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1 powerful
adjective (having great strength, influence etc: a powerful engine; He's powerful in local politics.) poderoso* * *pow.er.ful[p'auəful] adj 1 poderoso, potente, vigoroso, forte. 2 eficaz, eficiente. 3 influente. 4 convincente. 5 coll considerável, numeroso. -
2 powerful
adjective (having great strength, influence etc: a powerful engine; He's powerful in local politics.) poderoso -
3 powerful
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4 all-powerful
all-pow.er.ful[ɔ:l p'auəful] adj todo-poderoso. -
5 baron
['bærən]feminine - baroness; noun1) (a nobleman: He was made a baron; Baron Rothschild.) barão2) (an important, powerful person: a newspaper baron.) barão* * *bar.on[b'ærən] n 1 barão. 2 nobre. 3 coll magnata, capitalista. coffee baron / barão do café. -
6 dictator
noun (an all-powerful ruler: As soon as he became dictator, he made all political parties illegal and governed the country as he liked.) ditador* * *dic.ta.tor[dikt'eitə] n 1 ditador, indivíduo que concentra temporariamente os poderes do Estado. 2 pessoa despótica, autoritária. -
7 dynamite
(a type of powerful explosive.) dinamite* * *dy.na.mite[d'ainəmait] n 1 dinamite. 2 fig coisa ou pessoa que tem efeito muito forte. • vt dinamitar, aplicar dinamite, fazer explodir por meio de dinamite, destruir com dinamite. -
8 electric chair
(a chair used to execute criminals by sending a powerful electric current through them.) cadeira eléctrica* * *e.lec.tric chair[ilektrik t8'32] n cadeira elétrica.————————electric chaircadeira elétrica. -
9 feudal
['fju:dl](of the system by which people gave certain services eg military support to a more powerful man in return for lands, protection etc.) feudal* * *feu.dal[fj'u:dəl] adj feudal, relativo a feudo. -
10 floor
[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) soalho2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) andar2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) pavimentar2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) deitar ao chão•- - floored
- floorboard
- flooring* * *[flɔ:] n 1 soalho, assoalho, chão, piso, pavimento, eira. 2 andar, pavimento. 3 fundo (do navio, de mar, etc.). 4 tribuna, parte de uma assembléia onde estão os representantes e de onde falam os oradores. 5 coll mínimo de preço. 6 audiência, platéia. he held the floor / ele cativou a assembléia com seu discurso. 7 pista de dança. she took the floor / ela dançou, Amer ela entrou no palco. 8 plataforma de ponte, píer, etc. 9 direito à palavra em uma assembléia. • vt 1 pavimentar, assoalhar. 2 fig derrubar, deitar no chão. 3 coll vencer, derrubar. 4 coll confundir, desconcertar, embatucar, fazer calar, estar perplexo, derrotar discutindo, abater (o candidato) com perguntas de algibeira (num exame, gíria universitária). 5 sl dirigir em alta velocidade. basement floor subsolo. boarded floor assoalho de tábuas. first floor primeiro andar, Amer andar térreo, rés-do-chão. inlaid floor assoalho de tacos. to floor the paper responder a todas as perguntas (em exame). to have the floor ter o direito de falar. top floor último andar. to take the floor (Parlamento) tomar a palavra. to wipe the floor with derrotar completamente (numa luta, competição, debate). -
11 forceful
adjective (powerful: a forceful argument.) vigoroso* * *force.ful[f'ɔ:sful] adj 1 forte, vigoroso, poderoso, potente, violento, impetuoso, enérgico. 2 substancial, substancioso, eficaz. -
12 he-man
[-mæn]- plural he-men - noun (a very strong, powerful man.) homem macho* * *he-man[h'i: mæn] n coll homem macho, viril. -
13 hefty
['hefti]1) ((of people) big and strong: Her husband is pretty hefty.) robusto2) ((of punches etc) powerful: a hefty kick.) poderoso* * *heft.y[h'efti] adj 1 grande, forte, robusto. 2 pesado. -
14 humility
[hju'miləti](modesty; humbleness: Despite his powerful position in the government, he was still a man of great humility.) humildadeSee also:- humble* * *hu.mil.i.ty[hju:m'iliti] n humildade. -
15 hydrogen bomb
(also H-bomb ['ei bom]) (a very powerful bomb in which the explosion is caused by turning hydrogen into helium at a very high temperature.) bomba de hidrogénio* * *hy.dro.gen bomb[h'aidrədʒən bɔm] (abreviatura: H-bomb) n Nucl Eng bomba de hidrogênio, bomba H. -
16 mastiff
['mæstif](a type of powerful dog, formerly used in hunting.) mastim* * *mas.tiff[m'æstif] n mastim: cão de guarda. -
17 megalomania
[meɡələ'meiniə](the idea, usually false, that one is great or powerful, combined with a passion for more greatness or power.) megalomania* * *meg.a.lo.ma.ni.a[m'egəloum'einjə] n megalomania: mania de grandeza. -
18 physique
[fi'zi:k](the structure of a person's body: He has a poor/powerful physique.) físico* * *phy.sique[fiz'i:k] n físico, compleição. -
19 potent
['pəutənt](powerful; strong: a potent drink.) forte- potency* * *po.tent[p'outənt] adj 1 potente: a) possante, forte. b) enérgico, poderoso. c) capaz de procriar. 2 convincente, persuasório. -
20 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.) poder2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) energia3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) poder4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) poder5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) força6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potência7) (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.) potência•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *pow.er[p'auə] n 1 poder: a) faculdade, capacidade. b) autoridade, controle, comando. c) governo. d) influência, ascendência. e) recurso, capacidade. f) força, vigor. g) Jur direito, capacidade. 2 potência: a) capacidade de trabalho de uma máquina, aparelho, motor, etc. b) Phys rateio da transformação de energia. c) Math produto de fatores iguais. d) nação poderosa. 3 força mecânica ou elétrica. 4 Med eficácia, eficiência. 5 coll grande quantidade, abundância. 6 Opt capacidade de aumento de uma lente, alcance. 7 arch força militar ou naval. 8 powers potestades. 9 energia elétrica. • vt equipar com meio de propulsão mecânica, prover de energia. • adj força. effective power potência efetiva. electric power força elétrica. in power no poder, no governo. power of attorney Jur procuração. power of conversation dom da conversação. reasoning power capacidade de raciocínio. square power segunda potência. the powers of evil as forças do mal. they came into power eles se apossaram do poder. they will do all in their power farão tudo que estiver ao seu alcance. to raise into the 2nd power elevar à segunda potência.
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