English-Portuguese translations for might

• força
• pode ser que
  Pode ser que esta solução seja melhor do que a mais estridente retórica. This might be a better solution than strident rhetoric.
• poderio
  Os Estados Unidos detêm poderio económico e militar que os torna uma super-potência. The United States possesses economic and military might that make it a superpower.
  É também a expressão do poderio económico da área do euro em concorrência com outros continentes. It is also the expression of the economic might of the euro area in competition with other continents.
  Porém, nos últimos dias, a Rússia fez declarações intimidatórias contra a União, ameaçando-a com o poderio económico e militar russo. In recent days, however, Russia has made intimidating statements against the Union, threatening it with the Russian economic and military might.
• potência
  Os Estados Unidos detêm poderio económico e militar que os torna uma super-potência. The United States possesses economic and military might that make it a superpower.
  Apesar de, de certa forma, ser uma superpotência em termos de recursos próprios e de potencial potência comercial, a Rússia permanece fora da OMC. A certain superpower, in terms of its resources and potential commercial might, Russia, is still outside the WTO.
  Permitam-me ainda dirigir uma observação aos meus colegas da antiga potência colonial, que se preparam para deixar o nosso grupo. Perhaps I might make a comment to my honourable friends from the former colonial power who are preparing to leave our group.
• talvez
  Ou talvez já tenha concluído essa tarefa. He might have succeeded by now.
  De outro modo, talvez nunca tivesse estudado. I might never have studied otherwise.
  Talvez tivesse mais informações para nos dar. He might have been able to tell us more.

Definition of might

• Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group
• Physical strength or force
• The ability to do something.
• Mighty; powerful
• Used to indicate conditional or possible actions
• Used to indicate permission in past tense
• Used to indicate possibility in past tense
• Even though
• Used in polite requests for permission

Examples

• He pushed with all his might, but still it would not move.
• I might go to the party, but I havent decided yet
• He asked me if I might go to the party, but I havent decided yet
• I thought that I might go the next day
• Hey man, you might have warned me about the thunderstorm
• I might be in a wheelchair, but I still want to be treated as a lady
• Might I take the last biscuit?

Related words

• mighty
• almighty
• Almighty
• mightily
• almightiness
• mightiness
• allmighty
• might as well
• might makes right