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in the PONS Dictionary

potēns <Gen. entis> (possum)

1.

potens
mächtig, gewaltig, einflussreich, gebietend [civis; civitas; natura; manus; in senatu; apud socios; armis; nobilitate]
familiae clarae et potentes
rerum omnium potens Iuppiter
potens Subst m
der Mächtige, Machthaber, meist Pl

2.

potens (m. Gen, auch ad alqd)
fähig, kundig, imstande [regni regierungsfähig; iubendi]
hostes neque pugnae, neque fugae satis potentes caeduntur Liv.;
hostes neque pugnae, neque fugae satis potentes caeduntur Adv
potenter nach Kräften

3. (m. Gen) (einer Sache)

potens
Herr, etw beherrschend [mentis bei Sinnen; irae]
di tempestatum potentes
dum liber, dum mei potens sum
mein eigener Herr
facere alqm potentem imperii

4.

potens
tüchtig, mächtig, stark
adulescens ingenio potens

5. poet

potens
der etw erlangt hat [voti der seinen Wunsch erfüllt sieht; pacis]

6. poet

potens
glücklich

7. (v. Sachen)

potens
stark, kräftig, wirksam [arma; herba; votum erfolgreich; verba; argumentum triftig; ad efficiendum]
herba potens adversus ranas

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

potens Subst m
der Mächtige, Machthaber, meist Pl
dum liber, dum mei potens sum
mein eigener Herr

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