"pouvoir" meaning in French

See pouvoir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pu.vwaʁ/, [pu.wɒɾ] [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-pouvoir.ogg Forms: pouvoirs [plural]
Rhymes: -waʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French povoir, from Old French povoir, pooir, from earlier Old French poeir, podeir, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse. The /-v-/ was eventually added, after the loss of the intervocalic dental, to break hiatus. The archaic 1SG present indicative puis is from a Vulgar Latin *posseō (rather than possō), for which cf. Old Catalan puix. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|povoir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French povoir, {{inh+|fr|frm|povoir}} Inherited from Middle French povoir, {{inh|fr|fro|povoir}} Old French povoir, {{m|fro|pooir}} pooir, {{m|fro|poeir}} poeir, {{m|fro|podeir}} podeir, {{inh|fr|VL.|posso|potēre}} Vulgar Latin potēre, {{inh|fr|la|possum|posse}} Latin posse, {{m|fr|puis}} puis, {{inh|fr|VL.||*posseō}} Vulgar Latin *posseō, {{m|VL.|possō}} possō, {{cog|roa-oca|puix}} Old Catalan puix Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pouvoir m (plural pouvoirs)
  1. (countable or uncountable) power Tags: countable, masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pouvoir-fr-noun-B9cV7baW
  2. authority Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pouvoir-fr-noun-j3b9UBu2
  3. (law) power of attorney Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-pouvoir-fr-noun-NKNbCrIz Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: powoir [Louisiana] Derived forms: abus de pouvoir, au pouvoir, fondé de pouvoir, passation de pouvoir, pleins pouvoirs, pouvoir d’achat, pouvoir de marché, pouvoir toujours courir, prendre le pouvoir, vouloir c’est pouvoir

Verb

IPA: /pu.vwaʁ/, [pu.wɒɾ] [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-pouvoir.ogg
Rhymes: -waʁ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French povoir, from Old French povoir, pooir, from earlier Old French poeir, podeir, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse. The /-v-/ was eventually added, after the loss of the intervocalic dental, to break hiatus. The archaic 1SG present indicative puis is from a Vulgar Latin *posseō (rather than possō), for which cf. Old Catalan puix. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|povoir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French povoir, {{inh+|fr|frm|povoir}} Inherited from Middle French povoir, {{inh|fr|fro|povoir}} Old French povoir, {{m|fro|pooir}} pooir, {{m|fro|poeir}} poeir, {{m|fro|podeir}} podeir, {{inh|fr|VL.|posso|potēre}} Vulgar Latin potēre, {{inh|fr|la|possum|posse}} Latin posse, {{m|fr|puis}} puis, {{inh|fr|VL.||*posseō}} Vulgar Latin *posseō, {{m|VL.|possō}} possō, {{cog|roa-oca|puix}} Old Catalan puix Head templates: {{fr-verb}} pouvoir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}}, {{fr-conj-auto|impers=yes|refl=y}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], pouvoir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], pouvant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], pu [participle, past], peux [first-person, indicative, present, singular], pø [first-person, indicative, present, singular], peux [indicative, present, second-person, singular], peut [indicative, present, singular, third-person], pouvons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], pouvez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], peuvent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], pouvais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], pouvais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], pouvait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], pouvions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], pouviez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], pouvaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], pus [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], pus [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], put [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], pûmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], pûtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], purent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], pourrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], pourras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], pourra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], pourrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], pourrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], pourront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], pourrais [conditional, first-person, singular], pourrais [conditional, second-person, singular], pourrait [conditional, singular, third-person], pourrions [conditional, first-person, plural], pourriez [conditional, plural, second-person], pourraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], puisse [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], pɥis [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], puisses [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], puisse [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], puissions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], puissiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], puissent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], pusse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], pusses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], pût [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], pussions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], pussiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], pussent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], - [imperative, second-person, singular], - [first-person, imperative, plural], - [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person], no-table-tags [table-tags], se pouvoir [infinitive, reflexive], s'être + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction, reflexive], se pouvant [gerund, participle, present, reflexive], ayant [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present, reflexive], étant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present, reflexive], pu [participle, past, reflexive], - [first-person, indicative, present, reflexive, singular], - [indicative, present, reflexive, second-person, singular], se peut [indicative, present, reflexive, singular, third-person], - [first-person, indicative, plural, present, reflexive], - [indicative, plural, present, reflexive, second-person], - [indicative, plural, present, reflexive, third-person], - [first-person, imperfect, indicative, reflexive, singular], - [imperfect, indicative, reflexive, second-person, singular], se pouvait [imperfect, indicative, reflexive, singular, third-person], - [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive], - [imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive, second-person], - [imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive, third-person], - [first-person, historic, indicative, past, reflexive, singular], - [historic, indicative, past, reflexive, second-person, singular], se put [historic, indicative, past, reflexive, singular, third-person], - [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural, reflexive], - [historic, indicative, past, plural, reflexive, second-person], - [historic, indicative, past, plural, reflexive, third-person], - [first-person, future, indicative, reflexive, singular], - [future, indicative, reflexive, second-person, singular], se pourra [future, indicative, reflexive, singular, third-person], - [first-person, future, indicative, plural, reflexive], - [future, indicative, plural, reflexive, second-person], - [future, indicative, plural, reflexive, third-person], - [conditional, first-person, reflexive, singular], - [conditional, reflexive, second-person, singular], se pourrait [conditional, reflexive, singular, third-person], - [conditional, first-person, plural, reflexive], - [conditional, plural, reflexive, second-person], - [conditional, plural, reflexive, third-person], present indicative of s'être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present, reflexive], imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, reflexive], past historic of s'être + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past, reflexive], future of s'être + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, reflexive], conditional of s'être + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect, reflexive], - [first-person, present, reflexive, singular, subjunctive], - [present, reflexive, second-person, singular, subjunctive], se puisse [present, reflexive, singular, subjunctive, third-person], - [first-person, plural, present, reflexive, subjunctive], - [plural, present, reflexive, second-person, subjunctive], - [plural, present, reflexive, subjunctive, third-person], - [first-person, imperfect, reflexive, singular, subjunctive], - [imperfect, reflexive, second-person, singular, subjunctive], se pût [imperfect, reflexive, singular, subjunctive, third-person], - [first-person, imperfect, plural, reflexive, subjunctive], - [imperfect, plural, reflexive, second-person, subjunctive], - [imperfect, plural, reflexive, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of s'être + past participle [multiword-construction, past, reflexive, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, reflexive, subjunctive], - [imperative, reflexive, second-person, singular], - [first-person, imperative, plural, reflexive], - [imperative, plural, reflexive, second-person], simple imperative of s'être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, reflexive, second-person, singular], simple imperative of s'être + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural, reflexive], simple imperative of s'être + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, reflexive, second-person]
  1. can, to be able to
    Sense id: en-pouvoir-fr-verb-1tUWOCOU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 11 69 6 4
  2. may
    Sense id: en-pouvoir-fr-verb-7k2YjGXe
  3. (impersonal, reflexive) to be possible; may, could be Tags: impersonal, reflexive
    Sense id: en-pouvoir-fr-verb-kn3oT5tL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: powoir [Louisiana] Related terms: puissance

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "advienne que pourra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "autant que faire se peut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ne plus pouvoir voir en peinture"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "n’en plus pouvoir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "n’en pouvoir mais"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "on ne peut plus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "quand on veut, on peut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "qui peut le plus peut le moins"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sauve qui peut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tu peux causer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tu peux parler"
    }
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        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "peuvent",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/pu.vɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "indicative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "past",
        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "put",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pûmes",
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        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "pûtes",
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "purent",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourrai",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourras",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourra",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourrons",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourrez",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourront",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourrais",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourrais",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourrait",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourrions",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourriez",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pourraient",
      "ipa": "/pu.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
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    "French terms inherited from Old French",
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      "word": "autant que faire se peut"
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      "word": "ne plus pouvoir voir en peinture"
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      "word": "n’en plus pouvoir"
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      "word": "n’en pouvoir mais"
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      "word": "on ne peut plus"
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French countable nouns",
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "French uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to take power, to seize power",
          "text": "prendre le pouvoir",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "power"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable or uncountable) power"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "authority"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "authority",
          "authority"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "fr:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "power of attorney"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "power of attorney",
          "power of attorney"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) power of attorney"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pu.vwaʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[pu.wɒɾ]",
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-waʁ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-pouvoir.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f2/Fr-pouvoir.ogg/Fr-pouvoir.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Fr-pouvoir.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana"
      ],
      "word": "powoir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pouvoir"
}

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