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  • 1 influential

    [-'enʃəl]
    adjective (having much influence: He is in quite an influential job; He was influential in getting the plan accepted.) sem hefur áhrif; áhrifamikill

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  • 2 gain ground

    1) (to make progress.) sækja á
    2) (to become more influential: His views were once unacceptable but are now gaining ground rapidly.) eflast, verða áhrifameiri

    English-Icelandic dictionary > gain ground

  • 3 influence

    ['influəns] 1. noun
    1) (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.) áhrif
    2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) áhrifavaldur
    2. verb
    (to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) hafa áhrif á
    - influentially

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  • 4 power

    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.) kraftur, afl, eiginleiki
    2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) afl
    3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) vald
    4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) vald
    5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) valda-/áhrifamikill maður
    6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) veldi
    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.) veldi
    •
    - powerful
    - powerfully
    - powerfulness
    - powerless
    - powerlessness
    - power cut
    - failure
    - power-driven
    - power point
    - power station
    - be in power

    English-Icelandic dictionary > power

См. также в других словарях:

  • influential — UK US /ˌɪnfluˈenʃəl/ adjective ► able to influence someone or something: »an influential group/figure/leader »He has managed to play an influential role in Washington for a quarter of a century. influential in (doing) sth »Foucault has been… …   Financial and business terms

  • Influential — In flu*en tial ([i^]n fl[ u]*[e^]n shal), a. [See {Influence}.] Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc. [1913 Webster] A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • influential sponsor — index patron (influential supporter) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • influential — I adjective authoritative, cogent, commanding, consequential, controlling, convincing, determinative, distinguished, dominant, domineering, effective, effectual, efficacious, eminent, empowered, esteemed, foremost, governing, gravis, hegemonic,… …   Law dictionary

  • influential persons — index lobby Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • influential — powerful, 1650s, from M.L. influentialis, from influentia (see INFLUENCE (Cf. influence)). Earlier in an astrological sense (1560s) …   Etymology dictionary

  • influential — [adj] effective, powerful affecting, authoritative, big gun*, big wheel*, controlling, dominant, efficacious, famous, forcible, governing, guiding, hot dog*, important, impressive, inspiring, instrumental, leading, major league*, meaningful,… …   New thesaurus

  • influential — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having great influence. DERIVATIVES influentially adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • influential — [in΄flo͞o en′shəl] adj. [ML influentialis] having or exerting influence, esp. great influence; powerful; effective influentially adv …   English World dictionary

  • influential — in|flu|en|tial [ ,ınflu enʃəl ] adjective ** able to influence the way other people think or behave: The study looks at the influential role of professional athletes in public life. He is one of the most influential figures in the government.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • influential */*/ — UK [ˌɪnfluˈenʃ(ə)l] / US [ˌɪnfluˈenʃəl] adjective able to influence the way other people think or behave He is one of the most influential figures in the government. The study looks at the influential role of professional athletes in public life …   English dictionary

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