Dictionary

power-hungry en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) Having a strong desire for power.
   • The accused politician was a power-hungry man who broke the law so he could help his buddies.
2. Of a device, using or requiring a large amount of electrical power.
   • The latest model is also the most power-hungry in the lineup.
   • Could we eventually see Class 800/802 trains exchanging their diesel engines for Fast Charge battery technology and 'opportunity charging', at each station stop on their long journey west? We're a long way from that being a possibility for heavy, power-hungry inter-city trains, but the Greenford line trial will provide GWR with the experience and data it needs to start the process of making diesel history. 2023 August 23, Ben Jones, “A Fast Charge to DMUs' demise?”, in RAIL, number 990, page 33:

Forms

Relateds

power trip

Synonyms

energy-intensive · power-intensive

Translations (28)

fr assoiffé de pouvoir (having a strong desire for power) · fi paljon sähköä kuluttava (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · nl machtsgeil (having a strong desire for power) · fr énergivore (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · tl gutom sa kapangyarihan (having a strong desire for power) · fi vallanhimoinen (having a strong desire for power) · pl spragniony władzy (having a strong desire for power) · ru властолюбивый (having a strong desire for power) · de machtgierig (having a strong desire for power) · sv maktgalen (having a strong desire for power) · pl żądny władzy (having a strong desire for power) · sv maktlysten (having a strong desire for power) · es consumir mucha energía (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · fr avide de pouvoir (having a strong desire for power) · nl machtshongerig (having a strong desire for power) · fr qui a la soif du pouvoir (having a strong desire for power) · es intensivo enérgicamente (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · es energívoro (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · nl energieverslindend (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · sv elslukande (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · pl energochłonny (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · de machthungrig (having a strong desire for power) · es intensivo en energía (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · es requerir mucha energía (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · it energivoro (using or requiring a lot of electrical power) · cs mocichtivý (having a strong desire for power) · hu hataloméhes (having a strong desire for power) · sv strömkrävande (using or requiring a lot of electrical power)