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1 persuasion
[pə'sweɪʒn]1) U persuasione f.no amount of persuasion will make her change her mind — non servirà a nulla tentare di convincerla, non cambierà idea
2) relig. credo m., fede f.3) (view, belief) idea f., convinzione f.4) (kind, sort) sorta f., tipo m.* * *[-ʒən]noun (the act of persuading: He gave in to our persuasion and did what we wanted him to do.) persuasione, convincimento* * *persuasion /pəˈsweɪʒn/n.3 religione; credo; fede4 [u] (con attr.) (fam. scherz.) genere; specie; tipo; scuola.* * *[pə'sweɪʒn]1) U persuasione f.no amount of persuasion will make her change her mind — non servirà a nulla tentare di convincerla, non cambierà idea
2) relig. credo m., fede f.3) (view, belief) idea f., convinzione f.4) (kind, sort) sorta f., tipo m. -
2 persuasion per·sua·sion n
[pə'sweɪʒ(ə)n]1) (persuading) persuasione f2) (creed) convinzione f, credo -
3 power ***** pow·er
['paʊə(r)]1. n1) (physical strength), (also), fig forza, (energy) energia, (force: of engine, blow, explosion) potenza, (of sun) intensità, (electricity) elettricità2) (ability, capacity) capacità f inv, potere m, (faculty) facoltà f invmental powers — capacità fpl mentali
the power of speech — la facoltà or l'uso della parola
powers of persuasion/imagination — forza di persuasione/immaginazione
3) (Pol: authority) potere m, autorità f invthe powers of darkness or evil — le forze del male
4) Math potenza7 to the power (of) 3 — 7 al cubo or alla terza
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fam: a lot of) it did me a power of good — mi ha fatto un bene enorme2. vt3. adj -
4 bear ****
I [bɛə(r)] bore vb: pt borne pp1. vt1) (carry: burden, signature, date, name) portare, (news, message) recare, (traces, signs) mostrarehe bore himself like a soldier — (of posture) aveva un portamento militare, (of behaviour) si comportò da soldato
to bear sb ill will — portare or serbare rancore a qn
2) (support: weight) reggere, sostenere, (cost) sostenere, (responsibility) assumere, (comparison) reggere athe roof couldn't bear the weight of the snow — il tetto non ha retto il or al peso della neve
3) (endure: pain) sopportare, (stand up to: inspection, examination) reggere aI can't bear him — non lo posso soffrire or sopportare
4) (produce: fruit) produrre, dare, (young) partorire, (child) generare, dare alla luce, (Fin: interest) fruttare2. vi1)to bear right/left — andare a destra/sinistra, piegare a destra/sinistrato bear away Naut — poggiare
2)to bring sth to bear (on) — (influence, powers of persuasion) esercitare qc (su)
•- bear on- bear out- bear upII [bɛə(r)] norso (-a), Stock Exchange ribassista m/fthe Great Bear Astron — l'Orsa Maggiore
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5 power
I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
* * *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.) potere, capacità2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) potere3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) potere4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) potere5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autorità6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potenza7) (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.) potenza•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
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