La Palabra Del Dia: "potencia"
potencia ( poh-tehn'-see-ah )
noun ( power, potency, strength )
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Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.
Examples:
1. No creo que mi camioneta tenga potencia suficiente como para remolcar el bote.
I don't think my truck has enough power to tow the boat.
2. Los analgésicos que me dio el doctor después de mi cirugía tienen una potencia tremenda; me quedé como en una nube.
The painkillers the doctor gave me after my surgery are tremendously strong; I felt like I was on cloud nine.
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The strength of the aroma of women's perfume is not always pleasant on the elevator.
El fuerte La potencia de los aroma del perfumes de los mujer no es siempre agradable en el ascensor.
Tengo que la el potencial para realizar grandes hazañas de la fuerza,
fortaleza,
pero sólo en mi mente.
I have the power for great feats of strength,
but only in my mind.
Love has the power to do great things.
El amor tiene la potencia de hacer grandes cosas.
Photo by John Bradford.
Se necesitan más de 150 peces para llegar a la potencia de un caballo.
One needs more than 150 fishes in order to reach one horse-power.
Después de mirar Popeye, comí algunas espinacas, pero no me dieron ninguna potencia.
After watching Popeye, I ate some spinach, but it didn´t give me any strength.
The potencial in this little guy to bring good news will be the strength of his life.
La potencia en este chiquito llevar buenas noticias va a ser la potencia de su vida.
Las baterías de mi barco tienen mucha potencia.
The batteries of my boat have a lot of power.
Prefiero correr las motos de poca cilindrada y potencia para mantener una velocidad más alta por las curvas.
I prefer to race motorcycles of smaller capacity and power in order to sustain higher cornerspeed.
Aunque se pondría serio, no se tendría la potencia para convencer de su intenciones serias si se había perdido su credibilidad.
Even if one were serious, he wouldn’t have the power to convince of his serious intentions if he had lost his credibility.
La potencia de algunas cosas declives con la edad, pero el deseo se queda lo mismo.
The potency of some things declines with age, but the desire remains the same.
Se parece que alguien que es muy rico puede tener más potencia en un país que el ministro primo o presidente.
It seems that someone who is very rich can have more power in a country that the prime minister or president.
Su potencia sexual es sin igual./His sexual prowess is unrivaled.
