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German-English Dictionary: [power

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	NOUN	a power \| powers
	NOUN	power \| -
	VERB	to power \| powered \| powered powering \| powers
	SYNO	great power \| major power \| power ...
	great power \| major power \| power \| superpower \| world power force \| power ability \| power office \| power power \| powerfulness exponent \| index \| power might \| mightiness \| power baron \| big businessman \| business leader \| king \| magnate \| mogul \| power \| top executive \| tycoon © Princeton University

off {adv} [light, power, etc.]: aus
on {adv} [light, power, etc.]: an [ugs.]
conative [e.g. power]: Willens- [-kraft o.ä.]psych.
malevolent {adj} [power, force]: böse [bösartig]
potent {adj} [having great power, influence, or effect]: wirkmächtig [geh.]
to relinquish [right, power etc.]: abtreten [verzichten auf]
to restrain [sb.'s activities, power]: einschränken
to vest [power etc.]: verleihen [Macht, Rechte usw.]
to surrender sth. [control, power etc.]: etw. abgeben [Kontrolle, Macht etc.]
to man [power station, pump, gun, telephone etc]: bedienen
to erode sth. [fig.] [deteriorate] [e.g. relationship, confidence, power, beliefs]: etw. untergraben [z. B. Beziehungen, Vertrauen, Macht, Überzeugungen]
to humble [destroy the power of]: entmachten
to control [exercise power]: Macht ausüben
to erode sth. [fig.] [undermine] [e.g. relationship, confidence, power, beliefs]: etw. beschädigen [z. B. Beziehungen, Vertrauen, Macht, Überzeugungen]
to exercise sth. [e.g. a right or power]: etw. in Anspruch nehmen [von einem Recht oder einer Vollmacht Gebrauch machen]
to seize sth. [power etc.]: etw. an sich reißen
to solarise [Br.] [convert to solar power]: auf Sonnenenergie umstellen
to solarize [convert to solar power]: auf Sonnenenergie umstellen
to usurp sth. [power etc.]: etw. an sich reißen [fig.] [Macht etc.]
capacity [legal power]: Befugnis {f}law
virtue [power, potency (of a charm, prayer etc.)]: Kraft {f} [Heilkraft]
cord [power cord]: Kabel {n}electr.
googol [ten raised to the hundredth power]: Googol {n} [zehn hoch hundert]math.
vision [power of sight]: Sicht {f} [Sehvermögen, Sichtweite]
control [power]: Gewalt {f} [Kontrolle]
Herrschaft {f}
impotence [lack of power]: Ohnmacht {f} [Machtlosigkeit]
[power consumed on a construction site]: Baustrom {m}constr.
clout [coll.] [power, influence]: Macht {f}pol.
impellent [impelling power, motive]: Antrieb {m} [Motiv, Triebfeder]
authorities [people in power]: Machthaber {pl}pol.
[individual power of representation]: Einzelprokura {f}econ.law
kick [coll.] [power to stimulate]: Feuer {n} [fig.]oenol.
[a wife's power to represent her husband in matters concerning the household]: Schlüsselgewalt {f}hist.law
[Act on Combined Heat and Power Generation]: Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungsgesetz {n}law
[failure-ridden nuclear power station]: Pannenmeiler {m} [ugs.]nucl.
acoumetry [the measuring of the power or extent of hearing]: Hörprüfung {f} [Hörschärfemessung, Hörweitenmessung]audio
agency [means of exerting power, produce an effect]: (wirkende) Kraft {f}
authority {sg} [power assigned to another, rights delegated]: Befugnisse {pl}law
effect [effective power]: Wirkkraft {f}
fascination [power to fascinate]: Faszinationskraft {f}
figurehead [without real power]: Grüßaugust {m} [ugs.] [pej.]
focimeter [for back vertex power]: Scheitelbrechwertmesser {m}MedTech.optics
Scheitelbrechwertmessgerät {n}MedTech.optics
Scheitelbrechwert-Messgerät {n}MedTech.optics
forebay [power plant]: Einlaufbecken {n} [Kraftwerk]hydro.tech.
hydro [hydroelectric power station]: Wasserkraftwerk {n}
influence [power to change something]: Gestaltungsmöglichkeit {f} [Einfluss auf die Gestaltung]
mana [supernatural power]: Mana {n}ethn.relig.
nuke [esp. Am.] [coll.] [nuclear power plant]: Atomkraftwerk {n}
Schuko [colloquial name for a system of AC power plugs and sockets]: Schuko {m} [Akronym für Schutz-Kontakt; ein System von Steckern und Steckdosen]electr.
skippie [short] [school kids with income and purchase power]: Skippie {m} [Schüler mit Einkommen und Kaufkraft]econ.market.neol.
stay [coll.] [endurance, staying power]: Stehvermögen {n}
the say [power of final decision]: das Entscheidungsrecht {n}
voice [power to have an opinion heard and considered]: Mitsprache {f}
grid-connected {adj} [e.g. solar power system]: netzgekoppelt [z. B. Solaranlage]electr.
to start up [power up]: einschaltentech.
to take over [government, power]: die Macht ergreifen
die Macht übernehmenpol.
armored conduit [Am.] [for protection of power cable]: Panzerrohr {n}electr.
CHP technology [combined heat and power technology]: BHKW-Technik {f} [Blockheizkraftwerk-Technik]tech.
demolition hammer [power tool]: Schlaghammer {m}
distributor ring [pneumatic power chuck]: Schwebering {m} [pneumatisches Kraftspannfutter]tech.
electricity cut [chiefly Br.] [power outage]: Stromausfall {m}electr.
lifetime extension [of nuclear power plant etc.]: Laufzeitverlängerung {f} [von Atomkraftwerk etc.]ind.nucl.
network access [electric power]: Netzanschaltung {f}tech.
output limit [also: power output limit]: Leistungsgrenze {f}tech.
pop gun [pej.] [small pistol with little stopping power]: Puffer {m} [veraltet] [kleine Pistole]weapons
radiant intensity [W/sr, mW/sr] [power per unit solid angle]: Strahlungsintensität {f}phys.unit
redemption statement [eco-power]: Entwertungsnachweis {m} [Ökostrom]
steel conduit [for protection of power cable]: Panzerrohr {n}electr.
to go on stream [power station]: ans Netz gehen [E-Werk]electr.
relocatable power tap <RPT> [multi-socket power cord]: Mehrfachsteckerleiste {f}electr.
at the peak of sth. {prep} [career, power, etc.]: auf dem Gipfel [+Gen.] [der Karriere, Macht etc.]
to be on the make [for power]: machthungrig sein
extension of operating times [i.e. nuclear power plants]: Verlängerung {f} der Betriebszeit [z. B. Kernkraftwerke]
radio frequency power amplifier <RF power amplifier>: Hochfrequenzleistungsverstärker {m} <HF-Leistungsverstärker>electr.
I couldn't, didn't want to (and still don't want to) deny a clandestine joy. ["Buback Obituary", trans. Sabine von Dirke: "All Power to the Imagination!"]: Ich konnte und wollte (und will) eine klammheimliche Freude nicht verhehlen. [Göttinger Mescalero, Buback - Ein Nachruf]hist.pol.quote
(outlet) power strip with (illuminated) power switch: Mehrfachsteckdose {f} mit (beleuchtetem) Schalterelectr.

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