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powerless [ˈpaʊərləs, Brit -ələs] ADJ

powerless

to be powerless against sb

não poder fazer nada contra alguém

to be powerless to do sth

não poder fazer a. c.

Usage examples with powerless

to be powerless against sb

não poder fazer nada contra alguém

to be powerless to do sth

não poder fazer a. c.

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It contains nine fables with animal characters, typically depicting the stronger animals as unjust and untrustworthy, while the weaker animals are virtuous but powerless. en.wikipedia.org

A spectre is powerless in natural sunlight and flees from it. en.wikipedia.org

For example, a person may cry after receiving surprisingly happy news, ostensibly because the person feels powerless or unable to influence what is happening. en.wikipedia.org

The survivors make it to a powerless patrol boat on the river and drift downstream to the waiting submarine. en.wikipedia.org

Feeling trapped and oppressed by others, and powerless to change. en.wikipedia.org

But beyond such poor revenge, he was powerless for any open enmity. en.wikipedia.org

She was powerless to stop the flow of events. en.wikipedia.org

If it is only soft and flexible, it is powerless. en.wikipedia.org

By the 12th century, the council was essentially powerless as a separate entity, though it seems clear that the system was never formally dismantled. en.wikipedia.org

People feel helpless when they feel powerless to change their situation. en.wikipedia.org

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