Apoderar in english
Empower
pronunciation: ɪmpaʊɜr part of speech: verb
pronunciation: ɪmpaʊɜr part of speech: verb
In gestures
apoderarse = appropriate.
Example: The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language.more:
» apoderarse de = seize ; possess ; take over ; commandeer ; take + control of ; take + possession of .
Example: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door. Example: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him. Example: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change. Example: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car. Example: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done. Example: A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.» apoderarse del control (de) = seize + control (of) .
Example: Syrian troops have seized control of a military air base near Damascus, bolstering the government's presence in a key area controlled by opposition forces.» apoderarse del poder = seize + power .
Example: In an extractive economy, such as the Belgian Congo and its successor state, Zaire, a narrow elite seizes power and uses its control of resources to prevent social change.» apoderarse lentamente de = creep over .
Example: Her friends had perceived with regret that her buoyant spirits were giving place to unusual depression and that a languor was creeping over her glad eyes.