poder

/poˈdeɾ/, [poˈð̞eɾ]

can, power

Examples

Me gustaría poder ir contigo.

I wish I could go with you.

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El poder es como ser una dama. Si tienes que decirle a la gente que lo eres, no lo eres.

Power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

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Necesito más poder.

I need more power.

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Me gustaría poder vivir a un ritmo más relajado, en vez de tener que mirar el reloj todo el rato.

I wish I could live at a more relaxed pace, instead of having to watch the clock all the time.

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Cuando la voluntad está ausente, el poder desaparece.

When the will is absent, the power disappears.

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Lamento no poder ayudar más.

I'm sorry I can't be of more help.

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¿Estás seguro de poder hacerlo?

Are you sure you can do this?

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Estoy ahorrando para así poder ir a Australia.

I am saving up so that I can go to Australia.

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Tuve suerte de poder hablar con Tom antes de que se fuera a Boston.

It was lucky I was able to speak to Tom before he left for Boston.

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A fin de poder compartirlo, lo vamos a tener que romper en dos pedazos.

In order to share it, we'll have to tear it into two pieces.

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En cuanto hayan naciones soberanas en posesión de un gran poder, la guerra es inevitable.

As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

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Por el poder de la imaginación podemos viajar a través del espacio.

With the power of imagination, we can even travel through space.

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Creo poder hacerlo.

I suppose I could do that.

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Si dejamos que nuestro poder de razonamiento sea ofuscado por nuestras emociones, le estaríamos ladrando al árbol equivocado todo el tiempo.

If we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time.

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Durante millones de años, la humanidad vivió justo como los animales. Entonces sucedió algo que desató el poder de nuestra imaginación, hemos aprendido a hablar.

For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination, we learned to talk.

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Antes de poder amar a los otros, debes ser capaz de amarte a ti mismo.

Before you can love others, you need to be able to love yourself.

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Desearía poder hablar inglés.

I wish I could speak English.

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No subestimes mi poder.

Do not underestimate my power.

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No es tan estúpido como para no poder discernir lo correcto de lo incorrecto

He is not so stupid as to be unable to tell right from wrong.

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Ciertas personas consideran que el gobierno posee un poder excesivo.

Some people think the government has way too much power.

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