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potere

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potere smpower;
al potere (= partito etc) → in power;
potere d'acquisto → purchasing power;
potere esecutivo → executive power;
potere giudiziario → legal power;
potere legislativo → legislative power vb aus
1. (essere in grado di) → can, be able to;
non ha potuto ripararlo → he couldn't o he wasn't able to repair it;
non è potuto venire → he couldn't o he wasn't able to come;
spiacente di non poter aiutare → sorry not to be able to help
2. (avere il permesso) → can, may, be allowed to;
posso entrare? → can o may I come in?;
posso chiederti, dove sei stato? → where, may I ask, have you been?
3. (eventualità) → may, might, could;
potrebbe essere vero → it might o could be true;
può aver avuto un incidente → he may o might o could have had an accident;
può darsi → perhaps;
può darsi o può essere che non venga → he may o might not come
4. (augurio): potessi almeno parlargli! → if only I could speak to him!
5. (suggerimento): potresti almeno scusarti! → you could at least apologize! vtcan, be able to;
può molto per noi → he can do a lot for us;
non ne posso più (per stanchezza) → I'm exhausted;
(per rabbia) → I can't take any more

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