Usage examples of "pouvoirs" in French with translation to English

<>
show all
Dans le folklore japonais, les bakenekos sont des chats possédant des pouvoirs magiques. In Japanese folklore, bakeneko are cats with magical powers.
La crainte de quelques pouvoirs suprêmes et divins conservent les hommes dans l'obéissance. The fear of some divine and supreme powers keeps men in obedience.
Celui qui donne un coup de pied à la colonne, qui se trouve sur le pont, qui passe sur la rivière, qui coule dans le village, dans lequel demeure l'homme, qui possède le collier, qui détient des pouvoirs magiques qui réalisent des miracles, va mourir. He, who kicks the pillar that stands on the bridge that leads over the river that flows through the village, in which lives the man, who owns the collar that bestows magical powers that perform miracles, dies.
Le pouvoir absolu corrompt absolument. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Nous pensions pouvoir espérer une bonne récolte. We thought we might expect a good harvest.
Il a un pouvoir absolu. He has absolute power.
Il travaillait jour et nuit pour pouvoir devenir riche. He worked day and night so that he might become rich.
La richesse génère le pouvoir. Wealth begets power.
L'instruction est le besoin de tous. La société doit favoriser de tout son pouvoir les progrès de la raison publique, et mettre l'instruction à la portée de tous les citoyens. Everyone needs education. Society must promote public welfare with all its might, and bring education within the reach of all its citizens.
Le roi abusa de son pouvoir. The king abused his power.
Le savoir c'est le pouvoir. Knowledge is power.
Il me faut davantage de pouvoir. I need more power.
J'ai besoin de plus de pouvoir. I need more power.
Vois la vie en termes de pouvoir. See life in terms of power.
Hitler a pris le pouvoir en 1933. Hitler assumed power in 1933.
Le roi fut amputé de son pouvoir. The king was shorn of his power.
Marie croit au pouvoir de l'amour. Mary believes in the power of love.
Le roi a abusé de son pouvoir. The king abused his power.
Considérez la vie en termes de pouvoir. See life in terms of power.
Avec un grand pouvoir viennent de grandes responsabilités. With great power comes great responsibility.
More
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!

PROMT Professional NMT

PROMT Professional NMT

Try offline translator for your PC and laptop

Download

PROMT Master NMT

PROMT Master NMT

Accurate document translation

Download