force Meaning | BeDict

noun

Force, énergie, puissance

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 force d'un appel, d'un argument ou d'un contrat

noun

Force, violence, contrainte

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

Examples :

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

Le professeur a utilisé la force pour que l'élève perturbateur suive les règles.

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noun

Force, pouvoir

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 force de la pluie inattendue a causé des dégâts importants au toit de l'école.

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noun

Force

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 force du vent était assez forte pour abattre le vieil arbre dans le parc.

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noun

Force

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 force du vent a arraché le store de la devanture du magasin.

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noun

Force, groupe, unité

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

Examples :

"police force"

Force de police

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noun

Force, pouvoir

The ability to attack, control, or constrain.

Examples :

"show of force"

Démonstration de force

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noun

Forçage, manipulation

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. "

Le magicien a effectué un forçage, donnant l'impression que le volontaire avait choisi la dame de cœur, mais le magicien connaissait déjà la carte.

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noun

Validité juridique

Legal validity.

Examples :

"The law will come into force in January."

La loi entrera en vigueur en janvier.

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noun

Force, violence, contrainte

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 police a utilisé la force pour entrer dans la maison en raison d'un crime présumé.

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noun

Force, portée

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 portée de sa déclaration tranquille, « Je n'y vais pas », a suffi à changer les plans de tout le monde.

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noun

La Force

(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. "

Ma sœur croit que la Force peut l'aider à se concentrer pendant les examens scolaires.

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verb

Violer

To violate (a woman); to rape.

Examples :

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

L'agresseur a violé l'étudiante dans la salle de classe déserte.

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verb

S'efforcer, faire de son mieux

To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.

Examples :

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

Pour terminer le projet à temps, elle s'est forcée à rester tard au bureau.

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verb

Forcer, contraindre

To compel (someone or something) to do something.

Examples :

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

Le professeur a forcé les élèves à terminer le devoir avant de quitter la classe.

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verb

Forcer, contraindre

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. "

Le professeur a dû forcer les élèves à rester concentrés pendant la longue leçon.

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verb

Forcer, contraindre

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

Examples :

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

Le vent fort a forcé le voilier à traverser le lac rapidement.

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verb

Forcer, contraindre

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. "

Le professeur a forcé les élèves à terminer le devoir avant de quitter la classe.

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Forcer, enfoncer

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

Examples :

"To force a lock."

Forcer une serrure.

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Forcer, prendre d'assaut

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. "

Les soldats ont forcé leur passage dans le quartier général de l'ennemi.

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verb

Eliminer

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 a éliminé le coureur en deuxième but en touchant le coussin.

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verb

Forcer

(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. "

Pendant le jeu de cartes, Sarah a forcé son partenaire à prendre la dame de pique, même s'il n'avait pas de pique.

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verb

Mettre en vigueur, faire appliquer

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. "

Le conseil scolaire mettra en vigueur la nouvelle politique de présence le mois prochain.

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verb

Renforcer, garnir

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. "

L'armée va renforcer l'école avec des soldats pour assurer la sécurité pendant la manifestation.

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verb

Forcer, apprécier, se soucier de

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. "

Mes parents accordent une grande importance à l'éducation, ils apprécient donc le travail scolaire de leurs enfants.

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noun

Police, forces de l'ordre

(law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.

Examples :

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

Il a rejoint les forces de police il y a longtemps, lorsqu'il vivait en Virginie.

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noun

Cascade, chute d'eau

A waterfall or cascade.

Examples :

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

La cascade a produit un rugissement fort alors qu'elle dévalait la falaise.

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verb

Farcir

To stuff; to lard; to farce.

Examples :

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

Le chef a farci le poulet d'herbes et de riz avant de le rôtir.

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Meanings

Force, énergie, puissance

Examples :

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

la force d'un appel, d'un argument ou d'un contrat

Force, violence, contrainte

Examples :

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

Le professeur a utilisé la force pour que l'élève perturbateur suive les règles.

Force, pouvoir

Examples :

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

La force de la pluie inattendue a causé des dégâts importants au toit de l'école.

Force

Examples :

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

La force du vent était assez forte pour abattre le vieil arbre dans le parc.

Force

Examples :

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

La force du vent a arraché le store de la devanture du magasin.

Force, groupe, unité

Examples :

"police force"

Force de police

Force, pouvoir

Examples :

"show of force"

Démonstration de force

Forçage, manipulation

Examples :

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

Le magicien a effectué un forçage, donnant l'impression que le volontaire avait choisi la dame de cœur, mais le magicien connaissait déjà la carte.

Validité juridique

Examples :

"The law will come into force in January."

La loi entrera en vigueur en janvier.

Force, violence, contrainte

Examples :

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

La police a utilisé la force pour entrer dans la maison en raison d'un crime présumé.

Force, portée

Examples :

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

La portée de sa déclaration tranquille, « Je n'y vais pas », a suffi à changer les plans de tout le monde.

La Force

Examples :

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

Ma sœur croit que la Force peut l'aider à se concentrer pendant les examens scolaires.

Violer

Examples :

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

L'agresseur a violé l'étudiante dans la salle de classe déserte.

S'efforcer, faire de son mieux

Examples :

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

Pour terminer le projet à temps, elle s'est forcée à rester tard au bureau.

Forcer, contraindre

Examples :

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

Le professeur a forcé les élèves à terminer le devoir avant de quitter la classe.

Forcer, contraindre

Examples :

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

Le professeur a dû forcer les élèves à rester concentrés pendant la longue leçon.

Forcer, contraindre

Examples :

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

Le vent fort a forcé le voilier à traverser le lac rapidement.

Forcer, contraindre

Examples :

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

Le professeur a forcé les élèves à terminer le devoir avant de quitter la classe.

Forcer, enfoncer

Examples :

"To force a lock."

Forcer une serrure.

Forcer, prendre d'assaut

Examples :

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