power failure in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for power failure in the English»Italian Dictionary

power failure N

power failure

interruzione f di corrente

Translations for power failure in the Italian»English Dictionary

interruzione di corrente ELEC

power failure

guasto all'impianto elettrico

power failure

interruzione, taglio della corrente

power failure, power cut

Translations for power failure in the English»Italian Dictionary

failure [Brit ˈfeɪljə, Am ˈfeɪljər] N

1. failure (lack of success):

failure

fallimento m

failure

insuccesso m (in in)

failure ECON

fallimento m

his failure to understand the problem

la sua mancata comprensione del problema or la sua incapacità di capire il problema

to end in failure

concludersi con un fallimento, fallire

2. failure:

failure (unsuccessful person)

fallito m / fallita f

failure (unsuccessful person)

incapace mf

failure (unsuccessful venture or event)

insuccesso m

failure (unsuccessful venture or event)

fiasco m

he was a failure as a teacher

come insegnante era un fallimento, un disastro

to be a failure at tennis

essere una frana a tennis

to feel a failure

sentirsi un fallito

the operation was a failure

l'operazione fu un insuccesso

3. failure (breakdown):

failure (of engine, machine)

guasto m

failure MED (of organ)

arresto m

failure MED (of organ)

blocco m

due to a mechanical failure

a causa di un guasto meccanico

4. failure (omission):

failure to keep a promise

il mancare a una promessa

failure to appear (in court) LAW

mancata comparizione (in giudizio)

failure to comply with the rules

inosservanza delle regole or del regolamento

failure to pay

mancato pagamento

they were surprised at his failure to attend the meeting

rimasero sorpresi dal fatto che non fosse andato alla riunione

I.power [Brit ˈpaʊə, Am ˈpaʊ(ə)r] N

1. power POL (control):

power

potere m

to take or seize power

prendere il potere

to be in, come to power

essere, salire al potere

to be returned, swept to power

essere ristabilito, portato al potere

power to the people!

potere al popolo!

power corrupts

il potere corrompe

to be in sb's power

essere alla mercé di qn

to have sb in one's power

avere qn in pugno

2. power (strength):

power

potenza f

power

forza f

divine power

la potenza divina

to wield enormous power

esercitare un enorme potere

a poem, speech of great power

una poesia, un discorso estremamente coinvolgente

3. power (influence):

power

influenza f (over su)

I have no power over the committee

non ho alcun ascendente sul comitato

I have no power over how the money is spent

non ho voce in capitolo per quanto riguarda la gestione delle spese

the act gives new powers to the taxman

la legge attribuisce nuovi poteri al fisco

4. power (capability):

power

capacità f

power(s) of concentration

capacità di concentrazione

power(s) of persuasion

forza di persuasione

it is in or within my power to do

ho il potere di fare

it is in or you have it in your power to change things

hai il potere di cambiare le cose

it does not lie within my power to help you form

non ho modo di aiutarti

to do everything in one's power

fare quanto è in proprio potere (to do per fare)

to lose the power of speech

perdere l'uso della parola

to be at the height of one's powers

essere all'apogeo della potenza

to be at the height of one's powers artist

essere all'apice della creatività

5. power U (authority):

power

poteri mpl

the courts, police have the power to do sth

il tribunale, la polizia ha il potere di fare qc

6. power (physical force):

power (of person, explosion)

forza f

power (of person, explosion)

potenza f

power (of storm)

violenza f

7. power:

power PHYS, TECH

energia f

power (electrical)

energia f elettrica

power (current)

corrente f

to switch on the power

attaccare la corrente

a cheap source of power

una fonte energetica poco costosa

8. power MECH (of vehicle, plane):

power

potenza f

we're losing power

perdiamo potenza

to be running at full, half power

funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta

9. power before n:

power TECH, ELEC drill, circuit, cable

elettrico

power mower

a motore

power shovel, lathe

meccanico

power brake

servofreno

10. power (magnification):

power

potenza f

11. power MATH:

8 to the power of 3

8 alla potenza di 3

to the nth power

(elevato) all'ennesima potenza

second power

seconda potenza

12. power (country):

power

potenza f

the big powers

le grandi potenze

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

power engine

alimentare

power plane, boat

motorizzare

powered by engine

che va a

powered by gas

che funziona a

powered by electricity, generator

alimentato da

III.power [Brit ˈpaʊə, Am ˈpaʊ(ə)r]

to do sb a power of good

essere un toccasana per qn

to be the power behind the throne

essere l'eminenza grigia

the powers of darkness

le potenze delle tenebre

the powers that be

il potere costituito

power failure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for power failure in the English»Italian Dictionary

failure [ˈfeɪl·jɚ] N

1. failure (lack of success):

failure

fallimento m

crop failure AGR

perdita f del raccolto

to be doomed to failure

essere destinato al fallimento

his failure to answer

il fatto che non abbia risposto

2. failure TECH, ELEC (breakdown):

failure

guasto m

3. failure COMM:

failure

fallimento m

I.power [ˈpa·ʊɚ] N

1. power (ability to control):

power

potere m

to be within one's power to do sth

rientrate nei poteri di qu

2. power:

power (country, organization)

potenza f

power (person)

potere

power (person)

potenza f

power (of person)

potere

3. power (right):

power

facoltà f

4. power (ability):

power

capacità f

sb's powers of concentration/persuasion/observation

capacità di concentrazione/persuasione/osservazione

5. power (strength):

power

forza f

6. power (electricity):

power

corrente f

7. power (energy) PHYS:

power

energia f

8. power MATH:

power

potenza f

two to the power of five

due elevato alla quinta

Phrases:

more power to you!

complimenti, e in bocca al lupo!

to be the power behind sb

essere l'eminenza grigia di qu

the powers that be

chi è al potere

II.power [ˈpa·ʊɚ] VB intr

to power along the track

portarsi avanti con un'azione di forza

III.power [ˈpa·ʊɚ] VB trans

power

azionare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The reactor has a back-up cooling system to prevent meltdown of the core in case of a power failure.

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Systems may be configured to reboot automatically after a power failure, or a fatal system error or kernel panic.

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This makes it possible for an interruption (like a power failure or system crash) between writes to leave data structures in an invalid intermediate state.

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The power failure also caused a loss of attitude control, which led to an uncontrolled tumble through space.

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A power failure interrupted the opening ceremony, and later on, police raided the downstairs ballroom, with sirens blazing and a number of arrests made.

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This has the side effect of reducing the requirement of file system checking after a crash or power failure.

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Often these do not send data serially to the computer but instead use the handshaking control lines to indicate low battery, power failure, or other conditions.

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But for some reason a power failure in the building made that hard drive collapse too.

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