Impotente in english
Powerless
pronunciation: paʊɜrləs part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: paʊɜrləs part of speech: adjective
In gestures
impotente1 = powerless ; helpless ; impotent.
Example: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless = In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.Example: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.Example: The Government is impotent to save our steel industry because of our membership of the EU.more:
» sentirse impotente (para) = feel + powerless (to) ; feel + impotent (to) .
Example: She resented his disengagement but felt powerless to change the situation. Example: We feel impotent to do anything about the horrors in other countries.impotente2 = impotent.
Example: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.