What does potencia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word potencia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use potencia in Spanish.

The word potencia in Spanish means power, power, power, power, faculty, capability, develop, make more powerful, to the [ordinal] power, to the power of (+number), raise to the power, potential, energy power, foreign power, installed power, global power, world power, unit of power. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word potencia

power

nombre femenino (capacidad para realizar algo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La potencia del motor no fue suficiente para subir la pendiente de la calle.
The power of the engine wasn't enough to get the car up the hill.

power

nombre femenino (país poderoso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
China se perfila como la primera potencia del mundo en un futuro no muy lejano.
China will emerge as the primary power of the world in the near future.

power

nombre femenino (física: relación trabajo, tiempo) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La potencia es una unidad de fuerza.
Power is a unit of force.

power

nombre femenino (producto de factores iguales) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Potencia 2 significa elevar un término al cuadrado.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Elevating a number to the second power means to multiply the same number twice.

faculty, capability

nombre femenino (nivel, facultad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Estoy trabajando a toda potencia.
I'm working at full faculty (or: capability).

develop

verbo transitivo (impulsar, estimular) (skill, ability)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El objetivo de la capacitación es potenciar las habilidades de los empleados.
The objective of the training course is to develop the abilities of the employees.

make more powerful

verbo transitivo (aumentar la fuerza)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Tienes que aumentar el caballaje para potenciar el motor.
You have to increase the horsepower to make the motor more powerful.

to the [ordinal] power, to the power of (+number)

locución adverbial (elevar un número) (mathematics)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
2 a la quinta potencia es 32.
2 to the fifth power is 32.

raise to the power

locución verbal (operar matemáticamente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Después de la suma, eleva el resultado a la décima potencia.

potential

locución adjetiva (potencialmente)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El mismo día que Arturo empezó a estudiar idiomas se vio que era un políglota en potencia.
The same day that Arthur began to study languages, he saw that he was a potential polyglot.

energy power

(con gran capacidad energética)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foreign power

(país, estado poderoso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

installed power

(fuerza eléctrica disponible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

global power, world power

nombre femenino (país poderoso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
China es una potencia mundial.
China is a global power.

unit of power

(para medir energía)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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