Translation of "pouvoir" into English

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pouvoir verb Conjugation
peux / pus / pu
can [kæn] (être capable)
J'aimerais pouvoir aller au concert.
I wish I could go to the concert.
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may [meɪ]
Nous pensions pouvoir espérer une bonne récolte.
We thought we might expect a good harvest.
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be able to
On espérait pouvoir gagner la partie.
We hoped we'd be able to win the game.
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be possible (+on)
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le pouvoir m noun
pl. pouvoirs
power [ˈpauə] (généralité, droit)
Le pouvoir absolu corrompt absolument.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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might [maɪt]
Nous pensions pouvoir espérer une bonne récolte.
We thought we might expect a good harvest.
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ability [əˈbɪlɪtɪ] (propriété physique, capacité)
authority [ɔ:ˈθɔrɪtɪ]
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Phrases (90)

  1. se pouvoir - be able
  2. arriver au pouvoir - come to power
  3. parti au pouvoir - party in power
  4. s'arriver au pouvoir - come to power
  5. à grand pouvoir absorbant - highly absorbent
  6. abandonner pouvoir - relinquish
  7. abus de pouvoir - abuse of power
  8. allées du pouvoir - corridors of power
  9. ambition du pouvoir - thirst for power
  10. balance du pouvoir - balance of power
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Contexts

J'aimerais pouvoir aller au concert. I wish I could go to the concert.
Nous pensions pouvoir espérer une bonne récolte. We thought we might expect a good harvest.
On espérait pouvoir gagner la partie. We hoped we'd be able to win the game.
Le pouvoir absolu corrompt absolument. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
J'aimerais pouvoir arrêter de fumer. I wish I could give up smoking.
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