Multiple Entries: force forcer forcé Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:force /fɔʀs/ - feminine noun
- strength;
~s strength;
avoir de la ~ to be strong;
c'est au-dessus de mes ~s it's too much for me;
de toutes ses ~s with all one's might;
ils sont de ~ égale aux échecs they are evenly matched at chess; - force;
de ~ by force;
faire manger de ~ to force [sb] to eat;
entrer de ~ dans un lieu to force one's way into a place; - ~ de vente sales force;
~s Mil forces;
d'importantes ~s de police large numbers of police.
- à force phrase (familiar) à ~, elle l'a cassé she ended up breaking it.
- à force de phrase réussir à ~ de travail to succeed by dint of hard work;
il est aphone à ~ de crier he's been shouting so much (that) he's lost his voice. COMPOUNDS: ~ de dissuasion Mil deterrent force;
~ de frappe nuclear weapons;
~s de l'ordre forces of law and order. Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:forcer /fɔʀse/ (conjugate⇒) - transitive verb
- to force;
- to break through [fence, enclosure];
~ la porte de qn to force one's way into sb's house;
~ le passage to force one's way through.
- forcer sur verb+preposition to overdo [salt, colour].
- intransitive verb
- to overdo it;
- serrez sans ~ do not tighten too much;
ne force pas! don't force it!
- se forcer reflexive verb (+ v être) to force oneself.
IDIOMS: ~ la main à qn to force sb's hand. Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:forcé, ~e /fɔʀse/ - pp → See Also→ forcer.
- past participle adjective
- gen forced;
- [consequence] inevitable;
c'est ~! (familiar) there's no way around it! (colloquial)
Subscribe to the Oxford Concise or Unabridged dictionary for more translations, meanings and examples. ' force' found in these entries: force: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009forcer: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009forcé: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009| Principal Translations |
| force | | nf | force (physical energy) |
| force | | nf | intensity (strength) | | | | Additional Translations: |
| force | (drogue image remède) | n | potency |
| force | | nf | strength (power) |
| force | | nf | strength (of muscles) |
| force | | nf | robustness (built) |
| force | | nf | resistance (opposition) |
| force | | nf | might (power) |
| force | | nf | might (strength) |
| force | | nf | power (strength) |
| force | | nf | violence (force) |
| force | | nf | vigor (energy) US |
| force | | nf | fortress |
| force | | nf | force (power) |
| force | | nf | force (military unit) |
| force | | nf | force (physics) |
| force | | nf | force (powerful effect) |
| force | | nf | leverage |
| force | (construction) | nf | strut |
| force | (d'une idée, d'un argument) | nf | strength |
| force | (énergie, puissance) | nf | forcefulness |
| force | (militaire) | nf | fortress |
| force | (puissance morale) | nf | strength |
| force | (suprématie) | nf | strength |
| force | (suprématie) | nf | might (power) |
| force | (taille) | nf | robustness (built) |
| force | (vigueur physique) | nf | resistance (opposition) |
| force | (vigueur physique) | nf | vigor (energy) US | | Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| amener de force | vtr | frog-march |
| avec force | | in a big way |
| avoir la force de | v | have the force of |
| à force de | | by dint of |
| à force de | n | by dint of |
| camisole de force | nf | straitjacket |
| cas de force majeure | | case of force majeure |
| de force | | by brute force |
| de force | | by force |
| de pleine force | | in full force |
| embarquer de force | v | shanghai |
| emmener d'autorité/de force | | march off |
| emmené de force | | dragged out |
| employer la force | | use force |
| en force | | in force |
| enrôler de force | v | shanghai |
| entrer de force | | force in |
| être en force | | be in force |
| faire entrer de force | v | drag in |
| faire sortir de force | v | force out |
| force armée | | armed force |
| force brutale | | brute force |
| force brute | | brute strength |
| force centrifuge | | centrifugal force |
| force centripète | | centripetal force |
| force d'endurance | | endurance strength |
| force d'intervention | nf | rapid deployment force |
| force d'occupation | | occupation force |
| force de débarquement | nf | landing force |
| force de gravité | | force of gravity |
| force de l'esprit | | strength of mind |
| force de maintien de la paix | pl | peacekeeping force |
| force de motivation | nf | motivating force |
| force de rupture | | breaking strength |
| force de sécurité | | security force |
| force de travail | | labor force US |
| force de travail | nf | men (work force) |
| force de vente | | sales force |
| force de vie universelle | | universal life force |
| force diélectrique | | dielectric strength |
| force du vent | | wind force |
| force efficace | | effective force |
| force électromotrice | | electromotive force |
| force irrésistible | | irresistible force |
| force magnétique | | magnetic force |
| force majeure | | force majeure |
| force manuelle | | hand-power |
| force morale | | moral strength |
| force motrice | | motive force |
| force motrice | | motive power |
| force motrice | | driving force |
| force musculaire | | muscle power |
| force nucléaire | | nuclear force |
| force physique | | muscle power |
| force physique | | physical force |
| force résultante | | resultant force |
| force ultime | | ultimate strength |
| force vitale | | life force |
| force vitale | | vital force |
| force vitale | nf | life-force |
| force vive | nf | living force |
| frapper avec beaucoup de force | | pack a punch |
| insuffler une nouvelle force à | | breathe new life into |
| la force principale | | main force |
| ouvrir de force | | force open |
| par la force des armes | | by force of arms |
| par la force des choses | | from necessity |
| pleine force | | full force |
| prendre de la force | v | strengthen |
| prise de force (en mécanique) | | power take-off |
| qui n'a pas de force | phrase | of no force |
| réglage de la force | nm | strength control |
| sans force | adj | helpless (lacking in strength) |
| troisième force | | third-force |
| troisième force | | third force | | Report an error. |
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| forcer ⇒ | (qn à faire qqch) | vtr | compel (force: sb to do sth) |
| forcer | | v | force open | | | | Additional Translations: |
| forcer | | v | make (force) |
| forcer | | v | oblige (cause to do) |
| forcer | | v | provoke (cause) |
| forcer | | v | force (coerce) |
| forcer | | v | force (abuse) |
| forcer | | v | force (make do, make happen) |
| forcer | | v | drive (force) |
| forcer | | v | coerce (force) |
| forcer | (causer, occasionner) | v | provoke (cause) |
| forcer | (chasse) | v | run down |
| forcer | (influencer - événements) | v | influence |
| forcer | (obliger) | v | oblige (cause to do) |
| forcer | (ordinateur - justification, coupure de page) | v | force |
| forcer | (outrepasser - pharmacie) | v | overdo (prescription) |
| forcer | (pousser trop loin) | v | strain (voice) |
| forcer | (serrure, mécanisme) | v | force (abuse) |
| forcer | (violer - personne) | v | violate |
| forcer | (respect, admiration) figuré | vtr | command (respect, admiration) figurative | | | | Pronominal Verbs/Verbes pronominaux |
| se forcer | v | struggle |
| se forcer | v | make the effort |
| se forcer | v | make the effort | | Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| forcer la main à quelqu'un (obliger) | v | twist someone's arm (oblige) |
| forcer la serrure | v | pick the lock |
| forcer son rôle | | ham it up |
| maintenir à terre, forcer à rester par terre | | hold-down |
| maintenir à terre, forcer à rester par terre | v | hold down | | Report an error. |
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| forcé | | adj | constrained (forced) |
| forcé | | adj | far-fetched | | | | Additional Translations: |
| forcé | | adj | hard-pushed |
| forcé | | adj | enforced |
| forcé | (obligé) | adj | unwilling | | Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| atterrissage forcé | nm | forced landing |
| être forcé | | be forced |
| mariage forcé | | shotgun wedding |
| mariage forcé | nm | forced marriage | | Report an error. | Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "force".
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