No. 2,399 in Catalan
poders
"Powers" (abilities or authority).
In a sentence
Els poders màgics del mag eren realment impressionants.
The wizard's magical powers were truly impressive.
Here, 'poders' refers to magical or supernatural abilities attributed to a wizard.
Va signar un document en què transferia els poders a un successor.
He signed a document transferring the powers to a successor.
In this context, 'poders' indicates legal or administrative authority granted through a formal act.
La llegenda diu que el vell arbre posseeix poders curatius.
The legend says that the old tree possesses healing powers.
'Poders' is used here to denote mythical or extraordinary qualities believed to belong to an entity, in this case, the tree.
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