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1 power
adj. kraft-; motor-; mekanisk--------n. kraft; styrka; förmåga; begåvning; makt, auktoritet; dignitet (inom matematik); kapacitet (ström)--------v. förse med elektricitet; starta; driva* * *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.) makt, kraft[], förmåga2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) styrka, kraft; el-, maskin-3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) makt, [] våld4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) befogenhet5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) maktfaktor6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) stormakt7) (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.) potens•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
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2 impose
v. tvinga, tränga på, lägga på; tvinga sig på; begagna sig av* * *[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) lägga på, införa2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) tvinga (pracka) på3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) tvinga sig på• -
3 recognise
v. känna igen, identifiera; veta; erkänna; medge* * *1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) känna igen2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) erkänna3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) erkänna4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) erkänna•- recognisable
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4 recognize
v. känna igen; känna; erkänna* * *1) (to see, hear etc (a person, thing etc) and know who or what that person, thing etc is, because one has seen or heard him, it etc before: I recognized his voice/handwriting; I recognized him by his voice.) känna igen2) (to admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.) erkänna3) (to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.) erkänna4) (to accept as valid, well-qualified etc: I don't recognize the authority of this court.) erkänna•- recognisable
- recognizably
- recognisably
- recognition
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