Antonym: powerless. Similar words: power, empower, overpower, solar power, cheerful, empowerment, wonderful, subterfuge. Meaning: [‘paʊə(r)fʊl] 
adj. 1. having great power or force or potency or effect 2. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm 3. having great influence 4. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful 5. displaying superhuman strength or power. adv. (Southern regional intensive) very.
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1. A powerful idea commissions some of its strength to him who challenges it. 
2. Truth and love are two of the most powerful things in the world; and when they both go together they cannot easily be withstood.
3. The Greeks are still powerful players in world shipping.
4. His speech was a powerful spur to action.
5. You need a powerful saw to cut through metal.
6. A powerful snow storm is moving eastward.
7. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
8. I’m strong! I’m powerful! I’m healthy.
9. Romantic artists portrayed nature as wild and powerful.
10. You’re a powerful man-people will listen to you.
11. He displayed determination as well as powerful oratory.
12. The elephant grinds its food with/between its powerful molars.
13. The storm whipped up powerful waves.
14. He fast-talked his way into a powerful job.
15. Only the intervention of powerful friends obtained her release.
16. The athlete has got powerful muscles.
17. A journalist managed to infiltrate the powerful drug cartel.
18. Suffering is the most powerful teacher of life.
19. Teacher is powerful in a child’s eyes forever.
20. Silence is the most powerful cry.
21. The media has a powerful influence on public opinion.
22. They shared a powerful mutual attraction.
23. Television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge.
24. The headmaster is a powerful man.
25. They are bravely resisting subjugation by their more powerful neighbours.
26. The new device emits a powerful circular column of light.
27. He was one of the most powerful men in Bohemia.
28. She is most powerful and touching when she writes about the student movement in the old days.
29. In Britain and the USA in the 1970s,[Sentencedict.com] the underground was a powerful subversive force.
30. The bulk of the funds are supplied by some of America’s largest and most powerful corporations.
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powerful — перевод на русский
/ˈpaʊəfʊl/
Nothing is more powerful than that.
Эта красота сильнее всего.
But I’ve heard of a young rabbi who says that forgiveness is greater and love more powerful than hatred.
Но я слышала об одном раввине, который учит о прощении, и о том, что любовь сильнее ненависти.
Why did huge beasts so much more powerful than man disappeared from the face of Earth, while man a relatively puny thing, survived?
Но почему эти огромные создания, которые были гораздо сильнее человека, исчезли с лица Земли, тогда как человек, достаточно хрупкое животное, выжил?
Now he’s more powerful than ever.
Теперь он сильнее, чем когда-либо.
Alpha 60 is one hundred and fifty light years more powerful.
— И что? — Как что? Альфа-60 на сто пятьдесят световьiх лет сильнее.
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Powerful cider, ain’t it, Tom?
— Мощный сидор, правда?
Well, if we’re getting answers, they have to have a transmitter as powerful as ours.
Раз мы получаем ответы, их передатчик такой же мощный, как и наш.
— It’s so powerful!
— Такой мощный!
You’re looking at the most powerful concentrate of hormone known, a hormone that retards aging.
Вы сейчас видите перед собой мощный концентрат неизвестного нам порошка, порошка, который может замедлять процесс старения.
It’s a powerful ship, we can’t fight it.
Мощный корабль, мы с ним не справимся.
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He is enormously rich, very powerful, very cruel
Он чрезвычайно богат, очень могущественный и жестокий.
It’s only the rarest and most powerful element in the universe.
Это самый редкий и самый могущественный элемент во вселенной.
O most powerful one, so let it be.
О могущественный, пусть это свершится.
It is an awesomely powerful key.
Это чрезвычайно могущественный ключ.
You don’t know how evil he is, how powerful he is.
Ты не знаешь, какое он зло, ты не знаешь, какой он могущественный.
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Who is the most powerful man there?
Кто там самый влиятельный?
A rich man, a powerful man.
Богатый, влиятельный человек.
Look, Billy, Vaughn’s a powerful chap, I know that.
Слушай, Билли, Вон влиятельный человек, я знаю это.
Instead of a rich and powerful industrialist?
А богатый и влиятельный промышленник?
You are now a powerful man, Ralph.
Ты теперь влиятельный человек, Ральф.
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The great and powerful Oz has got matters well in hand.
Великий и могучий волшебник страны Оз все знает и ведает.
I am Oz the great and powerful!
Я — волшебник, великий и могучий!
The great and powerful Oz knows why you have come.
Великий и могучий волшебник знает, зачем вы пришли.
If you were really great and powerful, you’d keep your promises.
Если вы, и правда, великий и могучий, надо держать свое слово!
I am the great and powerful Wizard of Oz.
Уходи! Я великий и могучий волшебник страны Оз.
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It really hits you. Very powerful.
Какая сила!
That would be powerful, man.
Во была бы сила!
You’re so powerful.
Ого, ну и сила!
Maybe we can get the public behind you. Public outcry against injustice is a very powerful tool.
Соберем голоса в твою поддержку, учти, общественное мнение — это большая сила.
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You must remember that the First and Second Elders are well known, only to those in powerful positions.
Помни, что первого и второго старейшину хорошо знают, только те, кто при власти.
Not the powerful Jins
У Цзинь много власти.
Because rich people… and powerful people brought in boatloads of human trash.
Потому что богачи и те, кто стоят у власти. Навезли сюда полно всякого отродья.
See, our Mr. o’bannion has a great deal of powerful American friends, and his friends are our friends, and therefore killing Mr. o’bannion…
Он — настоящий политик, у него много власти. В Америке у него друзья, некоторые — наши друзья. Политика есть политика.
But he was less powerful.
Но у него не было власти.
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Oh, very powerful Trimalchio, the clock has just struck… the 5th hour in the afternoon, exactly right now.
О, всемогущий Трималхион, только что часы пробили пятый час дня.
The powerful god Odin is here.
Всемогущий бог Один, сейчас здесь.
I am able to transmit on any frequency band you choose, Stanley the legendary all powerful space stud man
— Я могу передать сообщение на любой выбранной вами частоте, Стэнли-Легендарный, Всемогущий Космический Жеребец.
I am the powerful, the pleasurable, the indestructible Mushu.
Я всемогущий, очаровательный, несгибаемый Мушу.
He’s very powerful
А он всемогущий.
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You are like your ship, powerful and not human.
Вы как ваш корабль, властный, но бесчеловечный.
He’s a powerful man.
Он властный человек.
Powerful, dangerous.
Властный, опасный.
The father is a violent man, homophobic, with no scruples and very powerful.
Его отец человек жестокий, гомофоб, не разборчивый в средствах и очень властный.
Sometimes I forget how powerful you can be.
О, Джек, иногда я забываю, насколько властным ты можешь быть.
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Look at its rigorous design. It’s powerful, sober lines show that elegance and exceptional performance can be combined.
Его остроумный дизайн, его мощность и редкая элегантность служат доказательством того, что внешняя красота не мешает высоким технологиям.
T oday’s particle accelerators aren’t powerful enough…
Потому что, нынешние ускорители частиц имеют совершенно недостаточную мощность…
Even if we get the EMP generator online, the chances are slim we would ever get it powerful enough.
Даже если бы мы смогли восстановить электромагнитный генератор, шансы незначительны, что мы получим необходимую мощность.
It’s hundreds of times more powerful than the world’s total nuclear armament.
Их мощность в сотни раз превышает все ядерное вооружение мира.
! How is it so powerful?
Какова мощность…
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Here I’m going to highlight some of the simplest sentences in English. All of these sentences are only ONE word long! Sit back, relax, and enjoy; these are going to be some of the easiest English sentences you’ve ever learned. (It is about time something in English was easy, right?!)
One-word sentences in English come in a few different forms:
interrogatives or questions (example: Who?)
imperatives or commands (example: Stop!)
declaratives (example: Me.)
locatives (example: Here.)
nominatives (example: Jesse.)
In fact a lot of words in English can be one-word sentences, it all depends on the context.
A complete sentence, even a one-word sentence, needs to have a noun and a verb. In one-word sentences the subject (noun) or the action (verb) of the sentence is implied. That means it is understood in the context of the sentence (or the sentences around it) so that the subject and/or verb do not need to be stated explicitly.
Being brief and saying as much as you can in as few words as possible is something a lot of people want to do. Be careful though, sometimes you can sound robotic or rude if you use too many one-word sentences.
Here is a list of some common one-word sentences. I’m sure you already use some of these. Along side the one-word sentences I have written out what you could say, with more words, to mean the same thing.
Hi. (Hi there.)
Wait. (Please wait.)
Begin. (You may begin.)
Stop. (You need to stop.)
Hurry. (Hurry up please.)
Catch. (Catch this.)
Here. (Here you go.)
Go! (Get going now!)
Help! (I need help!)
Eat. (Go ahead and eat.)
Yes. (Yes, that would be great.)
No. (No, thank you.)
Thank you. (Thank you, I really appreciate it.)
The wh-question words: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?
A lot of swear words: Sh*t., F*ck., etc.
Do you have a favorite one-word sentence? Add to this list by posting a comment below! Thank you.
Used with verbs:
«He has grown too powerful.«
(grown, gotten, become)
«He looks powerful.«
(looks, seems, feels, be: is/am/are)
Used with nouns:
«He is a powerful leader.«
(leader, ally, person, figure, ruler)
«She had a powerful impact on me.«
(impact, influence, effect, grip, hold)
«The actor gave a powerful performance.«
(performance)
«He has a powerful presence.«
(presence, weapon, explosive)
«They have a powerful army.«
(army, military)
«That was a powerful message.«
(message, speech)
«He has many powerful enemies.«
(enemies, friends)
«There was a powerful explosion at the factory.«
(explosion)
Used with adverbs:
«She is very powerful.«
(very, extremely, incredibly, equally, tremendously)
«She is unusually powerful for her size.«
(unusually, surprisingly)
English is a beautiful language, and one of its many perks is the one-word sentences. One-word sentences — as the name suggests is a sentence with a single word, and which makes total sense.
One word sentences can be used in different forms. It could be in form of a question such as “Why?” It could be in form of a command such as “Stop!” Furthermore, it could be used as a declarative such as “Me.” Also, a one-word sentence could be used to show location, for example, “here.” It could also be used as nominatives e.g. “David.”
Actually, most of the words in English can be turned into one-word sentences. All that matters is the context in which they are used. In a sentence, there is usually a noun, and a verb. In a one-word sentence, the subject and the action of the sentence is implied in the single word, and this is why to understand one-word sentences, one has to understand the context in which the word is being used.
Saying only a little at all times is a skill most people want to learn; knowing when to use one-word sentences can help tremendously. However, you cannot use one-word sentences all the time so as robotic or come off as rude.
Here are common one-word sentences, and their meanings:
Here are common one-word sentences, and their meanings:- Help: This signifies a call for help.
- Hurry: Used to ask someone to do something faster
- Begin: Used to signify the beginning of a planned event.
Basically, the 5 Wh-question words — where, when, why, who and what? can also stand as one-word sentences.
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