force Meaning | BeDict

noun

Fuerza, energía, poder

Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.

Examples :

"the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract"

la fuerza de una apelación, un argumento o un contrato

noun

Fuerza, violencia, coacción

Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.

Examples :

"The teacher used force to make the disruptive student follow the rules. "

El profesor usó la fuerza para que el estudiante disruptivo siguiera las reglas.

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noun

Fuerza

Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.

Examples :

"The force of the unexpected rain caused significant damage to the school's roof. "

La fuerza de la lluvia inesperada causó daños significativos en el techo de la escuela.

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noun

Fuerza

A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)

Examples :

"The force of the wind was strong enough to blow down the old tree in the park. "

La fuerza del viento era lo suficientemente fuerte como para derribar el viejo árbol en el parque.

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noun

Fuerza

Something or anything that has the power to produce a physical effect upon something else, such as causing it to move or change shape.

Examples :

"The force of the wind ripped the awning from the store's front. "

La fuerza del viento arrancó el toldo de la fachada de la tienda.

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noun

Fuerza, grupo, unidad

A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.

Examples :

"police force"

Fuerza policial

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noun

Fuerza, poder

The ability to attack, control, or constrain.

Examples :

"show of force"

Demostración de fuerza

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noun

Forzaje, manipulación

A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.

Examples :

"The magician performed a force, making it seem like the volunteer chose the queen of hearts, but the magician already knew the card. "

El mago realizó un forzaje, haciendo parecer que el voluntario eligió la reina de corazones, pero el mago ya conocía la carta.

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noun

Validez legal

Legal validity.

Examples :

"The law will come into force in January."

La ley entrará en vigor en enero.

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noun

Fuerza, violencia, coacción

Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.

Examples :

"The police used force to enter the house because of a suspected crime. "

La policía usó la fuerza para entrar en la casa debido a un presunto delito.

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noun

Fuerza, significado

Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, ...) to effect a given meaning.

Examples :

"The force of her quiet statement, "I'm not going," was enough to change everyone's plans. "

La fuerza de su tranquila declaración, "No voy", fue suficiente para cambiar los planes de todos.

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noun

La Fuerza

(with the, often capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note.

Examples :

"My sister believes that the Force can help her focus during school exams. "

Mi hermana cree que la Fuerza puede ayudarla a concentrarse durante los exámenes escolares.

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verb

Violar

To violate (a woman); to rape.

Examples :

"The attacker forced the student into the deserted classroom. "

El atacante violó a la estudiante en el aula desierta.

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verb

Esforzarse, hacer todo lo posible

To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.

Examples :

"To finish the project on time, she forced herself to stay late at the office. "

Para terminar el proyecto a tiempo, se esforzó por quedarse hasta tarde en la oficina.

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verb

Forzar, obligar

To compel (someone or something) to do something.

Examples :

"The teacher forced the students to complete the assignment before leaving class. "

El profesor obligó a los estudiantes a completar la tarea antes de salir de clase.

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verb

Forzar, obligar

To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.

Examples :

"The teacher had to force the students to stay focused during the long lesson. "

El profesor tuvo que obligar a los estudiantes a mantenerse concentrados durante la larga lección.

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verb

Forzar, obligar

To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).

Examples :

"The strong wind forced the sailboat across the lake quickly. "

El fuerte viento forzó al velero a cruzar el lago rápidamente.

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verb

Forzar, obligar

To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.

Examples :

"The teacher forced the students to finish the assignment before leaving class. "

El profesor obligó a los estudiantes a terminar la tarea antes de salir de clase.

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verb

Forzar, abrir a la fuerza

To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).

Examples :

"To force a lock."

Forzar una cerradura.

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verb

Forzar, tomar por la fuerza

To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.

Examples :

"The soldiers forced their way into the enemy's headquarters. "

Los soldados forzaron su entrada en el cuartel general del enemigo.

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verb

Forzar el out

To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.

Examples :

"Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag."

Jones forzó el out del corredor en segunda pisando la base.

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verb

Forzar

(whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.

Examples :

"During the card game, Sarah forced her partner to take the queen of spades, even though he didn't have a spade. "

Durante el juego de cartas, Sarah forzó a su compañero a tomar la reina de espadas, aunque no tenía espadas.

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verb

Hacer cumplir, obligar

To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.

Examples :

"The school board will force the new attendance policy into effect next month. "

La junta escolar hará cumplir la nueva política de asistencia el próximo mes.

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verb

Reforzar, guarnecer

To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.

Examples :

"The army will force the school with soldiers to ensure safety during the protest. "

El ejército reforzará la escuela con soldados para garantizar la seguridad durante la protesta.

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verb

Forzar, valorar, importar

To allow the force of; to value; to care for.

Examples :

"My parents force great importance on education, so they value their children's schoolwork. "

Mis padres dan gran importancia a la educación, por lo que valoran el trabajo escolar de sus hijos.

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noun

Policía, fuerzas del orden

(law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

Examples :

"He joined the police force a long time ago, when he lived in Virginia."

Se unió a la policía hace mucho tiempo, cuando vivía en Virginia.

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noun

Cascada, catarata

A waterfall or cascade.

Examples :

"The force of the waterfall made a loud roar as it cascaded down the cliff face. "

La fuerza de la cascada produjo un fuerte rugido al caer por el acantilado.

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verb

Rellenar

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

Examples :

"The chef forced the chicken with herbs and rice before roasting it. "

El chef rellenó el pollo con hierbas y arroz antes de asarlo.

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Meanings

Fuerza, energía, poder

Examples :

"the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract"

la fuerza de una apelación, un argumento o un contrato

Fuerza, violencia, coacción

Examples :

"The teacher used force to make the disruptive student follow the rules. "

El profesor usó la fuerza para que el estudiante disruptivo siguiera las reglas.

Fuerza

Examples :

"The force of the unexpected rain caused significant damage to the school's roof. "

La fuerza de la lluvia inesperada causó daños significativos en el techo de la escuela.

Fuerza

Examples :

"The force of the wind was strong enough to blow down the old tree in the park. "

La fuerza del viento era lo suficientemente fuerte como para derribar el viejo árbol en el parque.

Fuerza

Examples :

"The force of the wind ripped the awning from the store's front. "

La fuerza del viento arrancó el toldo de la fachada de la tienda.

Fuerza, grupo, unidad

Examples :

"police force"

Fuerza policial

Fuerza, poder

Examples :

"show of force"

Demostración de fuerza

Forzaje, manipulación

Examples :

"The magician performed a force, making it seem like the volunteer chose the queen of hearts, but the magician already knew the card. "

El mago realizó un forzaje, haciendo parecer que el voluntario eligió la reina de corazones, pero el mago ya conocía la carta.

Validez legal

Examples :

"The law will come into force in January."

La ley entrará en vigor en enero.

Fuerza, violencia, coacción

Examples :

"The police used force to enter the house because of a suspected crime. "

La policía usó la fuerza para entrar en la casa debido a un presunto delito.

Fuerza, significado

Examples :

"The force of her quiet statement, "I'm not going," was enough to change everyone's plans. "

La fuerza de su tranquila declaración, "No voy", fue suficiente para cambiar los planes de todos.

La Fuerza

Examples :

"My sister believes that the Force can help her focus during school exams. "

Mi hermana cree que la Fuerza puede ayudarla a concentrarse durante los exámenes escolares.

Violar

Examples :

"The attacker forced the student into the deserted classroom. "

El atacante violó a la estudiante en el aula desierta.

Esforzarse, hacer todo lo posible

Examples :

"To finish the project on time, she forced herself to stay late at the office. "

Para terminar el proyecto a tiempo, se esforzó por quedarse hasta tarde en la oficina.

Forzar, obligar

Examples :

"The teacher forced the students to complete the assignment before leaving class. "

El profesor obligó a los estudiantes a completar la tarea antes de salir de clase.

Forzar, obligar

Examples :

"The teacher had to force the students to stay focused during the long lesson. "

El profesor tuvo que obligar a los estudiantes a mantenerse concentrados durante la larga lección.

Forzar, obligar

Examples :

"The strong wind forced the sailboat across the lake quickly. "

El fuerte viento forzó al velero a cruzar el lago rápidamente.

Forzar, obligar

Examples :

"The teacher forced the students to finish the assignment before leaving class. "

El profesor obligó a los estudiantes a terminar la tarea antes de salir de clase.

Forzar, abrir a la fuerza

Examples :

"To force a lock."

Forzar una cerradura.

Forzar, tomar por la fuerza

Examples :

"The soldiers forced their way into the enemy's headquarters. "