validity of the law

be appointed with the advice and consent — (of Parliament, etc.) призначатися за рекомендацією і згодою ( парламенту тощо)

be arrested while in attendance — бути заарештованим за порушення парламентського імунітету під час присутності ( на засіданні законодавчого органу), підлягати арешту на засіданні законодавчого органу

be brought to punishment for crime — = be brought to punishment for one's crime понести покарання за злочин

be brought to punishment for one's crime — = be brought to punishment for crime

be called as a witness for the defence — = be called as a witness for the defense викликатися в якості свідка захисту

be called as a witness for the defense — = be called as a witness for the defence

be covered by an extradition treaty — покриватися угодою про екстрадицію ( про злочин)

be disqualified from membership — ( of parliament) лишитися місця ( у парламенті) (про особу), не мати права бути членом ( парламенту)

be elected on the second ballot — = be elected on the second balloting бути обраним у другому турі виборів

be elected on the second balloting — = be elected on the second ballot

be engaged in criminal activity — = be engaged in criminal activities займатися злочинною діяльністю

be engaged in criminal activities — = be engaged in criminal activity

be indicted on corruption charges — обвинувачувати в корупції ( в обвинувальному акті)

be involved in criminal activity — = be involved in criminal activities займатися злочинною діяльністю

be involved in criminal activities — = be involved in criminal activity

be liable for tax under the act — оподатковуватися згідно закону ( про певний податок)

be of a recommendatory character — = be of a recommendatory nature мати рекомендаційний характер

be placed under superintendence — = be placed under surveillance

be presented for the President's signature — подаватися на підпис Президенту ( про закон)

be put in double jeopardy for the same offence — = be put in double jeopardy for the same offense судити двічі за один і той же злочин ( про злочинця)

be put in double jeopardy for the same offense — = be put in double jeopardy for the same offence

be released on an undertaking not to leave — ( a city) звільнятися під підписку про невиїзд ( з міста)

be subject to arbitrary judgement — = be subject to arbitrary judgment піддаватися довільному засудженню

be subject to arbitrary judgment — = be subject to arbitrary judgement

be subject to close control by legislation — = be subject to close control by legislation the courts підлягати суворому контролю з боку законодавчого органу (судів)

be subject to close control by legislation the courts — = be subject to close control by legislation

be tried twice for the same offence — = be tried twice for the same offence offense судити двічі за один і той же злочин ( про злочинця)

be tried twice for the same offence offense — = be tried twice for the same offence

be under the influence of alcohol — = be under the effect of alcohol

be under the influence of alcohol drugs — = be under the effect of alcohol

be under the effect of alcohol drugs — = be under the effect of alcohol

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

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