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voima — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brawn noun Physical muscle and strength, especially as opposed to intelligence or skill.
  • faculty noun The teaching staff of a school, college or university.
  • force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
  • might aux Used to show that something is possible, though not certain.
  • momentum noun In physics, a measure of a moving object's motion, calculated as its mass multiplied by its velocity.
  • muscle noun Body tissue that contracts to produce movement.
  • physical adj Relating to the body rather than the mind; bodily.
  • potency noun The strength or power of something, such as a drug or an argument.
  • power noun The ability to do something, or to control and influence people or events.
  • sinew noun A cord or tendon of the body.
  • spring noun The season between winter and summer, when plants begin to grow again.
  • strength noun Physical power; the capacity to exert force or bear weight.
  • vigour noun Physical or mental strength and energy; the capacity for vigorous effort.

Senses

voima is used for these senses in English:

  • brawn Physical strength; muscularity.
  • faculty (Often in the plural) : An ability, power, or skill.
  • force Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
  • force (uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
  • force (countable) A group organized for the goal of attacking, controling, or constraining, especially one with a set command structure (in particular, a military or police group).
  • force (legal, uncountable) The state of having legal weight, of being legally valid,.
  • might (countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.
  • might (uncountable) Physical strength or force.

brawn — full definition

  1. noun Physical muscle and strength, especially as opposed to intelligence or skill.
  2. noun (British) A cold cooked dish made from pieces of meat from a pig or calf's head, set in jelly.

faculty — full definition

  1. noun The teaching staff of a school, college or university.
  2. noun A specific department or division of a university.
  3. noun A natural ability or power, especially mental or physical.

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