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| absolute power n | (total control, authoritarianism) | سلطة مطلقة |
| | Hitler maintained absolute power in Nazi Germany. |
| abuse of power n | (using authority for own benefit) | إساءة استخدام السلطة، تعسُّف في السلطة |
| | Violence against children is an abuse of power. |
| air power | (military) | القوات الجوية |
| atomic power n | (nuclear energy) | طاقة ذريّة |
| | Atomic power is usually called nuclear power. |
| balance of power n | (between nations) | توازن القوى |
| | The balance of power shifted when the king became ill, with parliament becoming more independent. |
| bargaining power n | (influence in negotiating deals) | سلطة المفاوضة |
| brain power n | (intellectual or mental capacity) | قدرة فكرية |
| | Eating fish is supposed to increase one's brain power. |
| braking power n | (strength of vehicle's brakes) (قوة مكابح مركبة) | قدرة كبحيّة |
| buying power n | (spending money) | قدرة شرائية |
| buying power n | (value of money) | قدرة شرائية |
| drawing power n | (ability to attract people) | القدرة على جذب الناس |
| | We use celebrities in the ads because they have great drawing power. |
drunk on power,
drunk with power adj | informal, figurative (abusing influence) | محبّ للسلطة |
| Durable Power of Attorney n | (legal right: act for [sb]) | توكيل دائم |
| electric power n | (electricity used as power) | طاقة كهربائية |
firepower,
fire power,
fire-power n | (weapons capability) | قوة السلاح |
firepower,
fire power,
fire-power n | figurative (power, influence) | قوة، نفوذ |
| flower power n | informal (1960s hippy movement) (حركة هيبي في الستينيات) | "قوة الأزهار" |
a force to be reckoned with,
a power to be reckoned with n | ([sth/sb] powerful) | لا يُستهان به، يُحسب له حساب |
| | When Angela gets angry, she is a force to be reckoned with. |
| full power n | (heat, etc.: highest setting) | طاقة قصوى، أعلى مستوى طاقة |
| | Microwave your soup at full power for 1 minute to re-warm it. |
| full power n | (complete authority) | سلطة مطلقة، سلطة كاملة |
| great power n | (authority and influence) | سلطة كبيرة، نفوذ كبير |
| | The Church had great power over the population in the past. |
| great powers npl | (politics: leading states) | دولة عظمى |
| | The great powers will take up the question at the UN next week. |
| have power vi | (have control or influence) | لديه السلطة |
| | The army may have power right now, but they cannot govern forever without the consent of the people. |
| have power over [sb/sth] vtr | (be able to control or influence) | يتحكم في شخص/شيء |
| | His wife has power over him because she is the family's breadwinner. |
| have the power vi | (be authorized: to do [sth]) | لديه الصلاحية لفعل شيء |
| | You are a policeman and you have the power to arrest him. |
| hungry for power adj | (aggressively ambitious) | توّاق إلى السلطة |
| hydraulic power n | (energy generated by water) (من المياه) | طاقة هيدروليكية |
| hydroelectric power n | (electricity generated by water) | طاقة كهرمائية |
| | Hydroelectric power is a clean way of producing energy as it does not use fossil fuels. |
| in power expr | (holding office, having authority) | في السلطة |
| | Those in power are supposed to act in the interests of their community. |
| in your power adv | (within your control) | في يده، بمقدوره |
| | It is in your power to help me get a job. |
| inherent power n | (natural ability) | مقدرة فطرية |
| inherent power n | formal (authority not derived from another) (نابعة من ذاته) | سلطة ذاتية |
| | Only Parliament has the inherent power to make laws. |
| intellectual power n | (intelligence, brainpower) | قدرة ذهنية |
| Lasting Power of Attorney n | UK (legal right: act for [sb]) | توكيل دائم |
| levers of power npl | figurative (control) | زمام السلطة |
| | The party now has its hands on the levers of power. |
| lose power vtr + n | (grow weaker) | يفقد القوة، يضعف |
| | The car engine began to lose power as we climbed the hill. |
| lose power vtr + n | (lose authority) | يخسر |
| | You can be sure this government will lose power in the next election. |
| | تأكد أن هذه الحكومة ستخسر في الانتخابات المقبلة. |
| lose power vtr + n | (lose electricity supply) | تنقطع الكهرباء فيه/عنه |
| | Thousands of homes lost power as a result of the storm. |
| LPA n | UK, initialism (Lasting Power of Attorney) | توكيل دائم، وكالة دائمة |
manpower,
man-power n | (workforce) | الأيدي العاملة، القوة العاملة |
| | The company is restructuring in order to use its manpower more efficiently. |
manpower,
man-power n | (number of workers) | الأيدي العاملة، القوة العاملة |
| | We need more manpower if we're going to finish construction on time. |
more power to [sb],
more power to [sb]'s elbow expr | (expression of encouragement) | أتمنى له التوفيق |
| | Well, it sounds like Adam's thought it through carefully, so if it's really what he wants to do, more power to his elbow. |
| nuclear power n | (atomic energy) | الطاقة النووية |
| | Nuclear power is another alternative energy source to consider. |
| nuclear power plant n | (factory that generates atomic energy) | محطة توليد طاقة نووية |
| party in power n | (political party that is in government) | الحزب الحاكم |
| | In Britain, the Conservative Party was the party in power at the outbreak of the Second World War. |
| pedal power n | (use of a cycle) | استخدام الدرَّاجات، اعتماد الدرَّاجات |
| pedal power n | (energy generated by cycling) | الطاقة من التدويس |
| people power n | (community action) | قوة الشعب، سلطة الشعب |
power adaptor,
power adapter n | (power plug for an electrical device) | مُهايئ كهربائي |
| power bank n | (portable device charger) (شاحن محمول) | بنك الطاقة |
| power base | (source of authority) | مصدر الدعم، مصدر القوة |
| power brake n | often plural (automotive) (في السيارات) | مكابح آلية |
power broker,
also US: powerbroker n | (powerful person who uses influence) | صاحب نفوذ، صاحب قرار سياسيّ |
| power cable n | (electricity supply line) | كبل كهرباء، كبل طاقة |
| | As there was no mains supply on the camp site, we had to run a power cable from a generator. |
| power consumption n | (energy use) | استهلاك الطاقة |
| | Power consumption in big cities is generally much higher that in smaller towns. |
| | These days, I try to control my power consumption by switching off lights I'm not using. |
| power cord n | (electrical cable) | سلك كهرباء |
| power cut n | (break in electricity supply) | انقطاع التيار الكهربائي |
| | I lost the file I was working on when there was a sudden power cut. |
| | After the power cut to that part of the city, many people went into a panic. |
| power drill n | (electrically-operated tool for making holes) | ثاقب كهربائي |
| | A power drill is much more efficient than a hand drill. |
| | It's not a bad idea to wear goggles whenever you're working with tools like power drills. |
| power factor n | (electrical power: ratio) | عامل القدرة، عامل الاستطاعة |
| power failure n | (electricity outage) | انقطاع الكهرباء |
| | We had no air conditioning for four hours due to the power failure. |
| power hammer n | (mechanical tool) | مطرقة آلية |
| power line n | (electricity supply cable) | خط كهربائي عالي الضغط |
| | When lightning struck a nearby power line, our neighbourhood suffered a blackout for several days. |
| | Hundreds of homes were without electricity last night after a storm took down power lines. |
| power loom n | (machine for weaving textiles) | نَول آلي، آلة نسج |
| power of appointment | (law) (في القانون) | سلطة تعيين |
| power of attorney n | (legal right to act for [sb]) | وكالة، توكيل رسمي |
| | Jones had given his wife power of attorney. |
| power of attorney n | (document granting power of attorney) (الوثيقة) | وكالة |
| | The siblings signed the power of attorney so that any of them could handle their father's financial affairs. |
| power of suggestion n | (hypnosis) (تنويم مغنطيسي) | قوة الإيحاء |
| | The hypnotist was able to make participants do funny things by using the power of suggestion. |
| power of suggestion n | (influence on thoughts) (التأثير على الأفكار) | قوة الإيحاء |
| | Sexy TV ads are designed to make you want to buy things through the power of suggestion. |
| power outlet n | (electrical socket) | مقبس كهرباء |
| | The room was built with power outlets on every wall. |
| power pack n | (electrical adaptor, converter) (للكهرباء) | مدَّخرة يدوية |
| | This power pack's losing its charge: I'll be needing a new one soon. |
| power plant n | (factory where energy is generated) | محطة توليد الطاقة |
| | John works at the power plant. |
| | The local power plant was fined for emitting too much pollution. |
| power play n | (move aimed at taking control) (خطوة تهدف لتعزيز السيطرة) | لعبة السلطة |
| power plug n | (electrical adaptor, converter) | قابس كهرباء |
| | A power plug is something you plug into an electrical outlet. |
| power point n | (electrical socket) | مقبس كهرباء |
| | This room doesn't have enough power points; we'll have to use a power strip. |
| power pump n | (pump powered by hydraulics) | مضخة آلية |
| power reactor n | (nuclear generator that produces electricity) | مفاعل قدرة، مفاعل طاقة |
| | France produces most of its electricity with power reactors. |
| power saw n | (electrically-powered saw) | منشار كهربائي |
| | I can't cut straight with a hand saw, but a power saw makes it easy. |
| power-saw [sth]⇒ vtr | (cut with power saw) (بمنشار كهربائي) | ينشر شيئًا |
| power source n | ([sth] that supplies energy) | مصدر الطاقة |
| | Given that oil supplies are finite, we need to find alternative power sources. |
| power station n | (factory where energy is generated) | محطة توليد الطاقة |
| | In 1900 the town had its own power station to provide electricity for some businesses and homes. |
| power steering n | (engine-assisted steering system) | توجيه معزَّز، توجيه هيدروليكيّ |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | دركسيون زيت، دركسيون هواء |
| | I can't even remember what driving was like before power steering was invented. |
| power strip n | US (electrical extension lead) | وصلة بمقابس |
| | You can plug your PC, monitor, and so on into a power strip. |
| power struggle n | (fight to take control) | صراع على السلطة |
power supplier,
energy supplier n | (electricity/gas company) | شركة الكهرباء |
| power supply n | (source of energy) | مصدر طاقة |
| | High winds brought down electricity lines, cutting off the power supply to hundreds of homes. |
| power to act n | (law: right to intervene) | توكيل شرعي |
| power to act n | (authority to take action) | صلاحية التصرف |
| Power to the people! interj | (left-wing slogan) (شعار يساري) | السلطة للشعب! |
| power tool n | (electric tool for woodworking, etc.) | أداة كهربائية |
| | That wood is too hard to carve by hand, you'll need a power tool. |
| power train | (machinery) (في الآلات) | مجموعة نقل الحركة، مجموعة نقل القدرة |
| power transformer n | (electrical converter) | محوّل كهربائي، محوّل قدرة |
| power trip n | informal (egotistical use of authority) | انتشاء بالسلطة |
| power unit n | (measurement of energy) | وحدة قدرة، وحدة طاقة كهربائية |