"power-hungry" meaning in All languages combined

See power-hungry on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more power-hungry [comparative], most power-hungry [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} power-hungry (comparative more power-hungry, superlative most power-hungry)
  1. (idiomatic) Having a strong desire for power. Tags: idiomatic Translations (having a strong desire for power): mocichtivý (Czech), machtsgeil (Dutch), machtshongerig (Dutch), vallanhimoinen (Finnish), avide de pouvoir (French), assoiffé de pouvoir (French), qui a la soif du pouvoir (French), machthungrig (German), machtgierig (German), hataloméhes (Hungarian), spragniony władzy (Polish), żądny władzy (Polish), властолюбивый (vlastoljubivyj) (Russian), maktlysten (Swedish), maktgalen (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-power-hungry-en-adj-uCrKZl1a Disambiguation of 'having a strong desire for power': 97 3
  2. (electronics) Of a device, using or requiring a large amount of electrical power. Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: power-intensive, energy-intensive Translations (using or requiring a lot of electrical power): energieverslindend (Dutch), paljon sähköä kuluttava (Finnish), énergivore (French), energivoro (Italian), energochłonny (Polish), strömkrävande (Swedish), elslukande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-power-hungry-en-adj-c~mGm8TJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 84 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'using or requiring a lot of electrical power': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: power trip
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