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I . power [ˈpaʊər, Brit -əʳ] N

2. power (country, organization):

power
potência f
the powers that be
os mandachuvas

4. power no pl (electricity):

power
potência f

II . power [ˈpaʊər, Brit -əʳ] VB trans

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power cable N

power cut N esp Brit, Aus

power-driven ADJ

power plant N

power station N

purchasing power N

solar power N no pl

staying power N no pl

wind power N no pl

Usage examples with powers

one's powers of concentration
seus poderes de concentração
the powers that be
os mandachuvas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The political powers deemed the theatre unimportant, which enabled organizational and programmatic changes to be made.
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Initially it had the powers to deal with nuisances and adjudicate the prosecutions of some minor criminal offences.
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The game also features upgradeable karts and unique powers for each character.
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Scarlet is fatally injured but recovers using his retro-metabolic powers.
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He is ever stoical, slow to anger, but possessed of the powers of a hundred men when aroused.
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As such, they have no place in reality and exhibit powers and motives beyond comprehension.
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A gold torc makes a person with latent powers completely operant in those powers.
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Each such group may form transnational institutions with declared legislative or judicial powers.
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However, if his faith wavers, his superhuman powers will rapidly disappear.
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About his 80th year he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and thenceforth his mental powers only gleamed out occasionally.
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