Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

potęga in English:

1. power


Power brings corruption.
Tim produced a perfect alveolar trill for a straight minute. The rest of the Spanish class envied and despised this vulgar display of power.
All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian, or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.
Keeping Mario in a state in which he can throw fireballs is a delicate process; that newfound power sometimes makes one cocky and careless.
The power delivered by a one square metre solar panel is approximately one watt. Therefore it is currently difficult to harvest solar energy on a grand scale.
The power of doing anything with quickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without any attention to the imperfection of the performance.
People crushed by law, have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws; and those who have much to hope and nothing to lose, will always be dangerous.
Ursula and Chelsea are battling over the boy they both have a crush on. Judging from the blood and teeth everywhere, this seems to be more of a matter of power than love.
There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
It is impossible to escape the impression that people commonly use false standards of measurement — that they seek power, success and wealth for themselves and admire them in others, and that they underestimate what is of true value in life.
Zipang The Power Polack, a ferocious Polish berserker, flailed around wildly, charging into enemy ranks crazily without armor.
Shurrup! Don't make such a fuss over a little headache. I'm flat out of magical power - this is all your fault!
Those who have been once intoxicated with power, and have derived any kind of emolument from it, even though but for one year, never can willingly abandon it.
In South Korea, the most powerful member of a family, usually the oldest living male, has the power to send members of his family to a psychiatric hospital as he sees fit.
Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic.

English word "potęga"(power) occurs in sets:

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT (Leksyka - SEM 3)
"Władaj i gadaj cz. 2" - rozdział 40 - Metry a stopy
Keynote Upper-Intermediate - UNIT6
Fiszki z książki - "The Americans" (Edwin Davies S...
Fiszki z książki - "Speaking of the Turks" (Mufty-...

2. exponent


Adam Smith was an exponent of free trade.

English word "potęga"(exponent) occurs in sets:

Fiszki z książki - "Van Dyck" (Percy M. Turner)
Fiszki z książki - "Food in War Time" (Graham Lusk)
Fiszki z książki - "Putois 1907" (Anatole France)
Fiszki z książki - "Sarah Bernhardt" (Jules Huret)
Fiszki z książki - "Photogravure" (Henry R. Blaney)

3. mightiness



English word "potęga"(mightiness) occurs in sets:

Fiszki z książki - "Yule-Tide Yarns" (Various)
Fiszki z książki - "Caucasian Legends" (A. Goulbat)
Fiszki z książki - "Roof and Meadow" (Dallas Lore ...
Fiszki z książki - "The Marriage of Esther" (Guy B...
Fiszki z książki - "The Upanishads" (Swami Paraman...

4. might


This might hurt.
Information is sometimes held back from patients when it is thought it might upset them.
The problem is not as simple as it might seem at first sight.
If I should be suddenly spoken to in English, I might run away.
Sometimes it's just best to avoid topics that might be controversial.
If students today had more free time, they might show more interest in politics.
It's getting easier to find audio files by native speakers for almost any language you might want to study.
I might have done well on yesterday's test, but I do not know the results yet.
Do you know where I might find small cowboy boots?
Education about birth control might help cut down on adolescent pregnancies.
Actually it might be a good idea to start right now.
That might be a little inconvenient for you, don't you think?
Judging from the look of the sky, we might have a shower before nightfall.
You might want to come over and play poker with me and my friends next Friday evening.
It looks like it may rain today. I'm worried that our cherry-blossom-viewing party might be canceled.

English word "potęga"(might) occurs in sets:

słówka podstawa zestaw 4
Najważniejsze słówka angielskie (poziom podstawowy)
Słówka podstawowe
3500 fiszkek

5. powerhouse


This university has been a powerhouse in collegiate competition.
a powerhouse rock band