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1 ♦ force
♦ force (1) /fɔ:s/n.1 [u] forza; violenza; impeto; intensità; furia: the force of the wind, la forza del vento; the force of an earthquake, la forza (o l'intensità) di un terremoto; to use force, ricorrere alla forza; by force, con la forza; a force-8 gale, vento forza 8; brute force, forza bruta2 forza; energia: (econ.) market forces, forze di mercato; driving force, (mecc.) forza motrice; (fig.) stimolo, elemento propulsore, motore; forces of evil, forze del male; powerful natural forces, possenti forze naturali; dark forces, forze oscure; conventional forces, forze convenzionali; force of character, forza di carattere; from force of habit, per forza di abitudine; ( anche mil.) to join forces with sb., unire le proprie forze a quelle di q.; unirsi a q.3 (fis.) forza: the force of gravity, la forza di gravità; magnetic force, forza magnetica; force field, campo di forza; parallelogram of forces, parallelogramma delle forze5 [u] (leg.) validità; vigore: in force, in vigore; vigente; This law is no longer in force, questa legge non è più in vigore; to have the force of law, avere forza di legge; to bring [to come] into force, far entrare [entrare] in vigore6 (mil., ecc.) forza, forze; reparto; unità; truppa: police force, forze di polizia; task force, unità operativa; a small force of infantry, un piccolo reparto di fanteria; air force, aviazione; forza aerea; peacekeeping force, forze di pace; landing forces, truppe da sbarco8 – the Force, la polizia, le forze (pl.) di polizia; la forza pubblica: to join the force, entrare nella polizia; diventare poliziotto9 forza; gruppo; équipe; associazione; unità organizzativa: labour force, forza lavoro; the rebel forces, le forze ribelli; a small force of doctors, un'équipe di dottori; una piccola unità medica; a sales force, una forza di vendita; un'unità organizzativa di vendita● (elettron.) force feedback, retroazione meccanica □ (tecn.) force gauge, dinamometro □ (tecn.) force main, tubazione di mandata □ (mecc.) force pump, pompa premente □ (tecn.) force resistance, resistenza alla forza (esercitata su qc.) □ by force of, con la forza di; mediante; per: by force of arms [of will], con la forza delle armi [della volontà]; by force of instinct [of habit], per istinto [abitudine]; by force of law, per forza di legge □ by main force, a viva forza □ in force, in forze, in gran numero: The police turned out in force, la polizia è arrivata in forze □ to meet force with force, rispondere alla forza con la forza NOTA D'USO: - force o strength?-.force (2) /fɔ:s/n.♦ (to) force /fɔ:s/v. t.1 costringere; obbligare; forzare: He forced me to leave, mi costrinse a partire; A serious illness forced him into retirement, una grave malattia lo costrinse ad andare in pensione; She forced her attention back to the photo, si costrinse a osservare di nuovo la foto2 – to force oneself, sforzarsi; costringersi: I forced myself to look satisfied, mi sono sforzato d'apparire soddisfatto3 forzare; scassinare: to force a lock, forzare una serratura; to force a door, scassinare una porta; to force st. open, forzare qc.; aprire qc. con la forza4 sforzare; forzare; fare forza su; spingere con forza: to force a bolt, sforzare un dado; Don't force it, or it will break, non fare forza o si romperà; to force one's way through a crowd, farsi largo fra una folla5 forzare: to force the (o one's) pace, forzare l'andatura (o il passo); accelerare; to force a word, forzare il significato d'una parola7 (agric.) forzare; affrettare la crescita di; accelerare la maturazione di● to force an analogy, stiracchiare un'analogia □ (comm.) to force the bidding, far salire le offerte ( a un'asta) □ (leg.) to force an entry, entrare con la forza □ (fig.) to force sb. 's hand, forzare la mano a q. □ to force the issue, spingere a una decisione; stringere i tempi □ to force a passage, aprirsi un varco □ to force a smile, fare un sorriso forzato □ to force st. on (o upon) sb., costringere q. ad accettare qc.; imporre qc. a q.: He forced his presents on us, ci costrinse ad accettare i suoi doni; to force one's company (o oneself) on sb., imporre la propria compagnia (o presenza) a q. -
2 recruit
I [rɪ'kruːt]1) mil. pol. recluta f. (to in)2) (new staff member) recluta f., nuovo membro m.II 1. [rɪ'kruːt]1) mil. pol. reclutare [soldier, agent] ( from tra)2) reclutare, assumere [nurses, graduates, etc.]2.verbo intransitivo procedere al reclutamento* * *[rə'kru:t] 1. noun1) (a person who has (just) joined the army, air force etc.) recluta2) (a person who has (just) joined a society, group etc: Our party needs new recruits before the next election.) (nuovo) socio2. verb(to cause to join the army, a society etc: We must recruit more troops; Can't you recruit more members to the music society?) arruolare, reclutare* * *I [rɪ'kruːt]1) mil. pol. recluta f. (to in)2) (new staff member) recluta f., nuovo membro m.II 1. [rɪ'kruːt]1) mil. pol. reclutare [soldier, agent] ( from tra)2) reclutare, assumere [nurses, graduates, etc.]2.verbo intransitivo procedere al reclutamento
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