sea power in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sea power in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sea power N

1. sea power C (country):

sea power

potencia f naval

2. sea power U (might):

sea power

poderío m naval

Translations for sea power in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sea power made us great

el dominio del mar or nuestro poderío marítimo nos hizo grandes

Translations for sea power in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.power [Am ˈpaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈpaʊə] N

1.1. power U:

power (control, influence)

poder m

power (of country)

poderío m

power (of country)

poder m

the power of the church

el poder de la iglesia

sea power made us great

el dominio del mar or nuestro poderío marítimo nos hizo grandes

real power lies with the military

en realidad son los militares los que detentan el poder

you are in my power

estás or te tengo en mi poder

power to the people

poder para el pueblo

people power

poder popular

power over sb/sth

poder sobre alguien/algo

power over sb/sth attr center

de poder

1.2. power U (over country, nation):

power

poder m

to be in power

estar en or ocupar el poder

balance of power

equilibrio m de fuerzas

to seize power

tomar el poder

to seize power

hacerse con el poder

to come to power

llegar or subir al poder

1.3. power U or C (official authority):

power

poder m

power to + infin

poder para  +  infin

they have no power to intervene

no tienen poder para intervenir

special powers

poderes extraordinarios

power of veto

derecho m de veto

to exceed one's powers

excederse en sus (or mis etc.) poderes or atribuciones

they were given full powers to …

les dieron plenos poderes para …

it's beyond his powers

no es de su competencia

2.1. power C (nation):

power

potencia f

a major industrial/naval power

una potencia industrial/naval de primer orden

a foreign power

una potencia extranjera

2.2. power C (person, group):

he's a power to be reckoned with

es una fuerza con la que hay que contar

the power behind the throne

el poder en la sombra

the power behind the throne

la eminencia gris

the powers that be

los que mandan

the powers that be

los que detentan el poder

the powers of darkness

las fuerzas del mal

3.1. power U (physical strength, force):

power

fuerza f

more power to your elbow inf

¡bien hecho!

3.2. power U:

power (of wind, sun)

potencia f

power (of wind, sun)

fuerza f

power (of drug, chemical)

potencia f

power (of engine, loudspeaker, transmitter, telescope)

potencia f

we have doubled our processing power

hemos duplicado nuestra capacidad de procesamiento

3.3. power U:

power (of tradition, love)

poder m

power (of tradition, love)

fuerza f

power (of argument)

fuerza f

power (of argument)

lo poderoso

power (of argument)

lo convincente

4.1. power U (ability, capacity):

I did everything in my power

hice todo lo que estaba en mi(s) mano(s)

I did everything in my power

hice todo lo que me era posible

it doesn't lie within my power

no está en mi(s) mano(s)

that's beyond my power

eso está fuera de mis posibilidades

she has the power to see into the future

es capaz de predecir el futuro

4.2. power (specific faculty) often pl:

he lost the power of sight/hearing/speech

perdió la vista/el oído/el habla

power(s) of concentration

capacidad f de concentración

power(s) of concentration

poder m de concentración

her power(s) of persuasion

su(s) poder(es) de persuasión

test your mental powers

pon a prueba tu inteligencia or tus facultades mentales

her creative/imaginative power(s)

su capacidad creativa/imaginativa

he was at the height of his power(s)

estaba en su mejor momento or en la plenitud de sus facultades

5.1. power U:

power MECH, PHYS

potencia f

power (particular source of energy)

energía f

the engine lacks power

al motor le falta potencia

nuclear/wave/solar power

energía nuclear/mareomotriz/solar

attr power brakes

servofrenos mpl

power saw

motosierra f

power saw (electrical)

sierra f eléctrica

5.2. power U (electricity):

power

electricidad f

to turn the power on/off

conectar/cortar la electricidad

power grid esp Brit

red f eléctrica

power workers Brit

trabajadores mpl del sector eléctrico

6. power U MATH:

power

potencia f

10 to the power of 4/of 3

10 (elevado) a la cuarta potencia/al cubo

7. power (a lot) inf:

to do sb a power of good

hacerle a alguien mucho bien

your visit's done him a power of good

tu visita le ha hecho mucho bien

II.power [Am ˈpaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈpaʊə] VB trans

the plane is powered by four engines

el avión tiene cuatro motores

the plane is powered by four engines

el avión está propulsado por cuatro motores

it's powered by electricity

funciona con electricidad

it's powered by electricity

es eléctrico

steam-powered

a or de vapor

nuclear-powered submarine

submarino m nuclear

III.power [Am ˈpaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈpaʊə] VB intr

power (move rapidly) inf + adv compl:

we were powering along the highway

íbamos disparados por la carretera inf

sea [Am si, Brit siː] N

1.1. sea (ocean) The noun → mar is feminine in literary language and in some set idiomatic expressions

sea C often pl

mar m

at the bottom of the sea

en el fondo del mar

a house by the sea

una casa a orillas del mar

a house by the sea

una casa junto al mar

to go/travel by sea

ir/viajar en barco

the window looks out to sea

la ventana da al mar

out on the open sea

en mar abierto

on the high seas

en alta mar

to go to sea (as profession)

entrar en la marina

to put (out) to sea

hacerse a la mar

at sea this left him feeling completely at sea

esto lo confundió totalmente

at first I was all at sea

al principio me sentí totalmente perdido or confundido

we've been at sea for a month

hace un mes que estamos embarcados or que zarpamos

to dump waste at sea

verter desechos en el mar

to sail the seven seas liter

surcar los siete mares liter

to sail the seven seas attr route/transport

marítimo

to sail the seven seas battle

naval

to sail the seven seas god

del mar

to sail the seven seas nymph

marino

the sea air/breeze

el aire/la brisa del mar

I don't like sea bathing Brit

no me gusta bañarme en el mar

sea crossing

travesía f

sea defenses or Brit defences

defensas fpl marítimas

sea fish

pez m de mar

sea fishing

pesca f marítima or en el mar

sea mist

bruma f

sea monster

monstruo m marino

sea view

vista f al mar

1.2. sea C (inland):

sea

mar m

2. sea (swell, turbulence) usu pl:

heavy or rough seas

mar f gruesa

heavy or rough seas

mar m agitado or encrespado or picado

3. sea (large mass, quantity) no pl:

a sea of blood

un mar de sangre

a sea of mud

un barrizal

a sea of faces

una multitud de rostros

a sea of faces

miles de rostros

a sea of people

una riada de gente

See also mar

mar <pres part marring; pt, pp marred> [Am mɑr, Brit mɑː] VB trans

mar

estropear

the choice of wine can make or mar a dinner party

el éxito de una cena depende de la elección del vino

sea power in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sea power in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sea power N

1. sea power no pl (naval strength):

sea power

fuerza f naval

2. sea power (state):

sea power

potencia f naval

Translations for sea power in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.power [ˈpaʊəʳ, Am ˈpaʊɚ] N

1. power no pl (ability to control):

power

poder m

2. power (country, organization, person):

power

potencia f

3. power (right):

power

derecho m

4. power no pl (ability):

power

capacidad f

5. power no pl (strength):

power

fuerza f

6. power no pl (electricity):

power

electricidad f

to cut off the power

cortar la corriente

7. power no pl (energy):

power

energía f

Phrases:

more power to your elbow!

¡que tengas suerte!

to do sb a power of good

hacer bien a alguien

the power behind the throne

el poder en la sombra

the powers that be

las autoridades

II.power [ˈpaʊəʳ, Am ˈpaʊɚ] VB intr

to power along the track

ir disparado por el camino

III.power [ˈpaʊəʳ, Am ˈpaʊɚ] VB trans

power

impulsar

sea [si:] N

1. sea:

sea

mar m o f

at the bottom of the sea

en el fondo del mar

by sea

por mar

by the sea

junto al mar

out at sea

en alta mar

to put (out) to sea

hacerse a la mar

the open sea, the high seas

el mar abierto

2. sea (wide expanse):

a sea of people

un mar de gente

Phrases:

worse things happen at sea! (things could be worse)

¡más se perdió en la guerra!

to sail the seven seas

surcar los siete mares

to be (all) at sea

estar totalmente perdido

sea N

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Yellow Sea

mar Amarillo m

sea N

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Arabian Sea

mar Arábigo m

Arabian Sea

mar de Omán m

sea N

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East China Sea

mar de China Oriental m

sea N

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South China Sea

mar de China Meridional m

sea N

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Alboran Sea

mar de Alborán m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He recognized during his many sea voyages the importance that sea power had for a modern commercial and industrial nation.

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During the ensuing tour of duty, she played her flagship role fully, combining sea power and diplomacy.

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We must never forget the solid assurances of sea power and those which belong to air power if it can be locally exercised.

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It is the first attempt in history to exert sea power on land by means of the air.

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The scale of a nation's world power status is identical with its scale of sea power.

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Second, his unit of political analysis insofar as sea power was concerned was a transnational consortium rather than the single nation-state.

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Sea power, however, did not project on land.

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