impotence

ɛ̃pɔtɑ̃s

Definition

Definition of impotence - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

inefficacité

Rare

incapacité d'agir efficacement dans une situation

Rare

L'impotence du gouvernement face à cette crise inquiète.

incapacité

incompétence

inefficacité

sexualité

Rare

incapacité d'avoir des relations sexuelles normales

Rare

Il consulte un médecin pour traiter son impotence.

anorgasmie

frigidité

stérilité

handicap physique

Rare

incapacité de se déplacer normalement à cause d'une infirmité

Rare

Son impotence l'empêche de marcher sans aide.

infirmité

invalidité

paralysie

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Origin of impotence

latin, impotentia (incapacité)

Examples of impotence in a sentence

L'impotence des autorités a aggravé la situation.
L'impotence peut avoir des causes psychologiques.
Il souffre d'impotence depuis plusieurs années.
L’impotence a changé sa vie quotidienne.
Après l’accident, son impotence était totale.

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English:impotence, erectile dysfunction, ...
German:Ohnmacht, Impotenz, ...
Italian:impotenza, invalidità, ...
Spanish:impotencia, disfunción eréctil, ...
Portuguese:ineficácia, incapacidade de movimento, ...
Chinese:无能, 阳痿, ...
Japanese:無力, 勃起不全, ...
Arabic:العجز, عجز جنسي, ...
Hebrew:אִי־יְכוֹלֶת, אִי-אֹנָה, ...
Russian:беспомощность, эректильная дисфункция, ...
Ukrainian:безсилля, статева неспроможність, ...
Catalan:impotència, incapacitat de moviment, ...
Danish:afmagt, impotens, ...
Dutch:onmacht, impotentie, ...
Greek:αδυναμία, ανικανότητα κίνησης, ...
Khmer:អសមត្ថភាព, អសមត្ថភាពផ្លូវភេទ, ...
Korean:무력함, 발기부전, ...
Polish:bezsilność, impotencja, ...
Portuguese (BR):impotência, ...
Romanian:impotență, imobilitate, ...
Swedish:vanmakt, impotens, ...
Thai:ความไร้ประสิทธิภาพ, ภาวะหย่อนสมรรถภาพทางเพศ, ...
Turkish:acizlik, iktidarsızlık, ...
Vietnamese:sự bất lực, bất lực, ...

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Definition of impotence - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Origin of impotence

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