noun🔗SharePouvoir, capacitéAbility to do or undergo something."The student's power to concentrate helped her finish her homework. "Le pouvoir de concentration de l'étudiante l'a aidée à finir ses devoirs.abilityactionenergyphysicspoliticsgovernmentessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePouvoir, influence(social) Ability to coerce, influence or control."The teacher's power to assign homework influenced the students' study habits. "Le pouvoir du professeur d'assigner des devoirs a influencé les habitudes d'étude des élèves.politicsgovernmentsocietystateorganizationabilitylawbusinessmoralrightessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePuissance, force(physical) Effectiveness."The medicine's power to relieve pain was remarkable. "Le pouvoir du médicament pour soulager la douleur était remarquable.physicsabilityenergyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGrande quantité, multitudeA large amount or number."The school library has a vast power of books on various subjects. "La bibliothèque de l'école possède une grande quantité de livres sur divers sujets.amountnumberessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePuissance, forceAny of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw)."the mechanical powers"les puissances mécaniquesmachinetechnicalphysicsessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePuissanceA measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time."The power of the washing machine is high, allowing it to quickly clean the clothes. "La puissance de la machine à laver est élevée, ce qui lui permet de nettoyer rapidement les vêtements.physicsenergyscienceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePuissanceA product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent."The power of a rocket is measured by how many kilograms it can lift. "La puissance d'une fusée est mesurée par le nombre de kilogrammes qu'elle peut soulever.mathessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePouvoir, puissanceCardinality."The power of the student council is limited; only 10 students can be members. "Le pouvoir du conseil étudiant est limité ; seuls 10 étudiants peuvent être membres.mathnumberessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePuissance, la probabilitéThe probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true."The power of the teacher's new reading comprehension test was high, meaning it had a good chance of identifying students who truly struggled with comprehension. "La puissance du nouveau test de compréhension en lecture du professeur était élevée, ce qui signifiait qu'il avait de bonnes chances d'identifier les élèves qui avaient réellement du mal avec la compréhension.statisticsmathessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePuissances(in plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme."The Christian faith believes in various ranks of angels, with the powers being a level above archangels. "La foi chrétienne croit en divers rangs d'anges, les Puissances étant un niveau au-dessus des archanges.religiontheologymythologyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlimenter, mettre sous tensionTo provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device)."This CD player is powered by batteries."Ce lecteur CD est alimenté par des piles.technologyelectronicsdeviceelectricmachineutilityenergyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFrapper avec force, donner un coup puissantTo hit or kick something forcefully."The soccer player powered the ball towards the goal. "Le joueur de football a frappé le ballon avec force vers le but.actionsportessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlimenter, donner le pouvoir àTo enable or provide the impetus for."The new training program powered her to excel in her job. "Le nouveau programme de formation lui a donné le pouvoir d'exceller dans son travail.abilityenergyactiontechnologyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePuissant, impressionnantImpressive."The presentation was a power display of knowledge. "La présentation était une démonstration impressionnante de connaissances.qualityappearancecharacteressentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading