structure of power

1) (ability) Kraft, die

2) (faculty) Fähigkeit, die; Vermögen, das (geh.); (talent) Begabung, die; Talent, das

3) (vigour, intensity) (of sun's rays) Kraft, die; (of sermon, performance) Eindringlichkeit, die; (solidity, physical strength) Kraft, die; (of a blow) Wucht, die

4) (authority) Macht, die, Herrschaft, die ( over über + Akk.)

5) (personal ascendancy)

6) (political or social ascendancy) Macht, die

7) (authorization) Vollmacht, die

8) (influential person) Autorität, die; (influential thing) Machtfaktor, der

9) (State) Macht, die

10) (coll.): (large amount) Menge, die (ugs.)

11) (Math.) Potenz, die

12) (mechanical, electrical) Kraft, die; (electric current) Strom, der; (of loudspeaker, engine, etc.) Leistung, die

13) (deity) Macht, die

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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.) die Kraft

2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) die Kraft; mit Elektrizität betrieben

3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) die Macht

4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) die Befugnis

5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) einflußreiche Persönlichkeit

6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) die Macht

7) (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.) die Potenz

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[ˈpaʊəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. no pl (control) Macht f; (influence) Einfluss m

gay/black \power movement Schwulenbewegung f/schwarze Bürgerrechtsbewegung

to be in sb's \power völlig unter jds Einfluss stehen

to have sb in one's \power jdn in seiner Gewalt haben

to have \power over sb/sth (control) Macht über jdn/etw haben; (influence) Einfluss auf jdn/etw haben

he has a mysterious \power over her sie ist ihm auf eine rätselhafte Art verfallen

2. no pl (political control) Macht f

absolute \power absolute Macht

to come to \power an die Macht kommen

executive/legislative \power die exekutive/legislative Gewalt

to fall from \power die Macht abgeben müssen

to be in/out of \power an der Macht/nicht an der Macht sein

to restore sb to \power jdn wieder an die Macht bringen

to be returned to \power wieder [o erneut] an die Macht kommen

to seize \power die Macht ergreifen [o übernehmen

3. (nation) [Führungs]macht f

industrial/military \power Industriemacht/Militärmacht f

naval [or sea] \power Seemacht f

nuclear \power Atommacht f

the West's leading \powers die westlichen Führungsmächte

world \power Weltmacht f

4. (person, group) Macht f; (person also) treibende Kraft

▪ \powers pl (group) Kräfte pl

she is becoming an increasingly important \power in the company sie wird innerhalb des Unternehmens zunehmend wichtiger

Mother Teresa was a \power for good Mutter Teresa hat viel Gutes bewirkt

the \powers of darkness die Mächte pl der Finsternis

5. no pl (right) Berechtigung f, Befugnis f

it is [with]in my \power to order your arrest ich bin dazu berechtigt, Sie unter Arrest zu stellen

to have the \power of veto das Vetorecht haben

6. (authority)

▪ \powers pl Kompetenz[en] f[pl]

to act beyond one's \powers seine Kompetenzen überschreiten

to give sb full \powers to do sth jdn bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun

7. no pl (ability) Vermögen nt, Macht f

it is beyond my \power to... es steht nicht in meiner Macht,...

the doctors will soon have it within their \power to... die Ärzte werden bald in der Lage sein,...

\power of absorption Absorptionsvermögen nt

to do everything in one's \power alles in seiner Macht Stehende tun

to have the [or have it in one's] \power to do sth die Fähigkeit haben, etw zu tun, etw tun können

they have the \power to destroy us sie haben die Macht, uns zu zerstören

8. (skills)

▪ \powers pl Vermögen nt kein pl, Fähigkeiten pl

\powers of concentration Konzentrationsfähigkeit f

\powers of endurance Durchhaltevermögen nt

to be at the height [or peak] of one's \powers auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Leistungsfähigkeit sein

intellectual/mental \powers intellektuelle/geistige Fähigkeiten

\powers of observation Beobachtungsfähigkeit f

\powers of persuasion Überzeugungskraft f

9. no pl (strength) Kraft f, Stärke f; (of sea, wind, explosion) Gewalt f; (of nation, political party) Stärke f, Macht f

economic \power Wirtschaftsmacht f

explosive \power Sprengkraft f a. fig

military \power militärische Stärke

10. no pl (emotion) Intensität f; of words Macht f

a poet of immense \power eine Dichterin von unglaublicher Ausdruckskraft

11. no pl (electricity) Strom m, Elektrizität f

to cut off the \power den Strom abstellen

to disconnect the \power den Strom abschalten

hydroelectric \power Wasserkraft f

nuclear \power Atomenergie f

solar \power Solarenergie f, Sonnenenergie f

source of \power Energiequelle f, Energielieferant m

12. no pl (output) Leistung f, Kraft f

full \power ahead! volle Kraft voraus!

13. no pl (dioptres) Stärke f

what's the magnification \power of your binoculars? wie stark ist Ihr Fernglas?

14. no pl MATH Potenz f

\power of ten Zehnerpotenz f

two to the \power [of] four [or to the fourth \power] zwei hoch vier

three raised to the \power of six drei in die sechste Potenz erhoben

▶ the \powers that be die Mächtigen

it's up to the \powers that be to decide what... sollen die da oben doch entscheiden, was... fam

▶ to do sb a \power of good ( fam) jdm wirklich gut tun

▶ more \power to your elbow [or AM to you]! nur zu!, viel Erfolg!

▶ \power behind the throne graue Eminenz

II. n modifier

1. (electric) (source, supply) Strom-

\power failure [or loss] Stromausfall m

\power industry Energiewirtschaft f

\power output elektrische Leistung, Stromleistung f

\power switch [Strom]schalter m

2. (political) (block, game, structure) Macht-

\power politics Machtpolitik f

\power struggle Machtkampf m

\power vacuum Machtvakuum nt

III. vi

1. (speed)

▪ to \power somewhere irgendwohin sausen [o fam rasen

2. (work hard) sich akk mächtig ins Zeug legen fam

IV. vt

▪ to \power sth etw antreiben

diesel-\powered trucks Lkws mit Dieselantrieb

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1. n

1) no pl (= physical strength) Kraft f; (= force of blow, explosion etc) Stärke f, Gewalt f, Wucht f; (fig of argument etc) Überzeugungskraft f

2) (= faculty, ability of hearing, imagination) Vermögen nt no pl

3) (= capacity, ability to help etc) Macht f

4) (no pl = sphere or strength of influence, authority) Macht f; (JUR, parental) Gewalt f; (usu pl = thing one has authority to do) Befugnis f

5) (= person or institution having authority) Autorität f, Machtfaktor m

6) (= nation) Macht f

7) (= source of energy nuclear, electric power etc) Energie f; (of water, steam) Energie f, Kraft f

8) (of engine, machine, loudspeakers, transmitter) Leistung f; (of microscope, lens, sun's rays, drug, chemical) Stärke f

9) (MATH) Potenz f

10) (inf

2. vt

3. vi

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power [ˈpaʊə(r)]

A s

1. Kraft f, Stärke f, Macht f, Vermögen n:

it was out of ( oder not in) his power to do it es stand nicht in seiner Macht, es zu tun;

more power to your elbow! bes Br umg viel Erfolg!;

do all in one’s power alles tun, was in seiner Macht steht;

it is beyond my power es übersteigt meine Kraft

2. (auch physische) Kraft, Energie f

3. Wucht f, Gewalt f, Kraft f

4. meist pl

a) (hypnotische etc) Kräfte pl

b) (geistige) Fähigkeiten pl:

power to concentrate, power(s) of concentration Konzentrationsvermögen n, -fähigkeit f; → observation A 3, persuasion 2 Talent n

5. Macht f, Gewalt f, Autorität f, Herrschaft f ( alle:

over über akk):

the power of money die Macht des Geldes;

be in power an der Macht oder umg am Ruder sein;

be in sb’s power in jemandes Gewalt sein;

come into power an die Macht oder umg ans Ruder kommen, zur Macht gelangen;

have sb in one’s power jemanden in seiner Gewalt haben;

have (no) power over sb (keinen) Einfluss auf jemanden haben; → key¹ A 1

6. JUR (Handlungs-, Vertretungs)Vollmacht f, Befugnis f:

power of testation Testierfähigkeit f; → attorney b, full¹ A 11, go beyond

7. POL Gewalt f (als Staatsfunktion): → legislative A 1, separation 1, etc

8. POL (Macht)Befugnis f, (Amts)Gewalt f

9. POL Macht f, Staat m: → Great Powers

10. Machtfaktor m, einflussreiche Stelle oder Person:

the powers that be die maßgeblichen (Regierungs)Stellen;

power behind the throne graue Eminenz

11. höhere Macht:

the heavenly powers die himmlischen Mächte; → darkness 4

12. Powers pl REL Mächte pl (6. Ordnung der Engel)

13. umg Menge f:

a power of people;

it did him a power of good es hat ihm unwahrscheinlich gutgetan

14. MATH Potenz f:

power series Potenzreihe f;

raise to the third power in die dritte Potenz erheben

15. ELEK, PHYS Kraft f, Leistung f, Energie f:

power per unit surface ( oder area) Flächenleistung

16. ELEK (Stark)Strom m

17. RADIO, TV Sendestärke f

18. TECH

a) mechanische Kraft, Antriebskraft f

b) → horsepower 1:

a) mit laufendem Motor,

b) (mit) Vollgas;

power off mit abgestelltem Motor, im Leerlauf;

under one’s own power mit eigener Kraft, fig a. unter eigener Regie

19. OPT Vergrößerungskraft f, (Brenn)Stärke f (einer Linse)

B v/t TECH mit (mechanischer etc) Kraft betreiben, antreiben, (mit Motor) ausrüsten: → rocket-powered

C v/i TECH mit Motorkraft fahren

p. abk

1. page S.

2. part T.

3. LING participle Part.

4. past

5. Br penny, pence

6. per

7. post, after

8. power

P abk

1. parking

2. (Schach) pawn

3. PHYS power;

4. PHYS pressure

pr abk

1. pair

2. paper

3. power

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1) (ability) Kraft, die

2) (faculty) Fähigkeit, die; Vermögen, das (geh.); (talent) Begabung, die; Talent, das

3) (vigour, intensity) (of sun's rays) Kraft, die; (of sermon, performance) Eindringlichkeit, die; (solidity, physical strength) Kraft, die; (of a blow) Wucht, die

4) (authority) Macht, die, Herrschaft, die ( over über + Akk.)

5) (personal ascendancy)

6) (political or social ascendancy) Macht, die

7) (authorization) Vollmacht, die

8) (influential person) Autorität, die; (influential thing) Machtfaktor, der

9) (State) Macht, die

10) (coll.): (large amount) Menge, die (ugs.)

11) (Math.) Potenz, die

12) (mechanical, electrical) Kraft, die; (electric current) Strom, der; (of loudspeaker, engine, etc.) Leistung, die

13) (deity) Macht, die

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Macht ¨-e (über) f. (exponent, Mathematics) n.

Potenz (n-te von x)

Einfluss -¨e m.

Energie -n f.

Herrschaft f.

Kraft ¨-e f.

Leistung -en f.

Potenz -en f.

Strom ¨-e m.

Vermögen - n.

1) могущество, сила, власть

- accumulation of power

- aspiration for power

- struggle for power

- exercise of power

- distribution of power

- change the distribution of power

- levers of power

- party in power

- stepping-stone to power

- separation of powers

- attain power

- acquire power

- come to power

- demonstrate power

- display power

- keep power

- maintain power

- seize power

- take power

- strive for power

- struggle for power

- cling to power

- increase power

- usurp power

- power in the market

- be in power of the adverse party

- his days in power are numbered

2) право, полномочие; юр. дееспособность, правоспособность

- powers for negotiation

- within one's power

- delegation of powers

- division of powers

- delegate the power of ratification to smb.

- exercise of one's powers

- go to exceed one's powers

- go beyond exceed one's powers

- have powers

- confer powers on smb.

- examine the powers

- retain powers

3) держава

- emerge as a world power

4) воен. мощь

- balance of power

5) сила; энергия; мощность; производительность

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- maritime power

- true legislative power

- friendly power

- reduce purchasing power

- neutral power

- veto power

- purchasing power

- power of consumption

- acceding powers

- nuclear power

- dispense with full powers

- protecting power

- economic power

- overriding power

- produce full powers

- power structure

- unwarranted power

- power base

- exercise jurisdictional and legislative powers

- federal legislative power

- size and scope of military power

- small power

- broad powers

- deterrent power

- non-nuclear power

- international power

- sweeping powers

- treaty-making power

- designation of protecting powers

- detaining power

- reins of political power

- installed power per employee

- dominant economic power

- compound power

- furnish smb. with full powers

- power of the keys

- supreme power

- supranational law enforcing power

- complete power

- coercive power

- unrestricted power

- exercise broad powers

- Black Power

- vanquished power

- power politics

- impose dual power

- power contest

- assumption of complete power

- power broker

- military power

- signatory powers

- vicarial powers

- signatory power of the treaty

- pulling power

- mandatory power

- colonial power

- allied powers

- granted powers

- competitive power

- countervailing power

- ex-officio full powers

- power of Parliament

- exceptional powers

- discretionary powers

- absolute power

- occupying power

- belligerent power

- major power

- large powers

- full powers

- possess broad powers

- power of the law

- full powers for the conclusion of a treaty

- exercise the treaty-making power

- acceptance of protecting powers

- general purchasing power

- exercise monopoly power over the market

- specific powers

- delegated powers

- legislative power

- executive power

- exchange of one's full powers

- state power

- limited full powers

- his power base in this state is very weak

- earning power of real assets

- striking power

- political power

- nuclear-weapon power

- dual power

- be recognized as a belligerent power

- sea power

- autocratic power

- unlimited full powers

- standing full powers

- have broad powers

- disciplinary powers

- monopoly power

- exert political power

- power of Congress

pow·er [ʼpaʊəʳ, Am -ɚ] n

1) no pl ( ability to control) Macht f; ( influence) Einfluss m;

black/gay \power movement schwarze Bürgerrechtsbewegung/Schwulenbewegung f;

to have \power over sb/ sth Macht über jdn/etw haben;

( influence) Einfluss auf jdn/etw haben;

he seems to have a mysterious \power over her sie scheint ihm auf eine rätselhafte Art verfallen zu sein;

to be in sb's \power völlig unter jds Einfluss stehen;

to have sb in one's \power jdn in seiner Gewalt haben

2) no pl ( political control) Macht f;

absolute \power absolute Macht;

executive/legislative \power die exekutive/legislative Gewalt;

to be in/out of \power an der Macht/nicht an der Macht sein;

to come to \power an die Macht kommen;

to fall from \power die Macht abgeben müssen;

to restore sb to \power jdn wieder an die Macht bringen;

to be returned to \power wieder [o erneut] an die Macht kommen;

to seize \power die Macht ergreifen [o übernehmen];

3) ( country) [Führungs]macht f;

industrial/military \power Industriemacht/Militärmacht f;

naval [or sea] \power Seemacht f;

nuclear \power Atommacht f;

the West's leading \powers die westlichen Führungsmächte;

world \power Weltmacht f

4) (powerful person, group) Macht f, Kraft f;

she is becoming an increasingly important \power in the company sie wird innerhalb des Unternehmens zunehmend wichtiger;

Mother Teresa was a \power for good Mutter Teresa hat viel Gutes bewirkt;

the \powers of darkness ( liter) die Mächte der Finsternis ( liter)

5) no pl ( right) Berechtigung f, Befugnis f;

it is [with]in my \power to order your arrest ich bin dazu berechtigt, Sie unter Arrest zu stellen;

to have the \power of veto das Vetorecht haben

6) ( rights)

\powers pl Kompetenz[en] f[pl];

to act beyond one's \powers seine Kompetenzen überschreiten;

to give sb full \powers to do sth jdn bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun

7) no pl ( ability) Vermögen nt, Macht f;

it is beyond my \power to... es steht nicht in meiner Macht,...;

the doctors will soon have it within their \power to... die Ärzte werden bald in der Lage sein,...;

to do everything in one's \power alles in seiner Macht Stehende tun;

to have the \power to do sth die Fähigkeit haben, etw zu tun, etw tun können;

they have the \power [or have it in their \power] to destroy us sie haben die Macht, uns zu zerstören

8) ( abilities)

\powers pl Vermögen nt kein pl, Fähigkeiten fpl;

\powers of absorption Absorptionsvermögen nt;

\powers of concentration Konzentrationsfähigkeit f;

\powers of endurance Durchhaltevermögen nt;

to be at the height [or peak] of one's \powers auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Leistungsfähigkeit sein;

intellectual/mental \powers intellektuelle/geistige Fähigkeiten;

\powers of observation Beobachtungsfähigkeit f;

\powers of persuasion Überzeugungskraft f

9) no pl ( strength) Kraft f, Stärke f; (of the sea, wind) Gewalt f; (of a nation, political party) Stärke f, Macht f;

the explosive \power of a bomb die Sprengkraft einer Bombe;

the economic \power of a country die Wirtschaftsmacht eines Landes;

the \power of an explosion die Gewalt einer Explosion;

military \power militärische Stärke

10) no pl ( emotional force) Intensität f; of words Macht f;

she is a poet of immense \power sie ist eine Dichterin von unglaublicher Ausdruckskraft

11) no pl ( electricity) Strom m, Elektrizität f;

source of \power Energiequelle f, Energielieferant m;

hydroelectric \power Wasserkraft f;

nuclear \power Atomenergie f;

solar \power Solarenergie f, Sonnenenergie f;

to cut off the \power den Strom abstellen;

to disconnect the \power den Strom abschalten

12) no pl ( mechanical force) Kraft f; of electrical appliance Leistung f;

water \power Wasserkraft f;

this machine runs on diesel \power diese Maschine wird von einem Dieselmotor angetrieben

13) no pl ( magnifying strength) Stärke f;

what's the magnification \power of your binoculars? wie stark ist Ihr Fernglas?

14) no pl math Potenz f;

two to the \power [of] four [or to the fourth \power] zwei hoch vier

more \power to your elbow [or (Am) to you] ! nur zu!, viel Erfolg!;

to do sb a \power of good jdm wirklich gut tun;

a \power behind the throne eine graue Eminenz;

the \powers that be die Mächtigen;

it's up to the \powers that be to decide what... sollen die da oben doch entscheiden, was... ( fam) n

1) ( of electricity) (source, supply) Strom-;

\power failure [or loss] Stromausfall m;

\power industry Energiewirtschaft f;

\power output elektrische Leistung, Stromleistung f;

\power switch [Strom]schalter m

2) ( concerning political power) (block, game, structure) Macht-;

\power politics Machtpolitik f;

\power struggle Machtkampf m;

\power vacuum Machtvakuum nt vi

1) (fam: move forcefully) sausen ( fam), rasen

2) ( work hard) sich akk mächtig ins Zeug legen ( fam) vt

to \power sth etw antreiben;

trucks are usually \powered by diesel engines LKWs haben normalerweise Dieselantrieb

1) Struktur, die; Aufbau, der; (Mus.) Kompositionsweise, die; (manner of construction) Bauweise, die; Struktur, die

2) (something constructed) Konstruktion, die; (building) Bauwerk, das; (complex whole; also Biol.) Struktur, die

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1) (the way in which something is arranged or organized: A flower has quite a complicated structure; the structure of a human body.) die Struktur

2) (a building, or something that is built or constructed: The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous structures in the world.) das Bauwerk

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[ˈstrʌktʃəʳ, AM -ɚ]

I. n

1. (arrangement) Struktur f, Aufbau m

\structure of a cell Zellaufbau m

course \structure Kursaufbau m, Kursstruktur f

\structure of society Gesellschaftsstruktur f

social \structure Sozialstruktur f, soziales Gefüge

2. (system) Struktur f

management \structure Leitungsstruktur f

3. (construction) Bau[werk] nt; (make-up of a construction) Konstruktion f

II. vt

▪ to \structure sth etw strukturieren; (construct) etw konstruieren [o bauen]; life etw regeln

we must carefully \structure and rehearse each scene wir müssen jede Szene sorgfältig aufbauen und proben

well-\structured argument gut aufgebaute [o gegliederte] Argumentation

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1. n

1) (= organization) Struktur f; (LITER) Aufbau m; (TECH, of bridge, car etc) Konstruktion f

2) (= thing constructed) Konstruktion f

2. vt

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structure [ˈstrʌktʃə(r)]

A s

1. BIOL, CHEM etc Struktur f, fig auch (Auf)Bau m, Gefüge n, Gliederung f:

structure of power Machtstruktur;

structure of a sentence Satzbau;

structure of society Gesellschaftsstruktur

2. ARCH, TECH Bau(art) m(f), Konstruktion f

3. Bau(werk) m(n), Gebäude n (auch fig), pl Bauten pl

4. fig Gebilde n

B v/t strukturieren, einen Aufsatz etc auch aufbauen

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1) Struktur, die; Aufbau, der; (Mus.) Kompositionsweise, die; (manner of construction) Bauweise, die; Struktur, die

2) (something constructed) Konstruktion, die; (building) Bauwerk, das; (complex whole; also Biol.) Struktur, die

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Aufbau -ten m.

Bauweise -n f.

Beschaffenheit f.

Gebilde - n.

Gefüge -n n.

Gliederung f.

Struktur -en f.

1 [uc] potere; (fis., mat., polit.) potenza; capacità; facoltà; forza; possibilità; potestà; vigore: (fis.) heating power, potere calorifico; (econ.) purchasing power, potere d'acquisto; the power of the law, la forza della legge; to have sb. in one's power, avere q. in proprio potere; the powers of the Cabinet, i poteri del Gabinetto (in GB); the Great Powers, le Grandi Potenze; 2 to the power of four (2⁴) is 16, due alla quarta fa sedici; the power of hearing, la facoltà dell'udito; (leg.) the power of adjudication, il potere decisorio; (leg.) power of sale, facoltà di vendita; a man of varied powers, un uomo dalle molteplici capacità; magical powers, poteri magici; to abuse one's power, abusare del proprio potere; to seize power, impadronirsi del potere; to wield power, esercitare il potere; I will do all in my power, farò tutto il possibile

2 [u] (mecc.) forza motrice; potenza; energia: water power, energia idrica (o idroelettrica)

3 [u] (elettr.) corrente; energia elettrica; luce (fam.): The power went off during the storm, durante il temporale se ne è andata la corrente; The power has come back, è tornata la luce; nuclear (o atomic) power, energia nucleare; power failure, interruzione della corrente ( per guasto)

4 [u] potere (politico): to be in power, essere al potere; to come to power, andare al potere; to take (o to rise to) power, salire al potere; (leg., polit.) discretionary powers, poteri discrezionali

5 (fig., = power in the land) personaggio potente (o influente); (un') autorità; (una) potenza

6 – (fam.) a power of, un gran numero di; una quantità di; un mucchio di: a power of people, una quantità di gente; a power of work, un sacco di lavoro

7 ( sport) potenza: He simply doesn't possess the power, fatto si è che non ha la potenza

● the powers above, le potenze soprannaturali; gli dèi; ( anche) le autorità □ (elettr.) power amplifier, amplificatore di potenza □ (mecc.) power-assisted, servoassistito □ (polit.) power base, base del potere ( elettorale, economico) □ (mecc.) power brake, freno servoassistito; servofreno □ (polit., USA) power broker, chi controlla un gran numero di voti □ (ferr., USA) power car, automotrice; ( anche) elettromotrice □ (elettr.) power cut, interruzione della corrente (spec. volontaria): DIALOGO → - Power cut- It must be a power cut, because all the street lamps are down too, dev'essere andata via la corrente perché anche tutti i lampioni in strada si sono spenti □ (aeron.) power-dive, picchiata col motore acceso □ (mecc.) power drill, trapano a motore □ (mecc.) power-drive, trazione (o trasmissione) meccanica o elettrica □ (mecc.) power-driven, a motore; motorizzato □ (mecc.) power feed, avanzamento automatico ( di una macchina, ecc.) □ (aeron.) power glider, motoaliante □ (mecc.) power lathe, tornio meccanico □ power line, linea elettrica ( dell'alta tensione) □ power-loom, telaio meccanico □ power-mill, mulino a vapore (o a energia elettrica) □ power mower, tosaerba a motore □ (leg.) power of attorney, procura; atto di procura □ the power of a lens, la capacità d'ingrandimento d'una lente □ (autom., mecc.) power output, potenza erogata □ (elettr.) power pack, gruppo di alimentazione; alimentatore; (comput.) batteria □ power plant, gruppo elettrogeno; ( USA) = power station ► sotto □ power play, (fig.) gioco di potere; manovra strategica; ( sport: football americano) offensiva che coinvolge molti giocatori in un punto specifico; ( sport: hockey su ghiaccio) azione in superiorità numerica ( durante l'espulsione temporanea di un giocatore) □ (elettr.) power point, presa di corrente; (edil.) punto luce □ power politics, la politica della forza; la politica del pugno di ferro □ (mus.) power pop, power pop ( rock melodico ma aggressivo) □ power saw, sega a motore; motosega; sega elettrica □ power sharing, spartizione dei poteri □ power shovel, escavatore meccanico a cucchiaia □ power station, centrale elettrica □ (mecc.) power(- assisted) steering, servosterzo □ (elettr.) power strip, presa multipla; ciabatta ( per più spine elettriche) □ (polit.) power structure, struttura (o impalcatura) del potere □ (elettr., comput.) power supply, alimentazione ( di energia elettrica) □ power supply unit, gruppo di alimentazione; alimentatore □ (mecc.) power takeoff, presa di potenza □ (scherz.) the powers that be, le autorità costituite □ power tool, attrezzo ( trapano, ecc.) elettrico □ (mecc.) power train, organi di trasmissione ( di veicoli); catena cinematica □ (elettr.) power transmission line, linea di trasporto di energia elettrica □ ( slang USA) power trip, delirio di onnipotenza □ (comput.) power user, utente esperto □ power worker, operaio dell'elettricità; elettrico (fam.) □ (polit.) to come back (o to return) to power, tornare al potere □ to tax one's powers to the utmost, chiedere il massimo a sé stessi □ (fam.) More power to him!, buon per lui! □ (fam.) More power to your elbow!, che tu possa farcela!; la fortuna ti assista!

A v. t.

1 fornire di motore; motorizzare

2 fornire di energia elettrica; alimentare

3 ( sport) imprimere forza a ( un tiro); caricare: ( boxe) to power one's blows, caricare i colpi

B v. i.

1 lavorare sodo; darci sotto, darci dentro (fam.)

2 (naut.) navigare a motore.

power ['paʊə(r)]

puissance ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 1 (d) force ⇒ 1 (a) pouvoir ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (e), 1 (f) capacité ⇒ 1 (e) faculté ⇒ 1 (f) courant ⇒ 1 (g) faire fonctionner ⇒ 2

1 noun

(a) (strength, force → gen) puissance f, force f; Physics (→ of engine, lens, microscope) puissance f; (→ of magnet) force f;

∎ I underestimated the power of the explosion j'ai sous-estimé la puissance ou la force de l'explosion;

∎ they could see the power of his muscles ils voyaient travailler ses muscles puissants;

∎ we want greater economic and industrial power nous voulons renforcer la puissance économique et industrielle;

∎ at full power à plein régime;

∎ the vehicle moves under its own power le véhicule se déplace par ses propres moyens ou de façon autonome;

∎ sea/air power puissance f maritime/aérienne;

∎ familiar the holiday did me a power of good les vacances m'ont fait un bien fou;

∎ British familiar more power to your elbow! bonne chance!^□, bon courage!^□

(b) (influence, control) & Politics pouvoir m; (authority) autorité f, pouvoir m;

∎ the power of the Church/of student unions le pouvoir de l'Église/des syndicats étudiants;

∎ to have sb in one's power avoir qn en son pouvoir;

∎ to be in sb's power être à la merci de qn;

∎ to fall into sb's power tomber au pouvoir de qn;

∎ to be in power être au pouvoir;

∎ to come (in)to/to take power arriver au/prendre le pouvoir;

∎ to lose power perdre le pouvoir;

∎ to have the power to decide/judge avoir le pouvoir de décider/juger, avoir autorité pour décider/juger;

∎ absolute/executive/legislative power pouvoir absolu/exécutif/législatif;

∎ the committee doesn't really have much power le comité n'a pas grand pouvoir;

∎ to act with full powers agir de pleine autorité;

∎ the police have been given greater powers la police a reçu des pouvoirs plus importants;

∎ it's beyond or outside my power(s) cela dépasse ma compétence ou ne relève pas de mon autorité;

∎ it's beyond my power to do anything je n'ai pas compétence en la matière, je ne suis pas habilité à intervenir

(c) (influential group or person) puissance f;

∎ the President is the real power in the land c'est le président qui détient le véritable pouvoir dans le pays;

∎ to be a power in the land avoir une grande influence ou être très puissant dans un pays;

∎ the powers of darkness les forces fpl ou puissances fpl des ténèbres;

∎ the (real) power behind the throne (individual) l'éminence f grise, celui (celle) m,f qui tire les ficelles; (group) ceux mpl qui tirent les ficelles, les véritables acteurs mpl;

∎ also humorous the powers that be les autorités fpl constituées;

∎ no power on earth will persuade me to go rien au monde ne me persuadera d'y aller

(d) Politics (state) puissance f;

∎ the great Western powers les grandes puissances occidentales;

∎ industrial/nuclear/world power (country) puissance industrielle/nucléaire/mondiale

(e) (ability, capacity) capacité f, pouvoir m;

∎ he has great powers as an orator or great oratorical powers il a de grands talents oratoires;

∎ to be at the height or peak of one's powers être à l'apogée de sa puissance;

∎ it's within her power to do it c'est en son pouvoir, elle est capable de le faire;

∎ I'll do everything in my power to help you je ferai tout mon possible ou tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir pour vous aider;

∎ magical/aphrodisiacal powers pouvoirs mpl magiques/aphrodisiaques;

∎ to have great powers of persuasion/suggestion avoir un grand pouvoir ou une grande force de persuasion/suggestion;

∎ the body's powers of resistance la capacité de résistance du corps;

∎ she has great intellectual powers elle a de grandes capacités intellectuelles;

∎ Physics & Chemistry power of absorption capacité f d'absorption

(f) (faculty) faculté f, pouvoir m;

∎ her powers are failing ses facultés déclinent;

∎ the power of sight la vue;

∎ the power of hearing l'ouïe f;

∎ the power of reason la raison;

∎ he lost the power of speech il a perdu l'usage de la parole

(g) Electricity (current) courant m;

∎ to turn on/cut off the power mettre/couper le courant

(h) Electricity & Physics (energy) énergie f;

∎ nuclear/solar power énergie f nucléaire/solaire

(i) Law (proxy) pouvoir m

(j) Mathematics puissance f;

∎ 5 to the power (of) 6 5 puissance 6;

∎ raised to the 5th power élevé à la puissance 5

2 compound-forming noun

(source, consumption) d'énergie; (cable) électrique; (brakes) assisté

3 transitive verb

(give power to) faire fonctionner ou marcher; (propel) propulser;

∎ powered by solar energy fonctionnant à l'énergie solaire;

∎ the boat is powered by gas turbines le bateau est propulsé par des turbines à gaz

4 intransitive verb

avancer à toute vitesse, foncer;

∎ he powered into his opponent il fonça sur son adversaire;

∎ the leading cars powered down the home straight les voitures de tête foncèrent dans la dernière ligne;

∎ his business is powering on son affaire monte en puissance

►► Law power of attorney procuration f;

∎ to give sb power of attorney donner procuration à qn;

power base assise f politique;

Marketing power brand marque f forte;

power breakfast = petit déjeuner d'affaires entre personnes importantes;

power broker décideur(euse) m,f politique;

power cut coupure f de courant;

Aviation power dive (descente f en) piqué m;

British power dressing = façon de s'habiller qu'adoptent certaines femmes cadres dans le but de projeter une image d'autorité;

power drill perceuse f électrique;

power failure panne f de courant;

power game lutte f d'influence, course f au pouvoir;

power line ligne f à haute tension;

power lunch déjeuner m d'affaires entre personnes importantes;

American power outage rupture f de l'alimentation;

Electricity power pack bloc m d'alimentation électrique;

power plant (factory) centrale f électrique; (generator) groupe m électrogène; (engine) groupe m moteur;

power play (in ice hockey) coup m de force;

power point prise f de courant;

power politics (UNCOUNT) politique f du coup de force;

Mathematics power set ensemble m des sous-ensembles;

Politics power sharing partage m du pouvoir;

power shower douche f à jet puissant;

power station centrale f (électrique);

Cars power steering direction f assistée;

power strike grève f des employés de l'électricité;

power structure (system) hiérarchie f, répartition f des pouvoirs; (people with power) = ensemble des personnes qui détiennent le pouvoir;

power struggle lutte f pour le pouvoir;

power supply Electricity alimentation f (électrique); Computing transformateur m;

power tool outil m électrique;

Computing power unit dispositif m d'alimentation;

power user gros (grosse) utilisateur(trice) m,f; Computing = personne qui sait utiliser au mieux les ressources de son ordinateur;

power walking marche f sportive;

power worker employé(e) m,f de l'électricité;

power yoga power yoga m (forme de yoga où l'on travaille en puissance)

➲ power down, power off

1 separable transitive verb

éteindre, mettre hors tension

2 intransitive verb

(computer, machine) s'éteindre, se mettre hors tension

➲ power up

1 separable transitive verb

mettre sous tension, allumer

2 intransitive verb

(computer, machine) se mettre sous tension, s'allumer

✾ Book 'The Power and the Glory' Greene 'La Puissance et la gloire'

structure

A n

1 (overall shape, organization) structure f ; political/social structure structure politique/sociale ; wage structure échelle f des salaires ; price structure Econ échelle f des prix ; career structure plan m de carrière ; ⇒ power structure ;

2 Constr ( building) construction f, édifice m ; ( manner of construction) construction f.

B vtr

1 ( organize) structurer [argument, essay, novel] ; organiser [day, life, timetable] ;

2 Constr construire.

power structure s

1. Machtstruktur f

2. Machtelite f (innerhalb einer Institution)

power structure n répartition f des pouvoirs.

1) сооружение; конструкция

2) конструкция; устройство; схема

3) структура; строение

4) система

5) структурировать

6) форма; вид

7) эл. опора

8) базовая деталь

9) трикотажное переплетение

- agrarian structure

1. реальная власть; режим

2. иерархия (власти); иерархическая лестница, особ. её верхние ступени; правящая верхушка

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.) poder; facultad, capacidad, habilidad

2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; (also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) energía, fuerza

3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) poder

4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) poder; autoridad

5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) persona poderosa/influyente, pez gordo

6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potencia

7) (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.) potencia

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- powered

power n

1. poder

2. energía / potencia / fuerza

3. fuerza / electricidad

tr['paʊə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (strength, force) fuerza; (of sun, wind) potencia, fuerza; (of argument) fuerza

2 (ability, capacity) poder nombre masculino, capacidad nombre femenino

■ I've done everything in my power he hecho todo lo posible

■ it's beyond his power no está en sus manos

■ she has the power to predict the future es capaz de predecir el futuro

3 (faculty) facultad nombre femenino

■ he lost the power of speech perdió el habla

■ she has great powers of concentration tiene una gran capacidad de concentración

4 (control, influence, authority) poder nombre masculino; (of country) poderío, poder nombre masculino

■ the power of the media el poder de los medios de comunicación

■ he has some sort of power over her ejerce algún poder sobre ella

■ the power of veto el derecho de veto

■ the police have been granted special powers se ha concedido a la policía poderes especiales

5 (nation) potencia; (person, group) fuerza

■ world powers potencias mundiales

■ the powers of darkness las fuerzas del mal

6 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (capacity, performance) potencia; (energy) energía

7 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL electricidad nombre femenino, corriente nombre femenino

8 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL potencia

■ six to the power of four seis elevado a la cuarta potencia

transitive verb

1 propulsar, impulsar

■ buses are powered by diesel engines los autobuses funcionan con diesel

■ it's powered by electricity funciona con electricidad

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to be in power estar en el poder

to come to power llegar al poder

to do somebody a power of good hacer a alguien mucho bien

to have somebody in one's power tener a alguien en su poder

to rise to power subir al poder

to seize/take power tomar el poder, hacerse con el poder

power base zona de influencia

power cut apagón nombre masculino, corte nombre masculino del suministro eléctrico

power drill taladradora mecánica

power failure corte nombre masculino del suministro eléctrico

power of attorney SMALLLAW/SMALL poder notarial nombre masculino, procuración nombre femenino

power point enchufe nombre masculino, toma de corriente

power saw sierra mecánica, motosierra

power station central nombre femenino eléctrica

power steering dirección nombre femenino asistida

power struggle lucha por el poder

solar power energía solar

the powers that be las autoridades nombre femenino plural

power ['paʊər] vt

: impulsar, propulsar

power n

1) authority: poder m, autoridad f

executive powers: poderes ejecutivos

2) ability: capacidad f, poder m

3) : potencia f (política)

foreign powers: potencias extranjeras

4) strength: fuerza f

5) : potencia f (en física y matemáticas)

• autoridad s.f.

• dominación s.f.

• efecto s.m.

• eminencia s.f.

• empuje s.m.

• energía (Electricidad) s.f.

• facultad s.m.

• fuero s.m.

• fuerza s.f.

• mando s.m.

• poder s.m.

• poderío s.m.

• potencia (Física) s.f.

• potestad s.f.

• accionar v.

• impulsar v.

1)

a) u (control, influence) poder m; ( of country) poderío m, poder m

b) u c ( official authority) poder m

2) c

a) ( nation) potencia f

b) (person, group)

3) u

a) (physical strength, force) fuerza f

b) (of engine, loudspeaker, transmitter, telescope) potencia f

c) (of tradition, love) poder m, fuerza f; ( of argument) fuerza f, lo poderoso or convincente

4)

a) u (ability, capacity)

b) ( specific faculty) (often pl)

5) u

a) (Eng, Phys) potencia f; ( particular source of energy) energía f