power

power
noun
(a) (authority) pouvoir m;
to act with full powers agir de pleine autorité
MARKETING power brand marque f forte;
power breakfast petit déjeuner m d'affaires;
power dressing = façon de s'habiller qu'adoptent certaines femmes cadres dans le but de projeter une image d'autorité;
power lunch déjeuner m d'affaires;
power structure (system) hiérarchie f, répartition f des pouvoirs; (people with power) = ensemble des personnes qui détiennent le pouvoir;
power struggle lutte f pour le pouvoir
(b) LAW pouvoir m
power of attorney procuration f;
to give sb power of attorney donner procuration à qn
(c) COMPUTING power supply alimentation f;
power unit dispositif m d'alimentation;
power user = personne qui sait utiliser au mieux les ressources de son ordinateur
(d) power station centrale f (électrique)

The power lunch is alive and well, according to a recent survey of chief financial officers (CFOs). Nearly half (49 percent) of executives polled said their most successful business meeting outside the office was conducted over a meal.

power down COMPUTING
1 transitive verb
éteindre
2 intransitive verb
éteindre
power up COMPUTING
1 transitive verb
allumer
2 intransitive verb
allumer

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