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1 pouvoir Verb, transitive Pronounce

(a) to be able to; je peux, je puis (frm) I can; I may (frm), I can, I am allowed to; je pourrais I could, I might, I may; je pouvais I was able to, I could

Present: je peux, tu peux, il/elle peut, nous pouvons, vous pouvez, ils/elles peuvent
Imperfect: je pouvais, tu pouvais, il/elle pouvait, nous pouvions, vous pouviez, ils/elles pouvaient
Future: je pourrai, tu pourras, il/elle pourra, nous pourrons, vous pourrez, ils/elles pourront
Perfect: j' ai pu, tu as pu, il/elle a pu, nous avons pu, vous avez pu, ils/elles ont pu
Present subjunctive: je puisse, tu puisses, il/elle puisse, nous puissions, vous puissiez, ils/elles puissent

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2 se pouvoir Verb, pronominal

(a) il se peut que it may be that

3 pouvoir Noun, masculine

(a) government's power, player's ability

Terms from the DGT glossary

French term	English term
Pouvoir	Authorisations
Pouvoir de recueillir des déclarations	Power to take statements
Nom et adresse du pouvoir adjudicateur	Name and address of awarding authority.
Pouvoir des mandataires	Credentials of procedural representatives
Pouvoir	Authorizations
Test du pouvoir pathogène	Pathogenicity test
Pouvoir mutagène	Mutagenic potential
Pouvoir cancérogène	Carcinogenic potential
Pouvoir de marché et structure des marchés	Market power and market structure
Pouvoir de marché ei structure des marchés	Market power and market structures

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