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[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) obrigar2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar•- forced- forceful
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- into force* * *[fɔ:s] n 1 força, robustez, energia, vigor. I could not resist the force of his argument / não pude resistir à força do seu argumento. 2 valentia. 3 impulso, motivo, causa. 4 poder. the force of circumstances / o poder das circunstâncias. 5 compulsão, coerção, necessidade, obrigação, violência, constrangimento. 6 capacidade de convencer ou impressionar. 7 influência, autoridade, poder. 8 virtude, eficácia, validade, vigência, vigor. 9 a parte principal de um conjunto. 10 agremiação, turma de empregados. 11 força militar, naval ou policial. 12 Phys potência, ação, causa que gera movimentos, agente. 13 força motriz. 14 valor, peso, significação rigorosa (de um termo). 15 exército, marinha. • vt 1 forçar, compelir, constranger, coagir, expurgar, conseguir, obter por força, arrombar. they forced my hands / eles coagiram-me. that means forcing an open door / isso significa arrombar portas abertas. 2 violentar, violar, estuprar, deflorar, impor, impingir, obrigar a aceitar. he forced the words / ele torceu o sentido das palavras. he forced his advice on me / ele impôs-me o seu conselho. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, tirar, tomar. she forced the secret from me / ela arrancou-me o segredo. 4 apressar, estimular, fazer brotar, amadurecer artificialmente. he forced a smile / ele forçou um sorriso. Air Forces forças aéreas. Armed Forces forças armadas. by force of à força de, por meio de. by main force à viva força. direction of force sentido de força. force of habit força do hábito. he was forced on ele foi impelido. in force a) em vigor. b) em grande número. in force of em virtude de, por força de, em conseqüência de. in great force coll em forma excelente. natural forces forças da natureza. of force forçosamente. our office force nosso quadro de empregados. the coming into force o ato de entrar em vigor. the Force Brit a polícia. the law came into force a lei entrou em vigor. to be in force estar em vigor. to force along empurrar, impelir. to force away obrigar a recuar. to force back repelir, rechaçar. to force down obrigar a baixar, fazer descer. to force from obrigar, conseguir à força. to force in/ through fazer entrar, forçar a entrada. to force off Com queimar, vender por qualquer preço, fazer liquidação. to force on/ upon forçar a aceitar, impor. to force one’s hand obrigar a mostrar o jogo, obrigar a revelar as intenções. to force one’s way abrir caminho. to force open abrir à força, arrombar. to force out arrancar. to force the issue trazer o assunto à baila. to force the pace apressar excessivamente o passo. to force up forçar a subida, fazer subir à força. to join forces with trabalhar junto com a mesma finalidade. to put in force pôr em vigor. -
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[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) força2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) força3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) força2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) forçar, obrigar2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forçar•- forced- forceful - forcefully - forces - in - into force -
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1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) sopro2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) tufo2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) soprar2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) arquejar•- puffed- puffy
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- puff up* * *[p∧f] n 1 sopro, bafo, baforada. 2 lufada, golpe de vento. 3 Cook bomba: doce feito de massa cozida, recheado com creme e glaçado na parte superior, ecler. 4 pompom: borla para pó-de-arroz. 5 protuberância, inchação, tumor. 6 pufe, fofo. 7 Bot bufa-de-lobo. 8 elogio exagerado. 9 anúncio berrante. 10 sl homossexual, bicha. 11 Braz coll tragada, fumada. • vt+vi 1 soprar, bufar. 2 ofegar, arquejar, arfar. 3 pitar, dar baforadas. I puffed at my pipe / eu pitei o meu cachimbo. 4 inchar, inflar, enfunar. he is puffed up with pride / ele está inchado de orgulho. 5 resfolegar (locomotiva). the train puffed out of the station / o trem partiu resfolegando. 6 elogiar de modo exagerado. 7 prover de pufes. 8 anelar (cabelos). 9 apagar com sopros. 10 expelir, soltar. 11 envaidecer, ensoberbar. 12 apregoar, trombetear. he puffs and blows ele está completamente esbaforido. out of puff esbaforido, ofegante. power puff pompom. to puff over empoar.
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