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1 impuissant
impuissant, e [ɛ̃pyisɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *
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impuissante ɛ̃pɥisɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) gén powerless, helpless; [effort] vain2) Médecine impotent
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nom masculin Médecine impotent man* * *ɛ̃pɥisɑ̃, ɑ̃t impuissant, -e1. adj (devant un cataclysme, un drame)helplessElle se sentait complètement impuissante. — She felt completely helpless.
1) (à obtenir un résultat) ineffectual2) (sexuellement) impotent2. nm* * *A adj1 ( inefficace) [personne, gouvernement, police] powerless; [effort] vain; impuissant à faire powerless to do; assister impuissant à qch to watch sth helplessly;2 Physiol impotent; impuissant sexuellement sexually impotent.B nm Méd impotent man.( féminin impuissante) [ɛ̃pɥisɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif————————nom masculin -
2 impuissance
impuissance [ɛ̃pyisɑ̃s]feminine noun* * *ɛ̃pɥisɑ̃s1) gén impotence2) Médecine impotence* * *ɛ̃pɥisɑ̃s nf1) (devant un cataclysme, un drame) helplessness2) (à obtenir un résultat) ineffectualness3) (sexuelle) impotence* * *impuissance nf1 ( incapacité) (de personne, gouvernement) impotence; l'impuissance de qn face à qch the helplessness of sb in the face of sth; impuissance à faire inability to do; réduire qn à l'impuissance to render sb powerless;2 Physiol impotence; l'impuissance sexuelle sexual impotence.[ɛ̃pɥisɑ̃s] nom féminin
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