Info: Everyone can edit and improve this dictionary. You are editing this word now. Don't worry, all changes will be checked by admins later. Thank you for contributing! For feedback, bugs etc please write us to michel@openrussian.org
Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
noun, feminine, inanimate
often used word (#300)
often used word (#300)
Noun basics
Gender:
Is it living?:
Noun gender partner (e.g. кошка for кот):
Translation
Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
-
1.
power
Also: authority, rule
Translation:Example:Info: -
2.Translation:Example:Info:
Usage Info
Enter free text here about how to use this word, when to use it or whatever should be known by learners.
Examples
Please add/edit sentences at tatoeba.org, we update regularly from there :-)
- Александр был у вла́сти тринадцать лет. Alexander ruled for thirteen years.
- Том злоупотребля́ет свое́й вла́стью. Tom is abusing his authority.
- Он обрати́лся к властя́м с про́сьбой снять запре́т. He asked the officials to lift the ban.
- Мно́гие ду́мают, что демокра́тия - э́то власть наро́да. На самом же де́ле демокра́тия - э́то власть демокра́тов. Many think that democracy is the government of the people. But the truth of the matter is that democracy is the government of democrats.
- Власть развраща́ет люде́й. Power corrupts people.
- Абсолю́тная власть абсолютно развраща́ет. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- Гитлер пришёл к вла́сти в 1933 году. Hitler assumed power in 1933.
- Коро́ль злоупотребля́л вла́стью. The king abused his power.
- Они не признают власть. They have no respect for authority.
- Он утра́тил всю свою́ полити́ческую власть. He had lost all political power.
Declension
Note: Stress change
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nom. nominative | вла́сть | вла́сти |
gen. genitive | вла́сти | власте́й |
dat. dative | вла́сти | властя́м |
acc. accusative | вла́сть | вла́сти |
inst. instrumental | вла́стью | властя́ми |
prep. prepositional | вла́сти | властя́х |
Learn
Contributions
-
josetorresanoteide edited translation 3 years ago