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1 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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2 escape
[ɪ'skeɪp] I1) (of person) evasione f., fuga f.; fig. scampo m., salvezza f.to make good one's escape — riuscire a evadere; fig. riuscire a salvarsi, riuscire a trovare una via di scampo
to make an o one's escape evadere; to have a narrow o lucky escape — scamparla bella
2) (leak) fuga f., perdita f.II 1.1) (avoid)to escape death, danger — sfuggire alla morte, al pericolo
2.to escape detection — [ person] evitare di essere scoperto; [ fault] non essere scoperto
1) (get away) [ person] evadere, fuggire; [ animal] scappare, fuggire; fig. rifugiarsi2) (leak) [water, gas] fuoriuscire* * *[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) evadere2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) evitare3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) sfuggire4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) fuoriuscire2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) fuga, evasione- escapism- escapist* * *[ɪ'skeɪp] I1) (of person) evasione f., fuga f.; fig. scampo m., salvezza f.to make good one's escape — riuscire a evadere; fig. riuscire a salvarsi, riuscire a trovare una via di scampo
to make an o one's escape evadere; to have a narrow o lucky escape — scamparla bella
2) (leak) fuga f., perdita f.II 1.1) (avoid)to escape death, danger — sfuggire alla morte, al pericolo
2.to escape detection — [ person] evitare di essere scoperto; [ fault] non essere scoperto
1) (get away) [ person] evadere, fuggire; [ animal] scappare, fuggire; fig. rifugiarsi2) (leak) [water, gas] fuoriuscire -
3 soften
['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]2.1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione•* * *['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) ammorbidire; attenuare* * *['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]2.1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione•
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