powerful

Example sentences

• 17 Ruth's words are powerful.

  "Ita-nia povu sei sai ha'u-nia povu, no Ita-nia Maromak, ha'u-nia Maromak" 17 Rute nia liafuan ne'e kapas tebes.

• A strong nation is a powerful state!

  Nasaun Forte maka Estadu Forte!

• During Timor-Leste’s struggle for self-determination Professor Anderson was a rare and powerful voice exposing the suffering experienced by the Timorese people.

  Durante luta Timor-Leste nian ba autodeterminasaun, Profesór Anderson ko’alia sai kona-ba terus ne’ebé povu timoroan sente iha momentu ne’ebá.

Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “powerful”

• These uncles' words are powerful. When they speak (curses) to us, these immediately come true.Tiu sira ne'e nia liafuan moruk duni, ko'alia mai ita ne'e akontese kedas.