteenerģijaietekmīgs cilvēkslielvalsts, lielvaraspēja
putere
mocninamocnosťsilavplyvná osobnosťmoc
močsilasposobnostoblastpolnomočje
makteffekt
กำลังอำนาจ
quyền lựcsức mạnh
power
[paʊəʳ]A. N
1. (= control) → poder m; (physical strength) → fuerza f
to have power over sb → tener poder sobre algn
to have sb in one's power → tener a algn en su poder
to be in sb's power → estar en poder de algn
to have the power of life and death over sb → tener poder para decidir sobre la vida de algn
more power to your elbow! → ¡qué tengas éxito!
to have power over sb → tener poder sobre algn
to have sb in one's power → tener a algn en su poder
to be in sb's power → estar en poder de algn
to have the power of life and death over sb → tener poder para decidir sobre la vida de algn
more power to your elbow! → ¡qué tengas éxito!
2. (Pol) → poder m, poderío m
to be in power → estar en el poder
to come to power → subir al poder
to fall from power → perder el poder
power to the people! → ¡el pueblo al poder!
to be in power → estar en el poder
to come to power → subir al poder
to fall from power → perder el poder
power to the people! → ¡el pueblo al poder!
3. (Mil) (= capability) → potencia f, poderío m
a nation's air/sea power → la potencia aérea/naval de un país, el poderío aéreo/naval de un país
a nation's air/sea power → la potencia aérea/naval de un país, el poderío aéreo/naval de un país
4. (= authority) → poder m, autoridad f
she has the power to act → tiene poder or autoridad para actuar
they have no power in economic matters → carecen de autoridad en asuntos económicos
it was seen as an abuse of his power → se percibió como un abuso de poder por su parte
power of attorney (Jur) → poder m, procuración f
that is beyond or outside my power(s) → eso no es de mi competencia
to exceed one's powers → excederse en el ejercicio de sus atribuciones or facultades
he has full powers to negotiate a solution → goza de plenos poderes para negociar una solución
power of veto → derecho m de veto
that does not fall within my power(s) → eso no es de mi competencia
she has the power to act → tiene poder or autoridad para actuar
they have no power in economic matters → carecen de autoridad en asuntos económicos
it was seen as an abuse of his power → se percibió como un abuso de poder por su parte
power of attorney (Jur) → poder m, procuración f
that is beyond or outside my power(s) → eso no es de mi competencia
to exceed one's powers → excederse en el ejercicio de sus atribuciones or facultades
he has full powers to negotiate a solution → goza de plenos poderes para negociar una solución
power of veto → derecho m de veto
that does not fall within my power(s) → eso no es de mi competencia
5. (= ability, capacity)
it is beyond his power to save her → no está dentro de sus posibilidades salvarla, no puede hacer nada para salvarla
powers of concentration → capacidad f de concentración
to be at the height of one's powers → estar en plenitud de facultades
powers of imagination → capacidad f imaginativa
to do all or everything in one's power to help sb → hacer todo lo posible por ayudar a algn
powers of persuasion → poder m de persuasión or convicción
see also purchasing B
it is beyond his power to save her → no está dentro de sus posibilidades salvarla, no puede hacer nada para salvarla
powers of concentration → capacidad f de concentración
to be at the height of one's powers → estar en plenitud de facultades
powers of imagination → capacidad f imaginativa
to do all or everything in one's power to help sb → hacer todo lo posible por ayudar a algn
powers of persuasion → poder m de persuasión or convicción
see also purchasing B
6. (= mental faculty) → facultad f
his powers are failing → decaen sus facultades
mental powers → facultades fpl mentales
the power of speech → la facultad del habla
his powers are failing → decaen sus facultades
mental powers → facultades fpl mentales
the power of speech → la facultad del habla
7. (= nation) → potencia f
the Great Powers → las grandes potencias
one of the great naval powers → una de las grandes potencias navales
the leaders of the major world powers → los líderes de las principales potencias mundiales
the Great Powers → las grandes potencias
one of the great naval powers → una de las grandes potencias navales
the leaders of the major world powers → los líderes de las principales potencias mundiales
8. (= person in authority) he's a power in the land → es de los que mandan en el país
they are the real power in the government → son los que ostentan el auténtico poder en el gobierno
the Church is no longer the power it was → la Iglesia ha dejado de tener el poder que tenía
the powers that be → las autoridades, los que mandan
the powers of darkness or evil → las fuerzas del mal
the power behind the throne → la eminencia gris
they are the real power in the government → son los que ostentan el auténtico poder en el gobierno
the Church is no longer the power it was → la Iglesia ha dejado de tener el poder que tenía
the powers that be → las autoridades, los que mandan
the powers of darkness or evil → las fuerzas del mal
the power behind the throne → la eminencia gris
9. (= forcefulness) [of argument] → fuerza f
the power of love/thought → el poder del amor/del intelecto
a painting of great power → un cuadro de gran impacto, un cuadro que causa honda impresión
the power of love/thought → el poder del amor/del intelecto
a painting of great power → un cuadro de gran impacto, un cuadro que causa honda impresión
10. [of engine, machine] → potencia f, fuerza f; [of telescope] → aumento m; (= output) → rendimiento m
microwave on full power for one minute → póngalo con el microondas a plena potencia durante un minuto
engines at half power → motores mpl a medio gas or a media potencia
magnifying power → capacidad f de aumento, número m de aumentos
the ship returned to port under her own power → el buque volvió al puerto impulsado por sus propios motores
microwave on full power for one minute → póngalo con el microondas a plena potencia durante un minuto
engines at half power → motores mpl a medio gas or a media potencia
magnifying power → capacidad f de aumento, número m de aumentos
the ship returned to port under her own power → el buque volvió al puerto impulsado por sus propios motores
11. (= source of energy) → energía f; (= electric power) → electricidad f
they cut off the power → cortaron la corriente
nuclear power → energía f nuclear
they cut off the power → cortaron la corriente
nuclear power → energía f nuclear
12. (Math) → potencia f
7 to the power (of) 3 → 7 elevado a la 3a potencia, 7 elevado al cubo
to the nth power → a la enésima potencia
7 to the power (of) 3 → 7 elevado a la 3a potencia, 7 elevado al cubo
to the nth power → a la enésima potencia
13. (= a lot of)
that holiday did me a power of good → esas vacaciones me hicieron mucho bien
her words did their morale a power of good → sus palabras les levantaron un montón la moral
the new training methods have done their game a power of good → el nuevo método de entrenamiento ha supuesto una notable mejoría en su juego
that holiday did me a power of good → esas vacaciones me hicieron mucho bien
her words did their morale a power of good → sus palabras les levantaron un montón la moral
the new training methods have done their game a power of good → el nuevo método de entrenamiento ha supuesto una notable mejoría en su juego
B. VT a plane powered by four jets → un avión propulsado por cuatro motores a reacción
a racing car powered by a 4.2 litre engine → un coche de carreras impulsado por un motor de 4,2 litros
a car powered by electricity → un coche eléctrico
the electric lighting is powered by a generator → un generador se encarga de alimentar el alumbrado eléctrico
see also -powered
a racing car powered by a 4.2 litre engine → un coche de carreras impulsado por un motor de 4,2 litros
a car powered by electricity → un coche eléctrico
the electric lighting is powered by a generator → un generador se encarga de alimentar el alumbrado eléctrico
see also -powered
C. CPD power base N → base f de poder
power broker N (Pol) → poder m en la sombra
power cable N → cable m de energía eléctrica
power cut N (Brit) → corte m de luz or de corriente, apagón m
power dressing N → moda f de ejecutivo
power drill N → taladro m eléctrico, taladradora f eléctrica
power failure N → fallo m del suministro eléctrico
power game N (esp Pol) → juego m del poder
power line N → línea f de conducción eléctrica, cable m de alta tensión
power outage (US) N = power cut power pack N → transformador m
power plant N (= generator) → grupo m electrógeno (US) = power station power play N (Sport) → demostración f de fuerza (en el juego ofensivo); (from temporary suspension) → superioridad f (en el ataque) (fig) (= use of power) → maniobra f de poder, demostración f de fuerza; (= power struggle) → lucha f por el poder
power point N (Brit) (Elec) → enchufe m, toma f de corriente
power politics N → política fsing de fuerza
power saw N → motosierra f, sierra f mecánica
power shovel N → excavadora f
power station N → central f eléctrica, usina f eléctrica (S. Cone)
power steering N (Aut) → dirección f asistida
power structure N → estructura f del poder
power struggle N → lucha f por el poder
power supply N → suministro m eléctrico
power surge N (Elec) → subida f de tensión
power tool N → herramienta f eléctrica
power unit N → grupo m electrógeno
power workers NPL → trabajadores mpl del sector energético
power broker N (Pol) → poder m en la sombra
power cable N → cable m de energía eléctrica
power cut N (Brit) → corte m de luz or de corriente, apagón m
power dressing N → moda f de ejecutivo
power drill N → taladro m eléctrico, taladradora f eléctrica
power failure N → fallo m del suministro eléctrico
power game N (esp Pol) → juego m del poder
power line N → línea f de conducción eléctrica, cable m de alta tensión
power outage (US) N = power cut power pack N → transformador m
power plant N (= generator) → grupo m electrógeno (US) = power station power play N (Sport) → demostración f de fuerza (en el juego ofensivo); (from temporary suspension) → superioridad f (en el ataque) (fig) (= use of power) → maniobra f de poder, demostración f de fuerza; (= power struggle) → lucha f por el poder
power point N (Brit) (Elec) → enchufe m, toma f de corriente
power politics N → política fsing de fuerza
power saw N → motosierra f, sierra f mecánica
power shovel N → excavadora f
power station N → central f eléctrica, usina f eléctrica (S. Cone)
power steering N (Aut) → dirección f asistida
power structure N → estructura f del poder
power struggle N → lucha f por el poder
power supply N → suministro m eléctrico
power surge N (Elec) → subida f de tensión
power tool N → herramienta f eléctrica
power unit N → grupo m electrógeno
power workers NPL → trabajadores mpl del sector energético
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power
[ˈpaʊər] n
(= strength, force) [person, performance, muscles] → puissance f; [storm, explosion] → puissance f
I underestimated the power of the explosion → J'avais sous-estimé la puissance de l'explosion.
I underestimated the power of the explosion → J'avais sous-estimé la puissance de l'explosion.
[machine, car] → puissance f; [lens, microscope] → puissance f
to have better power [car] → être plus puissant
to have better power [car] → être plus puissant
(= ability) → pouvoir m
to have the power to do sth → avoir le pouvoir de faire qch
to do everything in one's power to do sth → faire tout ce qui est en son pouvoir pour faire qch
to have the power to do sth → avoir le pouvoir de faire qch
to do everything in one's power to do sth → faire tout ce qui est en son pouvoir pour faire qch
(= faculty) [speech, thought] → faculté f
(= control, influence) [person, political party, government] → pouvoir m
to be in a position of power → être dans une position de pouvoir
to be in power [party] → être au pouvoir
to take power → prendre le pouvoir
to come to power [party] → accéder au pouvoir
to be in his power → être en son pouvoir
to be in my power → être en mon pouvoir powers
to be in a position of power → être dans une position de pouvoir
to be in power [party] → être au pouvoir
to take power → prendre le pouvoir
to come to power [party] → accéder au pouvoir
to be in his power → être en son pouvoir
to be in my power → être en mon pouvoir powers
npl (= authorities) → pouvoirs mpl
legal powers → pouvoirs judiciaires
police powers → des pouvoirs de police
the powers that be → les autorités constituées
legal powers → pouvoirs judiciaires
police powers → des pouvoirs de police
the powers that be → les autorités constituées
modif
[balance, bloc] → des pouvoirs power list
[blackout, shortage] → d'électricité; [cable, equipment] → électrique; [generator, grid, industry] → électrique power surge
vt [+ home, building] → alimenter en électricité
The generator provides enough electricity to power several homes → Le générateur fournit assez d'électricité pour alimenter plusieurs maisons.
The building is powered by solar energy → Le bâtiment est alimenté en électricité grâce à l'énergie solaire., L'énergie solaire alimente le bâtiment en électricité.
The generator provides enough electricity to power several homes → Le générateur fournit assez d'électricité pour alimenter plusieurs maisons.
The building is powered by solar energy → Le bâtiment est alimenté en électricité grâce à l'énergie solaire., L'énergie solaire alimente le bâtiment en électricité.
power down
vt sep [+ computer] → éteindre, arrêterpower up
vt sep [+ computer, machine] → allumerpower-assisted [ˌpaʊərəˈsɪstɪd] adj [steering] → assisté; [bicycle] → électriquepower base power-base n → base f de pouvoirCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
power
n
no pl (= physical strength) → Kraft f; (= force: of blow, explosion etc) → Stärke f, → Gewalt f, → Wucht f; (fig: of argument etc) → Überzeugungskraft f; the power of love/logic/tradition → die Macht der Liebe/Logik/Tradition; earning power → mögliche Verdiensthöhe; purchasing or spending power → Kaufkraft f
(= faculty, ability: of hearing, imagination) → Vermögen nt no pl; his powers of hearing → sein Hörvermögen nt; mental/hypnotic powers → geistige/hypnotische Kräfte pl; to weaken their power(s) of resistance → um ihre Widerstandskraft zu schwächen
(= capacity, ability to help etc) → Macht f; he did all in his power to help them → er tat (alles), was in seiner Macht or in seinen Kräften stand, um ihnen zu helfen; it’s beyond my power or not within my power to … → es steht nicht in meiner Macht, zu …
(no pl: = sphere or strength of influence, authority) → Macht f; (Jur, parental) → Gewalt f; (usu pl: = thing one has authority to do) → Befugnis f; he has the power to act → er ist handlungsberechtigt; the power of the police/of the law → die Macht der Polizei/des Gesetzes; to be in somebody’s power → in jds Gewalt (dat) → sein; that does not fall within my power(s) → das fällt nicht in meinen Machtbereich; that is beyond or outside my power(s) → das überschreitet meine Befugnisse; power of attorney (Jur) → (Handlungs)vollmacht f; the party now in power → die Partei, die im Augenblick an der Macht ist; to fall from power → abgesetzt werden; to come into power → an die Macht kommen; they have no power over economic matters → in Wirtschaftsfragen haben sie keine Befugnisse; I have no power over her → ich habe keine Gewalt über sie; he has been given full power(s) to make all decisions → man hat ihm volle Entscheidungsgewalt übertragen; that man has no power over his destiny → dass der Mensch keine Gewalt über sein Schicksal hat; “student/worker power” → „Macht den Studenten/Arbeitern“
(= person or institution having authority) → Autorität f, → Machtfaktor m; to be the power behind the scenes/throne → die graue Eminenz sein; the powers that be (inf) → die da oben (inf); the powers of darkness/evil → die Mächte der Finsternis/des Bösen
(= nation) → Macht f; a four-power conference → eine Viermächtekonferenz; a naval power → eine Seemacht
(= source of energy: nuclear, electric power etc) → Energie f; (of water, steam) → Energie f, → Kraft f; power on/off (technical device) → ein-/ausschalten; the ship made port under her own power → das Schiff lief mit eigener Kraft in den Hafen ein; they cut off the power (= electricity) → sie haben den Strom abgestellt
(of engine, machine, loudspeakers, transmitter) → Leistung f; (of microscope, lens, sun’s rays, drug, chemical) → Stärke f; the power of suggestion → die Wirkung or Wirkkraft des Unterschwelligen; a low-power microscope → ein schwaches Mikroskop; a 10-power magnification → eine 10fache Vergrößerung; microwave on full power for one minute → eine Minute bei voller Leistung in der Mikrowelle erhitzen
(Math) → Potenz f; to the power (of) 2 → hoch 2, in der 2. Potenz; to raise 2 to the power (of) 5 → 2 mit 5 potenzieren
(inf: = a lot of) a power of help → eine wertvolle or große Hilfe; that did me a power of good → das hat mir unheimlich gutgetan (inf)
vt (engine) → antreiben; (fuel) → betreiben; powered by electricity/by jet engines → mit Elektro-/Düsenantrieb; as he powers his way down the straight → wie er die Gerade entlangbraust; he powered the ball into the net → er schoss den Ball mit Wucht ins Netz
vi (runner, racing car) → rasen; he powered away from the rest of the field → er raste dem übrigen Feld davon; the swimmer powered through the water → der Schwimmer wuchtete durch das Wasser; we’re powering through the work now → unsere Arbeit geht jetzt mit Riesenschritten voran
power
:power amplifier
n (Tech) → Endverstärker m
power-assisted
power base
n → Machtbasis f
powerboat
n → Rennboot nt
power brakes
pl → Servobremsen pl
power broker
n (esp US Pol) → Drahtzieher(in) m(f) (inf)
power cable
n → Stromkabel nt
power consumption
n → Strom- or Energieverbrauch m
power cut
n → Stromsperre f; (accidental) → Stromausfall m
power demand
n → Strom- or Energiebedarf m
power dive
n (Aviat) → (Vollgas)sturzflug m
power dressing
n → Karrierelook m
power drill
n → Bohrmaschine f
power-driven
adj → mit Motorantrieb
power failure
n → Stromausfall m
power
:power glider
n (Aviat) → Motorsegler m
powerhouse
n
(lit) = power station
(fig) → treibende Kraft (→ behind hinter +dat); he’s a real power → er ist ein äußerst dynamischer Mensch; she’s an intellectual power → sie hat eine erstaunliche intellektuelle Kapazität; he’s a power of new ideas → er hat einen unerschöpflichen Vorrat an neuen Ideen
powerless
adj (physically) punch, body → kraftlos; (as regards ability to act) committee, person → machtlos; to be power to resist → nicht die Kraft haben, zu widerstehen; the government is power to deal with inflation → die Regierung steht der Inflation machtlos gegenüber; we are power to help you → es steht nicht in unserer Macht, Ihnen zu helfen, wir sind machtlos(, Ihnen zu helfen)
power-lifting
n → Powerlifting nt, → Kraftdreikampf m
power line
n (Elec)
(for heavy current) → Starkstromleitung f
(on pylons or poles) → Überlandleitung f
power lock
n (Aut) → Zentralverriegelung f
power loom
n → Webmaschine f
power lunch
n → Geschäftsessen nt → unter Führungskräften
power mower
n → Motorrasenmäher m; (electric) → Elektrorasenmäher m
power outage
n → Stromsperre f; (accidental) → Stromausfall m
power pack
power plant
n
(= engine) → Motor m;
power play
n
(Ice Hockey) → Powerplay nt, → Übermachtsspiel nt
power point
n (Elec) → Steckdose f
power politics
pl → Machtpolitik f
power saw
n → Motorsäge f; (electric) → Elektrosäge f
power sharing
n (Pol) → Machtteilung f
power-sharing
adj (Pol) executive → mit Machtteilung pred; power agreement → Machtteilungsabkommen nt
power station
n → Kraftwerk nt, → Elektrizitätswerk nt
power steering
n (Aut) → Servolenkung f
power structure
n → Machtstruktur f
power struggle
n → Machtkampf m
power supply
n (Elec) → Stromversorgung f
power surge
n (Elec) → Überspannung f
power tool
n → Elektrowerkzeug nt
power-up
n → Start m
power worker
n → Elektrizitätsarbeiter(in) m(f)
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power
[ˈpaʊəʳ]1. n
a. (physical strength, also) (fig) → forza; (energy) → energia; (force, of engine, blow, explosion) → potenza; (of sun) → intensità; (electricity) → elettricità
to cut off the power (Elec) → togliere la corrente
the ship returned under its own power → la nave è tornata con i propri mezzi
more power to your elbow! (fam) → dacci dentro!
to cut off the power (Elec) → togliere la corrente
the ship returned under its own power → la nave è tornata con i propri mezzi
more power to your elbow! (fam) → dacci dentro!
b. (ability, capacity) → capacità f inv, potere m; (faculty) → facoltà f inv
mental powers → capacità fpl mentali
it is beyond his power to save her → non può far nulla per salvarla
to do all in one's power to help sb → fare tutto quello che si può per aiutare qn
the power of speech → la facoltà or l'uso della parola
powers of persuasion/imagination → forza di persuasione/immaginazione
mental powers → capacità fpl mentali
it is beyond his power to save her → non può far nulla per salvarla
to do all in one's power to help sb → fare tutto quello che si può per aiutare qn
the power of speech → la facoltà or l'uso della parola
powers of persuasion/imagination → forza di persuasione/immaginazione
c. (Pol) (authority) → potere m, autorità f inv
the power of the Church → l'autorità della Chiesa
that is beyond my power(s) → questo è al di là dei miei poteri
to have power over sb → aver potere su qn
to have sb in one's power → avere qn in proprio potere
to be in sb's power → essere in potere di qn
to be in power → essere al potere
to come to power → salire al potere
the power behind the throne → l'eminenza grigia
the world powers → le grandi potenze
the powers that be → le autorità costituite
the powers of darkness or evil → le forze del male
the power of the Church → l'autorità della Chiesa
that is beyond my power(s) → questo è al di là dei miei poteri
to have power over sb → aver potere su qn
to have sb in one's power → avere qn in proprio potere
to be in sb's power → essere in potere di qn
to be in power → essere al potere
to come to power → salire al potere
the power behind the throne → l'eminenza grigia
the world powers → le grandi potenze
the powers that be → le autorità costituite
the powers of darkness or evil → le forze del male
2. vt → azionare
plane powered by 4 jets → aereo azionato da 4 motori a reazione
nuclear-powered submarine → sottomarino a propulsione atomica
plane powered by 4 jets → aereo azionato da 4 motori a reazione
nuclear-powered submarine → sottomarino a propulsione atomica
3. adj (saw, also) (Elec) (cable) → elettrico/a; (supply, consumption) → di energia elettrica
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power
(ˈpauə) noun1. (an) ability. A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.
2. strength, force or energy. muscle power; water-power; (also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).
3. authority or control. political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last
4. a right belonging to eg a person in authority. The police have the power of arrest.
5. a person with great authority or influence. He is quite a power in the town.
6. a strong and influential country. the Western powers.
7. the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times. 2 2 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.
ˈpowered adjective supplied with mechanical power. The machine is powered by electricity; an electrically-powered machine.
ˈpowerful adjective having great strength, influence etc. a powerful engine; He's powerful in local politics.
ˈpowerfully adverbˈpowerfulness noun
ˈpowerless adjective
having no power. The king was powerless to prevent the execution.
ˈpowerlessness nounpower cut/failure
a break in the electricity supply. We had a power cut last night.
ˌpower-ˈdriven adjective worked by electricity or other mechanical means, not by hand.
power point a socket on a wall etc into which an electric plug can be fitted.
power station a building where electricity is produced.
be in power (of a political party) to be the governing party.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
power
→ قُوَّة moc, síla magt, styrke Kraft, Macht ισχύς poder, potencia teho, valta pouvoir, puissance moć, snaga potenza, potere 力, 能力 동력, 힘 kracht, macht kraft, makt moc, siła energia, poder, potência власть, мощность effekt, makt กำลัง, อำนาจ güç quyền lực, sức mạnh 力量, 功率Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pow·er
n. poder, fuerza.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
power
n poder m; durable — of attorney for health care (US) poder notarial duradero para atención médica; — of attorney poder notarialEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.