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The resulting sound power level (LWA4) shall be the root mean square value of the three (or more) measurements.Le niveau de puissance acoustique qui en résulte (LWA4) est la valeur quadratique moyenne des trois mesures (ou plus).http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Significant reductions have occurred mainly as a result of regulations imposed on coal and fossil fuel burning power plants and some smelters.D'importantes réductions se sont produites principalement suite à l'imposition de règlements sur les centrales thermiques à charbon ou à combustible fossile ainsi que sur certaines fonderies.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012
Like a susceptible woman with secret misgivings respecting the attractive power of her beauty, Italy was all anxiety with regard to the opinion of her visitors, and strove to win and retain their love.L’Italie, comme une femme qui ne se sentait pas en beauté, doutant d’elle et susceptible, s’inquiétait de l’opinion des visiteurs, s’efforçait de garder malgré tout leur amour.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
The undertaking is to be distinguished from the set of integrated activities related directly to the work (here, the production of electricity using nuclear power) and from the work itself (the electrical nuclear generating facilities).L'entreprise doit être distinguée de la série d'activités intégrées qui se rattachent directement à l'ouvrage (en l'espèce, la production d'électricité par énergie nucléaire), et de l'ouvrage lui-même (la centrale nucléaire).http://www.canlii.org/en/ 11/3/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 11/3/2011
The computer needs 400 kW of electrical power. The heat released by the machine will be recovered and used to warm up part of the buildings at the Scientific and Technical Center.Avec une consommation électrique de 400 KW, la chaleur dégagée par ce calculateur sera récupérée et réutilisée pour chauffer une partie des bâtiments du Centre Scientifique et Technique.©2011 Total©2011 Total
We should tell ourselves, once and for all, that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its power.'Convainquons-nous une fois pour toutes, que le devoir capital de notre âme est d'être aussi complète, aussi heureuse, aussi indépendante, aussi grande que possible.Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice
Hitherto, their calorific actions, which were long since observed, and their power of passing through a great number of opaque bodies as brought to light by my researches, have alone been studied.On n'a examiné jusqu'ici que ses actions calorifiques, observées depuis longtemps, et son pouvoir de traverser un grand nombre de corps opaques mis en évidence par nos recherches.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
He poured forth a few energetic sentences of that wondrous One, – his life, his death, his everlasting presence, and power to save.Elle s’épancha en quelques énergiques paroles sur le miraculeux Sauveur, – sa vie, sa mort, sa présence éternelle, – sa puissance pour sauver.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
For his son he dreamt of supreme wealth, a colossal fortune, such as nowadays alone ensures power.Il rêvait pour lui la suprême richesse, la colossale fortune qui, seule aujourd’hui, assure le pouvoir.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
hydraulic power packs Definition:groupes hydrauliqueshttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
A lengthy preamble reasserted the principles of National Socialism and drew the faintest of parallels between the current struggle and the crises the Party had mastered after 1923 and in gaining power ten years later.Dans un long préambule, il se borna à rappeler les principes du national-socialisme et à développer un très vague parallèle entre le combat actuel et les crises que le parti avait dominées en 1923 puis en accédant au pouvoir, dix ans plus tard.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
It exceeded Deerslayer's power to ascertain what had produced the sudden pause in the movements of his enemies, until the fact was revealed in the due course of events.Il était hors du pouvoir de Deerslayer de savoir quelle cause avait produit cette stagnation subite dans les mouvements de ses ennemis ; ce fut le cours des événements qui le lui apprit.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
An average output power exceeding 1 W;une puissance de sortie moyenne supérieure à 1 W;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
There is power in numbers, even though every unit is broken and fleeing.Mais il y a une puissance dans le nombre, même lorsque chaque unité est brisée et fuyante.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I try to be pleasant, and to feel light-hearted, but the power of man can't make water run up stream.J’essaie de plaisanter et d’avoir le cœur gai, mais le pouvoir de l’homme ne peut pas faire remonter l’eau vers sa source.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
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Collocations
power station
centrale
bargaining power
pouvoir de négociation
power hammer
marteau-pilon
thermoelectric power
puissance thermoélectrique
abuse of power
excès de pouvoir
consumer purchasing power
richesse vive
combat power
puissance de combat
fire-power
puissance de feu
purchasing power parity
parité du pouvoir d'achat
apparent power
puissance apparente
battery power supply
alimentation par batterie
buying power
pouvoir d'achat
computational power
puissance de calcul
four-power
quadripartite
judicial power
pouvoir judiciaire
Word forms
power
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | power | powers |
Possessive case | power's | powers' |
power
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | powered |
Imperative | power |
Present Participle (Participle I) | powering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | powered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I power | we power |
you power | you power |
he/she/it powers | they power |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am powering | we are powering |
you are powering | you are powering |
he/she/it is powering | they are powering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have powered | we have powered |
you have powered | you have powered |
he/she/it has powered | they have powered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been powering | we have been powering |
you have been powering | you have been powering |
he/she/it has been powering | they have been powering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I powered | we powered |
you powered | you powered |
he/she/it powered | they powered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was powering | we were powering |
you were powering | you were powering |
he/she/it was powering | they were powering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had powered | we had powered |
you had powered | you had powered |
he/she/it had powered | they had powered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been powering | we had been powering |
you had been powering | you had been powering |
he/she/it had been powering | they had been powering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will power | we shall/will power |
you will power | you will power |
he/she/it will power | they will power |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be powering | we shall/will be powering |
you will be powering | you will be powering |
he/she/it will be powering | they will be powering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have powered | we shall/will have powered |
you will have powered | you will have powered |
he/she/it will have powered | they will have powered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been powering | we shall/will have been powering |
you will have been powering | you will have been powering |
he/she/it will have been powering | they will have been powering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would power | we should/would power |
you would power | you would power |
he/she/it would power | they would power |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be powering | we should/would be powering |
you would be powering | you would be powering |
he/she/it would be powering | they would be powering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have powered | we should/would have powered |
you would have powered | you would have powered |
he/she/it would have powered | they would have powered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been powering | we should/would have been powering |
you would have been powering | you would have been powering |
he/she/it would have been powering | they would have been powering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am powered | we are powered |
you are powered | you are powered |
he/she/it is powered | they are powered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being powered | we are being powered |
you are being powered | you are being powered |
he/she/it is being powered | they are being powered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been powered | we have been powered |
you have been powered | you have been powered |
he/she/it has been powered | they have been powered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was powered | we were powered |
you were powered | you were powered |
he/she/it was powered | they were powered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being powered | we were being powered |
you were being powered | you were being powered |
he/she/it was being powered | they were being powered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been powered | we had been powered |
you had been powered | you had been powered |
he/she/it had been powered | they had been powered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be powered | we shall/will be powered |
you will be powered | you will be powered |
he/she/it will be powered | they will be powered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been powered | we shall/will have been powered |
you will have been powered | you will have been powered |
he/she/it will have been powered | they will have been powered |