strength

fortaleza, entereza

Capacidad de mantener el valor y seguir adelante en momentos difíciles.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to stay brave and keep going during difficult times.

• Her family gave her strength.
• He found the strength to face another difficult day.
• She showed great strength after losing her job.

Cómo se usa: strength to do something (She found the strength to ask for help.)

Sinónimos: resilience, fortitude, courage

Antónimos: weakness

Expresiones frecuentes: inner strength, emotional strength, strength to continue

fortaleza, entereza

Capacidad de mantener el valor y seguir adelante en momentos difíciles.

En inglés sencillo: The ability to stay brave and keep going during difficult times.

• Her family gave her strength.
• He found the strength to face another difficult day.
• She showed great strength after losing her job.

Cómo se usa: strength to do something (She found the strength to ask for help.)

Sinónimos: resilience, fortitude, courage

Antónimos: weakness

Expresiones frecuentes: inner strength, emotional strength, strength to continue

punto fuerte, fortaleza

Cualidad o capacidad que ayuda a una persona, un plan o una cosa a tener éxito.

En inglés sencillo: A good quality or ability that helps a person, plan, or thing succeed.

• Patience is her greatest strength.
• The plan has several strengths.
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

Sinónimos: strong point, advantage, asset

Antónimos: weakness, shortcoming

Expresiones frecuentes: main strength, someone’s strength, strengths and weaknesses

intensidad, potencia

Grado de fuerza de una acción, un efecto, una sustancia o un sentimiento.

En inglés sencillo: How powerful a force is or how strong an effect, substance, or feeling is.

• The wind gained strength overnight.
• Check the strength of the medicine before taking it.
• The signal strength dropped inside the tunnel.

Cómo se usa: the strength of something (The strength of the current made swimming dangerous.)

Sinónimos: intensity, power, potency

Antónimos: weakness

Expresiones frecuentes: signal strength, strength of something, full strength

efectivos, dotación

Cantidad de personas de un grupo, especialmente de un ejército o equipo.

En inglés sencillo: The number of people in a group, especially an army or team.

• The regiment was at full strength.
• Illness reduced the team’s strength to eight players.
• The army’s strength reached twenty thousand soldiers.

Cómo se usa: at full strength (The unit is finally at full strength.); the strength of something (The strength of the force was five hundred officers.)

Sinónimos: size, numbers

Expresiones frecuentes: full strength, regiment strength, below strength