to force somebody to do something

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

to come into force — entrar en vigor or vigencia

to be in force — estar* en vigor or vigencia

to force somebody to + INF — obligar* or forzar* a alguien a + inf

they were forced to sell/into selling — se vieron obligados or forzados a vender

to force something OUT OF o FROM somebody — \<\<secret/confession\>\> arrancarle* algo a la fuerza a alguien

to force something ON somebody: the decision was forced on us by events los acontecimientos nos obligaron a tomar esa decisión; I didn't want to take the money, but she forced it on me yo no quería el dinero pero me obligó a aceptarlo; to force oneself on somebody — ( sexually) violar a alguien

the building took the full force of the blast — el edificio recibió toda la fuerza or todo el impacto de la explosión

• to do sth by force — hacer algo por la fuerza

they removed him from the bar by force — lo sacaron del bar a la fuerza or por la fuerza

by sheer force — (physical) solo a base de fuerza

she tried to convert people by force of argument — intentaba convencer a la gente a fuerza de or a base de argumentos

by or through sheer force of personality — a fuerza de or a base de puro carácter

• from force of habit — por la fuerza de la costumbre

• the force of gravity — la fuerza de la gravedad

• the police were out in force — la policía había salido en masa, había un enorme despliegue policial

• to resort to force — recurrir a la fuerza

• to use force — hacer uso de la fuerza

• the forces of evil — las fuerzas del mal

• the forces of nature — las fuerzas de la naturaleza

• Janet is obviously a force to be reckoned with — Janet es sin lugar a dudas una persona a (la que hay que) tener en cuenta

• to be in force — [law, tax] estar vigente or en vigor

• to come into force — entrar en vigor, hacerse vigente

• allied forces — fuerzas fpl aliadas, ejércitos mpl aliados

• sales force — (Comm) personal m de ventas

• the force — (=police force) la policía, el cuerpo (de policía)

• the forces — (Brit) (Mil) las fuerzas armadas

she was forced to the conclusion that... — se vio obligada or forzada a concluir que...

to force sb to do sth — obligar or forzar a algn a hacer algo

I am forced to admit that... — me veo obligado or forzado a admitir que...

I had to force myself to pick it up — tuve que obligarme or forzarme a recogerlo del suelo

I had to force myself to stay calm — tuve que obligarme or forzarme a permanecer sereno

• to force sb into doing sth — obligar or forzar a algn a hacer algo

they forced me into signing the agreement — me obligaron or forzaron a firmar el acuerdo

to force sb into a corner — (fig) arrinconar a algn

• to force sth on sb — imponer algo a algn

the decision was forced on him — la decisión le fue or le vino impuesta

he forced himself on one of the girls — (sexually) forzó a una de las chicas

• he forced the clothes into the suitcase — metió la ropa en la maleta a la fuerza, embutió la ropa en la maleta

they forced their way into the flat — se metieron en el piso a or por la fuerza

• the lorry forced the car off the road — el camión obligó or forzó al coche a salirse de la carretera, el camión hizo que el coche se saliera de la carretera

• he was forced out of office — lo obligaron or forzaron a dimitir del cargo

• she forced her way through the crowd — se abrió paso entre la muchedumbre a or por la fuerza

• to force sth open — [+ drawer, door, window] forzar algo

• to force the pace — (lit) forzar el ritmo or la marcha; (fig) forzar la marcha de los acontecimientos

• don't force the situation — no fuerces la situación

• to force a smile — forzar una sonrisa, sonreír de manera forzada

• to force a confession from or out of sb — obtener una confesión de algn a or por la fuerza

• we forced the secret out of him — le sacamos el secreto a or por la fuerza

• to force a vote on sth — forzar una votación sobre algo

force majeure N — fuerza f mayor

to come into force — entrar en vigor or vigencia

to be in force — estar* en vigor or vigencia

to force somebody to + INF — obligar* or forzar* a alguien a + inf

they were forced to sell/into selling — se vieron obligados or forzados a vender

to force something OUT OF o FROM somebody — \<\<secret/confession\>\> arrancarle* algo a la fuerza a alguien

to force something ON somebody: the decision was forced on us by events los acontecimientos nos obligaron a tomar esa decisión; I didn't want to take the money, but she forced it on me yo no quería el dinero pero me obligó a aceptarlo; to force oneself on somebody — ( sexually) violar a alguien

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

obliger quelqu'un à — [personne, police] to force somebody to; [autorité, règlement] to make it compulsory for somebody to; [devoir, prudence] to compel somebody to

el mal tiempo nos obligó a... — bad weather forced o (frml) obliged us to...

obligarse A + INF — ( forzarse) to make oneself + inf, force oneself to + inf; ( comprometerse) to undertake to + inf

el mal tiempo nos obligó a... — bad weather forced o (frml) obliged us to...

obligarse A + INF — ( forzarse) to make oneself + inf, force oneself to + inf; ( comprometerse) to undertake to + inf

Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.