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1 effort
effort [efɔʀ]masculine noun• encore un effort ! come on, you're nearly there!• bel effort ! well done!* * *efɔʀnom masculin1) (physique, intellectuel) effortavec mon dos, je ne peux pas faire d'effort — with this back of mine, I can't do anything strenuous
allons, encore un petit effort! — ( près du bout) come on, you're almost there!
2) (subvention, aide) financial aid; ( mise de fonds) investment, (financial) outlay* * *efɔʀ nmFais un petit effort de mémoire. — Try hard to remember.
sans effort [réussir, évoluer] — effortlessly, without even trying
* * *effort nm1 (physique, intellectuel) effort; malgré les efforts des sauveteurs despite all the efforts of the rescue party; après bien des efforts after a great deal of effort; un bel effort a fine effort; un effort de mémoire an effort to remember; faire un effort d'adaptation to make an effort to adapt, to try to adapt; faire tous ses efforts pour faire to make every effort to do; fais un petit effort d'imagination! use a bit of imagination!; avec mon dos, je ne peux pas faire d'effort with this back of mine, I can't do anything strenuous; faire effort sur soi-même to force oneself to stay calm, to make an effort to stay calm; après deux heures d'efforts, le feu a été maîtrisé after a two-hour struggle, the fire was brought under control; allons, encore un petit effort! ( après échec) come on, one more try!, come on, have another go! GB; ( près du bout) come on, you're almost there!; il transpirait sous l'effort intellectuel he was sweating as he tried to think; triompher sans effort to succeed effortlessly; on n'a rien sans effort you never get anywhere unless you try;2 (subvention, aide) financial aid; ( mise de fonds) investment, (financial) outlay; faire un effort en faveur des déshérités to give financial aid to those in need; consentir un effort financier pour les écoles to agree to financial aid for schools; représenter un gros effort financier to represent a substantial outlay;effort de cisaillement Phys ( exercé) shear stress; ( subi) shear strain; effort de guerre Mil war effort; effort de torsion Phys torsional stress; effort de traction Phys tensile stress.[efɔr] nom masculin1. [dépense d'énergie] efforteffort physique/intellectuel physical/intellectual efforttu aurais pu faire l'effort d'écrire/de comprendre you could (at least) have tried to write/to understandfaire tous ses efforts pour obtenir quelque chose to do one's utmost ou all one can to obtain somethingeffort de cisaillement/torsion shearing/torsional stress -
2 zwingen
to coerce; to bludgeon; to oblige; to constrain; to force; to compel* * *zwịn|gen ['tsvɪŋən] pret zwa\#ng [tsvanŋ] ptp gezwu\#ngen [gə'tsvʊŋən]1. vt1) (= nötigen) to force, to compeljdn zwingen, etw zu tun — to force or compel sb to do sth
er hat mich gezwungen, das zu tun — he forced or compelled me to do it, he made me do it
ich lasse mich nicht (dazu) zwingen — I won't be forced (to do it or into it), I won't respond to force
jdn zum Gehorsam zwingen — to force or compel sb to obey, to make sb obey
See:→ auch gezwungen, Knie, sehen2) (dial inf = bewältigen) Essen, Arbeit to manage2. vrto force oneselfsich zwingen, etw zu tun — to force oneself to do sth, to make oneself do sth
3. vizum Handeln/Umdenken zwingen — to force or compel us/them etc to act/rethink
diese Tatsachen zwingen zu der Annahme, dass... — these facts force or compel one to assume that...
* * *1) (to urge or force: Hunger impelled the boy to steal.) impel2) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) force3) (to force: They compelled me to betray my country.) compel4) reduce* * *zwin·gen<zwang, gezwungen>[ˈtsvɪŋən]I. vt▪ jdn \zwingen to force [or compel] sbdu musst noch nicht gehen, es zwingt dich niemand! you don't have to go yet, nobody's forcing you!ich lasse mich nicht \zwingen I won't give in to force▪ jdn \zwingen, etw zu tun to force sb into doing [or to do] sth, to make sb do sth, to compel sb to do sth▪ jdn irgendwohin \zwingen to force sb somewherezwei Wärter zwangen den tobenden Häftling in die Zelle two warders forced the raging prisoner into his celljdn zu Boden \zwingen to wrestle sb to the ground; s.a. Knie▪ jdn \zwingen to force [or compel] sbdie Situation zwang uns zu raschem Handeln the situation compelled us to act quickly▪ gezwungen sein, etw zu tun to be forced into doing [or to do] sth, to be compelled [or made] to do sthsich akk gezwungen sehen, etw zu tun to feel [or find] [oneself] compelled [or form obliged] to do sthII. vr▪ sich akk zu etw dat \zwingen, sich akk \zwingen, etw zu tun to force oneself to [or make oneself] do sthich war so müde, ich musste mich \zwingen, die Augen aufzuhalten I was so tired it was a great effort to keep my eyes openseit 3 Tagen rauche ich jetzt nicht mehr, aber ich muss mich \zwingen I haven't smoked for 3 days, but it's an effortIII. vidie Situation zwingt zum Handeln the situation forces us to act* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb forcejemanden [dazu] zwingen, etwas zu tun — force or compel somebody to do something; make somebody do something
jemanden zu einem Geständnis zwingen — force somebody into a confession or to make a confession
sich gezwungen sehen, etwas zu tun — find oneself forced or compelled to do something
2.man kann ihn nicht dazu zwingen — he can't be forced or made to do it
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb force oneself* * *zwingen; zwingt, zwang, hat gezwungenA. v/t1. force (zu +inf to +inf, into +ger);jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun auch make sb do sth; durch psychischen Druck: coerce sb into doing sth;jemanden zum Reden zwingen force sb to speak;manche Leute muss man zu ihrem Glück zwingen some people don’t know what’s good for them;das Glück lässt sich nicht zwingen you can’t force happiness;das lässt sich nicht zwingen you can’t force it;ich lass mich nicht zwingen I won’t be forced ( oder coerced);die Situation zwang sie, noch einmal nachzudenken the situation forced them to think again; → gezwungen2. geh:jemanden gegen die Wand/zu Boden zwingen force sb against the wall/to the floor ( oder ground); → Knie3. dial (Arbeit, Essen) manageB. v/i Sache:zwingen zu demand, necessitate;die Lage zwingt zu drastischen Maßnahmen the situation demands ( oder necessitates) drastic measures;das zwingt zu der Annahme, dass … it leaves one no alternative but to assume that …C. v/r force o.s.;sich zur Ruhe/Höflichkeit etczwingen force o.s. to remain calm/to be polite etc;sich zwingen zu lächeln force a smile* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb forcejemanden [dazu] zwingen, etwas zu tun — force or compel somebody to do something; make somebody do something
jemanden zu einem Geständnis zwingen — force somebody into a confession or to make a confession
sich gezwungen sehen, etwas zu tun — find oneself forced or compelled to do something
2.man kann ihn nicht dazu zwingen — he can't be forced or made to do it
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb force oneself* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: zwang, gezwungen)= to bludgeon v.to coerce v.to compel v.to constrain v.to force v.to oblige v.
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