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puissance nom {f}

power [powers]◼◼◼(capability or influence)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊər]

power [powers]◼◼◼(physics: measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊər]

power [powers]◼◼◼(maths: product of equal factors)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊər]

power [powers]◼◼◼(physical force or strength)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊər]

might◼◼◻(personal power)
noun
[UK: maɪt] [US: ˈmaɪt]Might makes right. = La puissance fait le droit.

puissance◼◻◻(power, might or potency)
noun
[UK: ˈpwiː.sɑːns] [US: ˈpwɪ.səns]

puissance nom

power [powers]◼◼◼(statistics: probability of correctly rejecting the null hypothesis)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈpaʊər]

load [loads]◼◼◻(the electrical current or power delivered by a device)
noun
[UK: ləʊd] [US: loʊd]

puissance preposition

to the power of◼◻◻(indicating an exponent)
preposition

puissance coloniale nom {f}

colonial power◼◼◼(country with colonies)
noun

puissance de feu nom {f}

firepower◼◼◼(capacity of a weapon)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪə.paʊə(r)] [US: ˈfaɪr.ˌpɑː.wər]

puissance douce nom {f}

soft power◼◼◼(political influence that is extended by means of diplomacy, international assistance, cultural exchanges, etc.)
noun
[UK: sɒft ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈsɑːft ˈpaʊər]

puissance mondiale nom {f}

world power◼◼◼(nation which influences world affairs)
noun
[UK: wɜːld ˈpaʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɝːld ˈpaʊər]

puissance électrique nom

load [loads]◼◼◼(the electrical current or power delivered by a device)
noun
[UK: ləʊd] [US: loʊd]

en puissance adjectif

would-be◼◼◼(attempting or desiring something)
adjective
[UK: wʊd bi] [US: ˈwʊd bi]

grande puissance nom {f}

great power◼◼◼(powerful state)
noun

hyperpuissance nom

hyperpower◼◼◼(international hegemon)
noun

impuissance nom {f}

impotence◼◼◼(erectile dysfunction)
noun
[UK: ˈɪm.pə.təns] [US: ˈɪm.pə.təns]

impotence◼◼◼(powerlessness)
noun
[UK: ˈɪm.pə.təns] [US: ˈɪm.pə.təns]

powerlessness◼◼◼(The state or character of being powerless)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə.ləs] [US: ˈpaʊər.lə.snəs]The destiny of John and Mary ceaselessly haunted the author, weighed down by his own powerlessness to assume it. = Le destin de John et Mary hantait sans cesse l'auteur, accablé par sa propre impuissance à en assumer le poids.

impuissance apprise nom {f}

learned helplessness◼◼◼noun

jeu de puissance nom

power play◼◼◼noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r) ˈpleɪ] [US: ˈpaʊər ˈpleɪ]

repose en puissance phrase

rest in power(blessing or expression of hope)
phrase

superpuissance nom {f}

superpower [superpowers]◼◼◼(sovereign state)
noun
[UK: ˈsuː.pə.paʊə(r)] [US: ˌsuː.pər.ˈpaʊər]China is a superpower. = La Chine est une superpuissance.

surpuissance nom

overkill◼◼◼(an unnecessary excess of something (idiomatic))
noun
[UK: ˈəʊv.əkɪl] [US: ˈoʊv.əkɪl]

élever à la troisième puissance verbe

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

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