Nouns | |||||||
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| strength - mass noun | la force | ||||||
| capacity | la force | ||||||
| force (coercion) | la force - contrainte | ||||||
| might - strength | la force | ||||||
| force sg., usually in plural: forces - influential factor | la force sg., usually in plural: les forces - facteur d'influence | ||||||
| force - physical strength | la force - physique | ||||||
| force [METEO.] | la force | ||||||
| forces pl. [MIL.] | les forces f. pl. | ||||||
| physical strength | la force physique | ||||||
| elemental force | la force des éléments | ||||||
| character - mass noun; strength of character | la force de caractère | ||||||
| field strength-distance product [TELECOM.] | la force cymomotrice (dans une direction) [abbr.: f.c.m.] | ||||||
| specific field strength-distance product [TELECOM.] | la force cymomotrice spécifique (dans une direction) [abbr.: f.c.m.s.] | ||||||
| additional reverse force [TECH.] | la force rétrograde | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to force | forced, forced | - compel | forcer - contraindre | ||||||
| to force sth. | forced, forced | - lock, door, etc. | forcer qc. - serrure, porte, etc. | ||||||
| to force o.s. to do sth. | se forcer à faire qc. | ||||||
| to force so. onto the defensive | forced, forced | | mettre qn. sur la défensive | ||||||
| to force so. to do sth. | forcer qn. à faire qc. | ||||||
| to deploy forces [MIL.] | engager des troupes | ||||||
| to make o.s. do sth. | se forcer à faire qc. | ||||||
| to shut so. up | shut, shut | [coll.] | forcer qn. à se taire | ||||||
| to force sth. on so. | forced, forced | | imposer qc. à qn. | ||||||
| to force one's way in | forced, forced | | s'introduire | ||||||
| to ditch | ditched, ditched | [AVIAT.] | faire un amerrissage forcé | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| by force | par la force | ||||||
| in force - in large numbers | en force - en grand nombre | ||||||
| strength of character | force de caractère | ||||||
| to force a smile | se forcer à sourire | ||||||
| from (or: through) force of habit | par la force de l'habitude | ||||||
| by force of circumstance | par la force des choses | ||||||
| to force so.'s hand [fig.] | forcer la main de qn. [fig.] | ||||||
| the sales force [COMM.] - team | la force de vente | ||||||
| to use force | avoir recours à la force | ||||||
| to turn up in force | arriver en force | ||||||
| to come into force [LAW] | entrer en vigueur | ||||||
| to force one's way through the crowd | se frayer un chemin à travers la foule | ||||||
| to have the force of law [LAW] | avoir force de loi | ||||||
| to be in force [LAW] | être en vigueur | ||||||
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