powerful

[US]/ˈpaʊəfl/
[UK]/ˈpaʊərfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. som har stor makt eller styrka; som har en stark effekt
adv. mycket; extremt

Phrases & Collocations

powerful force

kraftfull kraft

powerful drug

kraftfull drog

powerful machine

kraftfull maskin

Example Sentences

It was powerful humid.

Det var fuktigt och kraftfullt.

a fast and powerful car.

en snabb och kraftfull bil.

a powerful melodic line.

en kraftfull melodisk linje

a once powerful nation

en gång mäktigt nation

a powerful and secure backing

ett kraftfullt och säkert stöd

a rocket with a powerful thrust

en raket med en kraftfull skjuts

a powerful light with reflector

en kraftfull lampa med reflektor

a fast, powerful car.

en snabb, kraftfull bil.

the world's most powerful nation.

världens mäktigaste nation.

the powerful computers of today.

dagens kraftfulla datorer.

build up a powerful physique

bygga upp en kraftfull fysik

The headmaster is a powerful man.

Rektor är en mäktig man.

locally powerful landowners

lokalt mäktiga markägare

the big city was a powerful draw to youngsters.

den stora staden var en stark attraktion för ungdomar.

he was expounding a powerful argument.

han utvecklade ett kraftfullt argument.

her powerful midship section.

hennes kraftfulla mittsektion.

Real-world Examples

I grew powerful, far more powerful than little Miss Weasley.

Jag blev mäktig, mycket mäktigare än lilla Miss Weasley.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Pictures can be so powerful, just as powerful as words.

Bilder kan vara så kraftfulla, lika kraftfulla som ord.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 14

Relationships are very powerful in the movie.

Relationer är väldigt kraftfulla i filmen.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

A volcano more powerful, mysterious and dangerous.

En vulkan, mer kraftfull, mystisk och farlig.

Source: CNN Reading Selection

I mean, there's nothing more powerful than those traditions.

Jag menar, det finns ingenting mer kraftfullt än dessa traditioner.

Source: Travel around the world

But the lure of amber is very powerful.

Men bärnstens lockelse är väldigt kraftfull.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

These adverbs are very, very powerful in IELTS speaking.

Dessa adverb är väldigt, väldigt kraftfulla i IELTS-tal.

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

In the meantime technology can serve the powerful, too.

Under tiden kan tekniken tjäna de mäktiga också.

Source: The Economist - International

It's pure hubris to think that you can control something so powerful.

Det är ren hybris att tro att man kan kontrollera något så kraftfullt.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

No, seriously, that bit about the nearest exits, really powerful.

Nej, allvarligt talat, den biten om närmaste utgångar, verkligen kraftfull.

Source: Learn English through advertisements.

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