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1 force
[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. -
2 air force
(the part of the armed services which uses aircraft: the army, navy and air force.) força aérea* * *air force['ɛə fɔ:s] n força aérea. Royal Air Force [rɔiəl 'ɛə fɔ:s] (abbr = link=RAFRAF.) Real Força Aérea. United States Air Force [ŋunaitid steits 'ɛə fɔ:s] (abbr = link=USAF USAF.) Força Aérea dos EUA. -
3 task force
(a force selected from the armed services for a special task.) brigada especial* * *task force[t'æsk fɔ:s] n força-tarefa: força organizada para uma tarefa específica. -
4 air force
(the part of the armed services which uses aircraft: the army, navy and air force.) força aérea -
5 task force
(a force selected from the armed services for a special task.) força-tarefa -
6 invader
noun (a person, or (sometimes in singular with the) an armed force etc, that invades: Our armies fought bravely against the invader(s).) invasor* * *in.vad.er[inv'eidə] n invasor. -
7 siege
[si:‹](an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders: The town is under siege.) cerco* * *[si:dʒ] n 1 Mil sítio, cerco. 2 Amer esforço persistente. • vt cercar, sitiar. to lay siege to sitiar. to raise the siege levantar o cerco. -
8 join up
(to become a member of an armed force: He joined up in 1940.) alistar-se -
9 invader
noun (a person, or (sometimes in singular with the) an armed force etc, that invades: Our armies fought bravely against the invader(s).) invasor -
10 join up
(to become a member of an armed force: He joined up in 1940.) alistar-se -
11 siege
[si:‹](an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders: The town is under siege.) cerco -
12 arm
I noun1) (the part of the body between the shoulder and the hand: He has broken both his arms.) braço2) (anything shaped like or similar to this: She sat on the arm of the chair.) braço•- armful- armband
- armchair
- armpit
- arm-in-arm
- keep at arm's length
- with open arms II verb1) (to give weapons to (a person etc): to arm the police.) armar2) (to prepare for battle, war etc: They armed for battle.) armar-se•- armed- arms
- be up in arms
- take up arms* * *arm1[a:m] n 1 braço. he was received with open arms / ele foi acolhido de braços abertos. 2 qualquer um dos membros dianteiros dos animais, tentáculo (do polvo ou outros pólipos). 3 galho, ramo (de uma árvore). 4 braço do mar ou de um rio. 5 Tech braço de qualquer instrumento ou máquina, alavanca, suporte. 6 Naut braço da âncora, lais da verga. 7 ramal, ramificação. 8 manga (de roupa). 9 braço de cadeira. 10 força, autoridade. an arm and a leg preço exorbitantemente alto. this dress costs an arm and a leg / este vestido custa muito caro (os olhos da cara). as long as your arm extremamente longo. at arm’s length à distância de um braço, à distância, friamente. child in arms criança de colo. she kept her neighbor at arm’s length ela evitou tornar-se amiga ou envolver-se com seu vizinho. they go arm in arm eles andam de braços dados. to give your right arm for querer muito alguma coisa. to twist someone’s arm pressionar alguém a fazer algo, persuadir, induzir. within arm’s reach ao alcance do braço ou da mão.————————arm2[a:m] n 1 arma, armamento, instrumento de ataque ou defesa. 2 unidade de exército (infantaria, cavalaria, etc.), tropa. 3 Her escudo, brasão. • vt+vi 1 armar(-se), prover de armas. 2 preparar(-se) para a guerra. 3 fortalecer, fortificar, guarnecer, proteger. by force of arms com mão armada. ground arms! descansar armas! King of Arms arauto mor. present arms! apresentar armas! to bear arms prestar serviço militar. to lay down arms render-se. to take up arms preparar para atacar e lutar contra alguém. under arms pronto para a guerra. up in arms a) em revolta, amotinado. b) fig exaltado, furioso.
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