forced - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Possible base forms

forced
force (Verb)

Adjectives / Adverbs

forced  adj.

imposé, imposée  adj.

Verbs

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 force sth. on so.  | forced, forced |	imposer qc. à qn.
to force one's way in  | forced, forced |	s'introduire

Nouns

forced outage [TECH.]	l'indisponibilité forcée  f.
forced outage [TECH.]	l'indisponibilité non différable  f.
forced lubricated bearing [TECH.]	le palier à graissage forcé

Phrases / Collocations

to force a smile	se forcer à sourire
to force so.'s hand [fig.]	forcer la main de qn. [fig.]
by force	par la force
to use force	avoir recours à la 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 turn up in force	arriver en force
to be in force [LAW]	être en vigueur
to have the force of law [LAW]	avoir force de loi
to join forces	unir ses forces

Orthographically similar words

force, forged

force, forcer

Related search terms

inflicted, mandatory