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macht meaning in English

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grootmacht substantief
{f}

great power(powerful state)
noun

grootmacht substantief
{m} {f}

superpower [superpowers](sovereign state)
noun
[UK: ˈsuː.pə.paʊə(r)] [US: ˌsuː.pər.ˈpaʊər]

kennis is macht phrase

knowledge is powerphrase
[UK: ˈnɒ.lɪdʒ ɪz ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈnɑː.lədʒ ˈɪz ˈpaʊər]

kernmacht substantief

nuclear power(nation with nuclear weapons)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈpaʊər]

krijgsmacht substantief
{f}

armed forces [armed forces](the military forces of a nation)
noun
[UK: ɑːmd ˈfɔː.sɪz] [US: ˈɑːrmd ˈfɔːr.səz]

landmacht substantief
{f}

ground forces(all military units operating on the ground)
noun
[UK: ˈɡraʊnd.ˌfɔː.sɪz] [US: ˈɡraʊnd.ˌfɔː.sɪz]

landmacht substantief
{n}

army [armies](military force concerned mainly with ground operations)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.mi] [US: ˈɑːr.mi]

luchtmacht substantief
{f}

air force [air forces](branch of the military devoted to air warfare)
noun
[UK: ˈeə.ˈfɔːs] [US: ˈeə.ˈfɔːs]

opmachtigen werkwoord

empower [empowered, empowering, empowers](to give confidence and/or strength to)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpaʊər]

oppermachtige bijvoeglijk naamwoord

supreme(dominant)
adjective
[UK: suː.ˈpriːm] [US: sə.ˈpriːm]

overmacht substantief
{m}

force majeure(unavoidable catastrophe)
noun

politiemacht substantief
{f}

constabulary(police force)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈstæ.bjʊ.lə.ri] [US: kən.ˈstæ.bjə.ˌle.ri]

rechterlijke macht substantief

judicial branch(branch of government)
noun

rechterlijke macht substantief
{f} {m}

judiciary [judiciary](the judicial branch of government)
noun
[UK: dʒuː.ˈdɪ.ʃə.ri] [US: dʒuː.ˈdɪ.ʃi.ˌe.ri]

scheiding der machten substantief
{f}

separation of powers(model for governance)
noun

slijmachtig bijvoeglijk naamwoord

gooey [gooier, gooiest](of or relating to goo)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡuːɪ] [US: ˈɡuːi]

smachten werkwoord

covet [coveted, coveting, covets](to wish for with eagerness)
verb
[UK: ˈkʌ.vɪt] [US: ˈkʌ.vət]

languish [languished, languishing, languishes](to pine away with longing)
verb
[UK: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ] [US: ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪʃ]

lust [lusted, lusting, lusts](strongly desire)
verb
[UK: lʌst] [US: ˈləst]

pine [pined, pining, pines](to long for sufferingly)
verb
[UK: paɪn] [US: ˈpaɪn]

yearn [yearned, yearning, yearns](to have a strong desire for something or to do something)
verb
[UK: jɜːn] [US: ˈjɝːn]

yen(have strong desire for)
verb
[UK: jen] [US: ˈjen]

smachten naar werkwoord

ache for(to desire or want very much)
verb

stormachtig bijvoeglijk naamwoord

boisterous(characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɔɪ.stə.rəs] [US: ˌbɔɪ.stə.rəs]

inclement(stormy)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈkle.mənt] [US: ˌɪn.ˈkle.mənt]

stormy [stormier, stormiest](of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.)
adjective
[UK: ˈstɔː.mi] [US: ˈstɔːr.mi]

strijdmacht substantief
{f}

armed forces [armed forces](the military forces of a nation)
noun
[UK: ɑːmd ˈfɔː.sɪz] [US: ˈɑːrmd ˈfɔːr.səz]

supermacht substantief
{m} {f}

superpower [superpowers](sovereign state)
noun
[UK: ˈsuː.pə.paʊə(r)] [US: ˌsuː.pər.ˈpaʊər]

tot de derde macht verheffen werkwoord

cube [cubed, cubing, cubes](arithmetic: to raise to the third power)
verb
[UK: kjuːb] [US: ˈkjuːb]

tot de macht preposition

to the power of(indicating an exponent)
preposition

tot de tweede macht verheffen werkwoord

square [squared, squaring, squares](math: to multiply by itself)
verb
[UK: skweə(r)] [US: ˈskwer]

tweede macht substantief
{f}

square [squares](second power)
noun
[UK: skweə(r)] [US: ˈskwer]

uit alle macht preposition

with a vengeance(with intense motivation)
preposition

uitvoerende macht substantief
{f} {m}

executive [executives](branch of government responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions)
noun
[UK: ɪɡ.ˈze.kjʊ.tɪv] [US: ɪg.ˈze.kjə.tɪv]

volmacht substantief
{f}

authorization [authorizations](act of authorizing)
noun
[UK: ˌɔː.θə.raɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɒ.θə.rə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

power of attorney(authorisation)
noun

volmacht geven werkwoord

empower [empowered, empowering, empowers](to give permission to)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˌɪm.ˈpaʊər]

volmachtbrief substantief
{m}

power of attorney(document)
noun

weermacht substantief
{f}

army [armies](military force concerned mainly with ground operations)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.mi] [US: ˈɑːr.mi]

military [military](armed forces)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.lɪ.tri] [US: ˈmɪ.lə.ˌte.ri]

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