poder

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

poder

1. to be able to, can

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

poder m (plural poderes)

1. power

poder

1. to be able to, can

• Reference http://www.academiadelallingua.com/diccionariu/normes.pdf

Borrowed from Spanish poder.

• Hyphenation: po‧der
• IPA^(key): /poˈdeɾ/

podér

1. power, might, force

   Synonyms: puwersa, kapangyarihan

2. right, authority

   Synonym: awtoridad

From Old Catalan poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /poˈdə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /puˈdɛ/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /poˈdeɾ/

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poder (first-person singular present puc, past participle pogut)

1. to be able; can
2. to be allowed, to be permitted; may

• potser

• potent

poder m (plural poders)

1. power
2. ability

• apoderar
• poderós

• “poder” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “poder”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “poder” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “poder” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

• IPA^(key): [poˈðeɾ]

poder (first-person singular present podo, first-person singular preterite puiden, past participle podido)

1. can (to be able)
2. first-person singular personal infinitive of poder
3. third-person singular personal infinitive of poder

• “poder” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

poder m (plural poderes)

1. power
2. might
3. possession

• poderoso (“powerful; mighty”)

• “poder” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “poder” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “poder” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “poder” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

• podeir (Auvergnat)
• pogússer (Auvergnat)
• pogueir (Auvergnat)
• puescher (Vivaro-Alpine) (Limousin)

From Old Occitan poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

• IPA^(key): /puˈðe/ (Lengadocian)
• IPA^(key): /puˈðej/ (Limousin)

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poder

1. to be able to, can

poder m (plural poders)

1. power

• poer

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

poder m (oblique plural poders, nominative singular poders, nominative plural poder)

1. power (ability; capability)

poder

1. can; be able to

• Occitan: poder

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “posse”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 233

From Old Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈde(h)/
  • (without vowel harmony) IPA^(key): /pɔˈde(h)/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈde(ɹ)/
• Hyphenation: po‧der

poder (first-person singular present posso, first-person singular preterite pude, past participle podido)

1. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to be able to; can (to have the ability to)

   Eu posso arrumar isso.

   I can fix this.

   Synonym: conseguir

2. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) can; to be allowed to (to have the permission to)

   Não podem ficar no pátio.

   You can’t stay in the patio.

3. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) can; could (indicates possibility)

   O montanhista podia cair a qualquer momento.

   The climber could fall at any moment.

4. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) may; might (indicates possibility but uncertainty)

   Pode ser que eu vá.

   I might go.

5. (transitive with com) to be able to take on (to be able to defeat or withstand)

   Ninguém pode comigo!

   No one can take me on!

6. (informal, intransitive) to be allowed

   Comer aqui pode.

   Eating here is allowed.

7. (informal, intransitive) to be available for a meeting or appointment

   Eu posso terça.

   I'm available on Tuesday.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:poder.

Nominalization of Etymology 1.

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈdeh/
  • (without vowel harmony) IPA^(key): /pɔˈdeh/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈdeɹ/
• Hyphenation: po‧der

poder m (plural poderes)

1. power (the ability to coerce, influence or control)

   O rei do Reino Unido tem pouco poder.

   The king of the United Kingdom has little power.

2. (chiefly geopolitics) power (a powerful organization, especially a country)

   Os poderes mundiais se reuniram.

   The world powers got together.

   Synonym: potência

3. possession; Only used in em poder de

   Synonym: posse

4. (politics) power (branch of the government)

   Quem lida com isso é o poder judiciário.

   The branch that deals with this is the judiciary.

5. power (extraordinary quality)

   Essa vacina tem o poder da cura.

   This vaccine has the power of cure.

   Synonym: virtude

6. (science fiction) power; superpower (supernatural ability)

   Meu poder favorito é o teletransporte.

   My favorite power is teleportation.

   Synonym: superpoder

For quotations using this term, see Citations:poder.

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

• IPA^(key): /poˈdeɾ/ [poˈð̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: po‧der

poder m (plural poderes)

1. power, reign
2. authorization
3. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)

poder (first-person singular present puedo, first-person singular preterite pude, past participle podido)

1. to be able, can

   ¿Puedes acompañarme mañana?

   Could you come with me tomorrow?

   No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso.

   You can't go out since you're not allowed.

   No puedo hablar francés.

   I can't speak French.

   Podría ayudar si me dejaran.

   I could help you if you would let me.

2. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality

   ¿Te podés el número de tu prima?

   Do you know your cousin's phone number?

   Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores.

   As a coach, I must know my players really well.

This verb is replaced with saber or ser capaz de for use with skills (as in to know how to do something) and omitted when relating to verbs of sense.

Puedes hacerlo. ― You can do it.

Ella es capaz de nadar. / Ella sabe nadar. ― She can swim.

Lo veo. ― I [can] see it.

In the preterite, poder means "to succeed in doing".

Pude hablar con el profesor después de la clase.

I managed to speak with the professor after class.

Podíamos hablar con el profesor cuando quisiéramos.

We could talk to the professor whenever we wanted.

• “poder”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Borrowed from Spanish poder.

• Hyphenation: po‧der
• IPA^(key): /poˈdeɾ/, [poˈdeɾ]

podér

1. power

   Synonyms: kapangyarihan, puwersa

2. authority

   Synonym: awtoridad

• “poder”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018