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1 compel
1 ( force) contraindre (to do à faire), obliger (to do de faire) ; to feel compelled to do se sentir obligé de faire ;2 ( win) to compel sb's respect imposer le respect à qn ; to compel sb's attention retenir l'attention de qn. -
2 compel
∎ to compel sb to do sth contraindre ou forcer qn à faire qch;∎ ill health compelled her to retire pour des raisons de santé, elle a été obligée de prendre sa retraite∎ the sort of woman who compels admiration le genre de femme qu'on ne peut s'empêcher d'admirer ou qui force l'admiration;∎ a tone of voice that compels attention un ton de voix qui retient l'attention -
3 compel
compel [kəmˈpel]a. contraindre• to be compelled to do sth (physically) être contraint de faire qch ; (psychologically) se sentir poussé à faire qchb. [+ admiration, respect] forcer* * *[kəm'pel]transitive verb (p prés etc - ll-)2) ( win) imposer [respect]; retenir [attention]
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