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1 the power of hearing
hörförmåga -
2 the power of speech
talets kraft -
3 death and life are in the power of the tongue
tungan har liv och död i sin hand (ord har stor makt och kan till och med vara livsavgörande)English-Swedish dictionary > death and life are in the power of the tongue
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4 be in the power of
vara i någons makt, vara kontrollerad av -
5 by the power vested in
med kraften som blivit mig förlänad -
6 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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7 the Establishment
(the people and institutions that control power or are dominant in a society and stick to traditions; one of these institutions: The hippies rebelled against the Establishment; the political/literary establishment.) det etablerade samhället, etablissemanget -
8 power cut
(a break in the electricity supply: We had a power cut last night.) strömavbrott -
9 at the mercy of
utelämnad på nåd och onåd till* * *(wholly in the power of, liable to be harmed by: A sailor is at the mercy of the sea.) i ngns (ngts) våld -
10 on the ebb
(ebbing or getting less: His power is on the ebb.) på avtagande (upphällningen) -
11 on the wane
i avtagande, på tillbakagång* * *(becoming less: His power is on the wane.) i avtagande, på tillbakagång (upphällningen) -
12 be in power
((of a political party) to be the governing party.) vara (sitta) vid makten -
13 favor the parties in power
föredra partierna vid makten -
14 seize the reins of power
ta styret -
15 veto
n. vetorätt (rätt att ogiltigförklara officiella beslut emot majoritetens vilja, "jag förbjuder")--------v. inlägga veto mot (berättigad att ogiltigförklara officiella beslut emot majoritetens vilja)* * *['vi:təu] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - vetoes; verb(to forbid, or refuse to consent to: They vetoed your suggestion.) lägga in sitt veto2. noun((also power of veto) the power or right to refuse or forbid: the chairman's (power of) veto.) veto -
16 influence
n. inflytande; maktställning; induktion (elektronik); påverkan--------v. påverka; ha inflytande på; influera* * *['influəns] 1. noun1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) inflytande, påverkan2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) inflytande2. verb(to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) påverka- influentially -
17 leverage
n. kraft; makt; hävstångskraft--------v. hävstångsverka; ge hävstångskraft* * *[-ri‹]1) (the power gained by the use of a lever.) hävstångskraft2) (power that can be used to influence someone's actions or decisions: The public has some leverage with their representatives in the Senate.) makt, inflytande -
18 authority
n. pondus, väga tungt; myndighet, makt* * *[o:'Ɵorəti]plural - authorities; noun1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) [] rätt, befogenhet2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) auktoritet3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) myndighet[]4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) pondus, anseende•- authoritative -
19 intuition
n. intuition (insikt utan begrundan, sjätte sinne, omedelbar uppfattning)* * *[intju'iʃən]1) (the power of understanding or ralizing something without thinking it out: She knew by intuition that he was telling her the truth.) intuition2) (something understood or realized by this power: Her intuitions are always right.) ingivelse, känsla• -
20 motion
n. rörelse; gång; förslag; yrkande, motion, formell begäran--------v. antyda, göra tecken åt, indikera* * *['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) rörelse2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) gest, åtbörd, tecken3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) förslag, yrkande, motion2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) vinka (göra tecken) till (åt)- motion picture
- in motion
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