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1 power
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.) putere, facultate2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) putere, energie (electrică)3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) putere4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) drept; putere5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) persoană influentă6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) putere7) (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.) putere•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
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2 endurance
noun (the power or ability to bear or to last: He has amazing (power of) endurance; Her rudeness is beyond endurance; ( also adjective) endurance tests.) puterea de a îndura; (de) rezistenţă -
3 magnetism
1) (power of attraction: his personal magnetism.) atracţie2) ((the science of) magnets and their power of attraction: the magnetism of the earth.) magnetism -
4 amplifier
noun (a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness: You need a new amplifier for your stereo equipment.) amplificator -
5 ascendancy/ascendency
noun (control or power (over): They have the ascendancy over the other political groups.) ascendent, influenţă -
6 backup
1) (additional people who provide help when it is needed: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.)2) (a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed.)3) (( also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.) -
7 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) pană de curent2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) interzicere (a ştirilor)3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) pierdere a cunoştinţei4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.)5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.)6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) -
8 booster
1) (a person or thing that boosts: That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic).) susţinător2) (a device for increasing power, force etc: I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal.) amplificator3) (the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages.) rachetă de lansare -
9 bunsen (burner)
noun (a gas burner which produces a smokeless flame of great heating power: Several of the bunsens in the chemistry laboratory are out of order.) bec Bunsen -
10 empire
1) (a group of states etc under a single ruler or ruling power: the Roman empire.) imperiu2) (a large industrial organization controlling many firms: He owns a washing-machine empire.) imperiu -
11 fascination
1) (the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated: the look of fascination on the children's faces.) fascinaţie2) (the power of fascinating or something that has this: Old books have/hold a fascination for him.) farmec -
12 feeling
1) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) simţ2) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) senzaţie3) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) sentiment4) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) impresie5) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) sentiment6) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) emoţie -
13 figurehead
1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) persoană cu funcţie onorifică2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) galion -
14 hydroelectricity
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15 lust
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16 millwheel
noun (a wheel that provides power to a mill as it turns.) -
17 outage
(blackout; a period of a general power failure.) -
18 pylon
1) (a tall steel tower for supporting electric power cables.) pilon2) (a guiding mark at an airfield.) stâlp -
19 reactor
noun ((also nuclear reactor) an apparatus in which nuclear energy is produced which can be used as a source of power, eg when converted into electricity.) reactor (nuclear) -
20 removal
noun (the act of removing or the state of being removed, especially the moving of furniture etc to a new home: After his removal from power, the dictator was sent into exile; Our removal is to take place on Monday; ( also adjective) a removal van.) îndepărtare; mutare
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