the strength of the work-force

strength of will — fuerza f de voluntad

strength of character — firmeza f or fortaleza f de carácter

strength of purpose — resolución f, determinación f

give me strength! — (colloq) Dios me dé paciencia!

political/military strength — poderío m político/militar

from strength to strength: the firm has gone from strength to strength since she took over la empresa ha tenido un éxito tras otro desde que ella está al frente; his career seems to be going from strength to strength — su carrera marcha viento en popa

we're below o under strength at the moment — en este momento estamos cortos de personal

their fans were there in strength — sus hinchas estaban allí en bloque or en masa

she swims to build up the strength in her muscles — nada para fortalecer los músculos or coger fuerza en los músculos

you'll soon get your strength back — pronto recobrarás las fuerzas or te repondrás

• to save one's strength — ahorrar las energías

• with all my strength — con todas mis fuerzas

his help gives me the strength to carry on — su ayuda me da fortaleza or fuerzas para seguir adelante

• strength of character — fortaleza f or firmeza f de carácter

• to draw strength from sth — sacar fuerzas de algo

• the independence movement is gathering strength — el movimiento independiente está cobrando fuerza

• give me strength! * — ¡Dios dame paciencia! *

• inner strength — fuerza interior

• strength of purpose — determinación f

• on the strength of that success she applied for promotion — en base a ese éxito, solicitó un ascenso

he was recruited on the strength of his communication skills — lo contrataron en virtud de or debido a su aptitud para comunicarse

he warned the government not to underestimate the strength of feeling among voters — advirtió al gobierno que no subestimara la intensidad or fuerza de los sentimientos de los votantes

exports fell owing to the strength of the pound — las exportaciones bajaron debido a la solidez or la fuerza de la libra

• to be at full strength — [army] disponer de todos sus efectivos; (Sport) [team] contar con todos sus jugadores; [office] contar con todo el personal

• his supporters were there in strength or had come in strength — sus partidarios habían acudido en masa

• to be on the strength — (gen) formar parte de la plantilla; (Mil) formar parte del regimiento

to take sb on to the strength — admitir a algn en la plantilla; (Mil) admitir a algn en el regimiento

• to be under or below strength, the team was under or below strength due to injuries — el equipo contaba con pocos jugadores debido a las lesiones

two people are off sick so we're a bit under or below strength — dos de los empleados se encuentran enfermos y estamos un poco cortos de personal

his army was seriously under or below strength — su ejército contaba con poquísimos efectivos

strength of will — fuerza f de voluntad

strength of character — firmeza f or fortaleza f de carácter

strength of purpose — resolución f, determinación f

give me strength! — (colloq) Dios me dé paciencia!

political/military strength — poderío m político/militar

from strength to strength: the firm has gone from strength to strength since she took over la empresa ha tenido un éxito tras otro desde que ella está al frente; his career seems to be going from strength to strength — su carrera marcha viento en popa

we're below o under strength at the moment — en este momento estamos cortos de personal

their fans were there in strength — sus hinchas estaban allí en bloque or en masa

forces — strength [U]

de toutes ses forces — [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart

avec force — [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly

coup de force — Armée strike

ils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs — they are evenly matched at chess

forces navales — navy (sg)

forces terrestres — army (sg)

à la force du poignet fig — by one's own efforts

arriver en force (= nombreux) — to arrive in force

à toute force (= absolument) — at all costs

cas de force majeure — case of absolute necessity, ASSURANCESact of God

forces — strength [U]

de toutes ses forces — [lancer] with all one's might; [désirer] with all one's heart

avec force — [nier] strongly; [affirmer] firmly

coup de force — Armée strike

ils sont de même force or de force égale aux échecs — they are evenly matched at chess

forces navales — navy (sg)

forces terrestres — army (sg)

à la force du poignet fig — by one's own efforts

arriver en force (= nombreux) — to arrive in force

à toute force (= absolument) — at all costs

cas de force majeure — case of absolute necessity, ASSURANCESact of God

achieve something by brute force — etwas mit roher Gewalt erreichen

in force — (in large numbers) mit einem großen Aufgebot (see also academic.ru/4773/b">b)

by force of — auf Grund (+ Gen.)

in force — (in effect) in Kraft

come into force — [Gesetz usw.:] in Kraft treten

put in[to] force — in Kraft setzen

use or employ force [against somebody] — Gewalt [gegen jemanden] anwenden

the forces — die Armee

there are forces in action/at work here... — hier walten Kräfte/sind Kräfte am Werk...

he is a force in the land (fig.)/a force to be reckoned with — er ist ein einflussreicher Mann im Land/eine Macht, die nicht zu unterschätzen ist

be forced to do something — gezwungen sein od. sich gezwungen sehen, etwas zu tun

I was forced to accept/into accepting the offer — (felt obliged) ich fühlte mich verpflichtet, das Angebot anzunehmen

force somebody's hand — (fig.) jemanden zwingen zu handeln

he forced it out of her hands — er riss es ihr aus der Hand

force a confession from somebody — (fig.) jemanden zu einem Geständnis zwingen

force something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]zwängen

force something [up]on somebody — jemandem etwas aufzwingen od. aufnötigen

force one's way in[to a building] — sich (Dat.) mit Gewalt Zutritt [zu einem Gebäude] verschaffen

the force of the wind was so great he could hardly stand — der Wind war so stark, dass er kaum stehen konnte

Forces of Nature — Naturgewalten pl

there are various forces at work here — hier sind verschiedene Kräfte am Werk

to force an error (Sport) — einen Fehler erzwingen, den Gegner ausspielen

he forced himself on her (sexually) — er tat ihr Gewalt an

to force (an) entry — sich (dat) gewaltsam Zugang or Zutritt verschaffen

to force one's way into sth — sich (dat) gewaltsam Zugang zu etw or in etw (acc)

to force one's way through — sich (dat) gewaltsam einen Weg bahnen

in force — (in large numbers) mit einem großen Aufgebot (see also b)

by force of — auf Grund (+ Gen.)

in force — (in effect) in Kraft

come into force — [Gesetz usw.:] in Kraft treten

use or employ force [against somebody] — Gewalt [gegen jemanden] anwenden

he is a force in the land (fig.)/a force to be reckoned with — er ist ein einflussreicher Mann im Land/eine Macht, die nicht zu unterschätzen ist

be forced to do something — gezwungen sein od. sich gezwungen sehen, etwas zu tun

I was forced to accept/into accepting the offer — (felt obliged) ich fühlte mich verpflichtet, das Angebot anzunehmen

force somebody's hand — (fig.) jemanden zwingen zu handeln

force a confession from somebody — (fig.) jemanden zu einem Geständnis zwingen

force something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]zwängen

force something [up]on somebody — jemandem etwas aufzwingen od. aufnötigen

force one's way in[to a building] — sich (Dat.) mit Gewalt Zutritt [zu einem Gebäude] verschaffen

to alert one's armed forces — приводить вооруженные силы в боевую готовность

to balance conventional forces — устанавливать равновесие обычных вооружений ( в Европе)

to beef up one's military forces — укреплять свои вооруженные силы

to clear rebel forces from somewhere — очищать какой-л. район от войск мятежников

to continue in force — оставаться в силе; действовать (о законе и т.п.)

to expand one's armed forces — увеличивать свои вооруженные силы

to improve one's defense forces — совершенствовать свои силы самообороны

to join forces with smb — объединять силы с кем-л.

to modernize one's forces — модернизировать свои вооруженные силы

to remain in force — оставаться в силе, действовать (о законе и т.п.)

to remove smb by force — свергать кого-л.; насильственно отстранять кого-л. от власти

to reshape one's armed forces — реорганизовывать свои вооруженные силы

to settle smth by military force — решать что-л. с помощью применения военной силы

to set up one's own armed forces — создавать собственные вооруженные силы

to suppress smth by brute force — подавлять что-л. грубой силой

to take smth by force — захватывать что-л. силой

to thin one's forces — сокращать свои войска

to trim one's forces — сокращать численность своих войск

to use force against smb — использовать силу против кого-л.

to force smb out — 1) вытеснять кого-л. 2) отстранять кого-л. от власти