power

power
I 1. ['paʊə(r)]
nome
1) (control) potere m.

to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere

to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.

to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno

2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.
3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.
4) (capability) capacità f.

power(s) of persuasion — forza di persuasione

to do everything in one's power — fare quanto è in proprio potere

to lose the power of speech — perdere l'uso della parola

to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [artist] essere all'apice della creatività

5) U (authority) poteri m.pl.
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.
7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.

to switch on the power — attaccare la corrente

8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.

to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta

9) (magnification) potenza f.
10) mat.

8 to the power of 3 — 8 alla potenza di 3

11) (country) potenza f.
2.
modificatore tecn. el. [drill, circuit, cable] elettrico; [mower] a motore; [shovel] meccanico

power brake — servofreno

••

to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.

the powers of darkness — le potenze delle tenebre

the powers that be — il potere costituito

II ['paʊə(r)]
verbo transitivo alimentare [engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]

powered by — che va a [engine]; che funziona a [gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]

* * *
noun
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.) potere, capacità
2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; (also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) potere
3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) potere
4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) potere
5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autorità
6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potenza
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.) potenza
- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power
* * *
I 1. ['paʊə(r)]
nome
1) (control) potere m.

to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere

to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.

to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno

2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.
3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.
4) (capability) capacità f.

power(s) of persuasion — forza di persuasione

to do everything in one's power — fare quanto è in proprio potere

to lose the power of speech — perdere l'uso della parola

to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [artist] essere all'apice della creatività

5) U (authority) poteri m.pl.
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.
7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.

to switch on the power — attaccare la corrente

8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.

to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta

9) (magnification) potenza f.
10) mat.

8 to the power of 3 — 8 alla potenza di 3

11) (country) potenza f.
2.
modificatore tecn. el. [drill, circuit, cable] elettrico; [mower] a motore; [shovel] meccanico

power brake — servofreno

••

to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.

the powers of darkness — le potenze delle tenebre

the powers that be — il potere costituito

II ['paʊə(r)]
verbo transitivo alimentare [engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]

powered by — che va a [engine]; che funziona a [gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]


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