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adjective (having great strength, influence etc: a powerful engine; He's powerful in local politics.) potente; poderosopowerful adj1. poderoso2. potente / fuertetr['paʊəfʊl]1 (strong - athlete, body, current) fuerte; (- blow, engine, machine) potente2 (influential - enemy, nation, ruler) poderoso,-a3 (effective - performance, image) impactante; (- argument, speech) poderoso,-a, convincente; (drug) potente, fuertepowerful ['paʊərfəl] adj: poderoso, potente♦ powerfully advadj.• convincente adj.• fuerte adj.• intenso, -a adj.• poderoso, -a adj.• potente adj.• pudiente adj.• valeroso, -a adj.'paʊərfəl, 'paʊəfəla) < country> poderosob) <serve/stroke> potente; <shoulders/arms> fuerted) <engine/weapon> potente; < drug> potente, fuerte; <smell/current> fuerte['paʊǝfʊl]ADJ2) (=physically strong) [person] fuerte, fornido; [animal, physique, arms, muscles] fuerte3) (=having great force or power) [engine, magnet, computer, explosive] potente; [kick, explosion, smell] fuerte; [voice] potente, fuerte; [swimmer] resistente4) (=having a strong effect) [drug] potente; [emotion] intenso, profundo; [argument] poderoso, convincente; [performance, film, novel] impactante, que deja huella; [speech] conmovedorhe gave a powerful performance — su actuación fue impactante or de las que deja huella
this information is a powerful weapon against the government — esta información es un arma potente contra el gobierno
* * *['paʊərfəl, 'paʊəfəl]a) < country> poderosob) <serve/stroke> potente; <shoulders/arms> fuerted) <engine/weapon> potente; < drug> potente, fuerte; <smell/current> fuerte
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