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grootmacht substantief {f} | great power(powerful state) |
grootmacht substantief {m} {f} | superpower [superpowers](sovereign state) |
kennis is macht phrase | knowledge is powerphrase |
kernmacht substantief | nuclear power(nation with nuclear weapons) |
krijgsmacht substantief {f} | armed forces [armed forces](the military forces of a nation) |
landmacht substantief {f} | ground forces(all military units operating on the ground) |
landmacht substantief {n} | army [armies](military force concerned mainly with ground operations) |
luchtmacht substantief {f} | air force [air forces](branch of the military devoted to air warfare) |
opmachtigen werkwoord | empower [empowered, empowering, empowers](to give confidence and/or strength to) |
oppermachtige bijvoeglijk naamwoord | supreme(dominant) |
overmacht substantief {m} | force majeure(unavoidable catastrophe) |
politiemacht substantief {f} | constabulary(police force) |
rechterlijke macht substantief | judicial branch(branch of government) |
rechterlijke macht substantief {f} {m} | judiciary [judiciary](the judicial branch of government) |
scheiding der machten substantief {f} | separation of powers(model for governance) |
slijmachtig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | gooey [gooier, gooiest](of or relating to goo) |
smachten werkwoord | covet [coveted, coveting, covets](to wish for with eagerness) languish [languished, languishing, languishes](to pine away with longing) lust [lusted, lusting, lusts](strongly desire) pine [pined, pining, pines](to long for sufferingly) yearn [yearned, yearning, yearns](to have a strong desire for something or to do something) yen(have strong desire for) |
smachten naar werkwoord | ache for(to desire or want very much) |
stormachtig bijvoeglijk naamwoord | boisterous(characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy) inclement(stormy) stormy [stormier, stormiest](of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) |
strijdmacht substantief {f} | armed forces [armed forces](the military forces of a nation) |
supermacht substantief {m} {f} | superpower [superpowers](sovereign state) |
tot de derde macht verheffen werkwoord | cube [cubed, cubing, cubes](arithmetic: to raise to the third power) |
tot de macht preposition | to the power of(indicating an exponent) |
tot de tweede macht verheffen werkwoord | square [squared, squaring, squares](math: to multiply by itself) |
tweede macht substantief {f} | square [squares](second power) |
uit alle macht preposition | with a vengeance(with intense motivation) |
uitvoerende macht substantief {f} {m} | executive [executives](branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions) |
volmacht substantief {f} | authorization [authorizations](act of authorizing) power of attorney(authorisation) |
volmacht geven werkwoord | empower [empowered, empowering, empowers](to give permission to) |
volmachtbrief substantief {m} | power of attorney(document) |
weermacht substantief {f} | army [armies](military force concerned mainly with ground operations) military [military](armed forces) |