wield

exercer

Utiliser son pouvoir, son autorité ou son influence pour agir sur les gens ou les événements.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : exercise, exert

Expressions courantes : wield power, wield considerable influence, wield authority

manier

Tenir et utiliser habilement un outil ou une arme.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : handle, use, brandish

Expressions courantes : wield a sword, wield an axe, wield a brush

domination, pouvoir

Pouvoir ou contrôle exercé sur des personnes ou un lieu.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : power, control, rule, dominion

Expressions courantes : under someone's wield, the king's wield