Word · C2
impotente
adjectiveC2#10079 most commonAudio · coming soon
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powerless; helpless
Se sintió impotente al ver que no podía ayudar a su amigo. He felt helpless on seeing that he couldn't help his friend.
Los vecinos miraban impotentes cómo el agua subía por la calle. The neighbours watched helplessly as the water rose along the street.
Lloró de rabia, impotente ante una decisión que no podía cambiar. She cried with rage, powerless in the face of a decision she couldn't change.
Don't confuse
- imponenteImponente means imposing; impotente means powerless.
Common combinations
- sentirse impotente
- rabia impotente
- ante la impotencia