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Forms: power, powers. Meaning: [power in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/power/). - J'ai besoin de sa **puissance**. I need his **power**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ofuro and CM · checked, community translation · [\#249980](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/249980) [\#763913](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/763913)) - Du bon emploi des forces résulte la **puissance** publique. From the proper employment of forces results public **power**. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 18280) - Car le royaume de Dieu ne consiste pas en paroles, mais en **puissance**. For God’s Kingdom is not in word, but in **power**. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1CO 4:20) - L'Union européenne est une grande **puissance**. The European Union is a major **power**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 238464) - une **puissance** de 50 W, an output **power** of 50 W, ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4348943) ## administering Used about 5 063 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 5 063). - Position de la **Puissance** administrante Position of the **administering** Power ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 14845555) - B. Position de la **Puissance** administrante B. Position of **administering** Power ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 27300809) - Sachant que la **Puissance** administrante poursuit son programme de transfert des terres fédérales excédentaires au Gouvernement de Guam, Cognizant that the **administering** Power continues to implement its programme of transferring surplus federal land to the Government of Guam, ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 708763) - 1. Prie la **Puissance** administrante de procéder à la révision de la Constitution du territoire, en tenant compte des voeux exprimés par la population; 1. Requests the **administering** Power to conduct the constitutional review in the Territory, taking into account the wishes of its population; ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 2579632) - 4. Se félicite de l ' aboutissement des négociations entre la **Puissance** administrante et le gouvernement du territoire concernant la question de Water Island. 4. Welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations between the **administering** Power and the territorial Government on the question of Water Island. ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 3544748) ## output Used about 2 551 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 28 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 510 · UN documents ≈ 1 013). Meaning: [output in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/output/). - Par cette campagne, nous voulons initier des systèmes photovoltaïques d'une **puissance** de crête de 1 million de kilowatts à l'intérieur de l'Union et dans les pays en développement. By means of this campaign, we want to introduce photovoltaic systems with a maximum **output** of one million kilowatts within the European Union and in developing countries. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2013059) - À la **puissance** thermique nominale At rated heat **output** ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3657400) - Générateurs photovoltaïques de courant continu d ' une **puissance** > 37,5 W mais < 75 = kVA Photovoltaic generators DC of an **output** ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16106322) - Machines génératrices (alternateurs), courant alternatif: **puissance** ≤ 75 kVA Alternators of an **output** ≤ 75 kVA ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2423110) - 7. Soupape rapide, comme une soupape d ' échappement de 60 mm de diamètre, actionnée par un cylindre pneumatique d ' une **puissance** de 120 N à 400 kPa. 7. Quick response valve, such as exhaust brake valve 60 mm in diameter, operated by a pneumatic cylinder with an **output** of 120 N at 400 kPa. ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 24658231) ## kw Used about 604 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 604). Meaning: [kw in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/kw/). - **Puissances** frigorifique et calorifique nominales en kW: Rated capacity for cooling and heating mode in **kW**: ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2403461) - V. **puissances** frigorifique et calorifique nominales en kW, arrondies à la décimale supérieure; V. rated capacity for cooling and heating mode in **kW**, rounded up to one decimal; ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2403495) - La «micro hybridation» correspondant à des **puissances** de 2 à 4 kW; la «mild hybridation» entre 8 et 15 kW; la «full hybridation», supérieures à 20 kW. ‘Micro-hybridisation’ corresponding to powers of 2 to 4 **kW**; ‘mild-hybridisation’ to powers of 8 to 15 kW; ‘full-hybridisation’ to powers of more than 20 kW. ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3875639) - Pour déterminer si un système se situe au-dessus ou au-dessous du seuil de 70 kW, les **puissances** nominales utiles de chauffage et de refroidissement respectives devraient être considérées séparément. To establish whether a system is over or under the 70 **kW** threshold, the respective heating and cooling effective rated outputs should be considered separately. ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4853360) ## exceeding Used about 302 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 302). Meaning: [exceeding in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/exceeding/). - a. 愦灭;quot;**puissance** de crête愦灭;quot; supérieure à 100 MW; a. 愦灭;quot;Peak power愦灭;quot; **exceeding** 100 MW; ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4443865) - installations industrielles d’une **puissance** thermique totale supérieure à 20 MW qui peuvent fournir de la chaleur fatale.» industrial installations with a total thermal input **exceeding** 20 MW which can provide waste heat.’ ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4856989) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Ma voiture n'a pas assez de **puissance**. My car isn't powerful enough. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and \_undertoad · checked, community translation · [\#3348236](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3348236) [\#1000787](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1000787)) - C'est un champion du monde en **puissance**. He is a potential world champion. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#300263](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/300263) [\#132733](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/132733)) - Ils ont une plus grande **puissance** de feu que nous, mais nous bénéficierons de l'effet de surprise. They have us out-gunned, but we'll have the element of surprise. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#669583](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/669583) [\#799529](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/799529)) ## Grammar Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-fr/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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