power

el poder

noun

power
[ˈpaʊə(r)]
sustantivo
1poder (m) (authority)
  • to come to power -> subir al poder
  • to be in/out of power -> estar/no estar en el poder
  • to be in somebody's power -> estar en poder de alguien
  • he had them in his power -> los tenía en su poder
  • power base -> bastión (f) de popularidad
  • power struggle -> lucha (f) por el poder
2capacidad (f) facultad (f) (capacity)
  • to have the power to do something -> tener la facultad de hacer algo
  • she did everything in her power to help -> hizo todo lo que estuvo en su mano para ayudar
  • it is beyond my power -> no está en mi mano
  • to be at the height or peak of one's powers -> estar en plenas facultades
  • that'll do you a power of good (familiar) -> eso te sentará estupendamente
  • powers of concentration -> capacidad (f) de concentración
  • powers of persuasion -> poder (m) de persuasión
  • the power of speech -> la facultad del habla
  • power of life and death over somebody -> poder para decidir sobre la vida de alguien
3potencia (f) (physical strength)
  • power steering (automóbiles) -> dirección (f) asistida (español de España), servodirección (f) (español de España), dirección (f) hidráulica (Am)
4autoridad (f) (powerful person); potencia (f) (powerful group, nation)
  • the great powers -> las grandes potencias
  • the power behind the throne (sentido figurado) -> el/la que maneja los hilos
  • the powers that be -> las autoridades
5competencia (f) (Law)
  • power of attorney -> poder (m) (notarial)
6electricidad (f) (electricity); energía (f) (energy)
  • wind power -> energía eólica
  • power cut -> corte (m) de corriente or del fluido eléctrico
  • power pack -> alimentador (m) de corriente
  • power plant -> central (f) or usina (f) eléctrica (Andes, RP)
  • power point -> toma (f) de corriente (británico)
  • power station -> central (f) or usina (f) eléctrica (Andes, RP)
  • power tool -> herramienta (f) eléctrica
7potencia (f) (Math)
  • three to the power of ten -> tres elevado a diez
verbo transitivo
8propulsar (provide with power)
  • powered by two engines -> con dos motores

power [pauar]
sustantivo
1Facultad, poder, potencia, virtud de hacer alguna cosa (virtue).
  • That’s beyond my power -> eso está fuera de mi alcance, de mis posibilidades
2Potencia motriz; fuerza realmente empleada; pujanz
adjetivo
3Poder, potestad, dominio, imperio, autoridad, jurisdicción (authority); también, documento legal que confiere tal poder o autoridad.
4Gran fuerza que produce su efecto.
5Potencia, el producto que resulta de la multiplicación continua de un número por sí mismo.
6Poder, las fuerzas militares de un Estado.
7Potentado, potestad.
8El estado o cuerpo político de una nación importante e influyente; potencia.
9Potencia, fuerza mecánica, cualquier forma de energía capaz de hacer trabajo.
10Potencia, facultad de aumentar que tiene un lente. (Óptica)
11Ente celeste, divinidad.
12Una gran cantidad, gran número, muchedumbre. (Vulgarismo)
  • Power-house -> edificio en que están los dínamos, las máquinas de vapor u otros motores primitivos, y de donde se transmite la fuerza mecánica a las varias partes de un ferrocarril eléctrico, de un sistema de talleres, etc. As much as lies in his power, en cuanto está en su poder, en cuanto de él depende
  • Heating-power -> potencia (fuerza) calorífica
  • Propelling-power -> fuerza motriz, propulsora
  • Horse-power -> V
  • A power of attorney -> un poder, una procuración
  • Civil power -> autoridad civil
  • Refractive power, dispersive power -> facultad de refracción, fuerza dispersiva
HORSE-POWER, en su lugar alfabético.

power [paʊəʳ]
noun
1 (control) poder; (m) (physical strength) fuerza; (f)
to have power over sbhave tener poder sobre algn
to have sb in one's powerin tener a algn en su poder
to be in sb's power estar en poder de algn
to have the power of life and death over sblife and death tener poder para decidir sobre la vida de algn
more power to your elbow! (informal) ¡qué tengas éxito!
2 (Pol) poder; (m) poderío; (m)
to be in powerbe in estar en el poder
to come to powercome to subir al poder
to fall from powerfall from perder el poder
power to the people!people ¡el pueblo al poder!
3 (Mil) (capability) potencia; (f) poderío; (m)
a nation's air/sea powerairsea la potencia aérea/naval de un país; el poderío aéreo/naval de un país
4 (authority) poder; (m) autoridad; (f)
she has the power to act tiene poder autoridad para actuar;or they have no power in economic matters carecen de autoridad en asuntos económicos
it was seen as an abuse of his powerabuse se percibió como un abuso de poder por su parte
power of attorneyattorney (Jur) poder; (m) procuración; (f)
that is beyond outside my power(s)beyondoroutside eso no es de mi competencia
to exceed one's powersexceed excederse en el ejercicio de sus atribuciones facultades;or
he has full powers to negotiate a solutionfull goza de plenos poderes para negociar una solución
power of vetoveto derecho de veto; (m)
that does not fall within my power(s)within eso no es de mi competencia
5 (ability, capacity)
it is beyond his power to save herbeyond no está dentro de sus posibilidades salvarla; no puede hacer nada para salvarla
powers of concentrationconcentration capacidad de concentración; (f)
to be at the height of one's powersheight estar en plenitud de facultades
powers of imaginationimagination capacidad imaginativa; (f)
to do all everything in one's power to help sborin hacer todo lo posible por ayudar a algn
powers of persuasionpersuasion poder de persuasión convicción; (m)or
6 (mental faculty) facultad; (f)
his powers are failing decaen sus facultades
mental powersmental facultades mentales; (f)
the power of [movement]
the power of speechspeech la facultad del habla
7 (nation) potencia; (f)
the Great PowersGreat las grandes potencias
one of the great naval powersnaval una de las grandes potencias navales
the leaders of the major world powersworld los líderes de las principales potencias mundiales
8 (person in authority)
he's a power in the land es de los que mandan en el país; they are the real power in the government son los que ostentan el auténtico poder en el gobierno; the Church is no longer the power it was la Iglesia ha dejado de tener el poder que tenía
the powers that bebe las autoridades; los que mandan
the powers of darkness evildarknessorevil las fuerzas del mal
the power behind the throne la eminencia gris
9 (forcefulness) [of argument] fuerza; (f)
the power of love/thought el poder del amor/del intelecto; a painting of great power un cuadro de gran impacto; un cuadro que causa honda impresión
10 [of engine, machine] potencia; (f) fuerza; (f) [of telescope] aumento; (m) (output) rendimiento; (m)
microwave on full power for one minutefull póngalo con el microondas a plena potencia durante un minuto
engines at half powerhalf motores a medio gas a media potencia; (m)or
magnifying powermagnifying capacidad de aumento; (f) número de aumentos; (m)
the ship returned to port under her own powerown el buque volvió al puerto impulsado por sus propios motores
11 (source of energy) energía; (f) (electric power) electricidad; (f)
they cut off the powercut off cortaron la corriente
nuclear powernuclear energía nuclear; (f)
12 (Mat) potencia; (f)
7 to the power (of) 3 7 elevado a la 3a potencia; 7 elevado al cubo; to the nth power a la enésima potencia
13 (informal) (a lot of)
that holiday did me a power of goodgood esas vacaciones me hicieron mucho bien
her words did their morale a power of good sus palabras les levantaron un montón la moral; the new training methods have done their game a power of good el nuevo método de entrenamiento ha supuesto una notable mejoría en su juego
verb:transitive
a plane powered by four jets un avión propulsado por cuatro motores a reacción; a racing car powered by a 4.2 litre engine un coche de carreras impulsado por un motor de 4,2 litros; a car powered by electricity un coche eléctrico; the electric lighting is powered by a generator un generador se encarga de alimentar el alumbrado eléctrico
modifier
power base (n) base de poder; (f)
power broker (n) (Pol) poder en la sombra; (m)
Tanaka spent only a short time in jail and was then let out on bail, still a power broker behind the scenes among the LDP factions Taking the place of these two former colonial nations as the dominant power broker in the Middle East was the United States
power cable (n) cable de energía eléctrica; (m)
power cut (n) (Britain) corte de luz de corriente; (m)or apagón; (m)
power dressing (n) moda de ejecutivo; (f)
power drill (n) taladro eléctrico; (m) taladradora eléctrica; (f)
power failure (n) fallo del suministro eléctrico; (m)
power game (n) especially (Pol) juego del poder; (m)
...a British power lifting champion
power line (n) línea de conducción eléctrica; (f) cable de alta tensión; (m)
power outage (US) (n)
power cut See culture box in entry power.
power pack (n) transformador; (m)
power plant (n) (generator) grupo electrógeno; (m) (US)
power station See culture box in entry power.
power play (n) (Dep) demostración de fuerza (en el juego ofensivo); (f) (from temporary suspension) superioridad (en el ataque); (f)
Four fouls in a half and it is two minutes in the sin-bin with the opposition being awarded a `power play" Tomaz Vnuk converted the power-play chance with less than a minute to go ...the fact that they capitalised on every power play chance, scoring five out of a possible five In the first two sets, Courier's power play blew mcenroe off the court With five laps left Senna took him on the inside going towards Paddock on a power play which had the crowd on their feet English football is remarkable for its crowded midfields, its emphasis on muscle concentration and power play esp Pol, Comm
Now when Yeltsin proposed this this morning, it was a surprise to the Congress, and his opponents immediately jumped up and accused him of a power play. They said he was laying the foundation for a dictatorship, trying to establish a cult of personality in Russia Our British identity and independence have been withering in the face of attacks by Brussels, power-play in Germany and France, and the activities of Euro-fanatics at home
...the power-play unfolding between the Soviet Union's central government and the republics ...the traditional power-play between Capitol Hill and any new president We're caught in the middle of a big power play There's a tense psychological showdown, a power play between the chetnik fighters and the men who'll try to represent some semblance of legality
(use of power) maniobra de poder; (f) demostración de fuerza; (f) (power struggle) lucha por el poder; (f)
power point (n) (Britain) (Electricity and Electronics) enchufe; (m) toma de corriente; (f)
power politics (n) política de fuerza; (f)
power saw (n) motosierra; (f) sierra mecánica; (f)
power shovel (n) excavadora; (f)
power station (n) central eléctrica; (f) usina eléctrica; (f) (S. Cone)
power steering (n) (Aut) dirección asistida; (f)
power structure (n) estructura del poder; (f)
power struggle (n) lucha por el poder; (f)
power supply (n) suministro eléctrico; (m)
power surge (n) (Electricity and Electronics) subida de tensión; (f)
power tool (n) herramienta eléctrica; (f)
power unit (n) grupo electrógeno; (m)
power workers (n) trabajadores del sector energético; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "power"

Imperative
  • power
  • you power
  • he/she powers
  • we power
  • you power
  • they power
Preterite
  • I powered
  • you powered
  • he/she powered
  • we powered
  • you powered
  • they powered
Present Continuous
  • I am powering
  • you are powering
  • he/she is powering
  • we are powering
  • you are powering
  • they are powering
Present Perfect
  • I have powered
  • you have powered
  • he/she has powered
  • we have powered
  • you have powered
  • they have powered
Past Continuous
  • I was powering
  • you were powering
  • he/she was powering
  • we were powering
  • you were powering
  • they were powering
Past Perfect
  • I had powered
  • you had powered
  • he/she had powered
  • we had powered
  • you had powered
  • they had powered
Future
  • I will power
  • you will power
  • he/she will power
  • we will power
  • you will power
  • they will power
Future Perfect
  • I will have powered
  • you will have powered
  • he/she will have powered
  • we will have powered
  • you will have powered
  • they will have powered
Future Continuous
  • I will be powering
  • you will be powering
  • he/she will be powering
  • we will be powering
  • you will be powering
  • they will be powering
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been powering
  • you have been powering
  • he/she has been powering
  • we have been powering
  • you have been powering
  • they have been powering
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been powering
  • you will have been powering
  • he/she will have been powering
  • we will have been powering
  • you will have been powering
  • they will have been powering
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been powering
  • you had been powering
  • he/she had been powering
  • we had been powering
  • you had been powering
  • they had been powering
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