powerless in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for powerless in the English»French Dictionary

powerless [Brit ˈpaʊəlɪs, Am ˈpaʊ(ə)rləs] ADJ

powerless

impuissant (against face à)

I was powerless to prevent it

il m'était impossible de l'empêcher

the police were powerless to intervene

la police n'a pas pu intervenir

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they were powerless before such resistance

ils étaient impuissants face à une telle résistance

Translations for powerless in the French»English Dictionary

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impuissant (impuissante) personne, gouvernement, police

powerless

impuissant à faire

powerless to do

réduire qn à l'impuissance

to render sb powerless

éprouver un sentiment d'abandon/d'impuissance

to feel abandoned/powerless

powerless in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for powerless in the English»French Dictionary

powerless ADJ

powerless

impuissant(e)

to be powerless to +infin

ne pas pouvoir +infin

to be powerless against sb/sth

être impuissant face à qn/qc

Translations for powerless in the French»English Dictionary

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impuissant(e)

powerless

être impuissant face à qc

to be powerless in the face of sth

être dans l'impuissance de +infin

to be powerless to +infin

être réduit à l'impuissance

to be left powerless

démuni devant qn/qc

powerless in the face of sb/sth

powerless Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be powerless to +infin

ne pas pouvoir +infin

to be powerless against sb/sth

être impuissant face à qn/qc

powerless in the face of sb/sth

démuni devant qn/qc

to be powerless in the face of sth

être impuissant face à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When she is old and powerless, she finally agrees.

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The cities, however, were not powerless, and as executors of the public peace, they had developed into a potent military force.

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She was powerless to stop the flow of events.

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Feeling trapped and oppressed by others, and powerless to change.

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

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These organizations serve as regional planning agencies and as forums for debating issues of regional importance, but are generally powerless relative to their individual members.

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

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

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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.

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Empowering the powerless, particularly the tribals, dalits, women and other vulnerable sections of society, will be a significant part of this activity.

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