Usage examples of "hitting power" in English with translation to French

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We couldn't stop him from hitting her. Nous ne pouvions pas l'arrêter de la frapper.
The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power. Le chef de la guilde relégua Vince à une position de sous-officier parce qu'il abusait de son pouvoir.
I don't blame you for hitting him. Je ne vous blâme pas pour l'avoir frappé.
Power entails responsibilities. Le pouvoir entraîne des responsabilités.
Christopher Columbus was notorious for repeatedly snoozing his alarm clock by hitting it with his fist. Unfortunately, his "alarm clock" was usually his first mate. Christophe Colomb était connu pour arrêter habituellement son réveille-matin d'un puissant coup de poing. Malheureusement, en ce temps là, son réveille-matin était son Second.
This ring is a magic item that gives great power to its user. Cet anneau est un objet magique qui donne un grand pouvoir à celui qui l'utilise.
It's like he has this special skill of hitting pressure points. C'est comme s'il avait ce don particulier d'appuyer là ou ça fait mal.
We are living in the age of nuclear power. Nous vivons à l'ère de l'énergie nucléaire.
Once, when I went to my friend Kawai's house, he fired a pistol. He thought it was not loaded and pointed it at my mouth, but it was and the bullet grazed my ear before hitting the closet. Une fois, quand j'étais allé chez mon ami Kawai, il tira avec un pistolet. Il pensait qu'il n'était pas chargé et il visa ma bouche, mais il l'était et la balle rasa mon oreille avant de frapper la garde-robe.
Tom did everything within his power to save the children that were trapped in the burning building. Tom fit tout ce qu'il put pour sauver les enfants pris au piège dans le bâtiment en flammes.
If they hope to make us yield by hitting us, they're wrong. Shame on the timid who are afraid! But more shame on the cowards who profit from our misery. S'ils prétendent nous faire fléchir en nous frappant, ils se trompent. Honte aux timides qui ont peur! Honte surtout aux lâches qui exploitent nos misères.
The newly promoted junior manager, drunk with power, lorded it over his former co-workers. Le jeune dirigeant nouvellement promu, ivre de pouvoir, jouait les hobereaux à l'égard de ses anciens collègues.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. S'il y a encore quelqu'un ici qui doute que l'Amérique est un lieu où tout est possible, qui se demande encore si le rêve de nos fondateurs perdure à notre époque, qui met encore en doute la puissance de notre démocratie, ce soir est votre réponse.
Accepting the other's norms is submitting to the other's power. Accepter les normes des autres, c'est se soumettre à leur pouvoir.
The power went out. On a manqué de courant.
There's insufficient power. La tension est insuffisante.
I'll do everything within my power to make sure your children are safe. Je ferai tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir pour faire en sorte que vos enfants soient en sécurité.
His greed for power knows no bounds. Sa soif de pouvoir ne connaît pas de limite.
He has absolute power. Il a un pouvoir absolu.
His speech had more and more power as it went along. Son discours devenait de plus en plus puissant à mesure qu'il progressait.
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