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force (fɔːs Pronunciation for force ) 

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noun

  1. (no plural)(= physical strength, power) (physics) Kraft feminine noun
    1. [of blow, impact] Wucht feminine noun
      1. (= physical coercion) Gewalt feminine noun
     ⇒ to resort to force Gewalt anwenden ⇒ by or through sheer force of numbers aufgrund zahlenmäßiger Überlegenheit ⇒ there is a force 5 wind blowing es herrscht Windstärke 5 ⇒ they were there in force sie waren in großer Zahl da ⇒ to come into/be in force in Kraft treten/sein
  2. (no plural) (figurative)
    1. [of argument] Überzeugungskraft feminine noun
    2. [of character] Stärke feminine noun
    3. [of words] Macht feminine noun
     ⇒ by or from force of habit aus Gewohnheit ⇒ the force of circumstances der Druck der Verhältnisse
  3. (= powerful thing, person) Macht feminine noun ⇒ there are various forces at work here hier sind verschiedene Kräfte am Werk ⇒ he is a powerful force in the reform movement er ist ein einflussreicher Mann in der Reformbewegung
  4. (= body of men) the forces (military) die Streitkräfte plural noun ⇒ the (police) force die Polizei ⇒ to join forces sich zusammentun

transitive verb

  1. (= compel) zwingen ⇒ to force sb/oneself to do sth jdn/sich zwingen, etw zu tun ⇒ he was forced to conclude that ... er sah sich zu der Folgerung gezwungen or gedrängt, dass ... ⇒ to force sth (up)on sb present, one's company jdm etw aufdrängen conditions, obedience, jdm etw auferlegen decision, war, jdm etw aufzwingen ⇒ he forced himself on her (sexually) er tat ihr Gewalt an ⇒ to force a smile gezwungen lächeln ⇒ don't force it erzwingen Sie es nicht
  2. (= extort, obtain by force) erzwingen ⇒ he forced a confession out of or from me er erzwang ein Geständnis von mir ⇒ to force an error (sport) einen Fehler erzwingen
  3. (= break open) aufbrechen
  4. (= push, squeeze) to force books into a box Bücher in eine Kiste zwängen ⇒ if it won't open/go in, don't force it wenn es nicht aufgeht/passt, wende keine Gewalt an ⇒ to force one's way into sth sich dative gewaltsam Zugang zu etw or in etw accusative verschaffen ⇒ to force a car off the road ein Auto von der Fahrbahn drängen

Similar Words

= compulsion, pressure, violence, enforcement, constraint, oppression, coercion, duress, arm-twisting
= power, might, pressure, energy, stress, strength, impact, muscle, momentum, impulse, stimulus, vigour, potency, dynamism, welly, life,
= agency, means, power, medium, influence, vehicle, instrument, mechanism, instrumentality, operation
= influence, power, effect, authority, weight, strength, punch, significance, effectiveness, validity, efficacy, soundness, persuasiveness, cogency, bite
= intensity, vigour, vehemence, fierceness, drive, emphasis, persistence
= army, unit, division, corps, company, body, host, troop, squad, patrol, regiment, battalion, legion, squadron, detachment
= compel, make, drive, press, pressure, urge, overcome, oblige, railroad, constrain, necessitate, coerce, impel, strong-arm, dragoon, pressurize, press-gang, put the squeeze on, obligate, twist (someone's) arm, put the screws on, bring pressure to bear upon
= impose, foist
= push, thrust, propel
= break open, blast, wrench, prise, open, wrest, use violence on
= extort, drag, exact, wring,

'force' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: قُوَّةPronunciation for قُوَّة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: forçaPronunciation for força
  • Chinese: 力量Pronunciation for 力量
  • Croatian: silaPronunciation for sila
  • Czech: sílaPronunciation for síla
  • Danish: styrkePronunciation for styrke
  • Dutch: machtPronunciation for macht
  • European Spanish: fuerzaPronunciation for fuerza
  • Finnish: voimaPronunciation for voima
  • French: forcePronunciation for force
  • German: KraftPronunciation for Kraft
  • Greek: ισχύςPronunciation for ισχύς
  • Italian: forzaPronunciation for forza
  • Japanese: 力Pronunciation for 力
  • Korean: 힘Pronunciation for 힘
  • Norwegian: styrkePronunciation for styrke
  • Polish: siłaPronunciation for siłamoc
  • Portuguese: forçaPronunciation for força
  • Romanian: forță forțe
  • Russian: силаPronunciation for сила
  • Spanish: fuerzaPronunciation for fuerza
  • Swedish: styrkaPronunciation for styrka
  • Thai: กำลังPronunciation for กำลัง
  • Turkish: güçPronunciation for güçkuvvet
  • Ukrainian: сила
  • Vietnamese: lựcPronunciation for lực
  • Arabic: يُجْبِرُPronunciation for يُجْبِرُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: forçarPronunciation for forçar
  • Chinese: 强制Pronunciation for 强制
  • Croatian: prisilitiPronunciation for prisiliti
  • Czech: nutitPronunciation for nutit přinutit
  • Danish: tvingePronunciation for tvinge
  • Dutch: dwingenPronunciation for dwingen
  • European Spanish: obligarPronunciation for obligar
  • Finnish: pakottaaPronunciation for pakottaa
  • French: forcerPronunciation for forcer
  • German: zwingenPronunciation for zwingen
  • Greek: εξαναγκάζωPronunciation for εξαναγκάζω
  • Italian: forzarePronunciation for forzare
  • Japanese: 強いるPronunciation for 強いる
  • Korean: 강요하다Pronunciation for 강요하다
  • Norwegian: tvingePronunciation for tvinge
  • Polish: zmusićPronunciation for zmusić zmuszać
  • Portuguese: forçarPronunciation for forçar
  • Romanian: a forța
  • Russian: принуждатьPronunciation for принуждать
  • Spanish: obligarPronunciation for obligar
  • Swedish: tvingaPronunciation for tvinga
  • Thai: บังคับPronunciation for บังคับ
  • Turkish: zorlamakPronunciation for zorlamak
  • Ukrainian: примушувати примусити
  • Vietnamese: cưỡng épPronunciation for cưỡng ép

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