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1 central eléctrica
f.power station, power plant, generating station, powerhouse.* * ** * *(n.) = electric power station, electric power plant, power plant, power plant, powerhouseEx. It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.Ex. In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, electric power plants, Joy and sorrow).Ex. This information resource was created to catalogue power plant cooling system impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.Ex. This information resource was created to catalogue power plant cooling system impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.Ex. Instances are given where more than half a village was wiped out or where powerhouses/dams were damaged.* * *(n.) = electric power station, electric power plant, power plant, power plant, powerhouseEx: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, electric power plants, Joy and sorrow).Ex: This information resource was created to catalogue power plant cooling system impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.Ex: This information resource was created to catalogue power plant cooling system impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.Ex: Instances are given where more than half a village was wiped out or where powerhouses/dams were damaged.* * *power station -
2 centro neurálgico
m.1 nerve center.2 powerhouse.* * *(n.) = powerhouse, power engineEx. From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex. Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.* * *el centro neurálgico= nerve centre, theEx: A national library is the most obvious institution to act as the nerve centre of an interloan system.
(n.) = powerhouse, power engineEx: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.
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3 fuerza motriz
f.driving force, traction, prime mover, motive power.* * *motive power* * ** * *(n.) = powerhouse, power engine, motive forceEx. From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex. Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex. The motive force is that inner, irresistible drive, the very essence of all our energy, which impels us to shun evil and to seek after the good.* * ** * *(n.) = powerhouse, power engine, motive forceEx: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.
Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex: The motive force is that inner, irresistible drive, the very essence of all our energy, which impels us to shun evil and to seek after the good. -
4 potencia
f.1 power.tiene mucha potencia it's very powerfullas grandes potencias the major (world) powers2 potency, power, strength.3 powerful nation, a state or nation having international authority or influence, a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world, leading nation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: potenciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: potenciar.* * *1 (capacidad) power2 (país) power3 (en matemática) power\en potencia potential, budding* * *noun f.1) power2) potency* * *SF1) (=capacidad) powerpotencia electoral — voting power, power in terms of votes
potencia muscular — muscular power, muscular strength
2) (Mec) power3) (Pol) power4) (Mat) power5) (Rel) (tb: potencia del alma) faculty6)en potencia — potential, in the making
* * *1)a) (fuerza, capacidad) powerb) (Fís, Mec) power2) (nación, organización) poweruna potencia naval/nuclear — a naval/nuclear power
3) (Mat) power* * *= horsepower, potential, power, powerhouse, power engine.Ex. Failure, for example, to observe the distinction between HORSE and HORSES creates the possibility of having to consider CHESTNUT; HORSESHOE; and HORSEPOWER (MECHANICS) while attempting to connect the two sequences.Ex. As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.Ex. Conversion of binary to decimal is easy when it is remembered that each binary digit represents a power of 2.Ex. From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex. Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.----* de alta potencia = high power.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* enchufe de potencia = power socket.* en potencia = anticipated, intending, potentially.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* gran potencia = great power.* potencia 7 Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.* potencia colonial = colonial power.* potencia comercial = commercial power.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* potencia eléctrica = power.* potencia industrial = industrial power.* potencia mundial = world power.* potencia nuclear = nuclear power.* trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.* unidad de potencia = unit of power.* * *1)a) (fuerza, capacidad) powerb) (Fís, Mec) power2) (nación, organización) poweruna potencia naval/nuclear — a naval/nuclear power
3) (Mat) power* * *= horsepower, potential, power, powerhouse, power engine.Ex: Failure, for example, to observe the distinction between HORSE and HORSES creates the possibility of having to consider CHESTNUT; HORSESHOE; and HORSEPOWER (MECHANICS) while attempting to connect the two sequences.
Ex: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.Ex: Conversion of binary to decimal is easy when it is remembered that each binary digit represents a power of 2.Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.* de alta potencia = high power.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* enchufe de potencia = power socket.* en potencia = anticipated, intending, potentially.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* gran potencia = great power.* potencia 7 Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.* potencia colonial = colonial power.* potencia comercial = commercial power.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* potencia eléctrica = power.* potencia industrial = industrial power.* potencia mundial = world power.* potencia nuclear = nuclear power.* trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.* unidad de potencia = unit of power.* * *A1 (fuerza, capacidad) powerla potencia militar de los dos países the military power o might of the two countriesse vanagloriaba de su potencia sexual he used to boast about his sexual prowesspara reducir la potencia de los sindicatos to reduce the power of the unionseste niño es un artista en potencia this child has the makings of an artist o has the potential to be an artistCompuestos:brake horsepowerB (nación, organización) poweruna potencia naval/nuclear a naval/nuclear powerC ( Mat) powercinco elevado a la cuarta potencia five (raised) to the power of four* * *
Del verbo potenciar: ( conjugate potenciar)
potencia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
potencia
potenciar
potencia sustantivo femenino
power;◊ potencia militar/nuclear military/nuclear power;
este niño es un artista en potencia this child has the makings of an artist
potenciar ( conjugate potenciar) verbo transitivo (period)
‹relaciones/unidad/talento› to foster;
‹ cultura› to promote
potencia sustantivo femenino
1 power
2 Pol power
potencias extranjeras, foreign powers
♦ Locuciones: un asesino en potencia, a potential murderer
potenciar verbo transitivo to promote, strengthen
' potencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elevar
English:
N
- output
- potency
- power
- would-be
- high
- material
- potential
- strength
* * *potencia nf1. [capacidad, fuerza] power;la potencia de las aguas derribó el dique the force of the water burst the dyke;este automóvil tiene mucha potencia this car is very powerfulpotencia sexual sexual prowess2. Fís powerpotencia acústica acoustic power;potencia de un cohete rocket thrust;potencia de una lente power of a lens3. [país] power;las grandes potencias the major (world) powerspotencia mundial world power;es una potencia mundial en la fabricación de automóviles it's one of the major o main car manufacturers in the world;potencia nuclear nuclear poweruna campeona en potencia a potential champion5. Mat power;elevar a la segunda potencia to raise to the second power, to square;elevar a la tercera potencia to raise to the third power, to cube* * *f power;en potencia potential;elevar a la décima potencia MAT raise to the power of ten* * *potencia nf1) : powerpotencias extranjeras: foreign powerselevado a la tercera potencia: raised to the third power2) : capacity, potency* * *potencia n power -
5 puntal
m.1 prop (madero).2 snack. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)* * *1 prop2 figurado support* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=soporte) (Arquit) prop, support; (Agr) prop; (Téc) strut2) (=persona) [que sirve de apoyo] chief supporter; [que ayuda a resistir] cornerstone; [que está al frente] leading light3) LAm snack* * *b) (Náut) ( soporte de cubierta) stanchion; ( altura desde la quilla) heightc) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.Ex. IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex. From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex. Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex. The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.* * *b) (Náut) ( soporte de cubierta) stanchion; ( altura desde la quilla) heightc) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
Ex: IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.* * *3 (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *
puntal sustantivo masculinoa) (Const) prop
' puntal' also found in these entries:
English:
prop
- strut
* * *puntal nm1. [madero] prop2. [en mina] shore, leg3. [apoyo] mainstay;el sector agrario es uno de los puntales de la región farming is one of the mainstays of the regional economy4. Andes, CAm, Méx [aperitivo] snack* * *puntal nm1) : prop, support2) : stanchion
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