No. 1,919 in Spanish

poderes

"Poderes" means "powers" or "abilities" in English.

In a sentence

Ella tiene muchos poderes mágicos.
She has many magical powers.
In this sentence, 'poderes' refers to supernatural abilities that the subject possesses.
Los poderes del gobierno deben ser equilibrados.
The powers of the government must be balanced.
Here, 'poderes' is used to represent authoritative capacities or mandates of a governmental body.
Están investigando los poderes invisibles que regulan el universo.
They are investigating the invisible forces that regulate the universe.
In this context, 'poderes' indicates conceptual forces or influences governing universal phenomena.

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