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1 forced
adjective (done with great effort: a forced march.) forzado, forzosotr[fɔːst]1 (smile, laugh) forzado,-a2 (landing) forzoso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLforced labour trabajos nombre masculino plural forzadosforced march marcha forzadaforced ['forst] adj: forzado, forzosoadj.• forzado, -a adj.• forzoso, -a adj.• obligatorio, -a adj.• trabajado, -a adj.fɔːrst, fɔːstadjective (before n) <labor/smile/gesture> forzado; <landing/stopover> forzoso[fɔːst]1. ADJ1) (=obligatory) [march] forzado; [repatriation] forzoso; [marriage] forzado, por la fuerza2) (=from necessity) [landing] forzoso3) (=contrived, strained) [smile] forzado4) (Hort, Agr) [vegetable, fruit] de crecimiento aceleradoforced lettuces — lechugas fpl de crecimiento acelerado
2.CPDforced entry N — (Jur) allanamiento m de morada
forced labour N — trabajos mpl forzados
* * *[fɔːrst, fɔːst]adjective (before n) <labor/smile/gesture> forzado; <landing/stopover> forzoso -
2 force
fo:s
1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) fuerza2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) fuerza3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) cuerpo
2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) forzar, obligar2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) forzar•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force
force1 n fuerzaforce2 vb1. obligar2. forzartr[fɔːs]1 (strength, power, violence) fuerza2 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL fuerza3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL cuerpo1 (oblige) forzar, obligar2 (break open) forzar3 (produce unnaturally) forzar4 (plants) hacer madurar temprano\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby force por la fuerza, a la fuerzato come into force entrar en vigorfrom force of habit / by force of habit por la fuerza de costumbreto force somebody's hand forzar la mano de alguiento force the pace apretar el pasoto force oneself to do something hacer un esfuerzo por hacer algo, obligarse a hacer algoto force somebody into doing something obligar a alguien a hacer algo1) compel: obligar, forzar2) : forzarto force open the window: forzar la ventanato force a lock: forzar una cerradura3) impose: imponer, obligarforce n1) : fuerza f2)by force : por la fuerza3)in force : en vigor, en vigencian.• energía s.f.• enjundia s.f.• fuerza (Física) s.f.• hervor s.m.• personal s.m.• validez s.f.• vigencia s.f.v.• apremiar v.• compeler v.• constreñir v.• encajar v.• forzar v.• obligar v.
I fɔːrs, fɔːs1) c u (strength, coercion) fuerza fthrough force of circumstances the plans had to be changed — razones de fuerza mayor nos hicieron cambiar de planes
to use/resort to force — hacer* uso de/recurrir a la fuerza
2) c (influential thing, person) fuerza fto join forces with somebody — unirse a alguien, hacer* causa común con alguien
3) c ( group of people) fuerza four sales force — nuestro personal de ventas, nuestro equipo de vendedores
4) u ( validity) fuerza fto come into force — entrar en vigor or vigencia
to be in force — estar* en vigor or vigencia
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1) ( compel)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
2)a) (bring about, obtain) \<\<action/change\>\> provocar*b) ( extort)to force something OUT OF o FROM somebody — \<\<secret/confession\>\> arrancarle* algo a la fuerza a alguien
3) ( impose)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
4) (exert pressure, push, drive) \<\<knob/handle/door/link\>\> forzar*to force a door open — forzar* una puerta
•Phrasal Verbs:- force up[fɔːs]1. N1) (=strength) fuerza fthe building took the full force of the blast — el edificio recibió toda la fuerza or todo el impacto de la explosión
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to do sth by force — hacer algo por la fuerzathey 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
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from force of habit — por la fuerza de la costumbre•
the police were out in force — la policía había salido en masa, había un enorme despliegue policial•
to resort to force — recurrir a la fuerzabrute 2.•
to use force — hacer uso de la fuerza2) (Met)3) (=influence) fuerza fthe social and economic forces that influence our decisions — las fuerzas sociales y económicas que influyen en nuestras decisiones
he is a powerful force in the trade union movement — es una persona con mucho peso dentro del movimiento sindicalista
driving, join, life, market•
Janet is obviously a force to be reckoned with — Janet es sin lugar a dudas una persona a (la que hay que) tener en cuenta4) (=legitimacy) fuerza f•
to be in force — [law, tax] estar vigente or en vigor•
to come into force — entrar en vigor, hacerse vigente5) (=body of people) (Mil) fuerza f2. VT1) (=compel) [+ person] obligar, forzarshe 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
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to force sb into doing sth — obligar or forzar a algn a hacer algothey forced me into signing the agreement — me obligaron or forzaron a firmar el acuerdo
to force sb into a corner — (fig) arrinconar a algn
- force sb's hand2) (=impose)•
to force sth on sb — imponer algo a algnthe decision was forced on him — la decisión le fue or le vino impuesta
to force o.s. on sb: I don't want to force myself on you, but... — no quisiera importunarte (con mi presencia), pero...
he forced himself on one of the girls — (sexually) forzó a una de las chicas
3) (=push, squeeze)•
he forced the clothes into the suitcase — metió la ropa en la maleta a la fuerza, embutió la ropa en la maletathey forced their way into the flat — se metieron en el piso a or por la fuerza
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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 fuerza4) (=break open) [+ lock, door] forzar5) (=exert, strain) [+ voice] forzar•
to force the pace — (lit) forzar el ritmo or la marcha; (fig) forzar la marcha de los acontecimientos6) (=produce with effort) [+ answer] forzar•
to force a smile — forzar una sonrisa, sonreír de manera forzada7) (Hort, Agr) [+ vegetable, fruit] acelerar el crecimiento de8) (=obtain by force) conseguir a or por la fuerza•
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 algo3.CPDforce majeure N — fuerza f mayor
- force up* * *
I [fɔːrs, fɔːs]1) c u (strength, coercion) fuerza fthrough force of circumstances the plans had to be changed — razones de fuerza mayor nos hicieron cambiar de planes
to use/resort to force — hacer* uso de/recurrir a la fuerza
2) c (influential thing, person) fuerza fto join forces with somebody — unirse a alguien, hacer* causa común con alguien
3) c ( group of people) fuerza four sales force — nuestro personal de ventas, nuestro equipo de vendedores
4) u ( validity) fuerza fto come into force — entrar en vigor or vigencia
to be in force — estar* en vigor or vigencia
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1) ( compel)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
2)a) (bring about, obtain) \<\<action/change\>\> provocar*b) ( extort)to force something OUT OF o FROM somebody — \<\<secret/confession\>\> arrancarle* algo a la fuerza a alguien
3) ( impose)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
4) (exert pressure, push, drive) \<\<knob/handle/door/link\>\> forzar*to force a door open — forzar* una puerta
•Phrasal Verbs:- force up -
3 natural
'næ ərəl
1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) natural2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) natural, innato3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) natural4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) natural, normal5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) natural
2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) nato2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) becuadro•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources
natural adj1. natural2. normal
natural adjetivo 1 ‹ fruta› fresh;c) (Mús) natural2 3 (frml) ( nativo) ser natural de to be a native of, to come from ■ sustantivo masculino
natural
I adjetivo
1 natural: es una persona muy natural, he's a very natural person (no artificial, fresco) fresh: es una rosa natural, it's a fresh rose
a tamaño natural, life-size
2 (normal, lógico) me parece natural, it seems natural to me
3 (nativo) soy natural de Castilla, I come from Castilla
4 Mat natural
II sustantivo masculino
1 (temperamento, inclinación) nature
2 Arte life: lo pintó del natural, he painted it from life
III mf (oriundo) native ' natural' also found in these entries: Spanish: canal - cien - cruda - crudo - día - emanación - expolio - hijo - limonada - lógica - lógico - luz - mirador - muerte - nata - nato - reserva - sencilla - sencillo - sobrexplotación - tamaña - tamaño - turba - anfiteatro - café - cataclismo - en - franco - gruta - llano - museo - naturalidad - naturismo - naturista - pantano - parque - recurso - riqueza - siniestro English: border - born - curl - designate - fair - full-scale - hail - life - life-size - life-sized - lifelike - mention - native - natural - natural childbirth - naturally - nature reserve - nature trail - plain - process - reserve - successor - sunlight - unaffected - unnatural - unnaturally - unspoilt - wear - wild - wildlife park - die - dry - effortless - environment - flair - full - good - may - might - nature - pond - resource - should - unspoiled - wastage - wildernesstr['næʧərəl]1 natural2 (born) nato,-a3 (usual) natural, normal\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto die of natural causes morir por causas naturales, fallecer de muerte naturalnatural childbirth parto naturalnatural gas gas nombre masculino naturalnatural history historia naturalnatural resources recursos nombre masculino plural naturalesnatural science ciencias nombre femenino plural naturalesnatural selection selección nombre femenino naturalnatural wastage reducción de plantilla consistente en no substituir a los que se jubilen o se marchennatural ['næʧərəl] adj1) : natural, de la naturalezanatural woodlands: bosques naturalesnatural childbirth: parto natural2) innate: innato, natural3) unaffected: natural, sin afectación4) lifelike: natural, vivonatural nto be a natural : tener un talento innato (para algo)adj.• innato, -a adj.• nacido, -a adj.• nativo, -a adj.• natural adj.• normal adj.• propio, -a adj.• tenue adj.n.• becuadro s.m.• imbécil s.m.
I 'nætʃrəl1) ( as in nature) naturaldeath from natural causes — muerte f natural or por causas naturales
2)a) <talent/propensity> innatob) (before n) < leaderoublemaker> nato, por naturalezac) <reaction/response> natural, normal; < successor> lógicoit is natural THAT — es natural que (+ subj)
3) ( not forced) <warmth/enthusiasm/style> natural4) ( related by blood) <child/parent> biológico
II
to be a natural — tener* un talento innato
III
['nætʃrǝl]act natural — (colloq) disimula
1. ADJ1) (=occurring naturally) [environment, substance, disaster, remedy] naturaldie I, 1)2) (=understandable) [reaction, behaviour, feeling] natural, normal; [mistake] comprensible; [explanation] lógico y naturalit's only natural — es normal or natural
it's only natural that she should be upset — es normal or natural que esté disgustada
3) (=inborn) [ability, talent] innato; [reaction, fear] instintivoshe is a natural leader/athlete — es una líder/atleta innata
natural instinct — instinto m natural
4) (=relaxed, unforced) [person, manner, charm] natural5) (=biological) [father, mother, child] biológico6) (Mus) natural2. N1) (=person)2) (Mus) (=note) nota f natural; (=sign) becuadro m3.CPDnatural causes NPL —
natural childbirth N — parto m natural
natural disaster N — desastre m natural
natural gas N — gas m natural
natural history N — historia f natural
natural law N — ley f natural
natural number N — (Math) número m natural
natural philosophy N — filosofía f natural
natural resources NPL — recursos mpl naturales
natural science N — (uncount) ciencias fpl naturales; (count) ciencia f de la naturaleza
natural selection N — selección f natural
natural wastage N — (Brit) (Ind) bajas voluntarias de los empleados de una empresa, y cuyos puestos quedan sin cubrir
the jobs will be lost through natural wastage — los puestos irán desapareciendo a medida que se produzcan bajas voluntarias
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I ['nætʃrəl]1) ( as in nature) naturaldeath from natural causes — muerte f natural or por causas naturales
2)a) <talent/propensity> innatob) (before n) <leader/troublemaker> nato, por naturalezac) <reaction/response> natural, normal; < successor> lógicoit is natural THAT — es natural que (+ subj)
3) ( not forced) <warmth/enthusiasm/style> natural4) ( related by blood) <child/parent> biológico
II
to be a natural — tener* un talento innato
III
act natural — (colloq) disimula
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