powerful

powerful
adjective (having great strength, influence etc: a powerful engine; He's powerful in local politics.) potente; poderoso
powerful adj
1. poderoso
a powerful country un país poderoso
2. potente / fuerte
a powerful engine un motor potente
powerful
tr['paʊəfʊl]
adjective
1 (strong - athlete, body, current) fuerte; (- blow, engine, machine) potente
2 (influential - enemy, nation, ruler) poderoso,-a
3 (effective - performance, image) impactante; (- argument, speech) poderoso,-a, convincente; (drug) potente, fuerte
powerful ['paʊərfəl] adj
: poderoso, potente
♦ powerfully adv
powerful
adj.
• convincente adj.
• fuerte adj.
• intenso, -a adj.
• poderoso, -a adj.
• potente adj.
• pudiente adj.
• valeroso, -a adj.
'paʊərfəl, 'paʊəfəl
adjective
a) <country> poderoso
b) <serve/stroke> potente; <shoulders/arms> fuerte
c) <performance/image> impactante; <argument> poderoso, convincente; <incentive> poderoso
d) <engine/weapon> potente; <drug> potente, fuerte; <smell/current> fuerte
['paʊǝfʊl]
ADJ
1) (=influential, controlling) [person, government, force, influence] poderoso; all-powerful
2) (=physically strong) [person] fuerte, fornido; [animal, physique, arms, muscles] fuerte
3) (=having great force or power) [engine, magnet, computer, explosive] potente; [kick, explosion, smell] fuerte; [voice] potente, fuerte; [swimmer] resistente
4) (=having a strong effect) [drug] potente; [emotion] intenso, profundo; [argument] poderoso, convincente; [performance, film, novel] impactante, que deja huella; [speech] conmovedor

he gave a powerful performance — su actuación fue impactante or de las que deja huella

we have powerful evidence for this — tenemos pruebas contundentes de esto

this information is a powerful weapon against the government — esta información es un arma potente contra el gobierno

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['paʊərfəl, 'paʊəfəl]
adjective
a) <country> poderoso
b) <serve/stroke> potente; <shoulders/arms> fuerte
c) <performance/image> impactante; <argument> poderoso, convincente; <incentive> poderoso
d) <engine/weapon> potente; <drug> potente, fuerte; <smell/current> fuerte

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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