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English Translation of “force”

force (fɔʀs Pronunciation for force

Translations

feminine noun

  1. [de personne, membre] strength ⇒ Je n'ai pas beaucoup de force dans les bras. I haven't got much strength in my arms.

    avoir de la force to be strong

    être à bout de force to have no strength left

    à la force du poignet (figurative) by one's own efforts

    s'élever à la force du poignet to work one's up by one's own efforts

    la force de volonté will power

  2. (pour résoudre un conflit) force ⇒ Ils ont eu recours à la force. They had to use force.

    de force forcibly, by force ⇒ Ils lui ont enlevé son pistolet de force. They took the gun from him by force.

    par la force using force

  3. (physics, mechanics) force

    force d'inertie force of inertia

  4. (= puissance) (surnaturelle) power

    les forces des ténèbres the powers of darkness

  5. (autres locutions)

    être de force à faire to be up to doing

    par la force des choses by force of circumstances

    c'est une force de la nature he's larger than life

    à force de faire by doing, by dint of doing ⇒ Il a grossi à force de manger autant. He got fat by eating so much.

    arriver en force (= nombreux) to arrive in force

    à toute force (= absolument) at all costs

    faire force de rames to ply the oars

    faire force de voiles to pile on sail

    de première force first class

    cas de force majeure case of absolute necessity (insurance) act of God

Derived Forms

forces plural feminine noun
  1. (physiques) strength singular: de toutes mes/ses forces with all my/his strength
  2. (military) forces
  3. (= effectifs): d'importantes forces de police large contingents of police

forcer (fɔʀse Pronunciation for forcer

Translations

transitive verb

Verb Table
  1. (= contraindre)

    forcer qn à faire to force sb to do

  2. [+ porte, serrure] to force
  3. [+ plante] to force
  4. [+ moteur] to strain
  5. [+ voix] to strain
  6. (= augmenter) [+ allure] to increase
  7. (locutions)

    forcer la dose to overdo it

    forcer l'attention/le respect to command attention/respect

    forcer la consigne to bypass orders

intransitive verb

Verb Table
  1. (= fournir un effort) to overdo it

    sans forcer [gagner, se qualifier] effortlessly

  2. (exercer une force excessive) to force it

    forcer sur qch [+ objet] to force sth

  3. (= faire des excès)

    forcer sur l'alcool to overdo the alcohol

se forcer (fɔʀse Pronunciation for se forcer

Translations

reflexive verb

Verb Table
  1. se forcer à faire qch to force o.s. to do sth

forcé (fɔʀse Pronunciation for forcé

Word forms:  forcée

Translations

adjective

  1. (= non spontané) forced ⇒ un sourire forcé a forced smile
  2. [bain] unintended
  3. c'est forcé! it HAS to be!

'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: Pronunciation for 力
  • Korean: Pronunciation 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: قُوَّةPronunciation for قُوَّة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: forçaPronunciation for força
  • Chinese: 实力Pronunciation for 实力
  • Croatian: snagaPronunciation for snaga
  • Czech: sílaPronunciation for síla
  • Danish: styrkePronunciation for styrke
  • Dutch: krachtPronunciation for kracht
  • European Spanish: fuerzaPronunciation for fuerza
  • Finnish: vahvuusPronunciation for vahvuus
  • French: forcePronunciation for force
  • German: KraftPronunciation for Kraft Kräfte
  • Greek: σθένοςPronunciation for σθένος
  • Italian: forzaPronunciation for forza
  • Japanese: 強さPronunciation for 強さ
  • Korean: Pronunciation for 힘
  • Norwegian: styrkePronunciation for styrke
  • Polish: siłaPronunciation for siłafizyczna
  • Portuguese: forçaPronunciation for força
  • Romanian: forță forțe
  • Russian: силаPronunciation for сила
  • Spanish: fuerzaPronunciation for fuerza
  • Swedish: styrkaPronunciation for styrka
  • Thai: ความเข้มแข็งPronunciation for ความเข้มแข็ง
  • Turkish: güçPronunciation for güçkuvvet
  • Ukrainian: сила
  • Vietnamese: sức lựcPronunciation for sức lực
  • Brazilian Portuguese: potência
  • Chinese: 影响力影响響力
  • European Spanish: potencia
  • French: force
  • German: Stärke
  • Italian: forza
  • Japanese:
  • Korean:
  • Portuguese: potência
  • Spanish: potencia
  • Brazilian Portuguese: forjado
  • Chinese: 虚假人为的虚虛假人为為的
  • European Spanish: engañoso engañosa
  • French: forcé forcée
  • German: gestellt
  • Italian: studiato studiata
  • Japanese: わざとらしい
  • Korean: 인위적인
  • Portuguese: forjado forjada
  • Spanish: engañoso engañosa
  • Brazilian Portuguese: forçado
  • Chinese: 受迫的
  • European Spanish: forzado forzada
  • French: forcé forcée
  • German: gezwungen
  • Italian: forzato forzata
  • Japanese: 強制された
  • Korean: 강요된
  • Portuguese: forçado forçada
  • Spanish: forzado forzada
  • Brazilian Portuguese: enérgico
  • Chinese: 强行的强強行的
  • European Spanish: forzoso forzosa
  • French: forcé forcée
  • German: gewaltsam
  • Italian: fatto con la forza fatta con la forza
  • Japanese: 強制的な
  • Korean: 강제적인
  • Portuguese: enérgico enérgica
  • Spanish: forzoso forzosa

Example Sentences Including 'force'

Bernadette Bernard dans ses pantomimes nous fait passer du quotidien , qui pourrait être banal , à la force totale du choc émotionnel.
Marie Claire
Ce n' est pas nouveau , mais à force cela devient une seconde nature.
Le Nouvel Observateur (2003)
Ils ont encore pour me séduire cette force à pousser là où la terre est si rare , desséchée.
Huser, France La maison du désir
La vérité oblige à dire que ces démonstrations de force ne serviront à rien.
Le Nouvel Observateur (2003)
Les dirigeants ouest-africains décident d' envoyer une force de paix en Côté d' Ivoire.
Le Nouvel Observateur (2002)
Nul ne peut échapper à la logique bipolaire qui assure la force des états- majors partisans.
de Closets, François La grande manip
Telle fut ma conclusion extraite de la seule force de mes lectures et de ma réflexion.
Grainville, Patrick Les anges et les faucons

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