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power Noun 1. ability to do something 2. (often pl) a specific ability or faculty 3. political, financial, or social force or authority: men's use of power over women in a subordinate position in the workforce, economic power is the bedrock of political power 4. a position of control, esp. over the running of a country: he seized power in a coup in 1966 5. a state with political, industrial, or military strength 6. a person or group having authority 7. a prerogative or privilege: the power of veto 8. official or legal authority 9. Maths the value of a number or quantity raised to some exponent 10. Physics, engineering a measure of the rate of doing work expressed as the work done per unit time 11. the rate at which electrical energy is fed into or taken from a device or system, measured in watts 12. mechanical energy as opposed to manual labour 13. a particular form of energy: nuclear power 14. the magnifying capacity of a lens or optical system 15. Informal a great deal: a power of good 16. the powers that be established authority Verb to supply with power Adjective producing or using electrical energy: a large selection of power tools [Anglo-Norman poer]
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.
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power noun 1. control, authority, influence, command, sovereignty, sway, dominance, domination, supremacy, mastery, dominion, ascendancy, mana N.Z. noun 2. ability, capacity, faculty, property, potential, capability, competence, competency << OPPOSITE inability noun 5. forcefulness, force, strength, punch (informal) intensity, potency, eloquence, persuasiveness, cogency, powerfulness Translationspower n power [ˈpauə] 1 (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. krag قُدْرَه способност moc, schopnost kraft; evne die Kraft ικανότητα poder; facultad, capacidad, habilidad võime توانایی kyky pouvoir, faculté יְכוֹלֶת सामर्थ्य moć képesség kemampuan kraftur, afl, eiginleiki potere, capacità 能力 능력 galia, gebėjimas spēja kuasa vermogen evne zdolność poder putere, facultate способность; сила moc; schopnosť; kompetencia sposobnost moć makt, kraft[], förmåga ความสามารถ güç, yetenek 能力 сила صلاحيت khả năng 能力 2 strength, force or energy muscle power; water-power; (also adjective ) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand). krag قُوَّه сила síla; mechanický kraft; -kraft; -drevet die Kraft; mit Elektrizität betrieben ισχύς, ενέργεια energía, fuerza jõud نیرو voima, energia puissance כּוֹחַ शक्ति, ताकत snaga,jakost energia, erő tenaga afl potere 力 힘, 동력(의) jėga, elektra spēks; enerģija tenaga kracht styrke, kraft, energi siła energia putere, energie (electrică) сила; энергия sila; mechanický moč snaga styrka, kraft; el-, maskin- พลัง güç, kuvvet 力,動力 потужність, енергія قوت، طاقت sức mạnh 力,动力 3 authority or control political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last mag سُلْطَه власт moc magt die Macht δύναμη, ισχύς, εξουσία poder võim قدرت valta pouvoir הַשפָּעָה प्रभाव vlast villamos, villany- kekuasaan vald potere 支配(力) 권능, 지배력 valdžia vara kuasa macht makt, myndighet władza poder putere власть moc oblast vlast makt, [] våld อำนาจ iktidar, yönetim 權力範圍 могутність, влада قبضہ، اختيار quyền lực 权力范围 4 a right belonging to eg a person in authority The police have the power of arrest. magtiging حَق، صَلاحِيَّه، سُلْطَه право pravomoc ret die Befugnis εξουσία poder; autoridad voli اختیار valtuudet pouvoir סַמכוּת अधिकार ovlasti hatalom kekuasaan vald potere 権力 권한 įgaliojimas tiesības kuasa recht, bevoegdheid myndighet upoważnienie poder drept; putere право právomoc pooblastilo pravo befogenhet อำนาจ yetki 權限 влада; повноваження حق quyền hạn 权限 5 a person with great authority or influence He is quite a power in the town. gesag صاحِب قُوَّه، رَجُل ذو تأثير сила vlivná osobnost magtfuld person einflußreiche Persönlichkeit ισχυρό πρόσωπο persona poderosa/influyente, pez gordo autoriteet آدم مقتدر auktoriteetti personne influente סַמכוּת अधिकार utjecaj hatalom orang berkuasa valda-/áhrifamikill maður autorità 権力者 유력자 įtakingas asmuo autoritāte; ietekmīgs cilvēks berkuasa invloedrijk persoon maktfaktor wpływowa osobistość força persoană influentă авторитет vplyvná osobnosť velika živina autoritet maktfaktor ผู้มีอิทธิพล yetki sahibi kişi 有權力的人/機構 вплив زوردار، اثردار thế lực 有权力的人(或机构) 6 a strong and influential country the Western powers. mag قُوَّه كبرى، دَوْلَه عُظْمى силна държава mocnost magt die Macht δύναμη (για κράτος) potencia suurriik کشور نیرومند valta puissance מַעֲצָמָה शक्तिशाली देश velesila tekintély negara yang berpengaruh kuat veldi potenza 強国 강국 galinga valstybė lielvalsts, lielvara kuasa mogendheid makt mocarstwo potência putere держава mocnosť sila sila stormakt ประเทศมหาอำนาจ güçlü ülke/devlet 強國(大國) держава مضبوط ملک cường quốc 强国(大国) 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. mag قُوَّة ، نَتيجَة ضَرب الرَّقم في نَفْسِه عَددا من المَرّات степен mocnina potens die Potenz δύναμη (στα μαθηματικά) potencia aste توان potenssi puissance הַעֲלָאָה בְּחֶזקָה potencijal hatalom pangkat veldi potenza ~乗 거듭 제곱 laipsnis pakāpe kuasa macht potens potęga potência putere степень mocnina potenca kvadrat potens เลขยกกำลัง üs, kuvvet (乘)冪 степінь حاصل ضرب luỹ thừa (乘)幂 adj ˈpowered supplied with mechanical power The machine is powered by electricity; an electrically-powered machine. aangedrewe يُشَغِّلُ بالطّاقَه . с ... мощност poháněný drevet; -drevet angetrieben κινούμενος (με), -κίνητος (ως β΄ συνθ.) accionado, movido por -jõuga ...دارای نیروی käyttöinen actionné (mécaniquement, électriquement...) מוּפעָל בְּכּוֹחַ- ऊर्जावान električni pogon (meg)hajtású bertenaga -drifinn, –knúinn azionato ~の動力で動く 동력을 장치한, 동력을 공급받는 varomas darbināms; darbināts berkuasa aangedreven -drevet, med (...) drivkraft napędzany movido por acţionat (mecanic, electric etc.) механизированный poháňaný ki ga žene (...) u strujnom pogonu driven, utrustad med ที่ขับเคลื่อนโดยเครื่องยนต์ mekaniki güç sağlanmış 有動力裝置的 такий, що з механічним приводом کے ذريعہ چلنا được trang bị bằng máy 有动力装置的 adj ˈpowerful having great strength, influence etc a powerful engine; He's powerful in local politics. kragtig, magtig قَوي، ذو سُلْطَه أو تأثير силен výkonný; vlivný magtfuld mächtig ισχυρός potente; poderoso võimas, mõjukas نیرومند voimakas, vaikutusvaltainen puissant חָזָק, בַּעַל הַשפָּעָה शक्तिशाली moćan,silan erős kuat öflugur potente 強力な 세력이 있는, 강력한 galingas, įtakingas, stiprus spēcīgs; varens; ietekmīgs sangat kuat krachtig, machtig kraftig; mektig; vektig potężny, o dużej mocy poderoso puternic мощный; могущественный výkonný; vplyvný močan moćan stark, kraftig, mäktig ที่มีอิทธิพล güçlü 強有力的 могутній, сильний طاقت ور hùng mạnh 强有力的 adv ˈpowerfully magtig بِقُوَّه силно mocně magtfuldt mächtig ισχυρά potentemente; poderosamente võimsalt با قدرت voimakkaasti puissamment בְּעוֹצמָה अधिक शक्तिशाली ढंग से moćan erő(telje)sen dengan kuat á öflugan hátt potentemente 力強く 강력하게 galingai, stipriai spēcīgi; vareni dgn sangat kuat krachtig kraftig, mektig potężnie poderosamente puternic; cu putere сильно mocne močno moćno starkt, kraftigt, mäktigt อย่างมีอิทธิพล güçle 有力地 сильно طاقت سے có sức mạnh lớn 有力地 n ˈpowerfulness magtigheid نُفوذ، قُوَّه сила moc, síla magtfuldhed die Macht ισχύς, δύναμη potencia; poder võimsus توانمندی voimakkuus puissance עוֹצמָה शक्तिहीनता moćnost,moć erőteljesség kekuatan afl, kraftur potenza 強力さ 유력함 galingumas, stiprumas spēcīgums; varenība kekuatan kracht, macht kraftighet, mektighet potęga força putere мощь; могущество moc, sila moč moćnost styrka, kraft, mäktighet ความมีอำนาจ güç(lülük) 有力(量) міць طاقت sức mạnh 有力(量) adj ˈpowerless having no power The king was powerless to prevent the execution. magteloos عاجِز، بدون قُوَّه безсилен bezmocný magtesløs machtlos ανίσχυρος impotente; sin autoridad võimetu ضعیف voimaton impuissant חֲסַר כּוֹח शक्तिहीन, कमजोर nemoćan,slab erőtlen tak berdaya kraftlaus senza potere, impotente 無力な 무력한 bejėgis nespēcīgs; nevarīgs tdk berupaya machteloos kraftløs, maktesløs, avmektig bezsilny impotente neputincios бессильный bezmocný nemočen nemoćan kraftlös, maktlös, vanmäktig ที่ไม่มีประสิทธิภาพ güçsüz 無力的,無權的 безсилий بے بس không có quyền hành 无力的,无权的 n ˈpowerlessness magteloosheid عَجْز، إنْعِدام القُوَّه безсилие bezmocnost magtesløshed die Machtlosigkeit αδυναμία impotencia; falta de autoridad võimetus ناتوانی voimattomuus impuissance בְּחוֹסֶר כּוֹח कमजोरी, शक्तिहीनता nemoć tehetetlenség ketakberdayaan kraftleysi impotenza 無力 무력함 bejėgiškumas nespēks; nevarīgums tdk berupayanya machteloosheid kraftløshet, avmektighet bezsilność impotência neputinţă бессилие bezmocnosť nemoč nemoćnost kraftlöshet, maktlöshet, vanmäktighet ความอ่อนแอ güçsüzlük 無力(量) безсилля بے بسي tình trạng không quyền hành 无力(量) power cut, *failure a break in the electricity supply We had a power cut last night. kragonderbreking إنْقِطاع التيّار الكهربائي токов удар výpadek strømafbrydelse der Stromausfall διακοπή ρεύματος corte de corriente, apagón, corte del suministro eléctrico elektrikatkestus قطع؛ خرابی sähkökatko panne de courant הַפְסָקָת חַשמַל बिजली कटौती redukcija(nestanak) struje áramhiány mati lampu rafmagnsleysi/-bilun interruzione di corrente 停電 정전, 단전(斷電) elektros nutrūkimas pārtraukums elektroenerģijas piegādē bekalan elektrik terganggu stroomonderbreking strømbrudd/-utkopling wyłączenie prądu, awaria elektryczna corte de energia pană de curent отключение электроэнергии výpadok izpad toka nestanak struje strömavbrott ตัดไฟ elektrik kesilmesi 斷電 вимикання електроенергії بجلي کي عدم فراہمي mất điện 断电 adj ˌpower-ˈdriven worked by electricity or other mechanical means, not by hand. elektries aangedrewe مُشَغَّل بالطّاقَة الكَهْريائِيَّه с механично задвижване mechanický -drevet Kraft-... μηχανοκίνητος a motor, mecánico mootor- غیر دستی moottorikäyttöinen à moteur מוּנָע בְּכּוֹחַ- बिजली या यांत्रिक रूप से चलने वाला motoriziranost motoros, géperejű; villamos hajtású bertenaga listrik véldrifinn/-knúinn a motore 動力で動く 동력으로 움직이는 elektra ir pan. varomas ar piedziņu; piedziņas- berkuasa elektrik electrisch, machinaal aangedreven motordrevet mechaniczny movido mecanicamente cu motor механизированный mechanický na električni pogon električni maskin-, motor-, eldriven ซึ่งขับเคลื่อนโดยเครื่องยนต์ elektrik/mekanik güçle çalışan 動力傳動的 механічний; автоматичний پاور سے چلنے والا điều khiển bằng điện 动力传动的 power point a socket on a wall etc into which an electric plug can be fitted. kragpunt نُقْطَة القابِس الكَهْرُبائي контакт zdířka stikkontakt die Steckdose ρευματοδότης, μπρίζα toma de corriente pistikupesa پریز pistorasia prise de courant נְקוּדַת מֶתָח बिजली प्वाइंट utičnica fali csatlakozó(aljzat) soket listrik rafmagnsinnstunga presa コンセント 콘센트 kištukinis lizdas kontaktligzda, rozete mata kuasa stopcontact strømuttak, stikkontakt gniazdko tomada штепсельная розетка zástrčka vtičnica utičnica el-, vägguttag ปลั๊กไฟ priz 電源插座 електроввід ديوار کا ساکٹ جس ميں پلگ لگايا جاسکتا ہے ổ cắm điện 电源插座 power station a building where electricity is produced. kragstasie مَحَطَّة طاقَه كَهْرُبائِيَّه електроцентрала elektrárna elværk; kraftværk das Elektrizitätswerk ηλεκτρικός σταθμός central eléctrica jõujaam نیروگاه برق voimala centrale électrique תַּחֲנַת כּוֹחַ विद्युत उत्पादन गृह, बिजली घर elektrana erőmű pembangkit listrik orkustöð/-ver centrale elettrica 発電所 발전소 elektrinė, jėgainė spēkstacija stesen jana kuasa elektrische centrale kraftstasjon elektrownia central eléctrica centrală electrică электростанция elektráreň elektrarna elektrana elverk, kraftstation โรงงานผลิตไฟฟ้า elektrik santralı 發電站 електростанція بجلي گھر nhà máy điện 发电站 be in power (of a political party) to be the governing party. die hef hê, in beheer wees يَكون في السُّلْطَه на власт съм být u moci have regeringsmagt an der Macht sein κυβερνώ, είμαι στην εξουσία estar en el poder võimul olema بر مصدر قدرت olla vallassa être au pouvoir לִהיוֹת בַּשִלטוֹן सत्ता में होना biti u vladajućoj grupi,struktura vlasti uralmon van memerintah vera við völd essere al potere 政権についている 여당이다 būti valdžioje būt pie varas/valdošais parti pemerintah aan de macht zijn være i maktposisjon; 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| And Solon, according to Plutarch, was in a manner compelled, by the universal suffrage of his fellow-citizens, to take upon him the sole and absolute power of new-modeling the constitution. The spell of the fair wind has a subtle power to scatter a white-winged company of ships looking all the same way, each with its white fillet of tumbling foam under the bow. The foundation of the former was a superintending Providence- -the rights of man, and the constituent revolutionary power of the people. |
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