Grammatical class

Noun

pouvoir

(countable or uncountable) power

Details

Syllables

pou-voir

Phonetics

pu.vwaʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

478

Freq. (movies)

439

Freq. (news)

210

Variants

Sentences

Prendre le pouvoir

To take power, to seize power

A1

Il a soif de pouvoir.

He's hungry for power.

A1

Il l'a en son pouvoir.

He has her under his thumb.

A1

J'abuse de mon pouvoir.

I'm abusing my power.

A1

La sagesse est pouvoir.

Wisdom is power.

A1

Il abuse de son pouvoir.

He's abusing his power.

A2

Le pouvoir l'a rendu fou.

Power has driven him mad.

A2

Vouloir, c'est pouvoir.

To want means to be able.

B1

Il a un pouvoir absolu.

He has absolute power.

B1

Dmitri a un pouvoir unique.

Dmitri has a unique ability.

B1

Ils abusent de leur pouvoir.

They're abusing their power.

B1

Le pouvoir corrompt.

Power brings corruption.

C2