wield

ejercer

Usar el poder, la autoridad o la influencia para afectar a personas o acontecimientos.

En inglés sencillo: To use power, authority, or influence to affect people or events.

• She wields great power.
• The union wielded considerable influence over government policy.
• Who really wields authority in this organization?

Sinónimos: exercise, exert

Expresiones frecuentes: wield power, wield considerable influence, wield authority

manejar, empuñar

Sostener y usar con habilidad una herramienta o un arma.

En inglés sencillo: To hold and use a tool or weapon with skill.

• He wielded a heavy axe.
• She can wield a sword with either hand.
• The artist wields her brush with remarkable skill.

Sinónimos: handle, use, brandish

Expresiones frecuentes: wield a sword, wield an axe, wield a brush

dominio, poder

Poder o control sobre personas o un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: Power or control over people or a place.

• The realm was under his wield.
• No village escaped the lord's wield.
• Her wield extended across the northern lands.

Sinónimos: power, control, rule, dominion

Expresiones frecuentes: under someone's wield, the king's wield